: the production or reproduction of audio characterized by an unpolished or rough sound quality
lo-fi
adjective
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Midnights once again showcased her effortless transition into moody and sultry lo-fi synth-pop and Tortured Poets may just go down as her most experimental album yet.
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Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
That’s partly because, after years of living in lo-fi and recording on a four-track machine, the band can now open the doors to prestigious studios with top-dollar equipment (alongside producer Alex Farrar).
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The Natural is, to the core, a movie that reveres the utter Americana of historical baseball, with its lo-fi Dust Bowl aesthetics that heavily reference Arthurian legend.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
His commercials have graced Southwest Ohio TVs over the last two decades and inspired Reddit posts, Halloween costumes and even a surprisingly enjoyable lo-fi musical remix on YouTube.
—Otto Rabe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
That’s partly because, after years of living in lo-fi and recording on a four-track machine, the band can now open the doors to prestigious studios with top-dollar equipment (alongside producer Alex Farrar).
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The Natural is, to the core, a movie that reveres the utter Americana of historical baseball, with its lo-fi Dust Bowl aesthetics that heavily reference Arthurian legend.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
His commercials have graced Southwest Ohio TVs over the last two decades and inspired Reddit posts, Halloween costumes and even a surprisingly enjoyable lo-fi musical remix on YouTube.
—Otto Rabe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Lo-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo-fi. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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