scook
If your budget can handle it, after picking up the CA-2A consider the VKFX Suite. I tend to use the VKFX rack which is not a PC module. The rack is a VST plug-in which hosts all the other VKFX plug-ins in one container with some very nice presets. Purchasing VKFX from Cakewalk is the only way to get the PC modules. Other resellers of the VKFX Suite do not include the PC modules.

Yep - agree on this.

Hadn't seen the comment regards getting the VST with the bundle. I went for that, but now Cleverbridge isn't so happy about my Credit card. hmmm. May have to wait for the UK to wake up.

Ca-2a seems like a stand out plugin and could be better than my current universal audio legacy versions. So that's a consideration.

CA-2A seems to be the most highly recommended here. I looked at the VKFX Suite because I trust scook, but they mentioned specifically (twice!) how good it is for keyboard players. Since I'm a guitar player, I'm not sure about that one. There is also a package with CA-2A, PC4K S-Type Expander/Gate, PC4K S-Type Channel Compressor and Concrete Limiter. That would finish my budget for the rest of the year. Since I already have the Concrete Limiter, I wonder if I can buy that package and give the limiter to someone as a gift?

I use the CA-2A almost always.  I just bought the Waves V-Comp when it went on sale for cheap (it's now $250) and I can't say I'm digging it much at all.  I'd class it as TOO MUCH "character!"- almost low-fi sounding when compared to the CA-2A.  I have a bunch of WAVES plugins and the only compressor I like is the L2- which is freakin' good man- and highly recommended!  But the V-comp...  I'm not getting it right now.  Maybe it will grow on me.  So what I'm saying is the CA-2A is a great buy!

+1   CA-2A is a really good comp, perhaps the best (or near the top) plugin CW has ever produced.   IMHO.
 

scook
If your budget can handle it, after picking up the CA-2A consider the VKFX Suite. I tend to use the VKFX rack which is not a PC module. The rack is a VST plug-in which hosts all the other VKFX plug-ins in one container with some very nice presets. Purchasing VKFX from Cakewalk is the only way to get the PC modules. Other sellers of the VKFX Suite do not include the PC modules.
 
Edit: changed resellers to sellers, even Overloud does not include the PC modules when the VKFX suite is purchased directly from them.

I bought the original all in one VST without pro channel plugins. Later Cakewalk gave me the free pro channel vintage keyboard delay. I had to stop using that pro channel plugin as it was acting up... I located the cause of the problem and according to Process Monitor it was writting to the hard drive continiously... so bye bye.


Note also the are a few bugs/weirdness with SOME pro channel plugins:
http://forum.cakewalk.com/PC2A-TType-LA-amp-Concrete-Limiter-BUGs-quotOfficial-Bug-Submitted-to-Developmentquot-m2478383.aspx


http://forum.cakewalk.com/Concrete-Limiter-Bug-m2873860.aspx


Tag Cakewalk... if they are still selling 'em they need to offer support.