How to make Lo-Fi Hip-Hop in FL Studio

70–95 BPM · Major or Dorian (warm and nostalgic feel)

Mellow, sample-based hip-hop defined by warm tape saturation, dusty drums, and jazzy chords. Perfect study and relaxation music.

Track elements

• Drums — Swung or shuffled 808 or vintage drum machine samples.
• Chords / Sample — Sample jazz, soul, or bossa nova records — chop and loop 2–4 bars.
• Bass — Simple, melodic bass following the chord root notes.
• Melody — Soft piano or flute melody playing a simple 2–4 bar loop.
• Texture & FX — Vinyl crackle sample looped underneath everything.
• Structure — Lo-fi tracks are often minimal — just a loop with subtle variation.
• Vocals / Hums — Lo-fi vocals are warm and slightly muffled — run them through a low-pass filter around 6 kHz.