These samples, which were stored on cartridges and then loaded into Wendel, could be triggered via audio signals from tape machines, a feed from a console, a drum machine or other means.
The process of layering (otherwise referred to as augmenting) and even replacing drums entirely can be credited to legendary engineer Roger Nichols, who first used the technique in 1979 when working on the Steely Dan album “Gaucho.” Nichols had been experimenting with the idea of sampling drum hits for layering and replacement for several years at that point - he had initially purchased a COMPAL-80 computer in 1976, and by 1978 he called his sampling drum machine “Wendel.” Nichols recorded individual drum hits (which included kick, snare, toms and other percussion sounds) using a 3M digital mastering system, sampled at 50 kHz with a depth of 16-bits.
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