Lo-fi comparison

Listen to the same sound through three kinds of lo-fi treatment. Find the grain that fits your soundscape.

Import audio

C major 9 · soft, looping chord. Or choose an audio file.

Listening level −18 dB

Stopped

Start with a comparison

Clean selected

01Bypass

Saturation

Rounds off peaks and adds harmonics. Turn up the drive for a warmer, rougher edge.

Drive6 dB

GentleDriven

02Bypass

Bit depth

Reduces the available loudness steps. Fewer bits add coarse, buzzing grain.

Resolution12 bit

Coarse · 3 bitFine · 16 bit

03Bypass

Sample resolution

Holds each sample longer. Lower rates lose high detail and introduce metallic aliasing.

Effective rate18.0 kHz

Held · 2 kHzFine · 48 kHz

Bypass each treatment to hear its contribution. Move a control to make your own version. Hold the clean button, or focus it and hold Space, to compare without changing your settings.

Signal order: saturation → bit depth → sample hold → listening level