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Here's a great review about Mu Voice, an inline vocal effects processor focused on harmonization, tuning, and effects.

"For those of us who have ever spent time in a studio situation attempting to give a vocalist a crash course in harmonies, or having a loop that we wished had a three part harmony, or the performer that wants backing vocals but does not have the resources or funds to support such a group, Mu Voice just might be the plug-in for you."

The famous Jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard has died last monday in Sherman Oaks, Calif. Hubbard, who had suffered a heart attack on Nov. 26, was 70.

Born in Indianapolis, He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 60s and on. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop. During his career he has played with legends such as John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.

PreSonus has released new software drivers for its AudioBox USB 2x2 audio interface. The new drivers are designed to improve performance stability with the Windows Vista operating system and can be downloaded for free at the Presonus website.

Well 2009 Winter NAMM is coming so it's time for some rumors... Here's the first one : Kurzweil is about to unveil a 61-keyboard version of the Kurzweil PC3. According to a Kurzweil rep, the PC361 would arrive in coming january.

Wait and see...

Radikal Technologies unveils Spectralis II, the successor to Radikal's original hybrid synth.

With up to 2 GB sample memory and tons of new features Radikal raises the bar again for our competition. Never stop the sequencer engine again with the fully redesigned sequencer engine that allows for on the fly realtime sequencing, recording of MIDI controllers and overdubbing.

Quick Sound Selection for every part - your most favorite sounds are just one fingertip away. Transpose your patterns and step sequences with the attached keyboard and control the Spectralis parameters via MIDI from your computer.

The only thing left untouched in the new design is the sound engine, which is "still the warmest and richest sound out there with the power of a modular synthesizer in a box", according to Radikal.

Spectralis II is sheduled for February 2009 and will cost € 1998 incl. VAT.

Arturia has released a new version 1.0.6 of the ORIGIN firmware.

What's new :

- Increased stability in Multi Mode
- Increased stability while editing programs
- MIDI event management improvement :

· When sending a bank change or a program change to Origin
· When flooding Origin with MIDI messages

- Fixes some issues while using the footswitch pedal in Multi Mode
- Fixes occasional crashes on preset 1000
- Fixes issue with preset loaded at start-up
- Improved graphical performance

Version 1.0.6 is a free update for all registered owners and is available at :