The Guide

Wanted to get a guide up asap and will expand on this in time.

LOFI BEATS GENERATOR GUIDE.

Each beat generated using this software is randomized to a high degree.

your discoveries will differ from other users and your experience will be unique. 

OVERVIEW

1. Simply click "GENERATE FRESH BEAT" to create a new & unique beat, with fresh drums, melody, instruments and bass.(Note: this resets some sliders to allow the beat to be presented in an optimized state) 

2. Find one you like, Play with the controls. There is no right or wrong way to experiment here. Just follow your ears.

3. If you like the beat but would like to replace only one element use the "New Drums" "New Melody" "New Instruments" buttons.

4. If you find something that works, Record the output using Audacity or similar.

5. Go to Step 1

The Buttons:

GENERATE FRESH BEAT: Creates an entirely new beat, randomizing all of its elements.

NEW INST: "new Instrument" replaces instrument sounds, but leaves drums & melody intact.

NEW DRUMS: replaces Drum sounds & pattern but leaves melody & instrument sounds intact.

NEW MELODY: replaces the melody but leaves instrument selection & drum sounds/pattern intact.

MUTE DRUMS: cuts out the drum loop, leaving the melody playing.

The Sliders:

SPEED: The tempo of playback.

LOOP LENGTH: alternate between 1/2/4 bars loop length.

BREAKS: has three potential settings, from left to right: 1: A "drum fill" style loop (an irregular beat based on the main loop) 2: The main loop (will sound more conventional in structure than the "drum fill"). 3 A variation on the main loop (same basic structure but may have melodic or timing differences).

VARIATION: Changes the algorithm to favor one instrument over another while altering the melody (will act differently dependent on loop) 

REVERB: Adds an atmospheric echo effect.

PITCH SHIFT: Changes the pitch (note) of all instruments. For each step on the slider everything moves up or down by one chromatic interval (musical notes).

MAIN FILTER: An audio "filter" that removes high frequencies, a technique popular in most modern music. 

BASS FILTER: A similar filter for Bass (this is set to minimum by default to filter out high frequencies and create a bassy tone but can be adjusted).

INST. FILTER: Again a similar filter but this time for instruments (use it to change the feel of the loop and for adding a sense of change on the fly).

BASS LEVEL: The volume of the Bass instrument. 

INST. LEVEL: The volume of the Instruments.

INST. DECAY: Changes the length of the instrument sounds, from short and sharp to long and trailing.