: the production or reproduction of audio characterized by an unpolished or rough sound quality
lo-fi
adjective
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With some exceptions, those union jobs are threatened by the rise of lo-fi programming made for digital platforms that in many cases are not beholden to union contracts.
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
The track comfortably exists in a genre-less space, drawing on lo-fi sensibilities, club rhythms and melodic vocal traditions.
—Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
There’s already a gigantic pile of celebrity talk programs in the podcasting space—many of them weak clones of other lo-fi interview podcasts, most obviously WTF With Marc Maron, which ended last year.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
The look is bold and ambitious, but the lo-fi ethos remains.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
The track comfortably exists in a genre-less space, drawing on lo-fi sensibilities, club rhythms and melodic vocal traditions.
—Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
There’s already a gigantic pile of celebrity talk programs in the podcasting space—many of them weak clones of other lo-fi interview podcasts, most obviously WTF With Marc Maron, which ended last year.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
The look is bold and ambitious, but the lo-fi ethos remains.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Lo-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo-fi. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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