Create Lo-Fi Beats with Ableton Live and Push

History of Lo-Fi Beats

A course by JNTHN STEIN , Musician and Composer

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Audio: English

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About the video: History of Lo-Fi Beats

Overview

“Understanding where your sound comes from is very important. I thought it would be good to start this unit by giving you a brief overview of the history and evolution of lo-fi music.”

In this video lesson JNTHN STEIN addresses the topic: History of Lo-Fi Beats, which is part of the Domestika online course: Create Lo-Fi Beats with Ableton Live and Push. Build, arrange and edit a chilled, lo-fi beat that combines the key elements of musical composition.

Partial transcription of the video

“History of Lo-fi Beats In this lesson, we'll talk about the history of lo-fi music, starting with its origins, with the beginnings of hip hop in the early 70s in the Bronx, not far from where this is being filmed right now, with DJs like DJ Kool Herc spinning two turntables at parties. One on this side, one on this side with a duplicate of the same soul or funk record. Maybe he'd queue up a James Brown break, the hottest 8 bars of it. Have a loop on this side, queued up on the right side. As soon as it was done on this side, move the crossfader to the right side, so that it'd keep going. He...”

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Course summary for: Create Lo-Fi Beats with Ableton Live and Push

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (72)
2736 students
4 units
16 lessons (2h 21m)
4 downloads

Category
Music & Audio
Software
Ableton Live
Areas
Music, Music Production

JNTHN STEIN

A course by JNTHN STEIN

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Musician and Composer

Charles Jacques, also known as JNTHN STEIN, is a Los Angeles-based musician from Oakland, California. Growing up, he was influenced by his artistic parents as well as the culturally diverse hip-hop scene he was surrounded by and has used music as a creative outlet since his teens.

Charles sees music as a lifestyle, not just a career, and, as a songwriter, recording artist, and producer, he’s released hundreds of songs on platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Soundcloud, and Bandcamp. His music has been streamed millions of times across the world and, alongside creating music of his own, Charles teaches others how to do the same.