How To Open EZDrummer in Sonar
After you install EZDrummer, you have to tell Sonar where to find it before you can use EZDrummer. This tutorial explains how to set up EZDrummer as a VST Plugin in Sonar.
First, open the Options > Global menu in Sonar.

Open the Global Configuration
Navigate to the VST Plug-ins Tab.

Choose the VST Plug-ins Tab
Click the “Add” button to add a VST Scan Folder. The default installation folder for the EZDrummer plugin is C:\Program Files\VstPlugins. Select that folder in the dialog box and click OK. (If for some reason, EZDrummer is not installed in the default location, you can search your hard drive for ezdrummer.dll).

Find the folder where EZDrummer is installed
You should now see a new addition in the VST Scan Folder(s) box – the location you just selected.

The VST Scan Folder(s) box now shows the location you selected.
Click OK. Now you must exit Sonar and start it again. When you restart it, you should be able to add EZDrummer to your projects from the Insert > Soft Synths menu.
After EZ Drummer loads its samples, you should be ready to go. Next, you might want to consider Making an EZDrummer Template for Sonar.
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[...] First, create a new, empty project. Name it “EZ Drummer Template” or something like that. If there are any audio or MIDI tracks in the project, delete them. Next, insert EZ Drummer into your project as a soft synth. (If you can’t find EZDrummer in your Soft Synths, see the tutorial on How to open EZDrummer in Sonar). [...]
hi, i have install EZ Drummer .
but seems it wasn’t a program, where is the program ??
is it EZ drummer is a program ?? if no, how to play it ??
No, EZ Drummer is not a standalone program – you need a host program to use it. Do you have Sonar?
hey guys ..
i followed the instructions step by step but when i go to soft synth to load EzDrummer , sonar crashes :S
any help ?
thanks in advance
Hi
I have tried 10 times to make EZDrummer appear in Sonar 5 and have come to the conclusion it simply does not work in S5…I have loaded many other virtuals/synths/etc (NI Guitar Rig, B-4). The VST config application shows it being there but it is not available in soft synth..
Thanks
Mark
hey guys. i followed the steps to load ezdrummer. i can get it loaded, but when i try to sample the grooves or even hit a drum, i get no sound. i’m using sonar 8 and ezdrummer and drumkit from hell. any ideas?
thanks.
sounds like a couple of you need to learn how to use softsynths in sonar. I suggest looking up that section of the sonar manual.
Also if I remember correctly I think it’s only the more recent versions of sonar that natively support vst – the older ones I think only supported dxi? I could be wrong.
Whenever I install ez drummer, it does not go into the default installation folder “C:\Program Files\VstPlugins” do i have to create it, or is ez drummer so supposed to? This is increadibly stressful, I know this is an old blog, but there are some answers from late 2010, so if anyone, or the blog write could help, please, reply here (i visit daily) or email me at djentilluminati@london.com