John Pickford

1 week ago | musictech.com | Adam Crute |John Pickford |Terrence P. O’Brien

You probably know you don’t need high-end gear to make music. But let’s be real — some hardware can light up your creativity in a way software sometimes can’t. It might be a mind-bending synth, a slick new controller or a reimagined classic. And, rest assured, 2025 has already seen a ton of new, exciting products that are sure to get you inspired.

3 weeks ago | musictech.com | John Pickford

€599 each, hedd.audioBerlin-based manufacturer HEDD Audio stands out from the competition with its innovative and accurate audio products. Now, it’s bringing two new active monitors to its portfolio, which promise unparalleled quality in their price range. The larger of the two, the Type 07 A-Core, features a seven-inch mid/bass driver, while the smaller Type 05 we have here comes with, you guessed it, a five-inch unit.

1 month ago | musictech.com | John Pickford

Single-channel models: $699 / € 749 / £629 Dual-channel models: $1199 / €1299 / £1159warmaudio.comWarm Audio’s WA76 compressor/limiter has been performing stellar dynamic control duties in studios worldwide since its launch way back in the before-times of 2014. Indeed, your MusicTech correspondent here was one of the first to sing its praises; so much so, I bought a pair of them. READ MORE: Are KIT Plugins’ BB F66 and F67 convincing emulations of classic Fairchild compressors?

2 months ago | wltribune.com | John Pickford

Please allow me to share my thoughts regarding the issue of the lake harvester which city council recently decided not to sell, despite extremely limited use since purchasing it several years ago. Based on the figures described in Tribune article of April 10, the cost of removing aquatic vegetation from the lake by the machine so far is in excess of $1,000 per pound of harvested material (50kg , after a reported outlay of $123,000).

2 months ago | hifiandmusicsource.com | John Pickford

Review EquipmentThe Accent is installed atop AVID’s excellent Platform, providing optimum isolation from external vibrations, and fed by my two primary sources. A classic Garrard 401 turntable with SME3009 combo equipped with the brilliant Hana ML (Micro-Line) low-output MC cartridge supplies the analogue front end into the amp’s Pellar phono stage. Streaming and CD playback are enabled via Leema Acoustics’ stellar Stream IV.