Muse Research (www.museresearch.com) has released new UniWire audio and MIDI networking technology in the V. 1.5 system software update for its Receptor hardware plug-in player. UniWire allows customers to offload processor-intensive tasks to Receptor while retaining complete control and integration with their computer DAW program. This way, Receptor can serve as an external, modular DSP processor that can be used as an accelerator for any desktop or laptop PC or Mac…TL Audio (dist. in the U.S. by Independent Audio, www.independentaudio.com) has launched the TL Audio M4/40-channel and M4/48-channel tube mixers. The new desks carry additional channels and still feature four valve stages from input to output, 4-band swept EQ, four aux sends, separate track level output, an optional ADAT interface and 24-bit/96kHz output…Sony Media Software's (www.sonymediasoftware.com) Cinescore, its new software-based soundtrack creation platform, is now shipping. The software gives videographers, photographers and broadcasters the ability to select a basic theme and then sit back while Cinescore's music-generation engine creates custom music that can be shaped to fit any project…Audio Ease (www.audioease.com) has released a Windows RTAS and VST version of Altiverb, the convolution reverb originally released only on the Mac. The new version is available as a free download for all Altiverb 5 owners. Also on the horizon for Altiverb is a version that runs on Digidesign TDM chips, RTAS versions optimized for Pro Tools 7 and an Intel Mac — compatible version…Speaking of which, MOTU's (www.motu.com) Ethno Instrument V. 1 is now shipping as a Universal Binary for Intel Mac, PowerPC Mac and Windows. In a simultaneous release, V. 1.1.2 of the MOTU Symphonic Instrument is also now shipping as a Universal Binary update that includes numerous enhancements and optimizations…Steinberg Media Technologies (www.steinberg.net/hso) is now shipping the HALion Symphonic Orchestra (HSO), a new 27GB orchestral library offering more than 1,250 orchestral string, woodwind, brass and percussion instrument patches, including a vast array of articulations and playing styles. HSO also offers state-of-the-art sampling technologies such as RealAmbience, RAMSave, Crescendo Control and more…All PreSonus (www.presonus.com) recording systems, including Firepod, Firebox and Inspire 1394, are fully compatible with all Apple computers loaded with Intel processors. As all PreSonus recording systems are class-compliant and built into the OS X operating system, there was no need for a driver update. However, software control panels need to be updated and are now available for download…It's always nice to end this section with something free, so here goes! Ableton (www.ableton.com) announces a free upgrade to Live Lite 5 Enhanced Edition for current Live Lite Digidesign Edition and all Ableton Live Lite M-Audio versions. Live Lite 5 Enhanced Edition offers many features found in Live 5, including plug-in delay compensation, MIDI remote control, full ReWire support, high-definition recording and rendering (up to 32-bit), Mackie Control support, track freeze and the Complex Warp mode for high-fidelity, on-the-fly time stretching.