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The 17th HOFA XMAS MIX CONTEST is starting soon! Here you can find some insights into the production of this year’s contest song ‘Blue Silent Night’, which, as always, was written and produced by HOFA CEO Jochen Sachse.
Want to produce your own music? With the right equipment, you can jump straight in and focus on your first projects. Here are five simple, budget-friendly steps that will make it easy to set up your home studio. Plus, we will give you plenty of practical tips along the way.
In an unexpected collaboration, the artists Poppy, Amy Lee (Evanescence), and Courtney LaPlante (Spiritbox) joined forces for a new release. Hilton and Pascal from HOFA-College analyze this song with a focus on production, guitar sound and vocal performance.
After listening to over 2,000 songs at the HOFA Song Contest 2025, the jury shares five producing and mixing tips that will inspire your next production.
Learn how to optimise the stereo image of your production with this sophisticated EQ trick.
Hard rock producer and musician Dennis Ward pays tribute to the recently passed Ozzy Osbourne and analyzes the live version of the song “Black Sabbath (The End)” with a focus on performance and sound.
Audio engineer & producer Hilton Theissen analyzes the new score for “Tron: Ares” by Nine Inch Nails with a focus on production and sound design.
We mastered the same song once as a pure stereo mix and once with the stems. This way, we can show you the advantages and how they affect the final result.
In this free tutorial, Jochen Weyer talks about his essential mixing principles, which he has perfected since 1994 as an audio engineer in the HOFA-Studios.
The international HOFA Song Contest starts for the 10th time. In the anniversary year, there are €10,000 in prize money, non-cash prizes worth over €20,000 and an even wider reach.
Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with an impressive piece of music. Producer and HOFA-College tutor Hilton Theissen explains the song’s remarkable combination of classical and electronic sounds. He also shows how to create the iconic vocal effect in the DAW.
In this tutorial video, you’ll learn how to create fuller power chords in the recording process and how they will improve your mixes.
What does an audio compressor actually do? What options for adjustment and application does it offer in a mix? In this article, you will get all the answers and tips on how the correct use of compression can be trained in mixing and mastering.
Audio engineer and guitarist analyze Sleep Token’s hit single “Emergence” with a focus on production and songwriting.
What is depth in a stereo mix? How can you create a sense of spaciousness? And what does a cave bear have to do with all this? In this tutorial, we’ll give you four tips you can use to make your productions sound more three-dimensional.
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