KingsMix
My short list is:
Fabfilter Pro Q2
Waves SSL Bundle
Sountoys EchoBoy and Echoboy Jr.

Assessment of Echoboy Jr. ?  I have used Echoboy at a friend's place... awesome sounding, but I don't need to tweak all that much...

Sylvan

Zargg
Hi.
Console 1 has been with out a doubt my biggest improvement in workflow 
2nd place goes to my FW 1884 
All the best.

Console 1 huh? I have been thinking about that. Perhaps for the benefit of others (and myself) could you give a couple of details on how Console 1 fits into your workflow and how it has benefited you? I have been on the fence about it and would like to hear from a SONAR user that I trust on how it fits in for you.
 
Thanks brother!

And yes to this too... (up arrow)

space_cowboy
oh - UAD.  I am a UAD plugin junkie.  

Yes, absolutely!!!
I love the UAD plugins and the unison technology with the Apollo Interface is top notch!!!
I also love "The Glue" Compressor plugin, definitely a "must have" for me.
The MCU also adds a nice touch to my setup as well.

Sylvan

Zargg
Hi.
Console 1 has been with out a doubt my biggest improvement in workflow 
2nd place goes to my FW 1884 
All the best.

Console 1 huh? I have been thinking about that. Perhaps for the benefit of others (and myself) could you give a couple of details on how Console 1 fits into your workflow and how it has benefited you? I have been on the fence about it and would like to hear from a SONAR user that I trust on how it fits in for you.
 
Thanks brother!

Hey, Charles  Hope you're good 
When doing a (quick) mix, I do can now do it in minutes instead of hours. 
It's very intuitive to use. It only took me minutes to get a hold of how things worked.
When inserting a C1 plugin on each track, makes it a breeze to browse through tracks, duplicating presets on several tracks and grouping tracks. Those are just benefits from the top of my head.
I almost forgot about the drive knob. I like that a lot for adding a little (to a lot of) harmonics (to each track).
If you set it to 5, it is as going through a SSL 4000. 0 is clean, and 10 is distortion 
It also supports side-chain on plugins that ha that feature.
When they added the UAD feature, I started using them again for the 1st time in many months 
Now it's 2nd nature to tweak eq and comps. The added graphics (not all UAD plugins support this (yet)) are just a plus. I use it over my whole screen when opening it. Makes me kinda forget about the pc  I love the "mixer" feeling it gives me.
I'm also using less plugins after I got it, with at least as good a result. (Guess it makes me go less is more ).
I'll probably have more, if interested 
Talk to you later, bro!
 Edit: I use it in tandem with my FW 1884, just to have that said.

bapu
The connection between my brain and my fingers is the biggest improvement in my workflow.

If you're talking about the C1, I agree 
If not, we all applaud you 

bokchoyboy

KingsMix
My short list is:
Fabfilter Pro Q2
Waves SSL Bundle
Sountoys EchoBoy and Echoboy Jr.

Assessment of Echoboy Jr. ?  I have used Echoboy at a friend's place... awesome sounding, but I don't need to tweak all that much...

Sylvan

 
 Yes, Echoboy Jr. is perfect for those times when you prefer less tweaking, but still retain the quality in sound of EchoBoy Sr.. I think this is Echoboy Jrs. bibiggest selling point, plus Jr. has a few features not available in Sr. , but still less tweaking required.
 
 
 

This the thread was started with Control Surfaces... For me it was (obviously) what is linked in my signature
ACT is in fact much more powerful then Console 1, X-Touch or any other particular device+driver combination. It does not work "out of the box", but the relation (and features) is the same as between presets for some FX/Synth and FX/Synth itself: it takes time to learn how to tune it but opens more ways to use it.

FaderPort for me, but requires azslow's plug for me to be happy with it.

azslow3
This the thread was started with Control Surfaces... For me it was (obviously) what is linked in my signature
ACT is in fact much more powerful then Console 1, X-Touch or any other particular device+driver combination. It does not work "out of the box", but the relation (and features) is the same as between presets for some FX/Synth and FX/Synth itself: it takes time to learn how to tune it but opens more ways to use it.

I've been on the verge of downloading your Console 1 preset more than once, Alexey 
I'm just somewhat "allergic" to setting up things I'm not sure about how to do. 
I was barely able to make my AKAI MPK 25 use play / recording buttons, using your AZCtrl starter preset 
I'm barely able to type on a pc...
I seems to daunting to me, so I play joyfully with the (limited) features I have 

Adding a 2nd screen made a big difference to my workflow. Adding a 3rd was a further improvement. Adding a 4th and arranging them 2 above & 2 below was even better. The main Sonar window with Track View is stretched across the upper pair. The lower pair is used for other views, e.g. CV, PRV, etc., depending on Screenset.

Kev999
Adding a 2nd screen made a big difference to my workflow. Adding a 3rd was a further improvement. Adding a 4th and arranging them 2 above & 2 below was even better. The main Sonar window with Track View is stretched across the upper pair. The lower pair is used for other views, e.g. CV, PRV, etc., depending on Screenset.

Good point Kev.  I replaced two side by side with a single that equals 2 x 2.  That prolly has a slight edge over the FaderPort