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From Tomas Haake's interview for Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/p...d-bending-new-song-born-in-dissonance-w435710
After he came up with a few rhythms, he imported them into his computer, rearranged them some more. "For 15, almost 20 years, the computer has been an intrinsic part of our songwriting, but it has nothing to do with recording," he says. "As we've refined our programming technique, we've learned how to do ghost notes and make it sound very much like an actual drummer. It's part of the creative process." Eventually, he brought in bassist Dick Lövgren to write the song's riffs. Then after dozens of rehearsals – a first for the band, whose budget in the past has forced them into the studio before they could refine the songs as a group – they were ready to play them as a unit, live in the studio. Then, when a song is recorded, they blend the different takes together to make a perfect-sounding song. "It's like a puzzle," Haake says.
Looking forward to hearing the rest. It was a pretty insightful interview too... check it out.