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Good replacement for the CA-2A
...after tech support snobbishly told me it was an old plugin,
what is a good replacement for the CA-2A?
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 16:20:30
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 16:46:35
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Yup - I LIKE it just fine.
There are all kinds of 'new' emulations of hardware from the 50's. The vintage real deal stuff from way back when sells for CRAZY amounts of money.
Are you having sort of issues with it?
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 16:52:12
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sadicus
...after tech support snobbishly told me it was an old plugin,
what is a good replacement for the CA-2A?
There are numerous other plugin options for LA-2A type compression. But... the CA-2A is certainly not old or obsolete. What issue/s are you having? The CA-2A is working fine here.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 17:16:31
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Hi. I would not replace it unless you have a problem that is not solvable. I prefer the CA2A over UAD LA2A, if that matters,
All the best.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 17:21:32
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I don't know why they would tell you it's an old plugin. I certainly have no issues with the ProChannel module version.
I also have Native Instruments' VC2A which I like a little better (it's made by Softube) but the Cakewalk version is well worth keeping.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 17:24:44
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Different courses for different horses.
I prefer the UAD LA-2A over CA-2A. But as has been said there is nothing wrong with the CA-2A.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 18:00:37
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sadicus
...after tech support snobbishly told me it was an old plugin,
what is a good replacement for the CA-2A?
I for one can't imagine this happening.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 18:11:03
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kitekrazy1
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...after tech support snobbishly told me it was an old plugin,
what is a good replacement for the CA-2A?
I for one can't imagine this happening.
Me either! Nor does it make any sense.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 18:14:17
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sadicus
...after tech support snobbishly told me it was an old plugin,
what is a good replacement for the CA-2A?
No need to replace it, it's great. Does it not work for you? Also, I find it HUGELY unlikely that anyone at Cake support would say this. Did you dial the correct number? Was it a competitor's support (your post doesn't say it was Cake support)? Very odd..
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 18:14:17
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In fact, replace "HUGELY unlikely" with "Impossible", unless you completely misunderstood something.
post edited by jb101 - 2015/11/16 18:30:41
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 19:39:01
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I'm with the consensus here...... I get great results with it. Wouldn't want to give it up! I think that somehow you just got some really bad information.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 19:45:09
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Could there be confusion between the PC2A and CA-2A? I'm not sure I know the difference myself.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 20:14:02
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That very well could be Craig. But even if true its still not old. LOL
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 21:13:18
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Agreed. I have a CA-2A installed and it works just fine.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 21:18:20
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I am wondering the PC2A myself, but thought an update to that replaced it with the CA-2A. Cannot remember exactly now but it converted itself over for me a couple years ago.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 21:29:07
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CA-2A. One of the few plugins that works, is modern (VST3) and does not have any issues that I know about. I heard there was some issue with VST3 going on with JP though.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 21:33:03
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Wish the OP would return and share more info. I don't have the CA2A so I can't address any issues with it, but that doesn't sound like a response I'd expect from Cakewalk's support team.
We need more info please.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 22:24:22
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Doktor Avalanche
CA-2A. One of the few plugins that works, is modern (VST3) and does not have any issues that I know about. I heard there was some issue with VST3 going on with JP though.
I couldn't find any references to problems with JP and VST3. It's working here. Care to elaborate?
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 22:36:26
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Looked for the post but can't find it, maybe somebody else can. There was some specific issue with a third party plugin and vst3 to be fixed next release.. Confirmed by a baker.
I have no idea about the scope of the VST3 issue, whether other plugins are effected or not.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 22:44:37
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Doktor Avalanche
Looked for the post but can't find it, maybe somebody else can. There was some specific issue with a third party plugin and vst3 to be fixed next release.. Confirmed by a baker.
I have no idea about the scope of the VST3 issue, whether other plugins are effected or not.
Okay, I thought you said there was some "some issue with VST3 going on with JP," which implied more than a single plug-in with a problem that's already been identified. So I don't think anyone has to worry about whether the CA-2A works with VST3 or not, and I believe the CA-2A was the topic of this thread. Carry on.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 22:50:39
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Well it wasn't stated that the VST3 issue was just specific to a specific plugin or not, it certainly was confirmed as a JP issue and not the plugin. As stated I don't know the scope nor was it made clear by the baker from memory. So no full conclusion. Ta.
post edited by Doktor Avalanche - 2015/11/16 23:02:41
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/16 23:19:50
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There are zero JP specific issues with VST3. There was one issue with VST3 which we have addressed for the next update which dates back to X3. And with regard to CA-2A there are no issues that have been officially logged that I am aware of.
post edited by Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk] - 2015/11/16 23:31:47
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/17 09:52:07
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CA-2A also works for my purposes, responses appreciated, this is not meant to be mean, but it is true. What issue/s are you having?
Called tech support to fix Silent hardware + VST re-link issue. When opening a project containing CA-2A, there was a link issue even after the project was saved. Not a big deal, but annoying and time to resolve. Was told the plugin was old (as if that had anything to do with the OP) Tech then guided me on a journey to resolve the issue, which is still happening. 
post edited by sadicus - 2015/11/17 10:08:10
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/17 10:03:42
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Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
There are zero JP specific issues with VST3. There was one issue with VST3 which we have addressed for the next update which dates back to X3. And with regard to CA-2A there are no issues that have been officially logged that I am aware of.
Thanks Noel. Nice to have information instead of speculation.
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/17 10:05:19
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sadicus
Was told the plugin was old (as if that had anything to do with the OP) Tech then guided me on a journey to resolve the issue, which is still happening.
Did they tell you to reset and re-scan, or something else?
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/17 10:09:16
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Doktor Avalanche
Looked for the post but can't find it, maybe somebody else can. There was some specific issue with a third party plugin and vst3 to be fixed next release.. Confirmed by a baker.
I have no idea about the scope of the VST3 issue, whether other plugins are effected or not.
This is the post that stated the vst3 issue. See Dan Cate's post within: http://forum.cakewalk.com...-m3311157.aspx#3311360
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/17 10:24:44
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Did they tell you to reset and re-scan, or something else?
Manual Scan + Rescan Failed + Rescan Existing (doing that again, right now)
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Re: Good replacement for the CA-2A
2015/11/17 10:31:27
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always get the support person's name ;-)
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