Sawmill,

I buy every Xtra style that comes out and many of the Xpro styles.

The XPro styles contain new real tracks that you will not get with any other package I know of, and they seem to sound "cutting edge to me." In other words, they are a little edgier and less tame than some of the standard styles and I like that.

For example, when I heard some Xpro Jazz stuff that sounded just like Steely Dan I flipped.

I keep all of the Internet demos links to these bookmarked on my computer so I can fly through the demos looking for the right sound.

I usually find it fast.

The Xpro styles sound like full productions to me, and they have some killer grooves.

If I spend 29 dollars on one, and I get one full production out of just one style, but it sounds like a $5,000 demo, I figure I got my money's worth.

All of the Xtra Styles are gold, to me, in that they are virtually pre-mixed, and cover just about any popular groove you can think of.

I always add in some of my own instrumentation though to get the live studio feel along with the backing tracks.

So, I say they are worthy every cent. I live by them.

Hope that answers it.