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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.
You want to know how to use your DAW plugins on live mixing consoles? Our HOFA-College tutor Steffen Walter explains how it’s done.
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.
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.
Check out this one-minute HOFA-College tutorial to see how a single small block of stone turns the idea of drum room recording upside down 😉
In this video, we check out three totally different mics in practice: high-end, DIY, and budget. You’ll learn how they sound and find out what works best for your recordings.
In this tutorial video, you’ll learn how to create fuller power chords in the recording process and how they will improve your mixes.
Would you like to change the polar pattern of your microphone? Are you missing a pop killer for vocal recordings? You want to record drums but you don’t have enough mics? These tips on a budget will help you.
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.
You don’t need expensive libraries for creative sound design. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to create impressive sounds for music, films or games using everyday objects.
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