LO-FI
Dangerous and Degraded, Meet Your New Secret Weapon
Step beyond the conventions of traditional hip hop and EDM toolkits into a world where dark, gritty textures and edgy, distorted sounds meet modern production. LO-FI is designed for producers who seek bold new territory beyond the clean and polished—diving into a world of intentional imperfection and extreme processing. By creatively reshaping sound through pitch shifting, distortion, and degradation, we’ve transformed everything from synths and keys to orchestral textures and guitars into dynamic, expressive instruments. Whether crafting hip-hop beats, atmospheric soundtracks, or experimental electronic music, these sounds provide the raw energy and depth to inspire new sonic frontiers.
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Modern Controls to Shape The Chaos or Amplify the Mayhem
LO-FI’s user interface centers around an XY Pad with 4 selectable Macro Effects that change multiple parameters simultaneously. Blending a vintage knob-per-function design with sleek modern styling, all of LO-FI’s controls are easily accessible in a single page - from dual filters that can be modulated to an advanced 16-step arpeggiator, a multi-mode portamento (glide), and a bevy of effects to widen, pulse, distort, delay, and spatialize the final sound.
Lyrical Leads and Basses
Enable Portamento to dial in pitch slides between 2 notes, creating lyrical monophonic sounds that will make your leads and basses sing. With the Arpeggiator engaged, Portamento creates slides in pitch between the individual notes for some truly expressive patterns. Portamento can even be used with polyphonic sounds like a pad to add movement between chords.
Advanced Arpeggiator
Program dynamic and complex arpeggiator patterns with LO-FI feature-rich 16-step Arpeggiator, featuring velocity scaling, sync and unsynced rates, swing, gate, random and more.
Meet the MacroFX Pad
Select between 4 Macro Effects – Stutter, Dream, Space, and Grit – then control it by moving XY Pad Control to change 2 or more parameters simultaneously by moving it along the X-axis and Y-axis.
Modulation Sources
Once you’ve added some modulation using the 3 Modulation Amount knobs in the Ring Mod and HP/LP Filter sections, you can experiment with different rhythms and movement by adjusting the settings on their corresponding Modulation Sources.
- LFO: This Modulation Source is selectable between LFO and STEP types. LFO creates smooth or angular movement with a variety of waveforms and shapes at a wide range of speeds, whether they’re synced to tempo or running freely at a set audio rate. STEP is a sequencer that creates gated rhythms with up to 32 steps in length with the ability to run freely or synced to tempo.
- Envelope: This Modulation Source is a 4-stage ADSR Envelope (Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release) that changes the target parameter over time. Create everything from sharp, snappy filter attacks, to slowly evolving Ring Modulation movement.
- Velocity: This Modulation Source uses incoming MIDI Note Velocity values (1-127) from your MIDI controller or sequencer to affect the target parameter. For instance, it can be used to open and close a filter cutoff depending on how fast or slow you strike the keys/pads (velocity) on your MIDI controller.
Creative Stereo Panning
Produce rhythmic pans of any speed or shape with Auto Pan, be it synced to the tempo or running freely at a set audio rate. Increase the Width control to add more intensity to the effect.
Wide as the Sky
Create a wide stereo image by dialing in some Stereo Double effect to blend more of the source signal into either the left or right channel.
Depth and Dimensionality
A host of on-board effects are at your disposal, including a multi-mode Ensemble Chorus effect made famous on string machines, and a Phaser Stone effect that emulates the coveted sound of vintage multi-stage phaser pedals.
Experimental Textures
Create metallic, bell-like tones by adding a bit of ring modulation to the sound source.
Add Rhythm and Movement: Use the 3 bipolar Modulation Amount knobs to apply modulation in either a positive or negative direction to the Ring Mod Amount parameter from the following Modulation Sources: Velocity, Envelope, and LFO/Step LFO.
Dual Filters with modulation
With its versatile dual filter design, and up to 3 selectable filter types each, the High Pass (HP) Filter and Low Pass (LP) Filter offer a wide range of sonic possibilities, including 2 and 4 pole state variable filters, and the classic Ladder filter design (LP) popularized by Moog analogue synthesizers.
Add Rhythm and Movement: Use the 3 bipolar Modulation Amount knobs to apply modulation in either a positive or negative direction to the HP and LP Filter Cutoff frequencies from the following Modulation Sources: Velocity, Envelope, and LFO/Step LFO.
Space and Time
Polish off the sound by mixing in delay and reverb send effects. The EP-1 Delay is an emulation of the prized Echoplex magnetic tape delay, and EastWest’s acclaimed convolution Reverb effect that features hundreds of impulse responses (IRs) that capture real spaces like studios, halls, and cathedrals.
Harmonically Rich
With Drive, produce everything from added warmth and texture, to extremely aggressive noise by driving the signal through 1 of 3 types: Bit Crusher, Distortion, and Fuzz.
Pushing LO-FI to the Limits
From the very start, the producers set out to craft something raw and untamed for the modern producer and composer, going far beyond the clean confines of typical libraries. The producers dove deep into sonic experimentation—warping every sound with pitch shifts, bit crushing, and amp distortion—to create a gritty, one-of-a-kind palette spanning hip-hop, electronic, soundtracks, and more. From growling basses to mangled orchestral stabs, each instrument reflects relentless processing, with versatile categories like warped guitars and eerie textures, plus a suite of FX to shape or amplify the chaos. This is a production toolkit with a bold, unfiltered edge—distorted, unpredictable, and built to inspire.
About the Team
Producer Doug Rogers:
Doug Rogers is a highly esteemed producer and the visionary behind EastWest, one of the most influential companies in the world of virtual instruments and sound libraries, and recipient of three NAMM TEC Awards in the past five years for “Best Musical Instrument Software”. Rogers’ contributions to the music industry through EastWest have had a profound impact on music production. His dedication to quality and innovation has provided musicians with tools that have changed the way music is created and produced. His work with EastWest has empowered countless musicians to bring their creative visions to life with unmatched sound quality and realism.
Producer Eden Nagar:
Eden Eliah Nagar is a rising star engineer and producer, having worked with many top artists in the Hip hop, R&B, Afro beats, and Pop genres including IDK, MF Doom, Young Thug, Gunna, Musiq Soulchild, Burna Boy, Kaytranada, producer and engineer Mike Dean, and many more. Eden was a producer for EastWest’s groundbreaking ICONIC synth. He was the driving force in helping to shape and process the sounds for LO-FI, bringing years of sound design experience and expertise.
Producer Blake Rogers:
Blake Rogers has been part of the EastWest production team since Hollywood Choirs. As a project coordinator, he contributed to the development of additional products Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition, Forbidden Planet, Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra, Hollywood Strings 2 and was a producer on ICONIC. For LO-FI, he used his extensive knowledge of music history to help curate hundreds of instruments and presets.
Drive the foundation of any modern production with the uncompromising presence of these low-end powerhouses. From menacing, distorted bass synths to gritty, speaker-rattling subs, these sounds are crafted for maximum impact.
Creatively processed drum kits transformed into new sonic territories by meticulously distorting and mangling each element with unique character. Energize your tracks with crunchy 808s, fractured snares, and glitched-out percussion.
Heavily processed guitars venture into new territory that go beyond the traditional, all the while maintaining their plucked string character. Offers distorted electric riffs, bit-crushed strums, and degraded chord layers for a rebellious edge in any mix.
Cutting-edge sound design brings these synths, keys, and pianos into the modern realm, many of which feature stacked harmonies on a single note for instant inspiration. Includes detuned analog synths, degraded electric pianos, and glitchy harmonic stacks that deliver instant inspiration.
Bold and distinctive, these edgy, distorted leads will cut through any mix. Many feature rhythmic LFO modulation or arpeggiation to create dynamic motion. Includes searing distorted lines, pulsating leads, and aggressive, overdriven synths.
Bridge the boundaries of classic orchestration and modern production with these fresh cross-genre instruments, many of which feature stacked sounds transposed across the keyboard to create vinyl-like samples. Expect fractured strings, degraded brass, and haunting woodwind textures that deliver cinematic depths with a dark twist.
Evocative atmospheres that add depth and character to any production, breathing life into music with a range of textural ambiences from degraded noise washes, to warped environmental tones.
A futuristic lens takes these vocal instruments to reimagined heights, warping and processing them to create entirely new sonic possibilities. Contains glitchy vocal chops, pitch-shifted harmonies, and haunting vocal pads that add an uncanny edge to your tracks.
What Will You Create?
This isn’t just another hip-hop/EDM collection—it’s a transformative tool for producers craving something beyond the predictable. Packed with gritty, distorted, and reimagined sounds, it breaks genre norms with a fresh sonic palette. Each instrument, from punchy basses to warped vocals, is pushed to its limits to spark creativity and inspire new musical directions. If you’re ready to ditch the ordinary, this essential library is your foundation for a bold breakthrough.
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Below are the minimum and recommended hardware and software specifications for using Opus 1.5.6 (required for LO-FI) on Windows and MacOS systems.
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The chart below outlines the MacOS and Windows 64-bit operating systems and sequencers that are officially supported and fully tested with the latest version of Opus. Please note that while most Sequencers / DAWs are VST 2, VST 3, AU and AAX plug-in format compatible, only those listed in the chart below are officially supported.
| Product | Version | MacOS (10.15+) | Windows 10 |
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| EW Opus Stand-Alone | 1.5.0+ | YES | YES |
| Ableton Live | 10.1.2+ | YES | YES |
| Apple Logic Pro | 10.7.9+ | YES | - |
| Apple Garageband | 10.4.9+ | YES | - |
| Avid Pro Tools | 2019.12+ | YES | YES |
| Bitwig Studio | 3.1.3+ | YES | YES |
| Cockos Reaper | 6.0+ | YES | YES |
| Image-Line FL Studio | 20.6+ | YES | YES |
| Motu Digital Performer | 10.11+ | YES | YES |
| Steinberg Cubase(1) | 10.0.5+ | YES | YES |
| Steinberg Nuendo(1) | 10.2+ | YES | YES |
| Presonus Studio One | 4.5.4+ | YES | YES |
| VSL Vienna Ensemble Pro | 7.0+ | YES | YES |
| Notation Software(2) | Version | ||
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| Avid Sibelius | 2019.9+ | YES | YES |
| MakeMusic Finale | 26.1+ | YES | YES |
| Steinberg Dorico | 3.0.10+ | YES | YES |
- (1) VST3 usage is recommended
- (2) Sibelius / Finale / Dorico notation programs work with Opus, but do not support the full feature set of some Opus/Play Libraries, such as those that use WordBuilder. Please contact support for details.
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