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Most of these instruments are rather unique and therefore a nice addition to the basic instruments libraries you probably already own. There are several extensions available, including pianos, brass, choirs and synths.

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Labs is a free software instrument made by the London based sound design company Spitfire Audio. A must have for every lofi producer if you ask me. What I love the most is that you can adjust the year of your “recording”. Since the freeware only comes with a handful of parameters it’s easy to use and setting it up won’t take much time. iZotope VinylĪs the name suggests, iZotope’s “Vinyl” is a plugin emulating the characteristic imperfections of vinyl records.

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If you’re using Ableton however, you can get your download HERE. Unfortunately, it’s only available for Ableton Live users, so if you’re using another DAW you have to pick some of the other options in this list. It comes with 8 macros allowing you to decrease the bandwidth, add vinyl crackles, detune and distort the source sound. The “LoFi Rack” is a free Ableton Rack based on Live’s stock plugins. The freeware in this list can easily compete with some of the paid stuff I’ll mention later on.

That said, you don’t always have to spend money to get some quality software. I want to start this list with a bunch of free lofi VSTs, because I know that a lot of producers are one a budget, especially when they’re still going to school (or music is their only income lol). Here are some of the best options: Free LoFi Plugins Luckily there are plenty of cool lofi plugins available so you don’t have to actually own an old tape machine. Once you have a selection of cool sounds & samples you can further refine your music to sound like it was recorded a few decades ago.

It would however be easier to just get your hands on a decent LoFi House or Hip Hop sample pack. You could, for example, sample old vinyl records or buy an old drum machine. So if you want to produce lofi music it’s important to pick the right sounds and samples from the start. The effect plug-in is now loaded in an Audio FX slot and will process the output signal of the Audio or Software Instrument track.Although we have all the tools we need to produce extremely clean and precise music without any unwanted artefacts there’s something about the imperfections of analog recording equipment that triggers certain emotions in us. If the plug-in window is not displayed, click on the respective entry in the Plug-ins menu.

The effect plug-in is now loaded in GarageBand and its window is open for editing.

Browse through the Audio Units menu to the NI effect plug-in you wish to load.

To add an AU effect plug-in, click one of these empty slots.

When hovering your mouse over the Audio Effect slot (directly under the Instrument slot), you will see four empty Audio FX slots.

You can now play the plug-in's sounds via a MIDI keyboard or record MIDI data on the Software Instrument track in the Arrange window for playback. If you do not see the MASSIVE X plug-in window, click on the Instrument plug-in slot named Massive X in the Plug-ins menu.

MASSIVE X is now loaded in GarageBand and its window is open for editing.

If you get a warning message, press the Lower Security Settings button to proceed.

In this example, we choose a Stereo instance of Massive X.

Browse the AU Instruments menu to find the Native Instruments plug-in you wish to open.

Within the Plug-ins menu, click the selector tab on the instrument plug-in slot.

On the left side of the Smart Controls pane, click the Track button to access the Plug-ins menu.

Pressing the B key on your computer's keyboard will also display the Smart Controls pane.

By default, GarageBand will load a Classic Electric Piano from its internal sound library. Press the Smart Controls button to view the Smart Controls pane in the lower part of the GarageBand window.

In the following dialog, select Software Instrument and click Create.

Inserting NI Software Instruments in GarageBandĬreate a new track in Garageband by selecting: Note: Some NI products can be inserted both as instrument or effect plug-in (e.g. GUITAR RIG, SUPERCHARGER, etc.) in an Audio FX slot. MASSIVE X, KONTAKT, etc.) in a Software Instrument track.

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This article explains how to insert Native Instruments plug-ins in GarageBand, including:

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