Who Prefers LoFi?

[M!nd_Ctrl]

My favorite thing to do when I make beats is to try to dirty the sounds up as much as possible (without becoming annoying). I'm drawn to the static and pops. Sometimes I use the a static sound as an instrument. Anyone else like lofi? Or is it just annoying?


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[Cleverwon]

its hot if its done right.

 

[FTdub]

Yes, I stay analog until I have to digitize for cd burning. I want shit to sound old and dirty...and dirrrtaaay!

 

[JPeg]

I like variation but im not the type to go out of my way to sound lo fi cos u can tell sometimes when it sounds forced.

but some beats tend to come out grimey and some come out clean I dont wanna have all clean stuff or all dirty beats i wanna be able to do both.

 

[Carpe Diem]

yup i like lofi on certain beats...usually if its a kinda dark street beat then i go for the lofi option...

 

[2_nice]

i like stuff like the mellotron and also ARP Odyssey and oscar synths (all quite 'grimy')and i sample stuff but i don't 'dirty' things up very often like bitcrushing etc.

 

[Carpe Diem]

bitcrushing can sound kinda bogus....i personally prefer resampling snares n hats to get that dirty feel without losing too much sharpness...

 

[joeburnem]

I like to do that to certain samples in a song. I had some organ rifffs from a Sound CD that sounded super clean. I crushed the quality to make it sound like I sampled an old Shirley Scott record.

 

[DJ Excellence]

I like it but I never force it.

 

[sYgMa]

I was wondering about that... if I use fruity, and I want that lofi sound... would I have to lower the sample rate/quality of the sound in a sound editor (like cool edit, for instance) or is there a way to do it tru a plugin?

I think I already know the answer, but I must say, I have a very hard time with evaluating the quality of a sound (if a sound sounds nice) on MY beats...

 

[Rhythmikal]

The Infamous is one of the dirtiest records i ever heard.

sAfE.

 

[AMG]

I like it when you actaully record it from a worn record, its 100 times better if the sample is dope!

 

[MarkN]

I like it but I never force it.

yea it can sound really good but if you force it and put ito n too heavy it just sounds like the song is really crap quality ! dre has a perfect technique in having his production completely crisp and yet it still sounds grimey !

 

[Daniel Lawrence]

Yeah with me, it's not so much an intentional thing. I mean I'll resample things at a lower rate to make it sound a little gritty. And if I'm recording and there's a little pop or static, I might leave it. If I'm playing the keyboard and if I hit it slightly off key, I might just leave it. It's weird, I just think sometimes the slight imperfections are dope. It humanizes the sound.

 

[50 cal]

I like my stuff crystal clear