Hi,

I think you do not appreciate the time spent on creating the products. You seem to assume that it is a choice to suck Toontrack customers dry of money, to release an EZX of recorded material first and then later release an SDX from the same location.
Now, I’m not a Toontrack official, just a Technical Advisor here on the Forum but I am also part of the Beta team and catch a glimpse of the time spent on not just only building the products but also the time spent on Betatesting, QA, integration with other products, etc.
The EZX:s require time to get finished, the SDX:s require much more time.
Are you saying that Toontrack should refrain from releasing the smaller product because it can get finished faster? In most cases, as with the Indie Folk EZX and the Independent SDX it takes 2 more years to finish the bigger product. That does not make sense at all to me.

Also, just to be clear, the EZX product and the SDX product are not the same. If they actually were, I would understand the ‘upgrade’ request.
All EZX:s are pre-mixed and use a select choice of instruments and microphones. They (can) utilize FX the SDX:s can’t.
They have their own set of accompanying MIDI files. They are slimmed down in size as much as the product and quality allows.
The SDX:s have much more available drums, most often other Tools, definitely more microphones and articulations.
They are provided in a more “raw” state from the studio and include their own set of MIDI files.
They are not the same products per se.

If you are truly concerned that an EZX just released is based on material from recordings that *might* make for an SDX release in a few years, you can always choose not to buy it.
Or you can get the EZX, make music (and perhaps money from it) and enjoy the product. If some of the instruments from that recording session make it into an SDX a few years later, make the decision then if you want it or not.

EOPV