hello everyone, question.. i received the digital sound factory cd's three to be exact. i loaded them in the computer and can locate them here: program files(x86)/cakewalk/ dimension pro/programs
i tried to find/install them with the plugin manager however can't seem to get them to go in.
is that enough information?

Load Dim Pro into a project and click in the program load area of Dim pros GUI look to end of list if not, visible press F5 to refreah the list.

Have fun.

i loaded them in the computer and can locate them here: program files(x86)/cakewalk/ dimension pro/programs

This is the 32 bit path, but you're running a 64 bit OS, and presumably 64 bit Sonar yes?

If so, move them to:
program files/cakewalk/ dimension pro/programs

i'm really stuck here. the 3 programs are already in program files/cakewalk/dimension pro/programs what i can't do is get them in the list of VST plugins
thanks for your help

It does not belong in your list of VST plugs. As wookiee said above, the DSF programs should appear in the program list of your existing Dimension Pro. (DSF is an "expansion pack" for Dim Pro) If it does not, come back and get help about consolidating your dim pro sound installations.

The DSF downloads are simply patches + samples to load up in Dimension Pro - they're not VSTs themselves.
 
So like Wookie wrote, you need to open DimPro, open its patch browser, and for good measure press F5 to referesh the list.  The DSF patches should display under an appropriate category heading.
 

thank you

i'm sorry to sound dense but it's just not happening. i see DSF in program files then i click cakewalk, then i click dim pro and there it is. i can't get it into the synth.
when i hit f5 nothing happens, it just turns on my keyboard lights 

You need to launch the Dimension Pro plugin from within Sonar.
 
Then, as stated above, click in the program load area (patch window) of Dimension Pro interface, and press press F5  -
This forces Dimension Pro to rescan the program list and update the patches you can choose from.
 
Provided you accepted the default's when you installed the DSF add-ons, everything should now be visible.
 
You'll need to do this (once) anytime you install add-on packs for Dimension Pro or Rapture.

Others have reported that DSF did not install its samples to the right folder. Note, there are actually two major folders: programs and multisamples. Assuming you have already installed Dimension Pro: First, make sure your Dim Pro is working as expected as a synth in Sonar (presets show a lot of folders with programs; load several programs to be sure they are intact). The files for the DSF programs and multisamples should appear in folders adjacent to all your other Dim Pro programs and multisamples. If they don't, probably due to DSF installation bugs, they need to be moved along side all the other Dim Pro files. After they are all in place, F5 will cause Dim Pro to rebuild the program list. So start by finding the