: the production or reproduction of audio characterized by an unpolished or rough sound quality
lo-fi adjective

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Not unlike Bridges’ Emergent Behavior, a series of similarly raw, lo-fi recordings available on his website which drill down on the idea of musical evolution, Slow Magic, 1977-1978 has also evolved, defined at times by the idea of improvisation. Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for lo-fi

Word History

Etymology

low fidelity

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lo-fi was in 1957

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“Lo-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo-fi. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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