David...

I was pretty fortunate to be around a pretty fair drummer when I was young and whom I admired greatly.A great composer and musician as well...these guys IMHO were consummate pro's....recorded under the American Grammaphone label...he had a fine keyboard player by the name of Jackson Berkey if I recall correctly...their stuff was always so crisply produced and always sounded heads and shoulders above many others of that time...and still on a vinyl LP..lol.
His name is Chip Davis of Mannheim Steamroller...If you don't know of them I would wager you have heard some of their music..especially around this time of year...And YES always used a clicktrack as I understand....
Kind of an ebb and flow thing...Oh you are gonna nail it occassionally but not for long...it's only a matter of time...and yes I apologize for the pun (a wee bit)..lol.

Jim and others said it well...

Larry

Can't find the stairway to 'heaven'...but I know where the elevator is.

Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us" - Albert Schweitzer.