The Roger Nichols Drum Replacement Method

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Course outline

1. 1 Why Roger invented Wendel
2. 2 What had to be built
3. 3 Understand the Street Life example
4. 4 Set up the snare lesson
5. 5 Choose a Wendel Jr snare
6. 6 Make each intended hit trigger once
7. Wendel-izer front-panel walkthrough
8. Wendel-izer front-panel listening exercise
9. 7 Use Wendel-izer for sound variation
10. 8 Control Wendel-izer detection and balance
11. 9 Blend the new snare with the mixed kit
12. 10 The anatomy of a convincing drum sound
13. 11 Timing phase and the science of layering
14. 12 Tune the sound without losing the drum
15. 13 Wendel Jr complete control guide
16. 14 Wendel-izer dynamics and level regions
17. 15 Wendel-izer Mix Blend and Output
18. 16 Wendel-izer samples variation and audition
19. 17 Wendel-izer analysis and timing workflow
20. 18 Separate drums when only a mix is available
21. 19 Project B complete the stereo drum separation
22. 20 Project B replace and blend the kick
23. 21 Project B replace and blend the snare
24. 22 Three ways to combine original and new drums
25. 23 Evaluate a separated snare before replacing it
26. 24 Troubleshooting and final assignment
27. Read Wendel-izer meters while it plays
28. Read Wendel Jr while it plays
29. Wendel Jr controls and musical decisions
30. Wendel-izer input and timing decisions
31. Wendel-izer dynamics and level-region decisions
32. Wendel-izer sample and tuning decisions
33. Wendel-izer blend and analysis decisions
34. Separation controls and musical decisions
35. Listening lab