Enhance and manipulate the world's most complex instrument with the Antares Audio Technologies Avox Antares Vocal Toolkit, now available as a Universal Binary for RTAS, VST, and AU. Current owners of the Avox toolkit or of individual Avox plug-ins may download the update free from the Antares Web site.

Focusrite's Liquid Mix is now available for Windows XP! Liquid Mix v. 1.5 is a 32-channel, DSP-powered EQ and compressor plug-in system that features software solutions for PCs and all Macs. MORE.

Now available from Nomad Factory is the Blue Tubes Bundle 3 (Mac/Win; $499), a 16 plug-in collection for RTAS, AU, and VST compatible software. From now until December 15, 2006, you can save up to 60 percent off your purchase if you group buy up to five plug-in bundles from Don't Crac[k].

SM Pro Audio is shipping the ADDA 192-S ($499), a two-channel, 24-bit, 192 kHz A/D/A converter. The ADDA 192-S includes two front-panel combo connectors for mic or line level sources, mic inputs featuring preamps with switchable 48V phantom power and -20 dB pad, optical and coaxial S/PDIF I/O, analog/digital rotary mix controls, and more.

Fire away with the V-Fire (Mac/Win; $299) computer recording system, now shipping from PreSonus Audio. MORE.