Zero-G announces Vocaloid Tonio

Zero-G has announced Vocaloid Tonio, a brand-new plug-in virtual singer modelled on the voice of a professional male opera singer, and powered by Yamaha's Vocaloid2 Singing Synthesis Technology. Vocaloid Tonio will allow you to create synthesized singing of "unprecedented quality and remarkable realism", according to Zero-G.

Key Features

Vocaloid2 Editor:

• Piano-roll editor.
• Note editing / Automatic phonetic conversion / Phonetic editing / Note auditioning.
• Transparent control track.
• Toggling between playback/rendering.
• Expression control.
• Synchronization with host sequencer through ReWire.

Vocaloid Playback VSTi:

• Playback sequence created with Vocaloid2 Editor.

Vocaloid Realtime VSTi

• Keyboard performance with lyrics input in advance.
• 4 voice polyphonic.

Pricing & Availability

Vocaloid Tonio is scheduled for release in February 2010 with a Recommended Retail Price of £114.95 / €169.

It will be available for Windows in VST instrument plug-in and Stand-alone formats (incl. ReWire support).