Is there a drum replacer/sound replacer???

[sethbrand]

Hey guys,
I like to record all of my drums much better than programming them. But I was wondering how some of these more modern punk rock bands are getting these extremely amazing punchy drum sounds that sound a little electronic. I have heard of a drum replacer that can take an actual acoustic set being played by a human being and replace the sounds of the drums to be better??? What is the deal with this. Of course, I would not use this all the time as I am a huge fan of actual drum sounds and the quality of musicianship, but in the case of a local punk band coming into record who wants to have drums that sound like story of the year, how could I help them achieve these sounds. What is a good drum replacer program and where would I get it and for how much? I'm guessing it is just a software program, correct???