Sachiko is a

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vocal. Its voice samples are based on Japanese actress, voice actress, and one of the leading

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singers in Japan,

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Development

Sachiko was revealed on the Vocaloid website on July 23, 2015. A job plugin called "Sachikobushi" was available, which aimed to facilitate realistic reproduction of Kobayashi's voice. It would also include ExVoice for sounds such as shouting. The first demo and a digital download of the voicebank were both released on July 27. Preorders for the physical box and trial versions were also available. The boxed version would be sold in August.Sachiko
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Additional software

Sachiko's voice was also released for

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References

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