is a child
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 b ...
character produced by AH-Software Co. Ltd and released originally 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 ...
.
Development
Her voice is taken from recordings of an actual elementary school student, though the student is unknown.
AH-Software also announced that they would be selling their vocals in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, with Yuki being destined to be the first sold there.
Additional software
Silhouettes of the AH-Software VOCALOIDs were revealed on a poster on November 6, 2014, but it was unconfirmed what they were for at the time. On November 20, it was confirmed in the livestream for
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 re ...
that they all, with the exception of
Tohoku Zunko, would receive
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 re ...
updates. It was later confirmed that due to Yuki's original voice provider maturing, possible growl samples would be recorded from a new voice provider. On September 30, Yuki was confirmed to only receive a Natural voicebank, which could be purchased on its own or in a starter package. Her release date was announced to be October 29, 2015.
In an interview, Tomohide Ogata expressed a desire to produce English versions of their Vocals, however, the project is too complex. He went on to explain that because all of their providers are Japanese, they would rather seek English speakers of a similar voice to the Japanese versions from the United States and United Kingdom.
Characteristics
She and
Hiyama Kiyoteru
is a masculine vocaloid character produced by AH-Software Co. Ltd and released originally for Vocaloid 2. His voice is provided by Japanese male singer Kiyoshi Hiyama.
Development
He was released on the same day as Kaai Yuki and SF-A2 Miki w ...
were released as "student" and "teacher" vocals.
Yuki is meant to be portrayed as a 9 year old elementary school student. She is said to be "As tall as 10 big apples" and "As heavy as 86 apples". Her red
randoseru is a motif of YAMAHA's
wind controller
A wind controller, sometimes referred to as a wind synthesizer, is an electronic wind instrument. It is usually a MIDI controller associated with one or more music synthesizers. Wind controllers are most commonly played and fingered like a wood ...
, WX5.
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 2009
Fictional singers
Japanese idols
Japanese popular culture