Marty, PG Music tends to have big sales at the end of the year, which can reduce the price by a lot. I started off with the PRO (the most basic version) and then upgraded during the sale, saving hundreds of dollars. I now have Ultra-Pak. The Ultra-Pak+ doesn't seem to offer any more except for song lessons. Their website can be very confusing. It gets even more confusing during their sales. Sometimes they confuse themselves, which is how I ended up upgrading for such a bargain price smile
I updated last year to get the VST plug-in, but have found it pretty much useless with my DAW.