Patience is a grown man's virtue. Santa has been very good to me. If you wait until the Christmas specials and update every year from there, you will find that you will be able to afford a package that will eventually include everthing you need. However you will find yourself getting a little more aggressive and buying applications you want instead of need. That's the benifit of Band-in-a-box. They make everything (options) so affordable, that you just can't resist, espically during the holidays. Most of the up-grades I have purchased over the years averaged from $39 to approximately $160, but I bit the bullet and waited for the holiday specials. Therefore as a start, you could upgrade to 2010 Pro for approximately $69. That would get you Real Band, lots of Styles and some Real Tracks. Spreading your money out over time is probably a good way for you, as it was and is for me. The reason I up-grade every year is not because of features I may or may not need, but because I know that the function of the program get better and better every year. Hope this helps.

Last edited by David Walker; 02/12/10 11:26 AM.