WENDEL FROM MARS

The Vintage Drum Replacer, Transformed into a Drum Machine Pack Making its debut in 1984, the Wendel Jr. was a lighting-fast drum replacer featuring acoustic drum and percussion samples engineered by Roger Nichols. Based on its $80,000 predecessor (simply known as the Wendel), the Jr. featured the same sounds - most famously used (and created specifically) for bringing Steely Dan’s Gaucho drum sounds to life during failed studio sessions. Ultimately the Wendel itself was awarded a platinum record for "his" contribution, and the Jr. featured on numerous hits, from country to rock and disco.  The Wendel emphatically stated it was not a drum machine, and instead intended to replace drum machines' "horrible" sounds. But since we love drum machines, we decided to turn it into one, sourcing 20 of the original cartridges and creating the most extensive multi-sample Wendel pack in existence. The Sounds The Wendel claims to have some of the best drums and percussion ever recorded. That is like