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The Roger Nichols Drum Replacement Method

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Read the complete course, watch three Wendel Jr and Wendel-izer demonstrations, and listen to Street Life comparisons. Includes practical exercises and an online studio.

Course contents

  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

Sample lesson

1 Why Roger invented Wendel

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Instruction

Learning objective: explain the musical problem before describing the machine. Allow 15 minutes.

Assignment

Listen to “Hey Nineteen” and describe the pulse, snare sound, and kick-and-bass relationship. Explain why the Gaucho team wanted control of drum sound and placement.

Review

Distinguish a choice of drum sound from a change in when a hit occurs.