To create the warm, enveloping and characterful sounds that underpin lo-fi we can use a broad palette of sounds and effects. These span the obvious go-to effects like delay and reverb while other ...

Like many short releases, Sunsp.t’s JoFi-1 is hard to judge in the moment. The project, which is the sophomore effort of Durham-based keyboard and synth specialist Joe MacPhail (T. Gold, The Oblations ...

1: Reverb - This is a vital effect for adding width and depth to your lo-fi track, and longer reverbs are particularly useful. But DON'T bathe every sound in cathedral-sized decay. To get started we ...

The production of "If It Only Gets Better" exemplifies minimalism at its finest. The track is anchored by a delicate guitar line that gently cradles Joji's mumbling vocals, creating a breathy ...

Not exactly a sampler, not exactly a synth, Lo-Fi provides approaches from both worlds to manipulate its bountiful selection of mussed-up sounds. It’s all you could possibly need to brew up some ...

It’s sometimes said that all musical movements are a reaction against what came before, and that could be true of lo-fi house. Over the last decade, EDM – a bright, polished, but somewhat sanitized ...

The fuzz and crackle over Lo-Fi music's familiar beats evokes emotions some of us are looking for right now. To everyone that wants a soundtrack to their lives just like all their favorite TV ...

Slowed and reverb and lo-fi hip-hop share some distinct similarities, with both subgenres birthing their own subcultures online, and becoming the soundtrack to Generation Z. On TikTok, the hashtag for ...

Anastasia Maillot is an Evergreen Editor based in Finland working for Game Rant, where she combines her passion for fiction writing and video games. Although she's not limited to a specific genre of ...

Longtime heads who fell in love with lo-fi beats and delicately craft it themselves are starting to panic. Obsessives on the Reddit forum for lo-fi beats, which banned AI submissions late last year, ...