eph221
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Vocaloid
Does anyone use vocaloid? I'm wondering if it would be a good way to give to vocalists so that they have an idea of what the song is supposed to sound like.
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MachineClaw
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I was really interested in the New Vocaloid 4 as well as the CyberDiva sample voice pack, I have not bought them.
If you go listen to a lot of vocaloid music on youtube it becomes rather - fan made cheapy vocals. I did not find that the samples and examples around the web were enough to make me purchase the pricey Vocaloid 4 app/plugin and then a pricey sample voice pack (rough estimate is $300).
I think it would be cool or a good use as a backup voice or counter point to a main lead. but for long full length songs the sound of the robot/vocoder/cheap voice syth sound gets on my nerves and is taxing on the ears.
I think as a tool to provide trained singers how a song should go might be detrimental. I could hear a vocalist say "you want me to sing like THAT?!".
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dcumpian
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I think as a tool to provide trained singers how a song should go might be detrimental. I could hear a vocalist say "you want me to sing like THAT?!".
Lol... While all of that is true, what is even worse is the effort involved to make a vocaloid "sing" actual words. It just isn't worth the trouble for the results that you get. You're better off humming... Dan
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kitekrazy1
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Maybe if they offered a working demo..
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bitflipper
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This is about as good as it gets (professionally done Vocaloid programming with a live band). I understand there is a version with an American accent now.
 All else is in doubt, so this is the truth I cling to. My Stuff
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bitflipper
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On a related tangent...event kids know what AutoTune is...
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kennywtelejazz
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 Ouch , Kenny
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mikedocy
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Ouch ,
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Airmet35
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I know that this thread is a few months old, but I was curious to see what other people were doing with Vocaloid - especially Vocaloid 4, which I do not yet have. I find the whole idea very interesting really just from the technological standpoint. Although I am primarily an electronic musician, I would much prefer a real vocalist but I wanted to see what I could do with Vocaloid 3. I had used both Vocaloid 2 and Vocaloid 3 voices previously in songs only for background or harmonies but I wanted to see how it would work for lead vocals. It took some tweaking, but I just finished a music video for this new song, produced in Sonar Platinum, that I was originally going to post in the "Songs" forum. https://youtu.be/tcAtNg4AWsMhttps://youtu.be/tcAtNg4AWsM So far, I'm not too convinced that Vocaloid 4 is much better and worth the upgrade for me but I am interested to hear what others might have done with it. In any case, I am excited to see what future upgrades and advances to this technology will sound like.
post edited by Airmet35 - 2016/05/17 18:29:30
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