Wendel Sample Pack

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 of Roger's Drum and Percussion 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.

Wendel, more than a mere computer system, is a 75 lb blue box 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. 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 Steely Dan.

Your download includes a zip file, within which you’ll find a collection of over 500, one-shot WAV files neatly organized. For detailed information about the included samples, please refer to the comprehensive ‘READ ME’ file that is 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 <3