KVR Audio

V0RT3X · Post by **V0RT3X** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:10 am

I don't understand why anybody would want to choose using this over a real singer.

Audio Demos here http://www.mikubook.com/

Product info here
http://www.bigfishaudio.com/detail.html ... 60::517559

I think If I needed something like this I would just get a half-decent singer and autotune or melodyne him.

Anyone actually use this stuff?

fisherKing · Post by **fisherKing** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:17 am

popular in japan....it's for fun, no one is really expecting to use it to replace a real singer... but for what it IS, it's pretty cool...

blackflag · Post by **blackflag** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:27 am

fisherKing wrote:popular in japan....it's for fun, no one is really expecting to use it to replace a real singer... but for what it IS, it's pretty cool...

Exactly.. we're talking about a culture that masturbates to cartoons, I don't think realism is very important to them. lol

V0RT3X · Post by **V0RT3X** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:31 am

fisherKing wrote:popular in japan....it's for fun, no one is really expecting to use it to replace a real singer... but for what it IS, it's pretty cool...

$150 is a lot of money for something that sucks at what it does

Oh well I guess there is always a niche out there somewhere. I guess if i ever want to make a electronic EDM hit for japanese people i'll keep this in mind.

kbaccki · Post by **kbaccki** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:47 am

V0RT3X wrote:$150 is a lot of money for something that sucks at what it does

Well… oh, nevermind...

Orbit-50 · Post by **Orbit-50** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:48 am

Beauty is within the ear of the beholder.

.-.

arkmabat · Post by **arkmabat** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:42 am

It's crazy famous in Japan. They even have live concerts featuring Vocaloid. It doesn't sound terribly bad when mixed... though maybe what I heard was a mixture of Vocaliod and a real singer together. That would make it an easy sell to unsuspecting customers...

There's a freeware floating around called Utau ("Sing" in Japanese) that is supposed to work okay.

dformd · Post by **dformd** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:20 am

V0RT3X wrote:$150 is a lot of money for something that sucks at what it does

Why do you think it sucks at what it does?

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:35 am

dformd wrote:
V0RT3X wrote:$150 is a lot of money for something that sucks at what it does
Why do you think it sucks at what it does?

Probably because it does.

V0RT3X · Post by **V0RT3X** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:37 am

Give me the speak n spell anyday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx-SBQNT-P0

cimoc · Post by **cimoc** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:01 am

Well, it's as if I want say a blues guitar and I record some midi on my keyboard, then play it through a sampletank or kontant patch, and then complain that sampletank or kontant sucks. Of cource they suck at imitating lead guitars.

On the other hand, if I wanted a synth that plays a guitar sound....

My point being, it doesn't suck at what it does, but at what you think is should do (ie replace Janis Joplin or Elvis or even Lady Gaga- wait, I think it does the latter rather well!!!

)

LoopyFruit · Post by **LoopyFruit** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:50 am

IMO the Zero-G stuff is some of the best for English.

https://www.zero-g.co.uk/store/vocaloid-c42.php

I got Prima in the sale and it works well as a realtime VSTi in Cubase 7.5 (Win7 64bit).

Avanna also sounds OK but can't be used as a VSTi without buying the full Vocaloid 3 editor.

HaganeSteel · Post by **HaganeSteel** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:01 am

Well, you don't use Vocaloid in place of a real singer. You use Vocaloids specifically for their robotic sound.

The Japanese band Perfume are real girls autotuned to sound like Vocaloids.

In order to answer "Why Vocaloid?" you have to understand Japan. It covers a broad spectrum of topics: sex, transgenderism, roleplay, electronic music, technology, and many more things.

Vocaloids become an extension of the composer.

A lot of people are transgendered, but not everyone can pull it off. Using a Vocaloid gives you a feminine voice.

My written voice is feminine, and I'm writing a novel under a female pen name. It's the same thing.

Aleatoriac · Post by **Aleatoriac** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:12 am

blackflag wrote: Exactly.. we're talking about a culture that masturbates to cartoons, I don't think realism is very important to them. lol

I quietly close my laptop and look around suspiciously, wondering how you could have seen me doing just that.

Seriously though it's 2014. Why can't I have a fully-custom female voice to insert into my recordings? I wish I could sing like a girl. And a guy.

Orbit-50 · Post by **Orbit-50** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:41 am

Codestation wrote:
blackflag wrote: Exactly.. we're talking about a culture that masturbates to cartoons, I don't think realism is very important to them. lol
I quietly close my laptop and look around suspiciously, wondering how you could have seen me doing just that.

We've all been down that road.

.-.

Vocaloid sounds like crap..