For the next 4 days Frankfurt is going to be the center of the audio world : every name that counts will be there to present you all the latest musical products from around the world, those you'll maybe use tomorrow.

Of course the whole 440Network team is busy to get you informed about this major trade show in this "Frankfurt MusikMesse 2010 Special Report", so stay tuned !

Universal Audio today announced a new addition to its line of analog recording hardware: the 4-710D Four-Channel "Twin-finity" Mic Preamp & DI with Dynamics.

At the core of the 4-710D are four channels of tone-blending "Twin-finity" mic preamps with true-bypass 1176-style compression. Based on the original 710 Twin-Finity preamp, each of the four mic preamp channels allows for continuously variable tone between 100% tube and 100% solid-state.

Other notable 4-710D features include :

• Newly designed 1176-style compression/soft-limiting circuit per mic channel
• Eight channels of high-quality 24-Bit, 192kHz A/D conversion
• Digital output via dual ADAT optical or AES/EBU DB-25
• Monolithic balanced output stage
• Balanced send/return inserts

The 4-710D is expected to be released worldwide in Q3 2010. Pricing remains TBD.

The German manufacturer has just announced the Transpressor, a new dynamic processing tool that seeks to surpass the limitations of common compressors.

The Transpressor is the first processor that combines the two most important dynamic processing techniques: level-independent compression and treatment of transients. By blending these techniques in a single path, SPL aims to void the limitations each processor presented on its own.

MuTools announces the release of Mu.Lab 3.

Mu.Lab is an alternative, state of the art software application for OSX and Windows, transforming your computer into a rich virtual music studio.

DMG Audio has released EQuality, a new EQ plug-in designed by Dave Gamble (ex Sonalksis/Focusrite/Novation).

Most people have quite a collection of EQs - some are models of hardware, some are workhorse EQs for surgical correction, or for guiding a track into a mix, some are for mastering. EQuality is not a model of a specific piece of hardware - it's more ambitious than that. EQuality aims to be a great replacement for all your EQs. That's been the driving factor.

Features :

• Very low CPU usage for every track of your mix
• Linear/Analogue/Minimum phase modes for master and special channels
• Digital+ mode, to help turn awesome into perfect.
• Generates super-high-quality prototypes. Clear undistorted top.
• Big, clear, antialiased graph
• Hi-re ...