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Production group Vocalekt Visions, who have written several VOCALOID songs and previously held a few concerts in the United States, has just put up a KickStarter campaign to raise money in an attempt to improve the quality of their concerts. They hope to raise 50,000 USD in two months, with most of the money going […]
In a recent article on Yomiuri Online, Kenmochi Hideki, head of VOCALOID development at Yamaha, talked about various things regarding VOCALOID, including its humble beginnings, how it became a hit and what role subculture plays.
As many companies get back to business in Japan after the New Years break, company staff often post greetings for a new year. The VOCALOID team at Yamaha was no exception. What is interesting, however, is that this year marks 10 years of VOCALOID, and the team wanted to kick off projects to celebrate this […]
INTERNET Co., Ltd. has now unveiled a website for the upcoming Megpoid (GUMI) English VOCALOID3 library release as well as a full version of the demo song “You Are the Reason”. A snippet of the song was previously posted as the first demo of the English soundbank, and the full version even includes a portion […]
Crypton Future Media has now updated the KAITO V3 page with more product information, including detailed descriptions of the four sound banks as well as pricing. Preorders are open now at 16,800 JPY for a scheduled mid-February release of KAITO V3. Furthermore, in addition to Tiny VOCALOID3 Editor, the KAITO V3 package comes with Crypton’s […]
During its latest set of live streams, AH-Soft has announced that their VOCALOID3 sound bank Yuzuki Yukari will soon be available for sale through German channels. According to a clarifying tweet, the actual voice bank will remain the same, but this version will have a German language user interface. Furthermore, AH-Soft will be making an […]
The first episode of Mikumentary, a documentary by Assistant Professor Tara Knight from UCSD about the creative culture behind Hatsune Miku, has now been posted onto YouTube. A dream-like ambient song plays in the background while images from PIAPRO flash by as the three minute episode gives an overview of how multi-faceted Miku is, since […]
SEGA has put up a web page where fans can vote for songs from the PSP series of Project DIVA to be remade and redelivered onto the Vita and PS3 platforms. The page has a listing of all the default songs from each of the three games along with a questionnaire section at the end, […]
It appears that Vocalekt Visions’s neutrinoP had been working with INTERNET on making a demo song for GUMI English. He worked with the beta sound bank, and a short snippet of a demo song titled You Are The Reason has now been posted to niconico (and to YouTube as well). The song lyrics were written […]
The new English VOCALOID3 databank from Zero-G, Avanna, is now available for purchase. Currently, a download is offered at a 95 USD price point, and a button on the official page will automatically add the item to a cart and check out via Zero-G’s download shop. The official website also lists three short cover song […]
From now until Christmas, SEGA is running promotions on its Miku-related smartphone apps. For Hatsune Miku Live Stage Producer, a freemium app on Android and iOS, players who log in for at least three consecutive days between December 20 and December 25 will receive a free 2D “Aile d’ange” module (outfit) on January 10. Furthermore, […]
The Japanese PlayStation store is now listing a concert video of Mikupa Taiwan, dubbed the “Director’s Edition”. The title, which originally hit the store on December 19, is provided in both standard definition and high definition formats, and it is available either to rent (600 JPY) or to own (2000 JPY). A promotion by docomo […]
