VOCALOID 3 TutorialThe whole interface on a basic levelHello, I’m going to show you how to create wonderful songs of your own or a cover song by creating good structured lyrics in VOCALOID 3. I have been fiddling with the program and watching tutorials so now its time to summarize what I’ve learnt! Hopefully this will help you, especially for the hard of hearing if you have trouble with sounds like I did.Creating notes and how to structure themThis is the interface of VOCALOID 3, on the left side there is a keyboard.
Higher the keyboard, higher the pitch of the voice, lower the keyboard, lower the pitch. Usually, you would start in the middle to begin.Now the pencil tool above can create vocals at a note, you can click on the keyboard notes so you can hear an “a” in Japanese or an “ooh” English sound that will determine what your vocals will sound like.You can create vocals by clicking on the boxes and dragging them, making it as short or as long as you like.
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You can make them shorter by clicking on Setting(S) above at the top, and Part/Note Length(N) to make them shorter by fraction.You can see that the bar shows its default, you can change it by writing in Japanese with your English keyboard, it will give response to you even if you have a Japanese keyboard or not. Just write in Japanese characters separately in each box such as these;a,i,u,e,o the five vowels.
Sa, shi, su, se so. Na, ni, nu, ne no. And so on, there are 49 in total but there are 110 syllables in Japanese while English has 8000 so leaning the language isn’t hard as an English person. English is typed in word by word, sometimes the word may not work so you’ll have to write the words in by syllable each box.PhonemesWhat is a phoneme? In the picture below, I have typed in “like” in brackets next to it shows what the word sounds like, so if you type in the word “me”, it shows (m i) so you would change the “me” to get the “e” sound. Fiddle with the words to get the phoneme sounds you want to make your vocaloid sound better.
This is how professionals use VOCALOID to create the human like voices such as Mitchie M’s Freely Tomorrow.Sometimes if you write in a word and get this phoneme (u:), that is going to give you an “u” sound, you may have misspelt the word so get a dictionary. Or you will have to do it in syllables like I said before.Making the software singCreating the notes and making the lyrics flow nicely to meet your expectations can be a bit tricky. But what I recommend is to sing the lyrics yourself to see what words go high or low to determine what note and how long that note to be. That helps a lot so practice and listen carefully to the lyrics.The MixerThe mixer in View(V), Mixer(X) can make the singer sound like its on a microphone or a karaoke like sound by using the gain. Also if you put in a WAV file, it will also make the music louder or softer. To put in a WAV file, click on File(F),Import(I),Wave(W) if it doesn’t play you will have to go to Settings(S), Preference(P) and change the sampling rate to match the WAV file in order to play it.TracksYou can add tracks by clicking on Track(T) and Add Track(A). On your second track you can make more lyrics in the background even when the first track is singing, it will sing the second one as well at the same time!You can change the singer by right clicking on the musical editor window, click on Singer(I)and select your singer.Vibr ato PropertyBy double clicking on the vibrato which is just under your vocal boxes, you can change the vibrato to fast, extreme, normal, slight or no vibrato at all!
It will change the way the software is singing. You can also make the vibrato longer or shorter by adjusting it below the box by dragging it or when changing the vibrato, you can change it to make it higher and then halt it or then lowering it down when it sings.VEL, BRE, OPE ETCDown below is VEL, DYN, BRE, BRI,CLE, OPE, GEN, POR, PIT, PBS.
They mean;Velocity – Your boxes made, you can cut the green lines down to make them softer.Dynamic – To make the voice more dynamic.Breath – To make your voice breathe!
Contents.History Vocaloid 3 launched on October 21, 2011, along with several products in Japanese product, the first of its kind. Several studios are providing updates to allow Vocaloid 2 vocal libraries to come over to Vocaloid 3. With the launch of Vocaloid 3, a tool that was developed titled VocaListener, a software package that allows for realistic Vocaloid songs to be produced using human singing as a template, currently only supports Japanese vocals. It supports additional languages including,. It is also able to use plug-ins for the software itself and switch between normal and 'classic' mode for less realistic vocal results. Unlike previous versions, the vocal libraries and main editing software are sold as two separate items. The vocal libraries themselves only contain a 'tiny' version of the Vocaloid 3 editing software.
Yamaha will also be granting the licensing of plug-ins and use of the Vocaloid software for additional mediums such as. Also, Vocaloid 3 has support unlike Vocaloid 2 which improves language capabilities. The first Spanish Vocaloids, Clara and Bruno, were released in 2011.New technology is also being used to bring back the voice of the singer who died in 2007. This is the first attempt to bring back a singer whose voice had been lost, yet it had been considered a possibility since the software was first released in 2004.
However, this is only being done for private use. A second attempt was made with the voice of, a member of group, who died in 1998.The software was given a special version called ', this was a special version that would work with the. An version of the software called Vocaloid Neo was announced on July 24, 2013. Several voices have since been confirmed for this version of the software.
Producers who owned vocals that had Mac versions had their licenses updated to allow Mac installation of those vocals, however only the Windows or Mac install was allowed and both could not be installed under the same purchase. In 2013, the first Catalan vocal project was introduced called 'ONA'.A series of resource packs called 'Vocaloid-P Data series' were also released. A total of 4 volumes were released, the series was retired with the introduction of the SE versions of several vocals. In addition, Vocaloid 3, Vocaloid Neo and i-Vocaloid were later given an update which allowed access to a system called 'Vocaloid Net'. This allowed users to use all 3 versions of the software to access stored files made in any of the 3 software.Vocaloid 3 allowed for more variety of vocals to be produced, including some that could not allow.' VocaListener', which had been announced during Vocaloid 2, was released as a Job plug-in for the Vocaloid 3 software.Vocaloid 3 vocals were also able to be imported into.Products Mew.
Main article:SeeU was released as the first Korean vocal for the Vocaloid 3 software, being one of the four release date vocals released when the Vocaloid3 software launched on October 21, 2011. She is capable of Korean and Japanese and released by based on the voice of Kim Dahee.Throughout pre-Vocaloid 3 release promotions, SBS stood by a claim that you can recreate English with SeeU's Korean voicebank, and in Dec 2011 even went so far to say SeeU is actually 'trilingual', although the comment seemed odd as SeeU had only two voicebanks. In Feb 2012 they stated that they were working on a full English voicebank. In August 2012, SBS reported that the recordings for the voicebank had been completed and was now going through a tuning process. Her English VB will be similar to an append and her design slightly adjusted. On February 4, 2013, in response to a Korean fan's question about the progress of English Voicebank, SBS posted a reply that the development of English Voicebank is on hold.
Due to Dahee being incarcerated in 2015, SeeU English is not expected for a long time.V3 Megpoid. Main article:The Vocaloid 2 product 'Megpoid' was updated to the Vocaloid 3 version under the name of 'V3 Megpoid'. Several products were released under this name. The first of these packages was the 'Megpoid Complete' product which featured 4 new vocals ('adult', 'power', 'sweet' and 'whisper') with natural song tones. The vocals were also sold separately for users who only wanted one or two of these vocals. This was one of four packages sold on the release day of Vocaloid 3 on October 21, 2011. An updated version of the original voice of 'Megpoid' was also sold called 'V3 Megpoid - Native'.
This had the same tone and fixed several problems from the Vocaloid 2 version. This product was released on March 15, 2012. An English version of the Megpoid vocal was also released on February 28, 2013, Internet co., Ltd noted this was one of their most difficult vocals to produce because it required several times the amount of samples of the Japanese vocal to produce.The Native and English versions would later be sold in 2016 on the app. Main article:CUL was released for the VOCALOID 3 software based on the voice of. She sings in Japanese and was released by Internet co., Ltd on the December 22, 2011. CUL originally started out as the mascot for the TV documentary 'VOCALO Revolution' which focused on the impact VOCALOID had had on the Japanese culture. Internet Co., Ltd noted that CUL was their most difficult vocal to produce in an interview and the vocal was re-done twice, though did not use any new recording sessions.
Yuzuki Yukari. See also:A Japanese female released for the Vocaloid 3 engine by AH Software on December 22, 2011. She is based on the voice of Chihiro Ishiguro. She was the first AH Software Vocaloid to also receive a vocal which was also released on December 22, 2011.A Neo version was released on December 19, 2013.
She was designed by a group called Vocalomakets, the group consisted of Vocaloid producers. Bruno The first of a pair of Spanish vocals released for the Engine on December 24, 2011. Bruno is a male vocal produced by Voctro Labs, S.L. The two vocals had been in production since 2009. Clara Clara was the second of a pair of Spanish vocals released on December 22, 2011 by Voctro Labs, S.L and is a complimentary female vocal for Bruno. Main article:IA was a Japanese female vocal with opera-esque results released by 1st Place. Her voice was sampled from the singer and released on January 27, 2012.
Her vocal proved quite popular and an additional vocal called 'IA Rocks' was released on June 27, 2014. A Neo version of IA was released on December 7, 2013, while IA Rocks received a Neo version on June 27, 2014.
IA was also the first vocal made for the Aria on the Planetes project.The licensing of her product allowed her image to be used for CDs and flyers without producers having to seek permission. Aoki Lapis. Main article:Released originally as a prize for those in the Yamaha Shop contest, Galaco could be won if a producer gained 1,000 views on their video. She was originally worked upon by developers from Internet co., Ltd and was awarded on August 5, 2012. She is based on the voice of Kou Shibasaki.
When a non-expiring code could not be released for the original voice, an update called 'Galaco Neo' was released. This contained two vocals ('red' and 'blue'), including an updated version of the original prize vocal ('red'). The update was developed by and released on August 5, 2014.VY2v3. Main article:A package containing 3 Japanese male vocals, Yuu, Kyo, Wil voiced by Minorun (Yuu), Nanox (Kyo) and Maui (Wil). They were released on June 20, 2013. Zola Project Neo was released on September 19, 2013. Who previously had been an artist for the series had been chosen as the illustrator for the package.
The trio was designed to give producers a tool for creating songs that had been inaccessible up until that point. Zola Project were designed to offer the highest quality vocal possible and be accessible for both new and experienced Vocaloid users. Zola Project offered supporting roles for trio and duos, as well as harmonies. The boxart was designed as an 'image illustration' and not 'character designs' like the boxart for other Vocaloid releases. The voice providers who were sampled were given a different script to read from other vocals recorded and in addition received a half a years worth of vocal training before being recorded. The 3 providers who were chosen for the project were picked from 40 possible candidates. The product also came with a special plug-in for Vocaloid 3 called 'ZOLAUnison' which is designed to help them sing together.
Main article:A Chinese Mandarin-language female vocal released by Shanghai He Nian on July 11, 2013, voiced by.Liu Seira was asked to voice a male vocal and was originally intended to be the voice provider for VOCALOID CHINA supporting character, Zhiyu Moke. However, Yamaha was forced to remove the character rights from Shanghai He Nian. The president of Shanghai He Nian, Ren Li, spent the money set aside for the character in a prostitute house instead. This ended the 'VOCALOID CHINA PROJECT' until 2014 when the company repurchased the rights from Yamaha and ended collaboration with Bplats entirely. As a result of his actions, Ren Li retired in 2015 officially, though had actually been fired from his position. Information on the events remained silent because Ren Li threatened legal action against those who knew what had happened to the VOCALOID CHINA PROJECT, and it was only after he left that the story of the events related to Yanhe's release became known.
Hatsune Miku V3. See also:Hatsune Miku had two releases for the Vocaloid 3 software. The first was a new English vocal released on August 31, 2013. The second release was an update on the Vocaloid 2 vocal, it contained 5 vocals, 4 of which were updated versions of 4 of the 6 Hatsune Miku append package vocals ('sweet', 'dark', 'solid', 'soft'). There were two versions of the software released, one with and one without the English version included. It was released on September 26, 2013.
Like Kaito before her, she also came with Piapro Studio.The missing vocals from the Append package ('light' and 'vivid') were originally offered for free as part of an early promo for those who had the Vocaloid 2 version and the Vocaloid 3 version of the Hatsune Miku vocals. They were later sold separately on the Japanese version of the on-line store Sonicwire.In addition to the software, a small keyboard-like device known as 'Pocket Miku' saw commercial release containing this voice. Originally the device was set to hold the VY1 voice, but was changed for Miku before the developers felt that only her voice would do. Yohioloid. Main article:Yohioloid was released by PowerFX and Vocatone on September 10, 2013. The package contained 2 vocals based on, one in English and Japanese.Maika/Ona The third Spanish vocal released for the Vocaloid 3 software. This was a female vocal released on December 18, 2013 under the name of 'Maika'.
She was released for both Mac and Windows versions of the software. (Ona is a Catalan vocal used for Vocaloid concerts in Spain, and uses Maika's voicebank) The retail version has a customized version of the Spanish library, with extra sounds included that allowed her to mimic sounds from other languages such as English, Portuguese and Japanese. However, as she is still primary focused on Spanish these sounds may not sound as natural as a vocal built for that language would.
Merli. See also:Meiko V3 was an update on the original Vocaloid vocal. The package contained 5 vocals, one of which was English while the other 4 were Japanese ('straight', 'power', 'dark' and 'whisper'). The packaged was released on February 4, 2014 by Crypton Future Media. She also came with Piapro studio.
Her 'Power' vocal was previously not set for release as it had similar qualities issues to the original Kagamine Rin/Len vocals. However, when they tried it out on the new Vocaloid 3 engine, they found due to the higher quality of sound 'Power' now was suitable to go into production. Main article:A Chinese Mandarin female vocal who was released on July 17, 2015. She is voiced by Qi Inory.
She is also the first vocal that has her library released after the restart of the Vsinger(formerly VOCALOID China) project.Zhanyin Lorra A Chinese Mandarin female vocal that was in development. She is voiced by Gui Shen Ren.Though the project was in development, news came in Feb 2016 that the company that owned her character left the project, and that if another company was willing to pick her up, she could be released.Akikoloid-chan A private vocal developed for use by, she is based on the voice of Arimoto. Ueki-loid He is based on the voice of the deceased singer and was developed as a technical demonstration of the Vocaloid software.Ring Suzune/Hibiki Lui Ring Suzune (codenamed 'VFS-01R') and Hibiki Lui (codenamed 'VFS-01L') were a female and male vocaloid pair that were originally announced for the Vocaloid 3 software. Ring was featured promptly in many Vocaloid 3 promotional merchandise. They were being developed by a new company called VocaNext, a circle. The voice of MiKA (Daisy x Daisy) was chosen for Ring, but despite demos and original songs of her voice being released, information on Ring eventually ceased and her company's website vanished.
Megurine Luka V3 An unreleased update for Megurine Luka. This would later be released for.
During the brief period her V3 website was up, the listed vocals being created for her were; Japanese/Power/Soft/Cute/Whisper/Closed/English. Critical reception When reviewing Yohioloid, the Vocaloid 3 software was given a 7/10 by Hollin Jones of the website MusicTech. Jones in his review noted that despite it being 'easy to use' the software had a steep learning curve and investing time and effort was the only way to get results. However, when listing off the pros and cons of the software he did note that Vocaloid was as close to realism that one can get, but he noted it was better as a back up singer. He noted that there was still a great deal of artificiality to the sound and it is not possible to get Vocaloid to mimic a singer like.
He felt the Vocaloid software was more aimed at an electronic pop genre and in regards to the Yohioloid vocal itself perhaps aimed at a Japanese market despite the fact Yohioloid was a western built Vocaloid.It was also noted that for English vocaloids Oliver and Avanna, though they were completed a significant delay was reported by studios between the completion of their developments and release. In regards to Avanna, at one point it appeared Zero-G themselves did not know when she was going to be released. Another issue was that Avanna's originally concept was of an Elf as Avanna was aimed to be a fantasy theme vocal, but this was rejected by Yamaha themselves in favour of an style of artwork. Previously they had not shown any signs of directing the studios towards one particular direction.
The artist of the illustration for Avanna also theorized this had something to do with the large negative reaction that followed the original concept for Spanish vocals Bruno and Clara.Hatsune Miku remained the most popular vocal for the software. Upon release she overloaded the yamaha server as users made activation requests. As well as this, a backlog of 10,000 copies of her software was reported at one stage as supplies failed to meet the demand. The Hatsune Miku v3 product was credited for an increase of Vocaloid related sales by 19.7% in 2014.Sales for English Vocals also picked up and Avanna became the most successful Zero-G Vocaloid ever sold, holding their no.1 'Best Seller' spot for 2013 and the first Vocaloid by Zero-G to ever claim their no.1 spot. Her vocal would later go on to repeat this in the following years of 2014.
She also claimed the no.1 spot for a 3rd year in 2015, but was closely challenged by vocals 'Dex' and 'Daina'.IA also proved a highly successful vocal and by July 2015, had 100 million views across all the related videos of her.Not all Vocaloid3 releases were highly successful, more so then Vocaloid2 releases. In 2014, Crypton Future Media's website Sonicwire gave sales results for 2014, the top rankings contained a mixture of Vocaloid2 and Vocaloid3 releases. The mixed result was not just restricted to vocal package Crypton had developed itself, but reflected in also other studios, as evidence by both 'Big Al', a Vocaloid2 vocal by PowerFX, being on the chart alongside Yohioloid, a Vocaloid3 product also by PowerFX. In 2015, the trend changed in favour of Vocaloid3 vocals, but the chart was topped by Vocaloid4 products. References.
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