My next disappointment was the result when I tried to import the final wave file into BB. Part of this is because the singer often aren't native English speakers, and I suspect some comes from the technology it uses.īut again, knowing what specific issue(s) you had would be helpful. All the singers have some sort of accent.You can do your best to work around issues, but they'll still keep the basic character and attitude of the singer. Some Vocaloids are better suited for a type of a song than another.You'll often need to manually edit parameters to get the level of expression you want.You're likely to have to move things around rhythmically so they sound like a singer would phrase things, instead of where the notes are on a page.Experimenting with replacement phonemes can get you closer to the sound you're after. For example, you might find that "hit it" is better sung more like "hidid", and so on. But more than that, the word you sing is often likely to be different that what you'll find in a dictionary. The Vocaloid dictionary is a mix between British and American pronunciation, so you can't rely on it. Yes, Alberto has done some very impressive demos.
Something tells me we’ll be seeing a lot more Vocaliod music on the free market in the near future, but I wonder how it will compare to the quality of practiced song producers’ previous works.Have a look here and see what can be accomplished with Vocaloid.
VOCALODUCER users will be required to submit their song specifications over an Internet connection and download the results.Ī release date for VOCALODUCER has not yet been announced, but there are already plans to expand the library of accompaniment styles and vocal templates, as well as to develop software which will support English and Chinese lyrics. Instead, the software will be offered as a service, meaning that the program which produces the music will be stored on Yamaha’s own servers. Understandably, the algorithm that creates these songs will not be available for installation on individual computers. Before submitting their specs, users can choose to specify how the song is sung and then add effects, such as reverb, upon its completion. Then, users simply enter their lyrics (up to 50 Japanese characters in length, including numbers and kanji) to receive a song that is between two and eight bars in length. The sound engine that supplies the accompaniment is the same one that’s used in Yamaha’s electronic keyboards. Then, all that’s left are the lyrics and the accompaniment, which can be chosen from a database of about 30 styles, including pop, rock, and dance music. There are approximately 18,000 different melodies that the program can produce based on different combinations of these items. The melody line is created by a computer program based on user input in three categories: rhythm, pitch variation, and chord progression. This includes male and female voices, both ranging from forceful to sweet and childish in tone quality. People composing songs with VOCALODUCER will have the library of Vocaloid characters at their disposal when choosing a synthesized singer. It sounds like pretty soon anyone can be a Vocaloid song producer in no time.Ĭreating a Vocaloid song requires a voice, a melody, and accompaniment.
Yamaha Corp, creator of audio equipment, instruments, and synthesizers including the immensely popular voice synthesizer series known as Vocaloid, is developing an automated song generator called VOCALODUCER, which will automatically compose a song, given lyrics and a few basic parameters.