Indie Insights: lofi & ambient artist Prithvi's go-to production tools

Prithvi produces lofi and ambient music inspired by everyday life. Breathing a sense of calm, comfort and respite into his work, Prithvi’s music is experimental yet familiar - helping listeners to feel at peace.

Prithvi releases his work with a number of specialist lofi and ambient labels, like Lofi Records, Beat Tree Records, Lofi Chill Records, The Jazz Hop Cafe and more, as well as independently and has collaborated with artists such as Milkoi, eva gomi tenshi, hotpotatoes, Høxde and more.

With such a range of lofi experience, we’re excited to hand the reins over to Prithvi today to share his must-have production tools!

Hey, this is Prithvi

I’m a self-taught independent musical artist from India. When I’m looking for production tools, I’m usually looking for simple yet unique tools that can provide another angle to my workflow. I want simplicity, not something that makes production more complicated!

These are the tools I love using:

Xfer Records Serum

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What is it? The industry-standard wavetable synthesiser with a visual workflow and the ability to create, import, edit and morph wavetables and manipulate them in real-time playback.

Where can you find it? https://xferrecords.com/products/serum-2

Prithvi says: Best wavetable synthesiser in my opinion. Can’t imagine making music without it.

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Wavesfactory Trackspacer

What is it? A plugin that creates space in your mix by carving out those clashing frequencies without a complicated sidechain setup. Visually easy to understand and a great tool for simplifying your workflow.

Where can you find it? https://www.wavesfactory.com/audio-plugins/trackspacer/

Prithvi says: The best tool if you don’t know how to do multiband sidechain manually.

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PaulXStretch by Sonosaurus

What is it? A classic plugin that can transform any audio into an ambient soundscape by using time-stretching features.

Where can you find it? https://sonosaurus.com/paulxstretch/

Prithvi says: The element everyone asks me about! This is what I use for ambient pads.

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IK Multimedia Tape Machine 80

What is it? An audio plugin that recreates the magic of the 1970s Studer A80 multi-track tape machine in a digital format.

Where can you find it? https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/trtapemac80/ 

Prithvi says: If I showed you my project files, this would be on every single one of them.

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Cytomic's The Glue

What is it? An analogue-modelled compressor plugin with mix, range and sidechain high pass controls.

Where can you find it? https://cytomic.com/product/glue/ 

Prithvi says: Simple, straightforward, and the most effective.

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