Wendel Sample Pack

Roger's protégé, Jason Levine , who is also the Senior Director of Creative Cloud Evangelism at Adobe, has meticulously listened to and painstakingly remastered all of Roger's drum and percussion samples into modern formats. This is our tribute to the king of real drum recording, Roger Nichols, and his enduring legacy in the world of music. It's time to relive the signature Steely Dan sound, brought to life by the maestro himself.

The Wendel is not just a computer system, it's a 75-pound blue box, masterfully crafted by none other than Roger Nichols, a digital recording pioneer and recording engineer extraordinaire known to all as "The Immortal."

As people, companies, and even artificial intelligence increasingly sample Wendel Jr. beats and produce sounds, we felt the need to share the original, untouched sounds that helped shape Steely Dan's iconic style. The flawless and deeply human drum tracks created from the samples Roger so masterfully recorded for Wendel continue to embody Steely Dan's unique sonic signature.

Your download includes a zip file containing a collection of over 500 one-off WAV files, neatly organized. For details on the included samples, please refer to the comprehensive 'READ ME' file included in the download.