While Session Drummer is open, you can press F1 to bring up context sensitive help.

To apply Session Drummer as a real-time effect:

1. Start a new file
2. From the main toolbar, click the Console view button
3. Right-click in gray space below the Aux Buss area and choose Add MIDI Track. A new module appears.
4. Right-click in the Effects Patch area (the black window just below the text field at the top of the module).
5. Choose Cakewalk FX - Session Drummer
6. Double-click on the Session Drummer plug-in
7. Choose a style from the top left pane. When you do so, a list of patterns will appear in the pattern pane.
8. Click on a pattern in the pattern pane.
9. In the Cakewalk Toolbar, click the play button.

The selected pattern will repeat over and over (like a drum machine) as long
as the play button is engaged.

Tip: You can save yourself a few steps (1 - 5 above) by loading the Session
Drummer template from the New Project dialog.