: the production or reproduction of audio characterized by an unpolished or rough sound quality
lo-fi
adjective
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Writer-director Carmen Emmi, making his feature directorial debut, cleverly deploys lo-fi VHS footage at key moments to ramp up the sense of unease, alternately signifying the police surveillance that haunts his conscience as well as flashes of memory.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Shirt is a far cry from the lo-fi bedroom pop of Porches’ earlier recordings, featuring more bombastic production and swerves in genre—so for the accompanying tour, Maine ditched the backing tracks and auto-tune from previous tours, leaning instead into a rawer sound.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
Sam Raimi turned it into the ultimate lo-fi aesthetic in his Evil Dead movies.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Some also use sound (think flowing streams, chirping birds, and lo-fi beats) to stir you to reality.
—Jamie Ballard, Allure, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Shirt is a far cry from the lo-fi bedroom pop of Porches’ earlier recordings, featuring more bombastic production and swerves in genre—so for the accompanying tour, Maine ditched the backing tracks and auto-tune from previous tours, leaning instead into a rawer sound.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
Sam Raimi turned it into the ultimate lo-fi aesthetic in his Evil Dead movies.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Some also use sound (think flowing streams, chirping birds, and lo-fi beats) to stir you to reality.
—Jamie Ballard, Allure, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Lo-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo-fi. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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