Sorry about the misinformation. I was late to the ballgame on getting that plug (as well as Sonar) and went looking for it recently. I found this site:  . Some kind of promotional thing though that long since expired. I assumed it was to kick off the plug but I was wrong. I'm working on vocals now and need all the help I can get. Sure wish I could purchase it.
 
 

Just noticed the forum didn't post the link. Anyway, I googled it and it took me to the cakewalk sonar site about it.

The Waves CLA-2A Compressor Limiter is on sale for $49 now.  https://www.waves.com/plugins/cla-2a-compressor-limiter
 
I have not tried it, but I have other Waves plugins, and they are all excellent!

I have been using waves CLA-2A for several years, and it's still one of my go to plugins.

You can pick up Wave's LA 2 for 30 bucks if you can keep an eye on specials. That's what I payed and no offense to Cake but Wave's version is better, if a little harder to master.

Ben

By the way there are also 2 good free alternatives: The Leveling Tool of ADHD (audiotools.se) and MJUC jr. of Klanghelm (klanghelm.com). For the 2nd one there is also a payed version (MJUC) for a good value!

BenMMusTech,
I've heard people who have both waves' & cake's say they like both, but for different purposes/instruments.

Daibhidh
BenMMusTech,
I've heard people who have both waves' & cake's say they like both, but for different purposes/instruments.

The main difference between the two is the thickness the Wave's version adds. You can't get that chunky sound with the cake version, however, this is a double edged sword because it can be hard to control the Wave's one. Basically, and this is an opinion without hearing a 'real one but Wave's probably represents the more realistic tone of the original because Wave's possibly has better software engineers and they had access to an actual unit. Someone correct me if I'm wrong? I think this is a huge problem with some or even most emulation software and can be seen in the companies that have been really sucsessful UAD and Wave's and the rest. But correct me if I'm wrong.

Ben

There's been a few reviews around comparing the various LA2A emulations.
 
A couple are here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk0zCdDOcmE
 
https://en.audiofanzine.com/compressor/universal-audio/teletronix-la-2a-classic-leveler-collection/editorial/reviews/the-next-generation.html
 
There was one I read (sorry - couldn't find it, else I'd have added a link) that said between UAD, Waves & Cakewalk's CA2A, the UAD and Waves were pretty much on par (maybe UAD had a slight edge), with Cakewalk's CA2A following closely behind.
 
So basically they said all three were very close, that Cakewalk'2 CA2A was still very good, but also that the price difference between the CA2A and UAD/Waves didn't necessarily reflect the difference in quality.
 
In the end I guess it's down to taste.
 
Personally, the convenience of having the CA2A in the Pro Channel is a big plus for me.

I was just about to pull the trigger on the Waves version but first I wanted to verify that I cannot indeed get the Cakewalk CA-2A. So thanks again for all of the help. If I do get the Waves, it doesn't mean that I won't get the Cakewalk version if Bandlab offers it one day.
 
Appreciate the links to reviews and differences as well. I think I'm old school in my home recording. I actually like the "sound" of compressors working on vocals as opposed to those who like to "not hear the compressor working".  So your advice and reviews have helped me a lot.