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“Lo-fi music has gained popularity as a soothing and atmospheric background for activities like studying, relaxing, or creating ambiance,” he adds. “This genre has recently gained more popularity as the digital age is in full effect.”

Ambient Lo-fi is a genre that prioritizes creating soothing and ethereal soundscapes. It often incorporates soft synthesizers, nature sounds, and minimalistic beats to transport listeners to a calm and immersive sonic environment. It is commonly used for relaxation, meditation, or as unobtrusive background music.

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Because lo-fi music has such a repetitive quality, it can help usher the listener into a meditative state.

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Lo-fi used to broadly refer to any kind of music that had a quality of imperfection or a deliberately dissonant layer that added a richness to the soundscape. It came to be associated with DIY and indie “bedroom music” but had been employed in big studio sounds of artists like the Beach Boys and now, a newer genre of hip hop experimenting with jazz elements in an atmospheric way for YouTubers looking for a calming point of stillness in a chaotic world.

The top melody could come in at the chorus to make the beat more interesting and captivating to the listener. It should also blend seamlessly with your The Bst Lo-Fi chords and/or samples. Keep it simple and expressive to maintain the lo-fi aesthetic throughout.