why does additivie drums 2 not work

i would suggest to anyone to not purchase sonar x3 producer.  I have been using daw's for at least 25 years and trust me folks sonar x3 producer is complete utter garbage and crudware.  Its not even worth it it was ten percent of what the actual price is  .  Its a silly complicated bloatware that is unfun. not intuitive, and total ****ware 

Hey Mods, how 'bout we just nip this on in the bud right now...?

I'll keep on eye on things.
 
To the Original Poster (musicaz) - Welcome to the Sonar forums - sorry you are having or have had a frustrating time getting the Addictive Drums to work, and that is extended to any other issues you have with your X3 experience.
 
If there is functionality or work flow with X3 that you don't care for, I don't know if anything can be done for that, but I CAN tell you that X3 has been extremely stable for quite some time, if you get it up to its current maintenance level of X3e.
 
I would also assure you that if you were to engage with the folks here in this forum, and list out the details of your issues - each in a separate thread, with as much detail as you can provide, there are quite a few folks here - myself included - that would work with you to try to resolve those issues.
 
I would also suggest that since there are not a bunch of threads here with X3e crashes or show stopper issues, that some number of your issues might well be able to be resolved - or at least given one or more workarounds.  In other words, your issues may well be local to your PC, and therefore fairly likely to be fixable.
 
It's completely up to you - If you wish to address your issues - participate in fixing them, or not.  I would suggest you would be missing out on what is considered by many to be one of the best and most stable releases of Sonar ever put out, if you decide to just sit back and take pot shots at it.  
 
I stand ready to assist, and I believe others do to.
 
Bob Bone
 

As previously requested some system details might help.  As noted moderate the language also please. 

OK - thanks for posting some details - I will do some digging and post back as soon as I can, since you are currently available to work on this.
 
Quick questions:
 
1.  Have you applied the X3e maintenance?
2.  Can you please post back with the steps you followed when you ran the install for Addictive Drums?
 
Also, here are some quick links you can take a look at - they may or may not be of assistance, as I am still looking into things, and I also do not have information on your install or your system, as of yet: 
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/2899224
 
https://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013325/Installing-XLN-Audio-Addictive-Drums-On-An-Offline-Computer

https://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013364/Setting-up-a-Drum-Map-for-Addictive-Drums-2-in-SONAR-X3

http://blog.cakewalk.com/sonar-quicktip-setting-up-your-addictive-drums/
 
I will continue to look into things, based on your post above, and will post back shortly - maybe some other folks more familiar with Addictive Drums will jump in to help in the meantime.  (I generally use Battery 3).  :)
 
Bob Bone
 

also additive drums 2 Standalone doesnt work either  and is the same as when its used as a vst in sonar x 3  producer . Just doesnt work . 

it was installed using the xln online installer  which of course i downloaded from the xln website
 

It seems that the OP does not have Platinum, so his install would have followed the separate instructions that came with X3, and something in all of that seems to have either not been done or perhaps failed, or something else is interfering with it, but we cannot offer solutions that involve releases he does not have.  :)
 
I am still digging - and chewing - having a quick bite as I was up literally all night working on 3 different computers (not for Sonar stuff, just reloading or otherwise repairing, getting rid of viruses and crapware, etc).  Soon as I finish chewing, I will be back to looking into the Addictive Drums stuff.  Oh crap - my neglected cat has collapsed in a heap on my chest, purring.  :)
 
Bob Bone
 

Yes
There is no linkage between SONAR and any XLN product. Cakewalk just supplies product codes for full retail versions of AD2 which will work in any VST host. This is an AD2 installation issue. If the links in msg 12 do not help, I would recommend contacting XLN support.

@musicaz - if you are running this in stand-alone mode with ASIO as the driver mode, is FL-Studio or any other music app also running by chance?
 
I was just wondering if you were trying to get the output of Addictive Drums to feed into FL Studio and have them both separately fighting over your audio interface.
 
Also, since from someone's post above, it looks like Addictive Drums can run outside of Sonar, have you tried including it as a plugin directly in FL Studio?  (just curious, because if it is indeed not tied to Sonar, than you should be able to do this).
 
I am still looking at possibilities, even though it looks like an Addictive Drums issue, and not a Sonar issue at this point.
 
Bob Bone
 
 
 

Seems to me you don't want to fix anything, just complain. People have offered help, asked questions and you've done nothing to engage. I've received tech support from both companies without any problem so why don't you A) provide information as requested and get things fixed or B) stop wasting our time and move along to a product that you think is worthy. 

musicaz
also additive drums 2 Standalone doesnt work either  and is the same as when its used as a vst in sonar x 3  producer . Just doesnt work . 

THIS ^^^^ is where your problem lies (it also helps if you don't sit on pins and needles when posting.......it's less painful to all parties involved ).
Get it to work in standalone mode first. (If you're really interested in getting it to work and want help here, you'll have give exact details on what YOU actually did to resolve it and where you're getting stuck at (not talking about the pins/needles area ). 

The OP just sent me a very nasty PM that would get him banned if he posted it on this forum. Don't support this little dick, he's just a sick little troll.

musicaz
i would suggest to anyone to not purchase sonar x3 producer.  I have been using daw's for at least 25 years and trust me folks sonar x3 producer is complete utter garbage and crudware.  Its not even worth it it was ten percent of what the actual price is  .  Its a silly complicated bloatware that is unfun. not intuitive, and total ****ware 

Thanks for the heads-up. I have had nothing but stable, unspectacular, uneventful enjoyable performance. I respect your 25 years experience and will remove immediately.