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In 1978 , Roger pioneered the technique of "digital drum replacement" by inventing the Wendel sampling drum machine, which was used to provide drum and percussion sounds on Steely Dan's acclaimed '' Gaucho '' album. This technology is now commonplace in music production around the world. Roger is also an airplane pilot, and was close friends and flying buddies with singer/songwriter John Denver. He helped John pick out the new airplane in which he later died. Roger was on his way to California to meet with John to fly the new plane when he learned of the crash which took Denver's life. Roger Nichols also invented and produced a Rubidium Nuclear Clock under his company name Digital Atomics. The purpose of the clock was to provide the accuracy of nuclear timekeeping to better synchronize digital recording equipment in the studio, but at a lower cost than the typical Cesium clocks such as those used in military and aviation applications. Roger is also an avid amateur Astronomer , Scuba diver, radio-controlled Model Airplane enthusiast, and Auto Racing Photographer . ROGER NICHOLS DIGITAL Roger started a company called Roger Nichols Digital {Link without Title} in late 2005. With this new company Roger is introducing his own Plug-In Software for digital audio processing. GRAMMY AWARDS
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