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Oh Man Vocaloids

Sep 17, 2011 01:33

UHM THIS IS FOR MEGHAN REALLY BUT UHM. I guess if anyone else wants a fast and loose primer to Vocaloids then here you go?

And it seems all my Vocaloid icons were in the ones that expired sooooo. Accept a non-related icon.

( It's woefully incomplete but if I was doing this for real I would actually do a good job and include them all and stuff )

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icexfire September 17 2011, 06:27:45 UTC

Ooh, so many links. This is incredibly helpful.

Aw, I'm disappointed to hear that Gakupo doesn't get used a lot; I love The Madness of Duke Venomania. I can't wait to check out the other 2 (and a half?) that you linked to. Gumi, Rin & Len are completely new to me, so those'll be fun to check out. Anyway, thanks so much for taking the time to do this. ♥ I really appreciate it.

astronomia September 17 2011, 06:34:45 UTC

It's not as thorough as I'd like but I thought it'd be helpful at least.

Yeah it's odd! I suppose it depends on how easy his voice is to use. The programs look impossibly difficult to me in general. But you're welcome! I really like rec'ing Vocaloid stuff so it wasn't a problem.

Oh! Are you familiar with the Dark Woods series? That's another one I like. I do tend to like sort of the crazier Vocaloid songs I think.

icexfire September 17 2011, 17:00:08 UTC

It definitely is!

Yeah, it seems to me like they'd all be tough to use, but I guess some might be more difficult than others. The Vocaloid Wiki also says he was the most expensive Vocaloid 2 release, so that may have something to do with it.

Oh, no, I'm not familiar with that. *searches youtube* Is it this one?

astronomia September 18 2011, 00:43:27 UTC

Yes! It is. It's a series, though, which the first song in it is. So. d;flgk /youtube-fu

Steel Cage Princess
Wide Knowledge of the Late, Madness
Then Dark Woods Circus as you found
Blue Ice Castle
Red Swamp Bottom
Guard and Scythe

Andddd that's a rough order since no one agrees on the order or what songs specifically go into the series in the first place. Either way, it tells a pretty neat and...horrible story.

As a bonus, I'm very fond of the Dark Woods Circus Chorus version so yes.

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ficciones September 17 2011, 14:28:36 UTC

Campanella isssss soooooooooo sooothing.

astronomia September 18 2011, 00:47:48 UTC

You should give some of the 40mP ones I linked a try if you haven't. They're a bit...folk-rock-ish? So soothing.

ficciones September 18 2011, 20:53:05 UTC

Sure! I am in a folk rock mood, and Gumi's too sweeeeeeet.

penguinfaery September 17 2011, 18:56:06 UTC

So this is pretty useful, and maybe your friend already knows this but...what ARE they? I know it's some sorta singing AI but...that's about it.

astronomia September 18 2011, 00:20:27 UTC

Yeah I should have included that, haha. But basically Vocaloids are a music creation program. It comes with everything you'd need to make a song but obviously it's a pretty complex program. You can mess with the music and the voices and in theory write a song from it though I'm constantly amazed that people can be so good at it ( ... )

penguinfaery September 18 2011, 00:23:12 UTC

That actually helps a lot. I have seen them so much at cons and I sorta knew what they were, but wasn't sure where to jump in to find out more, basic stuff.

So thank you! This was an awesome crash corse!

astronomia September 18 2011, 00:31:31 UTC

Same! I always used to see art and pictures of Vocaloids and sort of got interested that way. So you're welcome. ♥ And this rec list is pretty incomplete and biased - I didn't touch on Miku and Luka, who are really popular - so if you need more help, I'm happy to toss in more. Some of it can be an acquired taste depending on your autotune tolerance but there's a lot of people who can make them sound perfectly human.

(Sort of a random example but Miku can get a lot of flack on the 'mechanical voice' thing but Glow gave her vocals a breathy sound that's pretty impressive.)

And I'll stop rambling now ds;lgk

corner_of_woes September 17 2011, 19:02:42 UTC

Besides Gakupo, I swear the most neglected male vocaloid would be Kaito. I love his design but I swear there's really nothing else going for him :(

GUMI MY LOVE FOR YOU IS PRACTICALLY ENDLESS <3

astronomia September 18 2011, 00:24:45 UTC

Ugh yes. I had a really hard time finding songs of Kaito's where his voice is actually used well. I mean I know he's a rather old program but :\ Poor guy. I do really like When I Get Home My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead a lot even if it's not great on the vocals just because the song is so utterly adorable. I think his Append is coming out soonish? So maybe he'll get used more/better. I also thiiiink he's on the list of Vocaloids that will get a Vocaloid 3 upgrade.

I KNOWWWWWW GUMI ♥ It's okay Gumi I love you even if SeeU is getting all the attention now.

corner_of_woes September 18 2011, 02:27:06 UTC

Kaito, your wife is sure a special case. xD

Gumi>SeeU>The main vocaloids>Utauloids> (tbh they deserve their own rankings since there is WAY too many to count)> all the minor-ish vocaloids