This updater has numerous convenient functionalities and improvements newly implemented.

• New Synthesis Engine
  - More natural, intelligible and expressive.
  - Selection of overall "singing style". By selecting a different style for the same singer, you can even create different characteristics for expanded expressive capability.
  

- Less tweaking time to get "more realistic" singing.

• Powerful and handy "Play With Synthesis" mode
  - "Play With Synthesis" mode enables you to play back the
  synthesis instantly.
  - Toggling between "Play With Synthesis" and "Play After Synthesis" modes for each track enables you to free up CPU usage.
  
  - Also available in ReWire(TM).

• Numerous easy-to-use functionalities newly implemented:
  - Automatic phoneme conversion of lyrics and automatic syllabication.
  

- Randomization enables you to slightly shift the Note-on timing and/or the pitch in order to make the sound more realistic.

- Automatic vibrato option.

- Other helpful functionalities to increase speed of work.

• More flexible "activation"
  - LAN device not necessary.
  - Web-based offline activation available.