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Lo-fi music has seen an uprise in popularity in recent years. Not only is it a trendy beat genre for emcees to rap over, but music listeners tune into Lo-fi playlists to wind down, while studying, or to help them go to sleep.

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The term “lo-fi music” gained popularity in the 1950s, when recording technology began to be available to mass markets. The low-quality of the equipment stuck in the recordings, and a natural distorted type of sound was present in the tracks.

Lo-fi House takes the cozy, unpolished aesthetic of Lo-fi music and infuses it with a danceable groove typically found in House music.

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He says you can often find simple melodies, repetitive loops, and minimalistic arrangements in this genre.

Other commonalities in Lo-fi music are the use of sound FX and samples Music Lo-Fi throughout the songs. It’s not rare to hear a voice recording from an old movie, cartoon, or historical speech over a Lo-fi beat.

Once your chord progression is laid out, you should create a melody on top of it. Craft a memorable melody that enhances the overall atmosphere of your track. It’s also great to have the top melody come in during various parts of the song, so it’s not just a repetitive loop for 3 minutes.

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