Yup I've already got everything (more or less), but if I hadn't I'd just buy the bundle... no brainer...

Sanderxpander
If you get the PC versions I would probably not also spring for the Waves ones. They're decent but there are better ones. If you're still looking for compressors, Kush UBK-1 is also on sale at which is awesome, but requires an iLok. And actually I just noticed the IK multimedia classic compressors are also only 119, were they always that cheap? I thought they were more expensive, and heard really good things about them, also compared to the Waves and even UAD versions.

Or check out the Fabfilter Mastering Bundle, if it goes on sale this month.

AT
 But I almost always touch acoustic stuff w/ compression coming in to firm it up more than shaving overs, so your use may differ.
 
 

You record with a software compressor? I was under the impression that cant' be done... or do you mean hardware compression before you hit Sonar?
 
Gavin

It can be done, it's just pointless :)
I assumed he was talking about hardware.

Sanderxpander
If you get the PC versions I would probably not also spring for the Waves ones. They're decent but there are better ones. If you're still looking for compressors, Kush UBK-1 is also on sale at which is awesome, but requires an iLok. And actually I just noticed the IK multimedia classic compressors are also only 119, were they always that cheap? I thought they were more expensive, and heard really good things about them, also compared to the Waves and even UAD versions.

If you have the patience, IK are always rolling out deals on the T-Racks stuff - I've got about a dozen or so singles and think they represent good value for money, especially when they discount them heavily, which is always nice.

Thank you to everyone for contributing to this thread :-) 

Yes awesome. 

The PC4K bus compressor is one of my favorites.

Apart from the utility of the plugins, the whole ProChannel concept works really well in Sonar.

I regard the ProChannel as I would a channel strip in a top flight mixing desk and the other fx plugins as if they were external processors on the same desk. They also have a pretty low processor overhead so makes there use as channel strips pretty transparent in the process.

Mike those are my lines. Stop stealing!