I have platinum..im messing with drum replacer i click on track/region fx/drum replacer.....so now i have replacer open..btw all my recordings are audio not midi...so i goto kicks it gives me 4 options funktight, metalhead, roots, and whole lotta kick...should i have more kicks or can i drag and drop kick sounds from say addictive drums files to drum replacer files ??
Ty
Mike

You cannot use Addictive Drums sounds directly with Drum Replacer. Drum Replacer uses an sfz engine similar to Session Drummer. It can play one shot samples if you wish or sfz files containing multiple samples. The four options shown in the Kicks drop down are sfz files bundled with the package. If you are looking for additional sfz files, Session Drummer includes quite a few.
 
If you want to create your own from Addictive Drums (or any other drum synth), Bill Jackson created a tool to simplify the process. It is called CwDrSfzMaker available http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3392713.

I typically stack kicks. I will use 3 different ones (roots, funk and metal / Whole lotta kick stinks but snare is good)
blend them as needed, in my opinion make the funk (best sounding kick for say, rock) the loudest. use the volume control on the far right hand side to set the levels between all 3 samples.
you can use as many as you want (1-3). as far as samples go...Steve just explained that very well so  no need for me to go in to the deets.

If you would like to use your Addictive Drum sounds without creating sfz files you can do so with Addictive Trigger.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2NXaVxM328 
 
Rocky

Just because I didn't see it explicitly stated... yes, any audio from SONAR or your file system can be dropped into the sample window for one of the DR layers. That window can also be clicked to open a file open dialog that will let you pick your own files. I think FLAC, WAV, OGG, MP3, etc. should all work. 
 
Addictive Drums uses a proprietary sample format (I think), so content cannot be dropped in from the synth directly. However one of Bill's methods (or just freezing a DR track with one note for the hit you want) will work. 

Ty for all the answers. Sorry i disappeared was on vaca...so i could record lets say a kick from a cd i like..( i have a song starts with drums alone) so i think i could isolate just the kick..crop it out of recording turn it to an mp3 and use it in drum replacer ?

Ty

Yes, but do not use mp3 as the sample format. From http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR&language=3&help=Region_FX.05.html

Drum Replacer includes a library of replacement drum sounds, and you can also import your own sounds (.wav, .flac, .aif, .aiff, .ogg, and multi-sample .sfz files).

scook
Yes, but do not use mp3 as the sample format. From http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR&language=3&help=Region_FX.05.html

Drum Replacer includes a library of replacement drum sounds, and you can also import your own sounds (.wav, .flac, .aif, .aiff, .ogg, and multi-sample .sfz files).

Right, yes, forgot about all that MP3 drama. But in regards to your CD, what you'll be doing is

1. Getting the track from the CD onto an audio track in SONAR (somehow...)
2. Selecting the envelope of your kick sound
3. Dragging the selection into DR and dropping it into the sample window

I would love to see Cakewalk partner with some awesome drum sample company and give us a full selection of killer samples for DR.

They have already teamed up with Platinum Samples, Slate and Chocolate Audio to bundle multisample libraries that can be used in DR.