T on Y Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Just loaded an older project which is reporting that Channel Tools is missing and its a cakewalk plug in. Was this not included in CbyB ?? The same project also had boos 11 in it and when double clicked on loads OK but for some reason it was an exluded plugh in Reenabled and all ok but weird non the less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmcleod Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Nope, Channel Tools isn't included in CbB. It's a strange omission, but BandLab have no doubt got a reason for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scook Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Channel Tools was bundled with Professional and Platinum. CbB includes a very small subset of the plug-ins bundled with those DAWs. To the OP, consider installing the version of SONAR (or newer) used to create the project to get all the plug-ins bundled with SONAR. This may require re-installing CbB afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmcleod Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Meng posted this link in the previous forum, detailing what is included in CbB compared to the last SONAR version: http://forum.cakewalk.com/Cakewalk-By-BandLab-vs-SONAR-Versions-Comparison-Chart-4282018-m3750958.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T on Y Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Cool …. Thanks for the help guys...…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.r Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 20 hours ago, msmcleod said: Nope, Channel Tools isn't included in CbB. It's a strange omission, but BandLab have no doubt got a reason for it. It's a strange omission indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Not only do I install a platinum version but I go back to Sonar 8.5 to pick up Pantheon and a couple of others. I don't install the core program but only the plugins I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some Guy Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 It seems like BandLab wants Cakewalk by BandLab to be comparable to something like Studio One Artist, so that they can sell some things as Add-Ons in a store, later on, to monetize Cakewalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmcleod Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Monitising more advanced stuff like LP-EQ makes sense, but channel tools to my mind is bread & butter functionality. It always slightly bugs me that I have to insert it as an "effect" into a track to do stuff like flip L&R / individually pan L&R channels. I feel this would be much better either as a stock ProChannel model, or built into the track inspector itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMusikk Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I still use this one: https://fluxhome.com/project/stereo-tool-v3/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.r Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 4 hours ago, msmcleod said: Monitising more advanced stuff like LP-EQ makes sense, but channel tools to my mind is bread & butter functionality. 100% agree 4 hours ago, msmcleod said: It always slightly bugs me that I have to insert it as an "effect" into a track to do stuff like flip L&R / individually pan L&R channels. Same feelings here. 4 hours ago, msmcleod said: I feel this would be much better either as a stock ProChannel model, or built into the track inspector itself. I was even thinking of putting this in the feature request thread! should be built-in the console/pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenLight Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I mainly use Channel Tools for quickly and conveniently delaying the left or right channel in a stereo file for a Haas effect. As far as I can tell, none of the alternatives mentioned previously (also listed below) seem to be able to do that? ? A1Audio A1StereoControl Boz Digital Panipulator Flux Stereo Tool v3 Melda Production Mutility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Swope Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Channel Tools was working for me just fine in CbB...I had it when I had Sonar 8.5 Producer. it carried over when I opened up a project. HOWEVER out of nowhere it fails to load now when opening the project. It Made a night and day difference in an almost completed polished song. Now the mix stinks to high heaven and now I am stuck. I don't have time to relearn another stereo imager. I had to play with the settings as it is to get my Electric guitars to where I spatially needed them. This is a major crock of dung. Further more I am not ready to pay for Cakewalk Sonar when I paid 400 for Sonar 8.5 Producer 12 plus years ago😐 this issue has just placed an all out stop on a finished product! I am beyond LIVID! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaps Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 19 minutes ago, kevin Swope said: Channel Tools was working for me just fine in CbB...I had it when I had Sonar 8.5 Producer. If you have your 8.5 installation files you can reinstall it. Select Advanced Mode when installing and you have a Custom Installation and can pick which elements to install. You can select everything or just Channel Tools. If you don't have the files handy you can download them by logging into the Legacy Cakewalk Site and going into the Support/Download Products section. Hopefully, that will solve your problem. https://legacy.cakewalk.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 On 5/21/2025 at 1:15 AM, kevin Swope said: Channel Tools was working for me just fine in CbB...I had it when I had Sonar 8.5 Producer. it carried over when I opened up a project. HOWEVER out of nowhere it fails to load now when opening the project. It Made a night and day difference in an almost completed polished song. Now the mix stinks to high heaven and now I am stuck. I don't have time to relearn another stereo imager. I had to play with the settings as it is to get my Electric guitars to where I spatially needed them. This is a major crock of dung. Further more I am not ready to pay for Cakewalk Sonar when I paid 400 for Sonar 8.5 Producer 12 plus years ago😐 this issue has just placed an all out stop on a finished product! I am beyond LIVID! This is the funniest thing I’ve seen for about a year on this forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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