Interesting question, Ian. How much of a space difference is there?

I'm not aware of any claim of further compression with 2012. Version 2011 was the first to use the Elastique algorithm, saving almost 2/3 the space of Real Tracks and Drums, right?

Guesses:

Did your earlier UltraPak drive include bonus paks that the new one does not?

Was your drive left over from an earlier version? If it had not been defragged after updating files to 2011 style, maybe that would account for what you see?

Does rharv live nearby?


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