I guess something else that may be worth adding is that one could get the Pro version now, live with it's far fewer styles and RealTracks, etc., whilst you learn your way around, and then update to a full package of whatever standard with the new version that's normally(always?) released just before Christmas and sells at an advantageous price.

A caveat is that that the new program is normally a bit 'buggy' for a while and it may be worth keeping the 2022 program in use until the worst of the early bugs are resolved. Even if you update to Audiophile or OnmiPAK, the 2022 program will work OK with most of the new data, as the program itself is the same for all versions.

I upgraded to an UltraPAK a couple of years back and the bugs that year were a bit of a struggle. Last Christmas-ish, I updated to 2022 earlier than I'd intended, as there were good changes and far fewer bug issues. I now have the feeling that my first exposure to that process was very unlucky and that most years the early bugs are fixed reasonably quickly.

Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11
BIAB2025 Audiophile, a bunch of other software.
Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts
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