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I personally think the best ideas for TV shows - at least comedies - are very low-fi ideas. High concepts often sell pitches in movies and TV, but, especially in TV when you're talking about hopefully a 100 or 150 episode proposition, those concepts just burn off, and then you're stuck with nothing.
Michael Schur

Meaning of "low-fi" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOW-FI

low-fi  [ˈləʊˈfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOW-FI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Low-Fi is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOW-FI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Low fidelity

Low fidelity or lo fi is a type of sound recording which contains technical flaws that make the recording sound different compared with the live sound being recorded, such as distortion, hum, background noise, or limited frequency response. The term "low-fidelity" is used in contrast to the audiophile term high fidelity or "hi-fi", which refers to stereo equipment that very accurately reproduces music without harmonic distortion or unwanted frequency emphasis or resonance. The ideas of lo-fi are taken to extremes by the genre or "scene" of no fidelity, or no-fi. Some lower-budget recordings from the 1970s and 1980s have a "lo-fi" sound because of the limitations of the analog recording and processing techniques of the time, which introduced unwanted artifacts such as distortion and phase problems. In some recordings, however, high fidelity recording is purposely avoided, or the artifacts such as simulated vinyl record crackles are deliberately retained or added in for aesthetic or historical reasons. Some unique aural qualities are available only with "low-tech" recording methods, such as recording on tape decks, or using analog sound processors.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOW-FI


affy
əˈfaɪ
clarify
ˈklærɪˌfaɪ
defy
dɪˈfaɪ
fie
faɪ
hi-fi
ˈhaɪˈfaɪ
identifier
aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ
identify
aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ
justify
ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ
lo-fi
ˈləʊˈfaɪ
modify
ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ
moistify
ˈmɔɪstɪˈfaɪ
notify
ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ
phi
faɪ
qualify
ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
redefy
ˌriːdɪˈfaɪ
satisfy
ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ
sci-fi
ˈsaɪˌfaɪ
specify
ˈspɛsɪˌfaɪ
verify
ˈvɛrɪˌfaɪ
Wi-Fi
ˈwaɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOW-FI

low-carbon steel
low-cholesterol
Low-Church
Low-Churchman
low-context
low-cost
low-cut
low-density lipoprotein
low-down
low-fat
low-flying
low-frequency
low-grade
low-hanging fruit
low-heeled
low-impact
low-key
low-keyed
low-level
low-level language

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOW-FI

ach-y-fi
Amalfi
banoffi
buffi
cfi
defi
fi
fifi
Gaddafi
kufi
kulfi
Qaddafi
refi
Rifi
Safi
Sufi

Synonyms and antonyms of low-fi in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «low-fi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOW-FI

Find out the translation of low-fi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of low-fi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «low-fi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低保
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

low-fi
570 millions of speakers

English

low-fi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम -Fi
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المنخفض فاي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

низкий -фантастические
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

low- fi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম-Fi
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

low-fi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rendah-rendah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Low-Fi-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低-Fiを提供
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저 소설
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kurang biaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thấp -fi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லோ-ஃபை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निम्न-फाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Düşük-fi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

low-fi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

low- fi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

низький -фантастичні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

low -fi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαμηλή - fi
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lae -fi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

låg -fi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

low- fi
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about low-fi

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QUOTES WITH «LOW-FI»

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Michael Schur
I personally think the best ideas for TV shows - at least comedies - are very low-fi ideas. High concepts often sell pitches in movies and TV, but, especially in TV when you're talking about hopefully a 100 or 150 episode proposition, those concepts just burn off, and then you're stuck with nothing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOW-FI»

Discover the use of low-fi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to low-fi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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It Takes a Village to Raise an Andy: A Low-fi Portrait
Andy refers to the unsophisticated appearance visible in zines and his own musical and personal Lockeeting expressions as “low-fi.” Originally, the term “low -fi” refers to low- fidelity sound recordings that contain technical flaws such as ...
Peggy Ann Hall, 2007
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Security and Usability: Designing Secure Systems that People ...
In developing Chameleon, we used a technique called low-fidelity prototyping(or low-fi prototyping for short). In general, prototyping is invaluable in many design activities,and user interface design is no exception. Prototyping allows designers  ...
Lorrie Faith Cranor, Simson Garfinkel, 2008
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Essays on Fundamental Analysis
Low FI is an indicator variable with a value of one when a firm is on the short side of the FI Score Strategy (when a firm has an FI score of zero or one), zero otherwise. High EPR*High FI is an interaction term that indicates a firm has both ...
Dain C. Donelson, 2007
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The Cinema Makers: Public Life and the Exhibition of ...
22726' ka Sal-a SKc-aVeli s=- =':— 1 Figure 42: Mikrokino, Low-Fi Video, Fest 2002 in Belgrade @ Low-Fi Video. Besides, 'Low-Fi' film-makers, the organizers and the audience were united by a certain aesthetics. Milos Kukuric'l an initiator of ...
Anna Schober, 2013
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Designing for Interaction: Creating Innovative Applications ...
Low-Fidelity Prototypes Low-fi delity prototypes are put together quickly and are usually crude and unpolished. They might be sketched on paper, made out of cardboard, or perhaps digital but with limited functionality and a basic interface.
Dan Saffer, 2010
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What Makes Music European: Looking beyond Sound
The distinction suggested by R. Murray Schafer between hi-fi and low-fi soundscapes is, however, likely to be significant cross-culturally. Hi-fi soundscapes are, by his definition, those allowing a distinct perception of single sounds and noises, ...
Marcello Sorce Keller, 2011
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Audio IC Users Handbook
A low-fi system is one that gives a poor to moderate quality of sound reproduction , or responds well to only a restricted part of the audio frequency spectrum, but gives a performance that enables voice messages to be reproduced without ...
R M MARSTON, 1997
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Hop on Pop: The Politics and Pleasures of Popular Culture
... critic Jon Pareles sets the stage for “low-fi rockers”: the “suburban slackers,” who had just released Pure Guava on Elektra following several independent label recordings, are found to be utilizing “primitive two-track and four-track recorders.
Henry Jenkins III, Tara McPherson, Jane Shattuc, 2003
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Implicit and Explicit Language Learning: Conditions, ...
Findings: Production and Hesitation in PAROLE Table 12.1 gives the basic production and fluency measures for all the L2 learners and native speakers in PAROLE, as well as for the low-FI and high-FI learner subgroups. The median values ...
Cristina Sanz, Ronald Philip Leow, 2011
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Technologies for the Wireless Future: Wireless World ...
This section reports on a case in which an interface design has been developed and tested in situ in a low-fi mockup. The test and the approach to testing the first prototype design were developed within the MAGNET Beyond project [5].
Klaus David, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW-FI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term low-fi is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Zero': Karlovy Vary Review - The Hollywood Reporter
The narrative has both a low-fi, almost Michel Gondryesque approach to flights of fancy and a constant dreamlike quality from the start, with the ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
2
The Pioneer SE-MX7 headphones will be music to the ears of EDM …
Wanting to see how the product performs in a non-speciality field, I then spun the extremely low-fi-recorded The Rooster Moans from alt-country ... «The National, Jul 15»
3
New Releases for Netflix July 2015: Da Sweet Blood of Jesus …
It's received mixed reviews, whether due to the low-fi style or Lee's unaccommodating voice, but how can you not check out such a prolific ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
4
Klyne 'Entropy' | Purple Sneakers
'Entropy''s sparse, jungle openings reveal a voice, coming from we're not quite sure where, and industrial beats which construct a low-fi sonic cavern. Faded out ... «Purple Sneakers, Jul 15»
5
Neill Blomkamp unveils Alien concept art featuring Sigourney Weaver
The visionary writer-director of low-fi sci-fi landmark District 9 took to Instagram Thursday to unveil new concept art for his upcoming Alien ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
6
Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales review – Julia Donaldson's beasts …
Katie Sykes's subtle staging and low-fi props have the same easy and friendly feel as Axel Scheffler's original illustrations. There are few ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Like DOOM? Now You Can Play DOOM Inside Of DOOM
Shown playing both Wolfenstein and DOOM 1, this mod is more or less a low-fi version of the retro level in the new Wolf game, only infinitely ... «Niche Gamer, Jul 15»
8
Hank delivers an eclectic musical mix
... started off with just me doing all the instrumentation and using drum samples, very low-fi," he explains. "Then we recorded in several studios. «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
9
Pluto Probe Is Powered By The Same CPU As A PlayStation
The original PlayStation. Basic and low-fi by even 2005 standards, sure, but hey, it worked! And is still working, nearly a decade on, despite the ... «Kotaku, Jul 15»
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Shot on iPhone: 'Tangerine' Raises Profile of Transgender Actors
KQED Arts spoke with Baker about his low-fi techniques, first-time actors and making it in Los Angeles. Still from 'Tangerine.' (Photo: Magnolia ... «KQED, Jul 15»

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