Originally Posted by Rustyspoon#
"And I do rather agree with the sentiment"
Gordon, you are paying for accumulation of content recorded those years that you "missed". It's actually a fantastic deal if you missed 3 or more years.

Software by itself is only $49 to upgrade from last year's version or $69 from any year before that during promotion. A cost of an average single plugin. I think that is a very fair price.
I do agree. Where it feels a little harsh is if one missed just one update and especially so if one has spent much time tracking down bugs.

I've done every upgrade since I rejoined after the newer interface came out. I'll do so again, partly as a "thank you" to PGM for some of the changes they've made.

I suppose part of my personal feeling is due to the fact that I have a number of large bills that arrive around Christmas, as well as Christmas itself, so I don't really need an elective bill. Ho Hum. The Audiophile PlusPAK is significantly less painful then the shipped whole drive upgrade.

I quite like Matt's idea, though I'll likely just set a script on converting the existing WAVs to FLACs. I copy everything from the shipped drive to a built-in drive anyway, so I'd still have the WAVs if I needed them.

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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