Lo-Fi Beats in your browser. Professional sequencer, effects and AI composer — free.
Lo-fi hip-hop is defined by imperfection — dusty drum samples, jazzy chord progressions, and that warm crackle that feels like a record playing in the next room. BeatsMaker lets you build that sound from scratch: slow the tempo, add swing, pull the filter down, and layer a melody that wanders gently over the groove.
Everything you need to produce lo-fi beats — drum sequencer, melodic tracks, audio effects and AI composer — runs directly in your browser at no cost.
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Slow tempo & heavy swing
Set your BPM between 70 and 90 and push the Swing slider to 40–60%. This creates the laid-back shuffle that defines lo-fi — every hit lands just a little late, like a sleepy drummer.
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Jazz chord voicings
Use the Chord track with Dorian or Pentatonic scale for that jazz-adjacent, bittersweet quality. Sparse voicings — two or three notes, not a full chord — leave room for the melody to breathe.
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Filter & reverb warmth
Pull the Filter slider to around 40–50 to roll off the highs and simulate vinyl. Add a touch of reverb so the drums sit in a room. The goal is warm and intimate, not polished and sharp.
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Subtle drive
A small amount of Drive (10–20%) adds harmonic saturation that makes the whole mix feel analog. Too much sharpens it — lo-fi should feel like it's been played a hundred times.
Pro tip: leave gaps. A lo-fi groove should feel like it has room to breathe — silence between hits is not emptiness, it's texture. Half-fill your pattern and see how it feels before adding more.
FAQ
Lo-Fi Beats questions
Common questions about making lo-fi beats online.
What makes a beat "lo-fi"? +
Lo-fi is a production aesthetic: low tempo, swinging rhythm, filtered or degraded sound, jazzy chords, and deliberate imperfections. It's the opposite of polished pop production — the flaws are the feature.
What BPM is lo-fi hip-hop? +
Lo-fi typically runs 70–90 BPM. The slow tempo combined with swing creates the characteristic laid-back feel. Going above 95 BPM usually starts to feel more like regular hip-hop.
What scale works best for lo-fi? +
Dorian minor is the classic lo-fi choice — it has a jazzy, melancholic quality. Pentatonic minor also works well. In BeatsMaker you can switch scales with one click and every note in the sequencer stays in key.
How do I get that vinyl crackle sound? +
The vinyl feel in lo-fi comes from the combination of Filter (roll off highs), Drive (add harmonic warmth), and Reverb (add space). BeatsMaker's three effects together closely simulate that analog quality.
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