Lo-fi hip-hop · AI music generator
AI lo-fi generator. Then the studio to finish it.
Describe the track and SoundGen generates it. Arrange, mix and master in the same browser DAW, or have the AI producer build lo-fi parts on the timeline with the conventions below.
Starter prompt
Lo-fi hip-hop beat, dusty jazzy Rhodes chords, soft boom-bap drums, warm vinyl crackle, mellow and relaxed, for studying
Open it in the generatorLo-fi hip-hop: the production sheet
The defaults SoundGen's AI producer uses for this style — conventions, not rules. Each figure is graded by how it is known.
Tempo
70–90 BPM
Centre 80. (practitioner consensus)
Meter and feel
4/4
56% swing on the 1/16 notes (50% is straight, 66.7% a full triplet). (a single source)
Harmony
dorian/aeolian, maj7 colour. 1 chord per bar; 4-chord loops.
- Dm9 – G13 – Cmaj9 – Am9
- Am9 – Dm9
Written in C major / A minor; transpose to your key.
Instrumentation
- 4-chord jazzy keys loop
- 2–3 drum elements
- soft bass
- vinyl texture
Bass: soft, rounded.
A typical form · 64 bars, about 3.2 min at 80 BPM
- Intro 8
- A 16
- B 16
- A 16
- Outro 8
Mix
Low-pass ~6–10 kHz, bitcrush, snare a few ticks late. Released tracks measure around -12.9 LUFS integrated.
Questions
- What BPM is lo-fi?
- Usually 70–90 BPM, centred around 80.
- What chords and keys are used in lo-fi?
- Dorian/aeolian, maj7 colour. Common progressions, written in C major / A minor: Dm9–G13–Cmaj9–Am9; Am9–Dm9. Harmonic rhythm: 1 chord per bar; 4-chord loops.
- How loud are lo-fi tracks mastered?
- Commercial releases in this style measure around -12.9 LUFS integrated (median of a large catalogue study). Streaming services turn loud masters down, so this describes the genre's sound, not a target you must hit.
- Can I use AI-generated lo-fi commercially?
- Commercial use of music you generate on SoundGen is governed by section 4 of the Terms of Service, which sets out who owns the output and what the licence covers. Read it there before you release. Read the Terms.
Your lo-fi track,
start to finish.
Generate it, split it into stems, edit the arrangement, mix and master — in one studio in your browser.