From Waves site: StudioRack lets you run up to 8 plugins on just one insert, save chain presets, open them on any DAW...
 
I have a number of Waves plugins, and saw this free offer on their site.  Basically allows to build FX chains with their plugs and save them all with the various settings/presets you might be using for use in the future.
 
Is this just an FX chain "shell" like the one already in Sonar?
 
 

Does exactly what it says on the tin. Soundtoys has one as well.

sharke
Does exactly what it says on the tin. Soundtoys has one as well.

Right, makes sense. Guess I don't get the usefulness, if I can load 8 Waves plugs in the standard FX bin and save as a chain right within Sonar without it.  

It might be more useful if you're switching between DAWs

Good point. I'm still digging into Sonar, let alone scaling another DAW. :)
 

Billy86

sharke
Does exactly what it says on the tin. Soundtoys has one as well.

Right, makes sense. Guess I don't get the usefulness, if I can load 8 Waves plugs in the standard FX bin and save as a chain right within Sonar without it.  

RSMCGUITAR
It might be more useful if you're switching between DAWs

That, plus the Soundgrid/Digigrid compatibility, for people that are into that kind of thing. It seems like an elegantly implemented solution that is mainly oriented towards heavy Waves users. If you don't have Waves hardware, and if you work mainly or entirely in Sonar, then no, you don't need it. Also, for more creative purposes there are other chainers with more/different flexibility - multiband, free routing, etc.  
 
https://ddmf.eu/metaplugin-chainer-vst-au-rtas-aax-wrapper/
https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_PatchWork/
https://www.xlutop.com/html/chainer.html
 
and this one, free/beta, which appears to be abandonware (or at least unfinished and apparently in a persistent vegetative state), but which I thought had great promise and used a few times... 
https://www.image-line.com/support/FLHelp/html/plugins/Minihost%20Modular.htm
 
 

Subtlearts

Thanks for the links. I'll give a look.