For those not yet convinced that VOCALOID 2 is THE music software that can potentially take over human singers, lets look at some songs that employ the vocal "talent" that the series' first character Hatsune Miku is capable of.
First up is a song that illustrates her vocal manipulation from the start to the finish. "Sha-da-da-da-la" is used in the background and also in the main part of the song.
Miracle Paint:
A very fun jazz piece that I don't get tired listening to over and over again. Those who want it in their mp3 players can download it here.
Next up is a song that employs the highest part of her vocal range. It may seem irritating at first, but in the end I found it kind of beautiful.
At first I dismissed this song as a typical Japanese copy American pop kinda thing, but in the end it still kicked ass.
You must listen till the chorus to catch the high part.
Kona Yuki:
Download here.
With Kagamine Rin's release this month, we can look forward to more excelent, digitally crafted music.
Yamaha's Hatsune Miku VOCALOID 2 software took to top spot on Amazon Japan as the top selling software during its month of release.
"Because they’re synthesized voices, you can tell it’s fake depending on effort of the producer, but for the most part Miku sings amazing (if you like Japanese pop). She’s so popular that apparently all the first prints of the Vocaloid2 Hatsune Miku package have sold out, and it has also made amazon’s #1 bestsellers software rank despite the 15,750 yen (140 SGD) price (which I’m still wondering if I should buy…)"
Source: Moe Idolatory
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Hatsune Miku's vocal manipulation and range
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JX said:
"oh yeah and while i concede the base tonal quality of the simulated voice is not bad, it sorely lacks the expression/emotion that human singrs are capable of projecting into their voices.. a small touch of vibrato here and there, tone color change in the voice at certain passages - allthese are things which software can never emulate by virtue of the fact that they are not human lol"
Yepz but this is still quite a leap in vocal software technology. Who knows what we'll get in the future? XD
But yea, the voice is freaking dead. In fact when u use the software to emulate some non-original songs (which I will not post although I've heard them), the end result is rather horrendous. However, if you employ it well to craft original songs, they can turn out to be excellent.
What makes VOCALOID 2 powerful and worth taking note of is the rate VOCALOID songs are being churned out: You'll never get bored of listening to your mp3 player. I've already listened to some of Miku's first songs to death on my iPod and there are already a ton of new releases to consider. Ton of Miku freaks in Japan. And best of all, its currently free.
Its also worth noting that Miku is capable of singing across a wide range of genres unlike most human singers who specialise in one genre.
But what is essential to liking VOCALOID to a level of fanaticism like me is the visual/vocal aspect (moe) which I've explained in another very long blogpost (look for moe, 10th october).
Nevertheless, if u're waiting for your favourite artiste to get his/her new album out and are bored of his/her older songs can always fill the void with Miku/Rin songs. They come out alot faster than the songs of any market congregation of human artistes, so there's bound to be a good one somewhere. And actually, there are alot of good ones ^^
About moe, just read these posts for a full explanation of it (my moe post is quite lacking now that I looked at it):
http://www.sky.sannet.ne.jp/ma1919/moetry.html
http://heiseidemocracy.com/2005/12/07/the-moe-image/
Actually quite profound but is essential to enjoying quite a bit of anime/visual novels that employ the concept of "moe heroines", females that do not have stupid magical powers but are able to achieve what most normal people cannot somewhat realistically through their choices.
Fuko and Nagisa from CLANNAD are good examples of moe heroines.
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