Music lovers will be pleased to know that Sony has finally launched an updated version of its latest music file management application software, SonicStage CP. Sony has promised that the new SonicStage CP will fix any problems such as slow performance or installation difficulties which were experienced by some WALKMAN users since its release in December 2005. The players affected are the NW-A1000 , NW-A3000 and NW-A608. The new software enables users to download music files onto a PC and transfer them to multiple digital players such as those in the WALKMAN family. Sony has also enabled users who have previously used iTunes to transfer their non copyright protected files to the new software. The SonicStage CP software will be available to download from the Sony support website free of charge from the end of May 2006 at www.support.sony-europe.com