mudgel

Recently we've had some Cakewalk updates and releases of 3 high end plugins for the PC so clearly Cakewalk don't see PC as a dead standard.

What were they? (or do you mean the VSTs?)

I would like to see the existing Cakewalk Pro Channel Modules updated & kept a bit "fresh" . This year I bought the cakewalk prochannel module package at christmas. I was astonished, I had to install manual and not via Command center. It would be nice if the old "dust" could be removed :-)

A nice solution would be to fix all visual "size" problem with a full-sized fly out- like the PC EQ.  Load in any VST effect into the PC, have a place holder that opens up when you click on it.  It would just be an improved vst chain function.

Kamikaze
The 6 modules of RC20, could be 6 individual PC Modules, in the same way the VKFX comes as a full VST, but is broken down into PC parts.

Oh wow I would LOVE to see the RC-20 modules as ProChannel modules. This plugin is awesome and I use it on every project, however, I rarely use all 6 modules at a time. Also, it would be nice to be able to rearrange their signal flow. 
 
In fact this plugin would be a GREAT free addition to Sonar if the two of them could work out a deal. 

chuckebaby
I wish they would give us a way to allow plug ins to be modular sized for use in the PC.
Even if we could add a smaller gui like the FX chains.

This... Do away with the FX bin altogether. Id love to be able to load what I want into PCand have a fly button on them as the EQ does.

Dickie Fredericks

chuckebaby
I wish they would give us a way to allow plug ins to be modular sized for use in the PC.
Even if we could add a smaller gui like the FX chains.

This... Do away with the FX bin altogether. Id love to be able to load what I want into PCand have a fly button on them as the EQ does.

Yes and this would also solve the problem of the vertical space wasted when using multiple FX Chain modules with only one plugin in them (because you need other PC modules between them for your signal chain). I envision being able to just insert any plugin into the PC without using an FX Chain. It would only take up a thin strip in the channel. The flyout would have A/B sides with one side the plugin's usual interface, the other being for custom controls which you could set up to control multiple parameters at once.

Given that the recent plugs Cakewalk developed don't use the PC I don't see any attention be given to this issue. I'd love to see 1 bin for everything, but I'm not holding my breath.

I'm not sure how changeable the current architecture is, because SONAR emulates a traditional studio environment. The original idea was that the ProChannel would let users create a custom mixer architecture with channel strips that had interchangeable modules. The FX Rack was intended to be more like the rack processors in studios (e.g., rack mount effects and such). 
 
If it could be changed, I think Kamikaze's idea of strips and flyouts probably would make the most sense if you could "tear off" the flyouts and place them anywhere on the screen. Then if you didn't want to use FX Racks, you could just eliminate seeing them. This would also preserve compatibility with older projects that used the FX Rack. But if you want to keep having the bifurcated approach, you could do that as well.

My flyout image was just copying the EQ's process, but it's just a launch VST GUI really. Just looked nice, but really need for it pop up there (Though if it did, I'd still like to be able to pin it). The archtecture should be fine, as it exists. The place holder in the PC is just an FX chain, stripped down to just a launch VST GUI option.
 
 

Just use FX chains within prochannel.   Than prochannel can be whatever you need it to be as long as you have VSTs that do what you're looking for.   Unless I'm missing something, why isn't that the solution to the prochannel requests?