Topic Courses
With 21 topic courses, you have the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge in fascinating areas of audio engineering and music production.
You are looking for a comprehensive education in all relevant areas of audio engineering at an affordable price?
Then the online course HOFA AUDIO DIPLOMA with all the topic courses is just right for you.
| Topic course | Modules | Practical tasks with feedback | Total price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recording | 12 | 2 | $1400 |
| Mixing | 16 | 16 | $3200 |
| Mastering | 4 | 2 | $500 |
| Digital Audio Production | 2 | 1 | $300 |
| Editing | 3 | 1 | $400 |
| Producing Electronic Music & Hip-Hop | 4 | 1 | $500 |
| Producing Pop, Rock & Heavy Rock | 3 | 1 | $500 |
| Drum Programming | 2 | 1 | $300 |
| Sound Design | 4 | 1 | $400 |
| Harmony, Music Theory & Songwriting | 4 | 1 | $350 |
| Producing Orchestral Music | 2 | 1 | $300 |
| Live Sound Engineering | 3 | 1 | $400 |
| Studies on Instruments and Voices | 5 | $300 | |
| Acoustics | 5 | 1 | $360 |
| Technology in Sound Engineering | 7 | $400 | |
| Audio Engineering for Film | 3 | 1 | $400 |
| Music Video Production | 3 | 1 | $400 |
| Game Audio | 3 | 1 | $400 |
| Open Projects | 7 | $360 | |
| Academic Work | 2 | 1 | $800 |
| Music Business | 3 | 1 | $350 |
All topic courses are part of the ultimate audio engineering education HOFA AUDIO DIPLOMA
Learn audio engineering everywhere.
The HOFA Online Campus gives you access to all your learning content via your computer, tablet and smartphone at any time.
This way, you learn multimedia-based with video tutorials, studio workshops, texts, sound examples, complete studio productions & practical exercises – no matter if you are at home or on the road…
Get started straightaway
- HOFA Topic Courses can be completed with all current DAWs such as Cubase, Logic, Pro Tools, Ableton, Studio One etc.
- Expert knowledge from fascinating areas of music production
- Join us every month for free workshops in the HOFA studios or watch them via livestream.
We are there for you
- Throughout the course, a team of professional audio engineers will be at your side to provide advice and assistance – by email, chat & phone.
- Exclusive access to the HOFA Forum
- Interesting exercises to work on and submit
- Detailed analyses of your exercises and individual feedbacks by the HOFA tutors
State-certified
- Officially approved and certified education
- The costs of education might be tax-deductable (depending on your location).
- Use your student ID to buy hardware and software from various manufacturers at discounted prices
- Graduates receive a certificate for each topic course.
Live from the HOFA-Studios
As a HOFA-College student you can also attend fascinating online workshops on audio engineering held in the HOFA studios. Recordings of the live streams can be found in the Online Campus afterwards.
In addition to the experienced tutors from our studios, many experts from the music business hold workshops as well.
Your certified degree.
At the end of each topic course, you will receive a certificate attesting to your expert knowledge in that area.
With HOFA to a Bachelor’s degree.
With the DIPLOMA certificate, you qualify for the Bachelor’s program in Audio Engineering & Music Production. This top-up program can be done part-time from home in just one year.
For free during the course:
All 48 plugins from HOFA
- IQ-Series EQ, IQ-Series Reverb, IQ-Series Transient, IQ-Series Limiter, IQ-Series Comp, IQ-Series DeEsser & IQ-Series Analyser
- The entire HOFA mastering suite CD-Burn.DDP.Master PRO
- HOFA SYSTEM effect suite with Saturator, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Algoverb...
- All other plugins from HOFA
With the award-winning plugins from HOFA, you have the best tools for your online course and your productions. Of course, the HOFA online courses can also be done with plugins from other manufacturers.
Discounts on software & hardware
You can use your Student ID to buy hardware and software from various manufacturers such as Ableton, Adam Audio, Adobe, Avid, Apple, Steinberg, Waves, HOFA-Plugins, HOFA-Akustik, etc. Almost all DAWs and plugins can be purchased with up to 50% educational discount.
Technical requirements
You will need a pair of speakers or headphones and an average PC or Mac.
Any of the following audio software (DAW) can be used to complete the online course:
Ableton Live | Apple Logic | Avid Pro Tools | Cockos Reaper | Image Line FL Studio | Magix Samplitude | PreSonus Studio One | Propellerhead Reason | Steinberg Cubase | or similar.
An audio interface is recommended, but not essential.
If you are not sure which software and hardware to use, please get in touch with us.
Recommended software and hardware
Ableton Live | Apple Logic | Avid Pro Tools | Cockos Reaper | Image Line FL Studio | Magix Samplitude | PreSonus Studio One | Propellerhead Reason | Steinberg Cubase | or similar.
An average computer (Mac or PC) is fine.
An audio interface is an option, but not necessary.
German Association for
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