RIP Roger Nichols
- Thread starter Rob Ottaviano
- Start date
Re: RIP Roger Nichols
Wow. I'd hear Rodger wasn't well but had no idea he was so badly off.
RIP, Roger. Thanks for thousands of great records.
Wow. I'd hear Rodger wasn't well but had no idea he was so badly off.
RIP, Roger. Thanks for thousands of great records.
Re: RIP Roger Nichols
Yes, Roger was another one of the truly greats that served as a model and inspiration to many of us who were always trying to get just a little bit better at our craft. RIP, Roger.
Yes, Roger was another one of the truly greats that served as a model and inspiration to many of us who were always trying to get just a little bit better at our craft. RIP, Roger.
Re: RIP Roger Nichols
Sad news. Made much sadder by reading that his family is now broke because of medical expenses incurred this past year.
Sad news. Made much sadder by reading that his family is now broke because of medical expenses incurred this past year.
Re: RIP Roger Nichols
SoundForums.net is donating $20 to help defray Roger's medical expenses.
You can too: http://www.rogernichols.com/
SoundForums.net is donating $20 to help defray Roger's medical expenses.
You can too: http://www.rogernichols.com/
Re: RIP Roger Nichols
I was gratified to hear on NPR this afternoon an interview with Donald Fagen about Roger Nichols, with Fagen speaking with respectful admiration for the man and his engineering improvisatory genius - Fagen gave the example of the drum sequencer, with Fagen wishing for a drum machine to sound as good as a real drummer, since he was having difficulty with getting the "Hey Nineteen" drum part to be played like he wanted. Nichols told him "give me three weeks", and sure enough, he invented a good-to-go keyboard triggered drum sequencer, a couple of years before the MIDI standard was introduced.
Nice to know that a wider audience was informed of Nichols's contributions to advancing audio engineering in general, and specifically as the man who played such an important part in making the excellent sounding 1970s Steely Dan recordings.
I was gratified to hear on NPR this afternoon an interview with Donald Fagen about Roger Nichols, with Fagen speaking with respectful admiration for the man and his engineering improvisatory genius - Fagen gave the example of the drum sequencer, with Fagen wishing for a drum machine to sound as good as a real drummer, since he was having difficulty with getting the "Hey Nineteen" drum part to be played like he wanted. Nichols told him "give me three weeks", and sure enough, he invented a good-to-go keyboard triggered drum sequencer, a couple of years before the MIDI standard was introduced.
Nice to know that a wider audience was informed of Nichols's contributions to advancing audio engineering in general, and specifically as the man who played such an important part in making the excellent sounding 1970s Steely Dan recordings.