If I'm understanding correctly, the 2018 Megapak version adds only 40 more Realtracks (less than 10%) and one more Artist Performance to the 2016 Megapak I have now. So there isn't much value there vs. just getting the core program upgrade with the 2018 Pro version for half the price.

Am I missing something?

Dave

The MegaPak doesn't change much from year to year. It's really designed to give you basic RealTracks capabilities above the ProPak. The ProPak gives you around 300 RealTracks, and the MegaPak gives you 500 RealTracks.

If you currently had the 2016 UltraPak (which you don't), you could upgrade to the 2018 UltraPak and get 400 more RealTracks for less than the MegaPak to MegaPak upgrade price, which would bring you up to over 2500 RealTracks.

Why not consider upgrading to the UltraPak and get over 2500 RealTracks (plus all the MIDI styles and the MIDI SuperTracks). That gives you freedom to do a whole lot more. Then when 2019 comes out later this year (presumably), you could upgrade to the new UltraPak and probably get another 200 RealTracks (if you upgrade using the DVD upgrade option, it generally costs around $99 during the sale time).

Remember, the basic program is the same regardless of which Pak you get.

Just a few things to think about.

Thanks for the confirmation, John. That's pretty much what I was seeing.

The cost of the Ultrapak upgrade is a little too steep given my relatively limited use of the program recently.

I think I'll go for 2018 Pro this year, and consider upgrading to 2020 Ultra at sale time next year if I find I'm making more use of it, and wanting more content.

For now, the program improvements will be enough.

Hi,

Just to clarify, the 2016 and 2017 MegaPAKs had around 400 RealTracks, and the 2018 one has around 500, so you'd be getting around 25% more content. Whether or not that's worth the upgrade price is up to you to decide, of course.

Thanks
Kent
PG Music

But the Ultra Pak has 2500+; that's really the point.