: the production or reproduction of audio characterized by an unpolished or rough sound quality
lo-fi
adjective
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That lo-fi style is part of what made Minecraft a global sensation, along with a customizable environment that turned a sandbox game into a DIY free-for-all.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
The onetime leader of the pioneering lo-fi band Half Japanese is now in his 70s, supported by a band that represents all the different strands of counter-culture he’s experienced over the years.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
The film is a campy, lo-fi riff on the Frankenstein story and follows a lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
But Gallardo clandestinely documented her experience there; in the exhibition, a short, lo-fi video shows her hands slowly caressing those of Estela, an ailing senior citizen and former street worker who lived at Casa Xochiquetzal.
—Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
The onetime leader of the pioneering lo-fi band Half Japanese is now in his 70s, supported by a band that represents all the different strands of counter-culture he’s experienced over the years.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
The film is a campy, lo-fi riff on the Frankenstein story and follows a lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
But Gallardo clandestinely documented her experience there; in the exhibition, a short, lo-fi video shows her hands slowly caressing those of Estela, an ailing senior citizen and former street worker who lived at Casa Xochiquetzal.
—Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Lo-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo-fi. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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