Gachapoid is a software application based on the character of
Gachapin
is a TV character who appeared in the children's program ' and its succeeding series, ' on Fuji TV. He is a green, bucktoothed dinosaur and is usually accompanied by his friend , a red Yeti.
Summary
Jōji Katakiri (President, Japan Software ...
. It was originally developed for
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 u ...
. The mascot of the software is called and he is sampled from the actress Kuniko Amemiya, who is the current voice of Gachapin.
Development
A special "Gachapoid", Gachapin x VOCALOID voice pack CD", was released on October 8, 2010, with a special green case and a free six-month subscription based on VOCALOID-flex to Nico Nico Douga's premium paid service.
Despite being released as a masculine character, during the development of
VY2
VY2 is a Japanese masculine vocal developed by Yamaha Corporation and distributed by Bplats, Inc. to act as a "standard" vocal for Vocaloid. It has the codename of "Yūma". It was originally released for the Vocaloid 2 engine. The fan design "Ror ...
the vocals of Ryuto or
Kagamine Len vocal were not classified as "masculine vocals" and were not considered capable of holding a low masculine tones because of it. As a result, he and Len were not referenced in the development of VY2.
Additional software
Gachapoid is the only vocal of the ''Vocaloid 2'' range with additional vocal software support. Gachapoid has access to the VOCALOID-flex engine and is used in conjunction with the software "V-Talk". V-Talk allows Gachapoid to be used in new ways, opening new methods of delicate editing to alter his vocal results.
On December 11, 2013 after it was asked if Ryuto would receive an update, as other Vocaloid 2 vocals were given one, it was tweeted that they had no plans for Gachapoid V3. On August 19, 2014, during a stream it was announced that Gachapoid V3 was starting production. It was later confirmed through a tweet that Gachapoid V3 would be download only.
According to the Internet co., Ltd product page, the vocal was updated as part of the 40th anniversary celebration of
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network S ...
's broadcast of Gachapin.
Competition
An illustrations contest was held to celebrate the launch of Gachapoid V3.
See also
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List of Vocaloid products
The following is a list of products released for the 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 ...
References
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Vocaloids introduced in 2012
Fictional singers