: the production or reproduction of audio characterized by an unpolished or rough sound quality
lo-fi
adjective
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Be Kind Video hosts lo-fi screenings in-house and Q&As with such guests as Dean Cundey, the cinematographer on the original Jurassic Park.
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Mickey Rapkin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2025
The video game has sold about 95 million copies, but first came the decidedly lo-fi auto comedy from Roger Corman that served as Howard’s directorial debut.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
There is one mayoral candidate who is posting like a Zoomer, with a complete disregard for any kind of narrative structure or message, and an embrace of lo-fi absurdism.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
While a professional photographer delivers posed formal portraits meant to be framed for a lifetime—Gen-Z and Millennial brides, O’Connor and Bellamy figured, might want to view their wedding through a more off-the-cuff, lo-fi lens.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2025
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Mickey Rapkin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2025
The video game has sold about 95 million copies, but first came the decidedly lo-fi auto comedy from Roger Corman that served as Howard’s directorial debut.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
There is one mayoral candidate who is posting like a Zoomer, with a complete disregard for any kind of narrative structure or message, and an embrace of lo-fi absurdism.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
While a professional photographer delivers posed formal portraits meant to be framed for a lifetime—Gen-Z and Millennial brides, O’Connor and Bellamy figured, might want to view their wedding through a more off-the-cuff, lo-fi lens.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Lo-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo-fi. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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