Patent Sounds has released Scratchpad, a free instrument plugin for macOS and Windows built with lofi in mind.
The plugin comes with 12 instrument presets split into Keys, Bells, Basses and Lead sounds. The presets were carefully picked out and sampled to fit the lofi aesthetic, but Patent Sounds says these sounds are also going to work great in other subgenres of hip hop too.
With Scratchpad's built-in noise generators, you can manually add a mix of noise to your sound instantly making them sound more "Retro". Choose from Vinyl, Tape, or Rain noises and mix them with your tonal sound to give it a different texture.
Patent Sounds combined Chorus, Distortion, and Wow/Flutter to make up the "Lofiness" section of the plugin. These effects can be used together to create a really degraded or aged effect.
Price: Free.
