Yamaha has announced on their website the opening of a teaser site for their upcoming VOCALOID3 library titled “ZOLA PROJECT”. This library is being developed in commemoration of the 10th year anniversary of Yamaha’s announcement of VOCALOID and may be the “multi-singer” library announced by Kenmochi during an episode of Dream Creator. The teaser website
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In an apparent bid to encourage more use of Megpoid English, INTERNET is holding a song-making campaign titled “VOCALOID3 Megpoid English Release Contest”. Submitting an original Megpoid English song to nico nico, tagging with “GUMIENGCONTEST” and locking the tag before March 31 is all that is needed to enter. The song can be made using
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Megpoid English Launch Event (San Francisco, CA, USA on March 3, 2013) New People will be hosting a Megpoid English launch event at their Japantown venue. Demonstrations of the software will be held in the lobby from noon to 5PM, and Vocalekt Visions will be holding two one-hour shows at 2PM and 4:30PM. The actual
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During a recent episode of Dream Creator, invited guest and head of the VOCALOID project team Kenmochi Hideki talked about the history of VOCALOID and then revealed details about an upcoming project they’ve planned to celebrate the 10th anniversary of VOCALOID. The project will allow the user to create the effect of three male singers
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Aniplex USA has finally announced release details for Mikunopolis concert footage in the US. Mikunopolis, held during Anime Expo 2011, was the first large-scale VOCALOID concert held outside of Japan. The video release coming on April 16 will come in a combo package that contains both a Bluray disc and a CD recording of the
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A new post on the Project DIVA Arcade website has announced details for an upcoming recruitment drive for new songs to use in the arcade game. A special upload page will be open on niconico at 3PM on March 6 and the contest will run through the end of May 6. Winners will have their
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According to a tweet from INTERNET’s Noboru Murakami, the official Megpoid English website will reveal an all-new character illustration specifically for Megpoid English on February 28, when the sound bank is scheduled to be released. A followup tweet states that this new illustration will be very different from the illustrations up until now and suggests
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On his official Twitter account, Swedish singer YOHIO has confirmed that he will be voicing an upcoming English-Japanese bilingual voice bank for music software company PowerFX, the company behind English VOCALOID voice banks Sweet Ann, Big Al and Oliver. PowerFX CEO Bil Bryant also confirmed with us the news, stating that recording had already begun,
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Crypton Future Media CEO Hiroyuki Itoh visited Singapore to attend Manga FESTIVAL in Singapore held on February 15-17, 2013. He gave a short presentation and held an autograph session at a stage setup inside a Kinokuniya book store. Enthusiastic fans brought their own goods to get signed, and Kinokuniya also set up special sections in
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With the release of KAITO V3, Crypton has set up a special site for Piapro Studio, the bundled VOCALOID editing software package. Currently there is not much there except for a link to the original demonstration video and a list of frequently asked questions. The FAQ page does include some useful information.