Hatsune Miku – a virtual vocalist and holographic pop star – has learned English.
Crypton will release the English singing software version of Miku, Hatsune Miku V3 English, on August 31st.
Hatsune Miku V3 ENGLISH is a ‘futuristic voice synthesizer’ that allows users to create vocal parts from scratch by entering a melody and lyrics. Users can change the expression of Miku’s singing voice and mood by adding vibrato, dynamics and other effects.
The software comes in an all-in-one package that includes vocal editor Piapro Studio VSTi, PreSonus Studio One Artist Piapro Edition, and over 200 virtual instruments for immediate music productions.
Here’s a demo video of Hatsune Miku in action:
Hatsune Miku V3 English will be released August 31st, 2013, priced at US $149.
I think I’d rather have her sing in Japanese!
Great for obscenely joyous JPOP covers of Radiohead’s Fitter Happier!
Any audio demo’s?
Hard to imagine them trying to sell this without audio examples.
There’s a reason for them not including audio examples. This is that reason: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuUHksO-Qdw
There’s a demo on the linked page, under Featured Tracks.
We added the new demo video to the post.
They don’t have to include audio samples. The majority of j-pop fans who are into the vocaloid phenom have always wanted a Japanese vocaloid that sang in English; not a English Vocaloid. Also it really helps if you’re you’re listening to a song in a language you partially understand recorded by pro and semi-pro musicians.
The average English fan is primed to buy the product regardless of what she sounds like. I still think the Japanese voice banks are superior. Face it, English is just a harder language to mimic.
They have a demo linked near the top of the page — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuUHksO-Qdw
It’s impressive, but I don’t think it’s $149 impressive. Seems like it would have very limited use if it is only capable of producing the one voice.
Demos would be handy.
It should be interesting at the very least. Here’s hoping it’s good.
the demo is horrible
she sounds like a deaf japanese girl trying to sing in english
— i’ll stick with FLSTUDIO speech synth —
I find this impressive enough, but also more cutesy than musically inspiring. I’d shy away from it and go for a Roland VP-770, which includes Vocal Designer. That calls for some investment of sweat, but the results are rich and immediate. Check out Ed Diaz:
http://www.roland.com/video/page.cfm?id=1125949668001
Its far more pricey due to the hardware and specialization, which is the line between lightly funky and heftier expressive power. Yes, they’re two very different tools, but I take vocal sounds seriously. I love me some good choir and I’m always tweaking to bring out every bit of formant and throat I can. You could apply the VP to several styles, but droid voices are still a bit self-limiting, IMO. I’d like to hear the work of someone who gets a creative rush for what this can possibly do and makes it shine. There may be a clever niche for it beyond the cute-girl front. Let’s hear someone turn it into a monster chorus or freak circus.
This is utter garbage.
You know, I really really like happy hardcore. But I don’t $`149 Like adding original vocals to my happy hardcore productions and thats the only use I see sadly. For that much i could import a lot of vinyl and just sample the vocals from the classics.
Not hating or anything, but my instant thought is happy hardcore, and its just steeply priced
Interesting to imagine where this type of technology is going in future. At the moment I prefer the audio results from East West Symphonic choirs wordbuilder.
Cheaper alternative: get some helium balloons and you’re good to go!
On a serious note, that was painful to listen to.
I got as far as “Dare eeze sumteen een deeze werld”
The right audience for this plug in would need her to sing in Klingon.
Certainly not my favourite Vocaloid – but I think many of the posters miss the point…
There is no way in hell a Vocaloid (or any other vocal synthesis technology) will ever replace a vocal part (not yet anyway), no more than guitar samples replace an actual guitarist playing…but this does not mean they are useless in a musical context.
I think the Vocaloid stuff does a great job of “suggesting” a vocal – which depending on the track, may or may not work for what you are trying to achieve. I found the Vocaloid “Avanna” worked very well for this track of mine, where I wanted a kind of ethereal vocal feel without actual lyrics (think Cocteau Twins) :
https://soundcloud.com/daniel-ottini/the-centre-cannot-hold-calm
I think that if you you think of it like a unique Vocoder, rather than a “vocalist” (i.e. ignore the hype) , it opens up a lot more possibilities.
I do agree that this is overpriced however…I find the Vocaloids often go on sale in time, so if you are wanting to buy, just wait awhile (i’ll pass on this one).
No, I don’t think they’re missing the point. There are two distinctly different camps when it comes to vocaloids. You have just fans, and you have musicians. The fans are what the product here in the states have primarily targeted.
Nothing wrong with that in any way, but if you’re just looking at the software as a tool, you’re use of Avanna serves the purpose it was intended for.