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When was born and what is the vocaloid project?
[Tie_index] When does the vocaloid project be born and what is? [/Tie_index]
We clarify from the origin when a certain Kenmochi Hideki in the distant 2000 came to mind the brilliant idea of starting a research together with the University of Pompeu Fabra in Spain for the construction of a software that could emulate the human voice.
Immediately at the time of the release of the project, the many reviewers observed the difficulty in understanding the language produced by the two voices present in VoiceBank, Lola and Leon. In a short time, however, the Hideki staff reached a good compromise to such an extent that the voices of Leon and Lola were presented for the first time on January 15, 2004 at the Namm Show, the well -known Californian music fair.
However, what Kenmochi had not foreseen in its planning was the marketing of vocaloid, in a short time he finds himself in the great circle where the aforementioned software begins to sell many copies in the musical market. Two versions that have made history, but which at the same time decrease quickly affected by piracy that cracks without any problem the software. The piracy problem is also added to the release of wrong patches that did not make the software compatible with system updates, mainly that of Windows. In just four years you can see the collapse of the Zero-G which sees his project nuanced, but not closed.
[Tie_index] The second life and rebirth of Vocaloid [/Tie_index]
After Zero-G closes the doors, the Yamaha giant that absorbs the project to bring it to the fifth generation, the software is moving quickly in its design to such a point that at this moment when I am writing this article (I am going on ( 2022) could be a true antagonist of the sung human voice. It will certainly be difficult to replace the beauty of the "voice" but this frontier could open another panorama of record productions further lowering costs and quality. In the near future we will no longer distinguish computers and human starting from the voice. Just think that already a large group of fans of this movement of vocaloids fills stadiums in the distant Japan, carrying out what is called anime music. The Crypton Future Media creator of the famous Vocaloid Hatsune Miku has recently released their project called Mikuverse where there will be the combination of a live-action, animation and music.
[Tie_index] What awaits us? [/Tie_index]
So let's get ready for the great battle dear mine, we should applaud holograms, which they will sing with the voices produced by algorithms, which will lead us not to distinguish the real vocal sound from that of a vocaloid. When I hear the day of singing and vocal coach today who accept the modulations produced by Autotune as perform and a new frontier of listening, here are you to be careful that you are the precursors of the change, of what the big productions aspire. The future is about to begin, make the robotic man more and more in the service of the great musical production machines where everything is narcotized and free of freedom.
[Tie_index] What can we do to make it all happen? [/tie_index]
I don't know what to say, I only know that human singing will never die, but will have to move towards other horizons because I think music in the next 50 years will change significantly leading more and more to the aridity of listening to the way to become a means that in this period I could call it the furnishing element of this company. You who read this article could also be sure that all this will not happen, the undersigned instead is sure he has written something that could announce a futuristic change that I will not see, but that I will fight on the sword treated until the last day of my life. Fundamental commandments in my way of conceiving music both as an artist and as a teacher:
My music is not retouched, my voice remains what it is, my vocal wrinkles will bring the beauty of an imperfect voice, of a voice that will not be the same as any other, but simply that item that sings their unique existence and not globalized.
If you got to this point of reading you are a ganzo usually comes out immediately after reading the first four lines. I am attaching below a playlist to understand where we are going, with a gem found lately where the Hatsune Miku vocaloid sings the greatest successes of Pino Daniele (what in my opinion unheard) but instead you will be surprised in the comments on the video on YouTube
Hasta luego sing-nauti
In -depth sources:
- Among vocal synthesis and holographic divine some considerations on the Hatsune Miku case
- The Vocaloid Phenomenon: A Glimpse Into the Future of Songwriting, Community-Created Content, Art, and Humanity
- Vocaloid and Hatsune Miku Phenomenon in Japan
The Virtual Artist. Vocaloid and an expert on its perception
- Vocaloid in China: Cosmopolitan Music, Cultural Expression, and Multilayer Identity
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