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LO-FI.

Sampled instruments degraded for hip hop and EDM.

£149
EastWest LO-FI
Compatibility
VST2 · VST3 · AU · AAX · Standalone
Formats
EastWest
Developer

Overview

Imperfection, played on purpose.

LO-FI gathers 344 sampled instruments that EastWest's producers set out to damage: synths, keys, guitars, orchestral strings, brass and woodwinds, voices and drum kits, each run through pitch shifting, bit crushing and amp distortion until it plays as something new. Everything sits on one page in the included Opus player (version 1.5.6 is required), where an XY pad works one of four macro effects beside an arpeggiator, dual filters, ring modulation, tape-style delay and reverb. It is aimed at hip hop and EDM producers, with room for soundtracks and experimental electronica.

Highlights

344 instruments built from pitch-shifted, bit-crushed and distorted samples
Eight categories, from bass and drums to keys, synths, textures and vocals
XY pad controls one chosen macro: Stutter, Dream, Space or Grit
16-step arpeggiator with velocity scaling, swing, gate, random and sync
Multi-mode portamento for gliding leads, basses and chords
High-pass and low-pass filters, including a ladder low-pass
Velocity, envelope and an LFO or step sequencer modulate filters and ring mod
Drive, chorus, phaser, auto pan, tape delay and convolution reverb

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Compatibility

Specs and requirements.

Licence and delivery

Formats
VST2VST3AUAAXStandalone
Licence
Perpetual licence
Delivery
Instant download
Type
Beat Production
SKU
1181-145

macOS

OS
10.15 or later
Minimum
Quad-core 2.7 GHz CPU, 16 GB RAM, 7200 rpm HDD (non-energy saving)

Windows

OS
10 (64-bit), with ASIO drivers
Minimum
Quad-core 2.7 GHz CPU, 16 GB RAM, 7200 rpm HDD (non-energy saving)
EastWest

About the maker

Meet EastWest.

EastWest builds professional audio software for producers, engineers, and creators.

EastWest LO-FI

£149