Help with SI

Also, am I able to create new drum sets using my own samples?

I'm just learning the software myself but it looks like the product is similar to Session Drummer 2. That would mean that it's using the SFZ format. Do a Google search for "SFZ" and you will see the specifications of creating sample sets in that format. It is totally doable if you are into that sort of thing.

ORIGINAL: relayer2001

That would mean that it's using the SFZ format.

I'm familiar with the SFZ format - use it all the time. The problem is getting SI to recognise the SFZ kit and I suspect this has something to do with the PROG and LST files.

Use F5 to refresh the list. (At least it works for the grooves)

Many thanks for the tip on using F5 to refresh the patterns list. It works in stand alone mode and carrys over the new patterns to the plug-in. So if anyone is having problems using F5 while in their VST host, I would suggest loading patterns in stand alone mode first.

Regarding new kits, from what I can see, you can make new kits by creating SFZs for each grouping - kicks, toms, snares, hats, etc. But then these SFZs cannot be loaded without creatings PROG files for them - and here lies the problem, you cannot create PROG files with SI. I'm thinking that this is a natural limitation of SI considering the market it is aimed at. Oh well.