![]() And while you’re at it, use it to generate some funky Super Nintendo-style drums. Stick that in an RC-20 and call me in the morning. Which you can do with miniBit by AudioThing. ![]() Old 8-bit games are cool, and maybe it’s time to bring those sounds back in lofi and give that Yoshi meets Metroid sound to your tracks. Sorry, I was brainstorming a pitch for my sci-fi movie, but my point is that chiptune is cool. Frankly, it was a better time.Ĭut to today! Kids are on their TikToks downloading vape and paying for it in space coins (I just made that up, but doesn’t it sound like a thing?) Musicians are in their plasma pods, dreaming of the fuzzy music of yesteryears, which they call “lofi”… At the time, a bunch of nerds were buying old video game consoles and circuit-bending them to make some cool-ass music. People spoke on landline phones like a bunch of losers, and the web 2.0 was just a glimmer in society’s eyes. Since you’re probably already on Splice, you can download Astra, load it up and get jiggy. Like, a lot.Īstra comes free when you subscribe to Splice. When Astra first came out, honestly I thought it was some kind of cheap gimmick to get me to spend my hard-earned credits, but I have to admit I’ve been using it. That’s right, you can buy countless great presets on their website for a couple cents each. With its clean interface, it’s simple enough to use, but the real selling point is… once again… say it with me… THE! PRESETS! Splice is the top source for cool samples, and as a beatmaker who has lived through the before as well as the after, I can’t express how good it feels to have samples you can’t use without being scared of getting sued by The Winstons.Īnyways, Splice also launched a VST synth, and it’s pretty cool. Mark my word, this website will have proven to be as important in the history of music as the invention of the flugelhorn (or the invention of the piano, if you’re a nerd.) If you’re making lofi, you’re probably hard into Splice. If you dig, you can upgrade to the paid version. Get started with Love-Fi Lite, which is entirely free. (Seriously though, I have a VST addiction, consider this my cry for help!) Love-Fi is like that comfort food your mama makes: it’s rich, nostalgic, and it always hits the spot. You have all the classic key sounds in the Midnight module, some tasty drums in Rhythm, and sweet foley and nature noises in Things.Įven as someone who has all the plugins in the world, I use this on the daily. For instance, Love-Fi is a super fun instrument that contains 3 modules. Luckily, if you’re looking for that straight up lofi “beats to relax and study to” sauce, there have been a few interesting instruments aimed specifically at the genre lately. ![]() But I also understand that it might be an overwhelming process to try to get the classic chill sounds from all these intimidating tools. If you want to get in the lofi game, I really recommend experimenting with all sorts of cool synths and acoustic instruments.
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