or Internet, is a
software
Software is a set of computer programs and associated software documentation, documentation and data (computing), data. This is in contrast to Computer hardware, hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work.
...
company based in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
, Japan. It is best known for the
music sequencer Singer Song Writer and Niconico Movie Maker for
Nico Nico Douga, a
video sharing
An online video platform (OVP), provided by a video hosting service, enables users to upload, convert, store and play back video content on the Internet, often via a structured, large-scale system that may generate revenue. Users will generally u ...
website. It also develops singing synthesizers using the
Vocaloid 4 engine developed by
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 divi ...
. In 2014, they were the second leading company in sound-related software in Japan, boasting a 14.0% share of the market.
Products and services
Music composition
Internet started their Vocaloid development with the first ''Vocaloid 2'' singing synthesizer
Gackpoid
, is a software product developed by Internet Co., Ltd. for the Vocaloid software. His voice is sampled from Japanese singer and actor Gackt. The mascot of the software is called , after Gackt's alias name. Gackpo is sometimes referred to as Gackp ...
on July 31, 2008,
whose voice was provided by Japanese international singer
Gackt. Gackpoid includes OPUS Express for mixing vocal parts with accompaniment or phoneme data.
The second product,
Megpoid
is a Vocaloid by Internet Co., Ltd. Her voice is sampled by Megumi Nakajima. The mascot of the software is called (stylized as GUMI). She is also sometimes called Megpoid GUMI, or GUMI Megpoid.
The name "Gumi" is the voice provider Megumi Nakaji ...
, was released on June 25, 2009 and is voiced by
Megumi Nakajima
is a Japanese voice actress and singer, who is affiliated with Stay Luck. Her involvement in the entertainment industry began in 2003 when she participated in an audition held by the talent agency Stardust Promotion, becoming affiliated with the ...
.
Due to the success of
Crypton Future Media
, or simply Crypton, is a Japanese media company based in Sapporo, Japan. It develops, imports, and sells products for music, such as sound generator software, sampling CDs and DVDs, and sound effect and background music libraries. The company al ...
's "Append" series, Internet announced they will be working on an updated version of Megpoid called Megpoid Extend in 2011.
Yamaha's first Vocaloid called Lily was later sold via Internet's website.
Internet also released Gachapoid based on the voice of
Gachapin,
a popular Japanese television character. Gackpoid, Megpoid and Lily would also be released in Taiwan.
Vocaloid 2
Vocaloid 3
Vocaloid 4
Vocaloid 6
Upcoming products
Internet's other music composers include:
* ''Singer Song Writer'' (SSW) - a music sequencer
* ''Mixture'' - a music composer
*
VST Software Instrument ''LinPlug'' series - synthesizers and samplers
Sound editing and recording
* ''OPUS'' (Optical Practical Ultimate Sound Design) - a multi-track sound designer
* ''Sound it!'' - a sound editor and recorder
* ''Degiroku Studio''
Video
* ''Video Save'' - a video downloader and converter for video-sharing websites
* ''Niconico Movier Maker'' (NMM)
Other
* ''Mobile VIVO 1816 Save
vivo 1816'' - a data backup tool for
VIVO 1816[
]
References
External links
*
LinPlug Virtual Instruments GmbH
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Software companies of Japan
Companies based in Osaka Prefecture
Vocaloid production companies