Your essential tool for creating authentic lo-fi sound. Mix acoustic samples and digital oscillators, harness the charm of vintage samplers, and instantly degrade with a powerful LoFi processor—embrace the imperfections of sound.
Lo-fi, embodying imperfection, noise, distortion, and age, has evolved from an inescapable technical reality into a beloved musical aesthetic spanning multiple genres. From the hum of portable studios and VHS samplers to the nostalgic charm of chillhop, the spirit of sonic deterioration has become a cultural phenomenon.
Full-spectrum lo-fi sound design
Add digital grain with the engine’s built-in hardware modes, warm it up or wear it down with the Lo-Fi processor, and then wrap it all in foil or noise for even more detail—create sounds that feel worn, battered, and distinctive .
Your lo-fi palette
Not just sounds, but fragments of faded memories. From detuned keys to corroded cassette tapes, combine acoustic and synthetic sounds with a vast library of instruments, waveforms, and samples.
Main characteristics
Two engines in parallel
- Realistic Instrument engine
- Creative Sampler Engine
- Lofi Oscillator engine
Noise engine
- Dedicated transient and texture layers
- 190+ curated noises: classic, hardware, natural
Hardware Modes
- 9 per-engine digital degradation modes
- Includes MPC, SP1200, CMI, SK1, EMU, Weary900
- 3 Arturia custom modes: Deteriorate, Damage, Crush
LoFi processor
- 6 degradation styles: Golden Age, Velvet Frost, Vintage Glow, Dim Memories, Cathodic Tube, Fuzzy Line
- 6 tweakable parameters: Drive, Wobble, Wear, Speaker, Tone, Vintage
- Global Lofi Amount Control
Filters
- 3 filter types: Clean, Analog, LoFi
- Sculpt sound from subtle tone shaping to gritty instability
Powerful FX section
- 4 effect slots with 18 studio-grade effects to choose from
- Includes Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Distortion, and more
- Modulable effect parameters
Advanced panel
- Drag-and-drop modulation
- Envelopes, functions, random generators, macros, and more
- Keyboard controls for velocity, aftertouch, modwheel
- Extensive library of 250 presets
- MPE compatibility
- NKS controller compatible
- MTS-ESP microtuning compatibility
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