CakeAlexS
I never knew about softtube. I notice it's not in the cakewalk store so I guess you have you have to buy direct.

Yes, you knew about it even if you didn't know about it because the big knob saturation module is from Softube.

The main DSP guy, bob currie, left cakewalk.
 
but the current mpdules are pretty stellar in my opinion. still, there qre a few gaps that hopefully might be filled.

$329 for the softtube mix bundle. A trifle expensive I would say.

Softube sounds brittle anyway, get teh Slate instead, it's 100 percent accurate emulation!!,!1

Sanderxpander
Softube sounds brittle anyway, get teh Slate instead, it's 100 percent accurate emulation!!,!1

 
So I've heard - every subtle nuance.
 
Then again, I am just a slave to marketing hype and have cloth ears..

CakeAlexS
$329 for the softtube mix bundle. A trifle expensive I would say.

That is expensive. I got it for $159 or $179 on Cakewalk's site when Softube first released it. I wouldn't give $329 for it though.

My view for bundled stuff included with X4 or X5 is this.
 
Dump 32 bit Sonar. It's over.
 
Do not supply any plugins with Sonar except 64 bit VST's and Pro Channel modules (keep backward compatibility support though for legacy plugins for people who need them). Oh and keep the MIDI plugins as well.
 
Distribute all available Cakewalk Pro channel modules with X4 Pro (which are currently available in the store). Include VST3 versions of the plugins as well inc Pro Channel plugins bundled in X3 like Quadcurve. This will make people who have previously bought PC modules feel a little happier.
 
Bundle Sonitus plugs as VST3 (yup unlikely that will happen).
 
Job done.

The Softube bundle is quite nice, esp. if you get it for $179 or so.  The standout was the TSAR reverb - before Breverb Sonar was missing a high-end algorithmic reverb.  Still, the EQs are nice and the focusing EQ is really standout for those tracks you want to, well, standout.  Having Breverb just makes the bundle a little less cost-effective.
 
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I've said it before, I love the PC, own all of the modules and mix with it almost exclusively despite the tons of 3rd party plugins I've purchased over the years.  

One of my favorite ProChannel features is using Quick Grouping in the Console view to open up all of them at once..makes it easy to verify console emulations status, for example.