Upgrade cost?

[michael c]

I've used ProTools for over 15 years and have upgraded every time except from 8HD TDM to 9HD TDM because we weren't that excited about that release. I have never EVER complained once about the upgrade cost but the $1,499.00 PT8HD to PT10HD is just plain silly for just a software upgrade.

When we upgraded from PT6 to PT7 it cost $265.00! That release was their biggest ever. It included MIDI for the 1st time, time line changes; just a massive overhaul and a big change for PT. So WHY is this upgrade 550% higher than than that big upgrade for PT?

We love PT and make money using it and will still use it of course, but I don't see how we can justify this upgrade at this price. We have plenty of power for our needs, so some of the new updates are nice but not a massive difference for us.

We also will have to change out our ProControl at some point, so to get into just one system we are looking at 30k or more.

Nothing has changed with our existing system because of the new release BUT eventual changes in MAC OS down the road will at some point make it mandatory to make the change.

Not happy with the pricing structure at all.....