Vocaloid
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VOCALOID (hereafter stylized as Vocaloid) is the term for voice synthesis technology that was developed by Yamaha. Sung lyrics can be created by inputting the melody and lyrics into the software, which then converts into a playable audio file that has been sung by a sampled human voice.
Companies that have accepted a license agreement with Yamaha can produce their own singer libraries that contain sampled sounds and sell them as commercial products in combination with the Yahama software. VOCALOID and its shorthand Japanese form, ボカロ are registered trademarks of Yahama Corporation.
Summary and History
With the Vocaloid software, it is incredibly cheap and easy to create expressive music without the need for hiring an actual vocalist. However, as the software only handles vocals, additional software is required in order to create musical arrangements that accompany the vocals.
Since an actual human's voice is sampled per voicebank library, more natural-flowing singing elements can be synthesized, including pitch changes, vibrato settings, and other melodic embellishments.
The Vocaloid project began in March 2000 under the name 'DAISY'. After three years of collaborative research with Yahama and the Universitat Pompei Fabra (UPF) Music Technology Group in Barcelona, Vocaloid signal processing was developed.
Vocaloid was first announced in February 2003 and in 2004, the first packaged product for personal computers using Vocaloid technology was released by the firm ZERO-G in the United Kingdom. Since then, Vocaloid-compatible sound libraries have been released by vendors all over the world, including Japan.
Version upgrades have since been released; VOCALOID2 (2007), VOCALOID3 (2011), VOCALOID4 (2014), and the latest version VOCALOID5 which was released in 2018.
Originally developed to be used as backup vocals, Vocaloid was actively used for main vocals soon after its initial release. Since 2007, when Hatsune Miku using VOCALOID2 technology was released, many songs using Vocaloid software as main vocals were released on the Internet and the software gained global exposure. Since then, record labels have been increasingly receptive to accepting artists who primarily use Vocaloid for vocals. In 2010, 'EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocalogenesis feat. Hatsune Miku' became the first album using Vocaloid for vocals to reach 1st place in the Oricon weekly albums chart.
Origin of Name
The name Vocaloid was created by combining the term 'vocal' with the suffix 'oid', which denotes form or resemblance. An example of its use is the word 'humanoid' (similar to a human). In this way, 'Vocaloid' has the meaning of 'being similar to vocals'. The name was determined early in development although many fans incorrectly consider Vocaloid to merely be the juxtaposition of 'vocal' and 'android'. Simply put, Vocaloid is the name of the software itself, and any voice libraries using names or character art are supplemental to the software itself.
Released Vocaloid Products
There have been numerous voicebanks using the Vocaloid technology released by many different companies to varying degrees of success. Indeed, Crypton Future Media's Hatsune Miku release has proven to be the most popular of the Vocaloid voicebanks thus far.
ZERO-G
ZERO-G was the first British manufacturer to launch Vocaloid products.
Name | Engine | Available Languages | Initial Release |
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LEON | Vocaloid | English | January 15, 2004 |
LOLA | Vocaloid | English | January 15, 2004 |
MIRIAM | Vocaloid | English | July 1, 2004 |
PRIMA | Vocaloid2 | English | January 14, 2008 |
SONIKA | Vocaloid2 | English | July 15, 2009 |
TONIO | Vocaloid2 | English | July 13, 2010 |
AVANNA | Vocaloid3 | English | December 22, 2012 |
Dex | Vocaloid4 | English | November 20, 2015 |
Daina | Vocaloid4 | English | November 20, 2015 |
Crypton Future Media
Crypton Future Media is a Japanese company that sold Vocaloid products using the first Vocaloid engine together with ZERO-G.
Name | Engine | Available Languages | Initial Release |
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MEIKO | Vocaloid | Japanese, English | November 5, 2004 |
KAITO | Vocaloid | Japanese, English | February 17, 2006 |
Hatsune Miku | Vocaloid | Japanese, English, Chinese | August 31, 2007 |
Kagamine Rin/Len | Vocaloid | Japanese, English | December 27, 2007 |
Megurine Luka | Vocaloid | Japanese, English | January 30, 2009 |
PowerFX
PowerFX is a Swedish manufacturer that sells software based on the Vocaloid2 engine. It is distributed by Crypton Future Media for sales within Japan.
Name | Engine | Available Languages | Initial Release |
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SWEET ANN | Vocaloid2 | English | June 29, 2007 |
BIG-AL | Vocaloid2 | English | December 22, 2009 |
OLIVER | Vocaloid3 | English | December 21, 2011 |
YOHIOloid | Vocaloid3 | Japanese, English | September 10, 2013 |
Ruby | Vocaloid4 | English | October 7, 2015 |
Internet Co.
Internet Co. is a long-established desktop music (DTM) manufacturer in Japan who soon after entered the Vocaloid production industry.
Name | Engine | Available Languages | Initial Release |
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Gakupoid | Vocaloid2 | Japanese | July 31, 2008 |
Megpoid | Vocaloid2 | Japanese, English | June 26, 2009 |
Lily | Vocaloid2 | Japanese | August 25, 2010 |
Gachapoid | Vocaloid2 | Japanese | October 8, 2010 |
CUL | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | December 22, 2011 |
kokone | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | February 14, 2014 |
Chika | Vocaloid | Japanese3 | October 16, 2014 |
Otomachi Una | Vocaloid4 | Japanese | July 30, 2016 |
AHS
AH-Software is a Japanese software sales company.
Name | Engine | Available Languages | Initial Release |
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Hiyama Kiyoteru | Vocaloid2 | Japanese | December 4, 2009 |
Kaai Yuki | Vocaloid2 | Japanese | December 4, 2009 |
SF-A2 Miki | Vocaloid2 | Japanese | December 4, 2009 |
Nekomura Iroha | Vocaloid2 | Japanese | October 22, 2010 |
Yuzuki Yukari | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | December 22, 2011 |
Tohoku Zunko | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | June 5, 2014 |
Kizuna Akari | Vocaloid4 | Japanese | April 26, 2018 |
Haruno Sora | Vocaloid5 | Japanese | July 26, 2018 |
Yahama
Name | Engine | Available Languages | Initial Release |
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VY1 | Vocaloid2 | Japanese | September 1, 2010 |
VY2 | Vocaloid2 | Japanese | April 25, 2011 |
Mew | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | October 21, 2011 |
Tone Rion | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | December 16, 2011 |
Aoki Lapis | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | April 5, 2012 |
ZOLA PROJECT | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | June 21, 2013 |
Meruri | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | December 24, 2013 |
Ano Kano | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | March 3, 2014 |
Galaco NEO | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | August 5, 2014 |
CYBER DIVA | Vocaloid4 | English | February 5, 2015 |
Sachiko | Vocaloid4 | Japanese | July 27, 2015 |
Arsloid | Vocaloid4 | Japanese | September 23, 2015 |
Unity-chan! | Vocaloid4 | Japanese | January 14, 2016 |
Fukase | Vocaloid4 | Japanese, English | January 28, 2016 |
CYBER SONGMAN | Vocaloid4 | English | October 31, 2016 |
Nemu Yumemi | Vocaloid4 | Japanese | February 16, 2017 |
AZUKI | Vocaloid4 | Japanese | July 12, 2017 |
MATCHA | Vocaloid4 | Japanese | July 12, 2017 |
Mirai Komachi | Vocaloid4 | Japanese | May 24, 2018 |
Amy | Vocaloid5 | English | July 12, 2018 |
Chris | Vocaloid5 | English | July 12, 2018 |
Kaori | Vocaloid5 | Japanese | July 12, 2018 |
Ken | Vocaloid5 | Japanese | July 12, 2018 |
1st PLACE
1st PLACE is a Japanese music production company.
Name | Engine | Available Languages | Initial Release |
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IA | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | January 27, 2012 |
EXIT TUNES
EXIT TUNES is a Japanese record label owned by Pony Canyon.
Name | Engine | Available Languages | Initial Release |
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MAYU | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | December 5, 2012 |
gynoid
gynoid is a Japanese record label.
Name | Engine | Available Languages | Initial Release |
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v flower | Vocaloid3 | Japanese | May 9, 2014 |
Shinfa | Vocaloid3 | Chinese, Japanese | February 10, 2015 |
Meika Hime, Meika Mikoto | Vocaloid5 | Japanese | March 30, 2019 |
References
Vocaloid
VOCALOID - Wikipedia
Crypton Product Page
IT Media News
The Independent
Crypton Product Page CV01A
Vocaloid Blog
Vocaloid Wiki
The operability that evolved from the Universal Design viewpoint.
Vocaloid Hikari
The design of software is essentially the design of the GUI. The VOCALOID screen uses a black color scheme so that prolonged use does not fatigue the user's eyes, and important information is expressed in lines and text that resemble light with a unified tonal scheme. There are many musical composition programs that provide a realistic GUI such as a piano or drums, but the VOCALOID is extremely simple. To enhance the musicality and individuality of the creator, we limited ourselves to the bare essentials, with neutral functional expressions only.
As one of the designers developing the VOCALOID, I was impressed with the speed with which user feedback was incorporated into the product. Developers immediately tested the suggestions of users sent in over the Web, via SNS and whatnot, and those that had merit were immediately implemented in the program. The designers then redesigned the interface when necessary. The speed of that development was refreshingly fast.
Responding to user feedback, we released the VOCALOID3 with better display colors and ease of operation. We reviewed the product from a Universal Design perspective and made it easier to look at and easier to use.
In the VOCALOID3, we color-coded the tracks to make all 16 of them immediately recognizable.