From YouTube? You're in the right spot. This is the official Wendel Sample Pack — the same drum samples Roger Nichols recorded for Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Toto, and others. We list it on our Hatchet Granny store so it's available through YouTube Shopping. Buy here and the download is delivered to your inbox automatically. Want the full story, audio previews, and the Roger Nichols EQ Book? Visit wendelsamplepack.com. Legendary Sounds, Masterfully Revived for the Modern Era Wendel, more than a mere computer system, is a cherished part of our family. This 75 lb blue box was expertly tailored by none other than Roger Nichols, the trailblazer of digital recording and an unrivaled recording engineer fondly remembered as “The Immortal”. Seeing people, companies, and even AI increasingly sampling beats and releasing Wendel Jr. sounds, we felt compelled to share the original, untouched sounds that helped shape the iconic style of Steely Dan, John Denver, Toto, Heart, Duran Duran, Rosanne Cash and Stevie Wonder to name a few. The impeccable and profoundly human-sounding drum tracks, created from samples that Roger so masterfully recorded for Wendel, continue to echo the unique sonic signature of 8-time Grammy Winner for engineering and Technical GRAMMY Award recipient, Roger ‘The Immortal’ Nichols. To add an extra layer of care and love to these timeless sounds, Roger’s protégé, Jason Levine who is also a Principal Director of Creative Cloud Evangelism at Adobe, has meticulously listened to and carefully converted all these samples to modern formats. This is our tribute to the king of recording real drums, Roger Nichols, and his lasting legacy in the world of music. It’s time for you to relive that distinctive Steely Dan sound, brought back to life by the very hands trained by the maestro himself. NOTE: these are the original samples recorded by Roger and the only sample pack endorsed by The Roger Nichols Estate. for more info, please check out https://wendelsamplepack.com/ What's included? Your download includes a zip file. There are over 500, one-shot WAV files (drum and percussion samples) neatly organized. Each sample is 48kHz/24-bit, carefully converted from its original 50kHz/16-bit raw format (some originating in 12-bit as well). Any DC offset present in the original digital transfers has been corrected for pristine fidelity and maximum amplitude. For detailed information about the included samples, please refer to the comprehensive ‘READ ME’ file included in the download. Please don’t share the zip, we know it’s easy but we really appreciate the support. We think 500+ Samples that really had the love and energy put behind them that only “The Immortal” could do should be worth a lot, BUT we kept it reasonable for that reason! Thank you
