Today's sample pack explores the dusty, nostalgia-soaked sound of lo-fi. We've recorded loops and one-hits from a range of acoustic instruments, including a cornet, guitar, chimes and keyboards, and ...

Released in 2001, Boss' SP-303 Dr. Sample was a digital phrase sampler and effects processor. The compact machine's affordability and ease of use made it popular with musicians and producers, ...

Streams of chill, endless hip-hop beats set to visuals of animated characters have taken over YouTube, beloved by millions of users who listen to these videos while working or trying to fall asleep.

It’s sometimes said that all musical movements are a reaction against what came before, and that could be true of lo-fi house. Over the last decade, EDM – a bright, polished, but somewhat sanitized ...

It’s sometimes said that all musical movements are a reaction against what came before, and that could be true of lo-fi house. Over the last decade, EDM – a bright, polished, but somewhat sanitized ...

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. I don’t usually work with any music — it often distracts me — but recently, ...

Slowed and reverb and lo-fi hip-hop share some distinct similarities, with both subgenres birthing their own subcultures online, and becoming the soundtrack to Generation Z. On TikTok, the hashtag for ...

Like so, so many others, an important part of my morning — following coffee — is opening YouTube and turning on its most relaxing channel: “lofi hip hop radio,” also known as “lo-fi beats to study to.