The HOFA Freeware collection is possibly the best collection of free audio utility plugins you didn’t realise you needed. Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll get and why you want it.

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HOFA 4U+ DynamicTiltEQ

The Dynamic Tilt EQ is an EQ that cuts highs as it boosts lows, or vice-versa. This can be used for an overall tonal change to the audio source between bright and dark.

• the only available freeware Tilt EQ
• perfect balancing of low and high frequencies with just one knob
• variable tilt width
• splittable bass and treble tilt
• additional low and highcut filter (6 & 12 dB/octave)
• individual routing for stereo, mid, side left and right processing
• up to 32x oversampling
• upgradeable to the extended full version

• The HOFA Ceiling Sail is an effective and elegant acoustic element to optimize the reverberation time and speech intelligibility. Possible areas of application are offices, recording studios, hi-fi rooms, restaurants or living rooms.
• HOFA 4U+ BlindTest. Finally fair comparisons HOFA 4U+ DynamicTiltEQ. Use just one knob for the perfect balancing of low and high frequencies.
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HOFA 4U+ BlindTest

BlindTest is fantastic for checking if different versions of mixes or different effects sound better or not. By listening to the different versions completely at random and scoring the best to worst you can make informed decisions with less bias.

• innovative tool for an objective comparison of equipment (e.g. plugins) inside your DAW
• shuffle mode that anonymises the tracks
• loudness compensation
• rating and note features
• comparison of up to 3 tracks
• upgradeable to the unlimited full version
• Except for the varying number of possible tracks the freeware is identical to the full version.

HOFA 4U ProjectTime

Very useful for paid work as well as just having some idea of how long you’re spending on your projects. A simple concept, perfectly delivered.

• shows the time which has passed during a DAW project
• time measurement in hours, minutes, seconds
• pause function
• writes log to see when you worked on the project
• every log entry can be commented
• works on Windows and Mac with any DAW
• HOFA 4U ProjectTime starts the time measurement as soon as it gets loaded into a plug-in slot in your DAW (Cubase, Pro Tools, Studio One, Reaper …).
• The stopped time is saved with the closing of the project. The time measurement resumes by reopening this project.

HOFA 4U Meter, Fader & MS-Pan

Here’s one I use a lot for gain staging as well as general panning and monitoring. Simple, neat and effective controller with accurate metering for a variety of measurements.

Hofa 4u Meter

• precise metering (peak, hold, EBU, LRA)
• MS en-/decoder
• trim-, fader- and mute-function
• stereo-mono switch
• analyze peak & EBU R128 levels via drag and drop of audio files
• innovative panorama-function: this is the panner that you can also use for “more than stereo” panning
• changeable plugin window size
• mouse-over-tooltipps
• manual onboard
• works latency-free and with all common sample rates
• for PC and Mac, 32 and 64 Bit DAWs
• Audio Unit, VST, VST3, RTAS and AAX

HOFA 4U Goniometer & Korrelator

Instantly get an idea of the stereo spread of your tracks with the Goniometer and Korrelator.

• switchable between goniometer and correlation meter
• new type of goniometer with peak, hold and energy-indicator
• innovative und intuitive correlator
• changeable plugin window size
• manual onboard
• works latency-free and with all common sample rates
• for PC and Mac, 32 and 64 Bit DAWs
• Audio Unit, VST, VST3, RTAS and AAX

• Sound quality
• Ease of use
• Interface
• Presets
• Value for money
• Generally being GREAT and FREE...

Hofa 4u Meter

Summary

Hofa 4u Project Time

No brainer. A bunch of very useful, high-quality plugins. For free. What are you waiting for.

Hofa 4u + Dynamictilteq

HOFA 4U ProjectTime starts the time measurement as soon as it gets loaded into a plug-in slot in your DAW (Cubase, Pro Tools, Studio One, Reaper …).

The stopped time is saved with the closing of the project. The time measurement resumes by reopening this project.

Features V2.0.2 (changelog):

• shows the time which has passed during a DAW project
• time measurement in hours, minutes, seconds
• pause function
• writes log to see when you worked on the project
• every log entry can be commented
• works on Windows and Mac with any DAW