SONiVOX announced the release of Reggaeton Instrumento Virtual, a new virtual instrument plug-in for MAC and PC. For the first time, Reggaeton producers can enjoy a virtual instrument solely dedicated to their craft.

Designed for quick and easy professional beat construction, Reggaeton's distinctive bilingual (English and Spanish) user interface affords effortless integration of midi keyboards and MPC pad controllers, bridging the gap between MPC style music creation and the computer-based virtual instrument environment.

Reggaeton Instrumento Virtual is packed to the brim with seven gigabytes of premium instruments, as well as a selection of loop based construction kits. Reggaeton Instrumento Virtual runs as Standalone, VST, RTAS or AudioUnit. It is available now with a MSRP of $149 and an introductory street price of $99.

Following their initial announcement at Winter Namm back in January, audio hardware specialists ESI have released their compact audio recorder – Rekord-M.

Priced at 159€, the stylish ESI Rekord M provides studio quality recordings for budget-conscious musicians seeking a portable unit to record their ideas, gigs and sessions.

Despite its incredibly compact size (3.4 x 8.5 x 1.4cm), Rekord-M features a built-in stereo microphone, integrated speaker, mono microphone input for dynamic microphones, stereo line level input with adjustable input level, integrated battery, convenient charging via USB, 4 GB of memory and even a colour LCD display.

Roland announces that the GAIA SH-01 is now shipping. This 37-key compact synthesizer combines a classic panel layout reminiscent of vintage Roland synthesizers with the latest in Roland's analog-modeling technology.

The GAIA SH-01 is lightweight, compact, and great for musicians on the go. The 37-note keyboard is full-size for natural playing, and can be powered via AC or batteries. The GAIA SH-01 is able to create rich, massive sound with three virtual-analog sound engines, each with a dedicated oscillator, filter, amplifier, envelope, and LFO. With 64 polyphonic voices onboard, GAIA makes it possible to play massive sounds without experiencing note drop-out.

The instantly selectable multi-effects of the GAIA SH-01 allow for the layering of up to five simultaneous effects. Onboard ...

PreSonus announced that it is now shipping Studio One 1.5.1, the latest update to the company's flagship music recording and production software. This is a free update for all registered users of Studio One Artist and Studio One Pro. To update their software, users should log into their PreSonus accounts and download the new version.

Studio One 1.5.1 includes the following new features:

- A MIDI offset for recording is now available in the MIDI options to correct for poor timing with some devices and drivers.
- Double-click with the Arrow Tool removes a note in MIDI Piano Roll editor.
- Extracting audio from a video to a new track will automatically mute the video player's audio output (Studio One Pro).
- ISRC code validation has been added in Projects to avoid disc-burning errors ...

Adobe Audition for Mac, coming in a future release, will bring modern audio post-production to the platform of your choice. Familiar tools for audio editing, multitrack mixing and recording will meet expanded device support, greater workflow flexibility, and optimized performance. Plus, best-of-breed audio restoration tools make it easy to clean up production audio.

Features:
- Powerful audio editing and multitrack mixing views
- Superior noise reduction capabilities
- Optimized audio post-production workflows
- Native 5.1 Surround support and multi-channel effects, plus other new effects
- Fast start-up, high performance multi-threaded processing, and parallel workflows

Adobe expects to make a public beta of Audition for the Mac available in Winter 2010.