If you want to try your hand at building a lo-fi track, then beats are a solid place to start. The good news is that these beats don’t need to be complex - in fact they really shouldn't be.

Like Tetris blocks, they remain behind my eyelids when I close my eyes, bouncing up and down to a lo-fi beat. More than once I wished I could step through the screen to be immersed in those beats ...

The pioneers of the lo-fi genre, artists like J Dilla and Nujabes, were instrumental in establishing its foundation. Their ...

It should also be a genre that you feel neutral about. Why Lofi Girl’s beats work so well Lo-fi, short for “low fidelity”, describes tracks recorded with flaws such as background noise or ...

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I’ve written in many places, some wonderful, others makeshift or uncomfortable. I’ve written on trains and in hotel rooms, at ergonomically perfect desks and on laptops balanced on my knees. I once ...

These days, many people love having some lo-fi beats on when they chill and study. This has led to a cottage industry dedicated to producing said beats, and the format continues to grow in popularity.