Vocaloid

[blissfullynaive]

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Since i did not notice any thread here in istorya that is about Vocaloid, i kind of decided to make one. .__.
Sorry for the following WALL OF TEXT ;___;

Why? Because it's awesome. There are a lot of amateur songwriters and composers out there. And it's a surprise how well theses songs are made.

Why here? I know this thread could be placed in the Software & Games subtopic or under Music & Radio, but i figured that this is fitted here due to the character designs of the voice synthesizers, nature of the software, and the target fans of this.. phenomenon.

Also, this is the only forum i am currently and constantly visiting. For some reason (i'm looking at you, school), i cannot keep up with certain news and forum posts (that are related and relevant to my interests and hobbies) from different sites. My computer refusing to turn on is not helping either. Thus, i thought of sharing it here in istorya, and i'm hoping this topic can trigger interesting conversations with you, guys.

To start, What is Vocaloid?
"Vocaloid is a singing synthesizer application software developed by the Yamaha Corporation that enables users to synthesize singing by just typing in lyrics and melody."
To continue reading about it, pls visit Vocaloid Wiki

So in short, it's a computer software where you can make songs with it.

What is this Miku, Luka i'm hearing about?
They are the characters. Or the artists/singers in the software. They can sing for you if you input the lyrics and melodies and notes.

Vocaloid - This initial release can be called Vocaloid 1. The first release of the software had only 6 characters (2 japanese, the rest are English Vocaloids, if i remember correctly).

Vocaloid 2 - The second release.

Here are the Vocaloid characters (this is the most updated pic i could find ;__; ) :

Those new faces are SF-A2 Miki (the pink haired, huuuuuge weird ahoge, girl), Kaai Yuki (loli, black-haired, girl), Hiyama K!yoteru (the one that looks like a teacher). Two in there are Fanmade characters and Utaloid.
*will update this later.

[blissfullynaive]

Anyway, for those of you who have listened to some Vocaloid songs, what are your favorites?
Here are a couple of my picks:

Just Be Friends - A song about breaking up. Sung by Megurine Luka.

Magnet - A song about forbidden love. Sung by Megurine Luka and Hatsune Miku.

Spice! - @////@ A song by Kagamine Len.

[It's Not] The World's End - A bittersweet, semi-suicidal song by Getsumen (Hoehoe-P). Video by Osare-P

Marionette Syndrome - I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SONG ♥♥♥. Music by Scop.

Melancholy of a literary boy - Love this song, too. The title says a lot already.
Music by Hoehoe-P. Movie by Osare-P

Two-Faced Lovers - When the wall between love and lust fades. A very interesting song by wowaka (Genjitsutouhi-P). Movie by y0641983
(Nico Chorus version: YouTube - ?Nico Nico Chorus? Ura Omote Lovers ?5 Male Chorus?)

*will add later.. x___x

[syaoran]

Seen this for a while now. yhuji123 has a software for this.

[yhuji123]

hi i am yhuji i am a musician and a song writerser and i use vocaloid i have DVD's packs of hatsune miku,megurine luka,kagamine rin and lin megpoid and other.MY dad bought me the DVD from japan and i mostly use hatsune miku for composing japanese song but mostly i recompose songs like melt,world is mine and last night last good night and this software is really an awesome software for otaku song writer and composer and i encourage them to try this software^_^ just PM me if you want some copies of my DVD ^_^

[blissfullynaive]

@syaoran: Yes, it has been around for a few years. Taod2 na sad bitaw ni xa.

@yhuji: I-I see.. Uhh.. good job? xD
As for me, i simply just listen to really good compositions. I don't think i can make songs using the software. Ahahaha~.
But thanks for that, yhuji. Someone might want to ask you for a copy.



@everyone: Any fave songs you might want to share?

[Halcyon_]

@syaoran: Yes, it has been around for a few years. Taod2 na sad bitaw ni xa.

@yhuji: I-I see.. Uhh.. good job? xD
As for me, i simply just listen to really good compositions. I don't think i can make songs using the software. Ahahaha~.
But thanks for that, yhuji. Someone might want to ask you for a copy.



@everyone: Any fave songs you might want to share?

YouTube - 08 StargazeR (Vocalolegend New-Arrange ver.)

[blissfullynaive]

Ah~ Stargazer.
First heard it when i was still playing Osu! A friend of mine likes it a lot. Ahaha~
It's a nice song. :3

[Halcyon_]

??
holic has some pretty good vocaloid fan made songs, don't hesitate to check it out.
He's a huge faggot with a tripcode though.

[blissfullynaive]

Holic-tan looks like a Touhou character, for some reason. Also, it reminded me of Hina Ichigo.

Lol@fagging up /a/ and K-On!
Ahahaha..

Hurrah for liking traps. <3

Two of my fave Vocaloid producers that i can randomly name at the moment are wowaka and Hachi. <3

[rwind64]

Haha. Holic-tan.

Anyways, let's make this a vocaloid PV/song dump so people can check for vocaloid songs here. Perhaps a vocaloid image or two to go along.

Contributing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7YGIH3WrC4 << Voice 3D PV sang by Hatsune Miku

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxqbtd9FiFA << Pumapatak na naman ang ulan by Hatsune Miku

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v30of8gzu5k << ICE sang by Kaito, a parody of Len's SPICE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN4ZLk44rfQ << Uninstall by Kaito