Folks, I would love to get the free expansion kit. Who wouldn't? But this is not unusual. Cable and satellite T.V. companies do specials for new customers all the time. And as far as limited time on reduced pricing for upgrades this is pretty much the norm for most computer programs. I wish every company rewarded the return customer and I was not ashamed to say so in my post earlier in this thread. That being said, I don't think Toontrack is being underhanded I just think return customers should never be taken for granted.
Now that being said, this up grade is truly awesome. I've been really impressed. I've seen some reviews complain that their could be a bit more midi tracks given so we could have more choices when building songs but with the editing capability that this program has you actually have pretty much unlimited choices and there are tons of samples with the additional midi packs.
I do have some complaints though:
The EZX expansion kits should have a bit more documentation to explain some of their features. For example, the Nashville kit has brush swirls that I have yet to figure out how to use.
You should always include a single shot of the snares and the pedaled high hat (high hat being rung by being pedaled; no sticks) as these are commonly used. Mayby these exist and I am not seeing them.
Did you completely do away with the piano keyboard edit that use to exist in the original EZDrummer? It had its place for simple editing (again for single hits here and there after a drum track had been built).
These complaints are fairly minor compared to how great the improvements are with this program. I also realize some of these complaints may be the difference between EZDrummer 2 and Superior Drummer 2. So be it.