Publish at March 06 2024 Updated March 06 2024
If you've spent any time at all on YouTube, it's quite possible that you've seen this cartoon image (close to the Japanese style) of a young girl concentrating on a job with headphones on, occasionally looking out the window at her lounging cat. All with an important note: "lo-fi". If you've listened to this channel, you'll have noticed the sound of various songs that are as if muffled, slowed down or sped up, giving a feeling of relaxation.
This is what motivates the "lo-fi" movement, which sees itself as the opposite of "hi-fi", a counterculture to modern mixes of different genres. Incidentally, this protest movement didn't start with the Internet. Artists from grunge to hip-hop were quick to adopt this "more authentic", less studio-based sound quality as a way of denouncing standardization. Today, this has become even easier, thanks to sound editing and editing tools that are very easy to learn and use.
As a result, many Internet users love "lo-fi" because it makes them feel relaxed, like they're listening to distant tunes, and so on. Studies have even shown that this type of music can improve concentration and reduce stress. A nostalgic approach that serves an online broadcasting giant like YouTube well, as it seeks to gain a foothold in the presentation of live online broadcasts.
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