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Vocaloid 5
Vocaloid 5 is a Speech-generating device, singing voice synthesizer and successor to Vocaloid 4 in the Vocaloid series. History On July 2, 2018, Yamaha announced that both the official Vocaloid website and shop would be temporarily shut down for maintenance on July 12, 2018, with several Vocaloid products scheduled for discontinuation. On the day of the maintenance, information on upcoming non-Yamaha vocal Haruno Sora was leaked through a preorder listing; the package was listed as an add-on for the then-unannounced Vocaloid 5. Several hours later, once the maintenance had been completed, Yamaha relaunched the Vocaloid website, officially revealing and releasing Vocaloid 5 at the same time. Vocaloid 5 features a redesigned interface that has been described as "significantly more modern" than that of previous versions. It is the first release of Vocaloid to be exclusively sold as a bundle; all purchases include four default voicebanks - Amy, Chris, Kaori, and Ken. These voicebanks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vocaloid
is a singing voice synthesizer software product. Its signal processing part was developed through a joint research project led by Kenmochi Hideki at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, in 2000 and was not originally intended to be a full commercial project. Backed by the Yamaha Corporation, it developed the software into the commercial product "Vocaloid" that was released in 2004. The software enables users to synthesize "singing" by typing in lyrics and melody and also "speech" by typing in the script of the required words. It uses synthesizing technology with specially recorded vocals of voice actors or singers. To create a song, the user must input the melody and lyrics. A piano roll type interface is used to input the melody and the lyrics can be entered on each note. The software can change the stress of the pronunciations, add effects such as vibrato, or change the dynamics and tone of the voice. Various voice banks have been released for use with the Voc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Text-to-speech
Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and can be implemented in software or hardware products. A text-to-speech (TTS) system converts normal language text into speech; other systems render symbolic linguistic representations like phonetic transcriptions into speech. The reverse process is speech recognition. Synthesized speech can be created by concatenating pieces of recorded speech that are stored in a database. Systems differ in the size of the stored speech units; a system that stores phones or diphones provides the largest output range, but may lack clarity. For specific usage domains, the storage of entire words or sentences allows for high-quality output. Alternatively, a synthesizer can incorporate a model of the vocal tract and other human voice characteristics to create a completely "synthetic" voice output. The quality of a speech synthesizer is judged by its similarity to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotori Koiwai
is a Japanese voice actress, lyricist, and composer from Kyoto. Biography Koiwai was born in Kyoto on February 15, 1990. She initially took interest in voice acting after hearing the voice of Pikachu in the Pokémon anime. Afterwards, after working as a make-up model and as a narrator while still in high school, she became a voice actress. Her debut as a voice actress was in 2011 in the anime ''Blue Exorcist''. Koiwai is also a songwriter and a lyricist. She writes songs and lyrics for voice actress Rie Tanaka. She also wrote the song and lyrics for a song for ''Idolmaster Million Live!'' that she also performs herself. In 2019, she announced that she had been accepted into Mensa. In 2020, she started doing ASMR streams and created her own ASMR Label: Kotoneiro. Filmography Anime ;2011 * ''Blue Exorcist'' (Yoshikuni) ;2012 * ''Psycho-Pass'' (Yuki Funahara) * ''Joshiraku'' (Kigurumi Harōkitei) ;2013 * ''Day Break Illusion'' (Minori Murakami) * ''Fantasista Doll'' (Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikuko Inoue
is a Japanese voice actress, singer and narrator. She has been part of the singing groups DoCo and Goddess Family Club. She is the founder and manager of her voice-acting company, Office Anemone. Inoue tends to play the " perfect girlfriend" or "motherly" role in many series, but has also played more sultry and provocative roles. Biography Inoue's vocal roles are usually female characters characterized as dignified, reserved, beautiful, kind, regal, mature or domestic. For example, Belldandy, a goddess who is kind, compassionate and skilled at domestic tasks. Kasumi Tendo is an older sister who has taken over domestic duties after the death of her mother, and who acts as a counterbalance to the more rambunctious members of her family. Notably, both Kasumi and Belldandy are almost parallels of each other due to their roles as domestics in a home which could explode into chaos at any moment. She also plays Rune Venus in '' El-Hazard'', a princess and leader of her country; as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AH-Software
AH-Software is the software brand of AHS Co., Ltd., an importer of digital audio workstations and encoders in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as the developer of Voiceroid and a number of Vocaloid voicebanks. Products and services Vocaloid Products AHS released their first Vocaloids on December 4, 2009, named SF-A2 Miki, Kaai Yuki, and Hiyama Kiyoteru. Kaai Yuki became the first Vocaloid to use a child's voice. AHS also published a ''Hello Kitty''-based Vocaloid, "Nekomura Iroha", based on the Kittyler featured in the game ''Hello Kitty to Issho! Block Crash 123!!'' in cooperation with Sanrio. AHS are also heading the first project led by producers working with the software. Vocaloid 2 Products Vocaloid 3 Products Vocaloid 4 Products Vocaloid 5 Products Speech Synthesis *Voiceroid **Tsukuyomi Shouta; based on a seven-year-old male. **Tsukuyomi Ai; based on a five-year-old female. **Yoshida-Kun; based on the character from Eagle Talon. **Tsurumaki Maki; a teenage female mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voiceroid
Voiceroid is a speech synthesizer application developed by AH-Software and is designed for speech. It is only available in the Japanese language. Its name comes from the singing software Vocaloid, for which AH-Software also develops voicebanks. Both AH-Software's first Vocaloids and Voiceroids went on sale on December 4, 2009. It differs from regular text-to-speech programs in that it gives users more control over settings like tempo, pitch, and intonation. Overview Voiceroid uses an engine called ''AITalk'' developed by AI Inc. The user is able to adjust the tempo, pitch, and intonation to make the program sound more natural. The original two products, Tsukuyomi Shouta and Tsukuyomi Ai, were packaged with the animating software, Crazy Talk SE. On October 22, 2010, a new version of the engine was introduced, known as ''Voiceroid+''. The first voicebank released for this new engine featured a character from the children's anime ''Eagle Talon'', known as Yoshida-kun. Much like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vocaloid Editor For Cubase
Vocaloid Editor for Cubase is a version of the Vocaloid editor that has been adapted to be compatible with the Cubase Digital audio workstation. About The software did not come with any new vocals, but was able to impart Vocaloid 2 and Vocaloid 3 engine vocals. The advantage of this version, however, is that it is fully capable of working with the Cubase software and utilizing all the features of the Cubase software without fear of compatibility related problems. This means the vocals can be used alongside features such as mixers and buses together smoothly. Those who bought this version of the software did not need to additionally buy Vocaloid 3 or its later Mac version Vocaloid Neo. When ''Vocaloid Net'' was officially opened, exchange of data between this version of the software, Vocaloid 3, Vocaloid Neo and iVocaloid were opened up. This allowed producers to make music on the go between very different versions of the Vocaloid software for the first time. It was later a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vocaloid 3
Vocaloid 3 is a singing voice synthesizer and successor to Vocaloid 2 in the Vocaloid series. This version of the software is a much more expansive version, containing many new features, three new languages and many more vocals than past software versions combined. History Vocaloid 3 launched on October 21, 2011, along with several products in Japanese product, the first of its kind. Several studios are providing updates to allow Vocaloid 2 vocal libraries to come over to Vocaloid 3. With the launch of Vocaloid 3, a tool that was developed titled VocaListener, a software package that allows for realistic Vocaloid songs to be produced using human singing as a template, currently only supports Japanese vocals. It supports additional languages including Chinese, Korean, and Spanish. It is also able to use plug-ins for the software itself and switch between normal and "classic" mode for less realistic vocal results. Unlike previous versions, the vocal libraries and main editing softw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vocaloid 2
Vocaloid 2 is a singing voice synthesizer and the successor to the Vocaloid voice synthesizer application by Yamaha. Unlike the first engine, Vocaloid 2 based its output on vocal samples, rather than voice analysis. The synthesis engine and the user interface were completely revamped, with Japanese Vocaloids possessing a Japanese interface, as opposed to the previous version, which used English for both versions. It is noteworthy for introducing the popular character Hatsune Miku. History Vocaloid 2 was announced in 2007. Unlike the first engine, Vocaloid 2 based its synthesis on vocal samples, rather than analysis of the human voice. Due to time constraints, unlike the previous engine, it did not have a public beta test and instead bugs were patched as users reported them. The synthesis engine and the user interface were completely revamped, with Japanese Vocaloids possessing a Japanese interface, as opposed to all versions being in English, as was the case with its predecesso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vocaloid 4
Vocaloid 4 is a singing voice synthesizer and successor to Vocaloid 3 in the Vocaloid series. History In October 2014, the first Vocaloid confirmed for the Vocaloid 4 engine was the English vocal Ruby. Its release was delayed so it could be released on the newer engine. A Vocaloid 4 version for OS X has also been released. All AH-Software vocals were also announced as receiving updated packages as well as VY1v4. The update of the AH-Software Vocaloid 2 vocals is related to Windows 10 being released in 2015, and the impact it may have on the Vocaloid 2 software. The Vocaloid 4 engine allows the importing of Vocaloid 2 and Vocaloid 3 vocals, though Vocaloid 2 vocals must have already been imported into Vocaloid 3 for this to work. The new engine includes other features, but not all of them are accessible by Vocaloid 2 and Vocaloid 3 vocals. One of the new features is a "Growl" feature which allows vocals built for Vocaloid 4 to take on a growl-like property in their singing resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaha Corporation
is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate with a very wide range of products and services. It is one of the constituents of Nikkei 225 and is the world's largest musical instrument manufacturing company. The former motorcycle division was established in 1955 as Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., which started as an affiliated company but later became independent, although Yamaha Corporation is still a major shareholder. History Nippon Gakki Co. Ltd. (currently Yamaha Corporation) was established in 1887 as a reed organ manufacturer by Torakusu Yamaha (山葉寅楠) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture and was incorporated on 12 October 1897. In 1900, the company started the production of pianos. The first piano to be made in Japan was an upright built in 1900 by Torakusu Yamaha, founder of Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. — later renamed Yamaha Corporation. The company's origins as a musical instrument manufacturer are still reflected today in the group's logo—a trio of interloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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