Students about HOFA
Since its foundation in 2005, thousands of participants have continued their education with HOFA-College online courses.
Best ratings
HOFA-College is rated “EXCELLENT” by the independent internet portal FernstudiumCheck and was also awarded “Best Distance Learning School 2026” by FOCUS-BUSINESS.
“Until I started HOFA-College, I only relied on questionable YouTube videos to get so much desired knowledge regarding this awesome science that is Audio Engineering. Since I met these wonderful guys, my understanding on the subject changed drastically! Money well spent!
The guys at HOFA are awesome and wonderful human beings, always happy to talk to you and clarify all your misunderstandings. They are your tutors and your friends!
Thank you again HOFA for this amazing experience!!!”
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Rareş Vlad Pop – Timisoara, Romania
“I am really glad I took the step to study at HOFA-College.
I was able to put into practice everything I had learned during the course. To me, the course is very well structured and easy to understand, and I particularly like the practical assignments. With these, I got an understanding of how to get the right sound for good music. It also helped me make a big step forward with my solo project.
I can truly recommend this programme.”
Stefan Heckler
“I completed the BASIC course alongside my internship at a radio station. After comprehensive explanations of the basic principles, the course moves straight on to challenging mixing tasks, which are then analysed in detail.
The new edition of the course is well structured and includes very up-to-date content and examples. It also provides further insights into exciting areas of specialisation. I particularly appreciated the quick support I received whenever I had problems or questions.
Many thanks to the HOFA team!”
Viola Schnittker
“I loved my time at HOFA-College. Not only was I able to gain a deeper understanding of audio engineering, mixing and mastering, but I also got valuable insights into sound design, music theory, the music business, film and game audio, and many other areas. Every step helped me develop and improve continuously.
The HOFA plugins also helped me by understanding them better and applying that knowledge to other plugins – HOFA plugins are now an integral part of my projects.
An exciting time is coming to an end for me, but one thing’s for sure: I want to stay on my path in this field! Thanks again to the whole HOFA team for the structured, easy-to-understand and constantly evolving online course!”
Marcel Schwerdtner
“I really appreciate how HOFA-College has strengthened my understanding of game audio workflows and implementation. At first, working with systems like Wwise and interactive audio felt overwhelming, and I wasn’t fully confident in my approach. However, the detailed feedback and structured learning pushed me to improve my logic, organization, and creative decisions. Seeing clear progress in my latest assignment has been very motivating, and it reassured me that I’m moving in the right direction. I look forward to developing my skills even further through this training.
Thank you, HOFA-College!”
Himanshu Negi – New Delhi, India
“I am really enjoying the online course. After years of “dawdling”, I decided to start the course, and I have absolutely no regrets!
The course is organised systematically and, in addition to well-prepared background knowledge and clearly structured theory, offers easy-to-understand and insightful examples and exercises from a wide variety of genres.
The analyses of my submitted mixes are always provided quickly by the highly competent HOFA team and are extremely detailed – simply fantastic!
I am absolutely enthusiastic and look forward to learning even more from HOFA-College every day.
Thank you very much once again.”
Hermann Michelitsch – Graz, Austria