by Maginx Fri May 15, 2009 1:51 amThis is a Fan-Thread of Megurine Luka, a Vocaloid:
What is a Vocaloid?
Yamaha announced its development in 2003 and on January 15, 2004, Leon and Lola, the first Vocaloid products were launched. They were not released as Yamaha products, but as Vocaloid Singer Libraries, developed by third party developers, the products were powered by the Vocaloid software, under license from Yamaha. Leon, Lola, and Miriam (Miriam using the voice of Miriam Stockley) have been released from Zero-G Limited,UK, while Meiko (released on October 5, 2004 and using vocal samples from the Japanese singer Meiko Haigo) and Kaito (released on February 17, 2006 and sampled from Naoto Fuga) have been released from Crypton Future Media, Japan.
So basically, they are not humans but they are softwares/robots that can sing like humans.
In January 2007, Yamaha announced a new version of the software engine, Vocaloid2, with various major improvements in usability and synthesis quality. Zero-G and others announced products powered by the new software engine in early 2007. PowerFX released the first Vocaloid2 package in June 2007, an English product named Sweet Ann. This was shortly followed in August 2007, when Crypton released Hatsune Miku, the first in a series of Japanese Vocaloid 2 character voices. The second package Kagamine Rin/Len was released on December 27, 2007 and the updated edition "act2" was released in July 2008. The first Vocaloid 2 product from Zero-G, Vocaloid Prima, an English classical voice, was finally released on January 14, 2008 in the UK and February 22, 2008 in Japan. It was originally scheduled for release in spring 2007. Prima was introduced at the NAMM Show 2008. The third Vocaloid 2 product from Crypton, Megurine Luka, went on sale on January 30, 2009, she is the second bi-lingual Vocaloid product, but the first one to be capable of singing in both Japanese and English.
There, the birth of our very own Megurine Luka, the most advanced Vocaloid there is (correct me if I'm wrong).
Who is Megurine Luka?
The software maker Crypton Future Media has announced on Tuesday that the third virtual singer in its Character Vocal Series will be Megurine Luka. The Character Vocal Series uses voice samples and Crypton's version of YAMAHA's Vocaloid software engine to create entirely new songs when ordinary computer users type lyrics and musical notes. Crypton's official blog had announced on Monday that voice actress Yuu Asakawa provided the "moody yet husky female voice" for the "cool, somewhat mysterious" character. A "version 0.9" of her rendition of "Amazing Grace" can be heard on the official blog, as well as unmodified and tweaked versions of another demo song. The character's software will go on sale in Japan on January 30.
Unlike its previous two characters, Crypto advertised Luka's 3GB vocal database as "Japanese/English bilingual," and chose her name to express its hope that she will transcend borders and cultural barriers. The name "Megurine" can be read in Japanese as the "sound that travels (the whole wide world)," and the name Luka invokes the homonymous Japanese words of "nagare" (flowing) and "ka" (song) or "kaori" (scent). Her fictional profile is as follows:
* Luka is voiced by Asakawa Yuu.
* She is illustrated by KEI.
* She can sing in both Japanese and English.
* Described on official page as “cool and husky.”
* She is 20 years old.
* She is 162cm/5.4ft tall.
* She weighs around 45kg/100lbs.
* Music genre preference includes Latin Jazz~Ethnic Pop and House Dance Electronica.
* Favorite Tempo: 65~145 BPM.
* Favorite Vocal Range: D3~D5.
Some of her songs:
Dance Vid:
What is a Vocaloid?
Yamaha announced its development in 2003 and on January 15, 2004, Leon and Lola, the first Vocaloid products were launched. They were not released as Yamaha products, but as Vocaloid Singer Libraries, developed by third party developers, the products were powered by the Vocaloid software, under license from Yamaha. Leon, Lola, and Miriam (Miriam using the voice of Miriam Stockley) have been released from Zero-G Limited,UK, while Meiko (released on October 5, 2004 and using vocal samples from the Japanese singer Meiko Haigo) and Kaito (released on February 17, 2006 and sampled from Naoto Fuga) have been released from Crypton Future Media, Japan.
So basically, they are not humans but they are softwares/robots that can sing like humans.
In January 2007, Yamaha announced a new version of the software engine, Vocaloid2, with various major improvements in usability and synthesis quality. Zero-G and others announced products powered by the new software engine in early 2007. PowerFX released the first Vocaloid2 package in June 2007, an English product named Sweet Ann. This was shortly followed in August 2007, when Crypton released Hatsune Miku, the first in a series of Japanese Vocaloid 2 character voices. The second package Kagamine Rin/Len was released on December 27, 2007 and the updated edition "act2" was released in July 2008. The first Vocaloid 2 product from Zero-G, Vocaloid Prima, an English classical voice, was finally released on January 14, 2008 in the UK and February 22, 2008 in Japan. It was originally scheduled for release in spring 2007. Prima was introduced at the NAMM Show 2008. The third Vocaloid 2 product from Crypton, Megurine Luka, went on sale on January 30, 2009, she is the second bi-lingual Vocaloid product, but the first one to be capable of singing in both Japanese and English.
There, the birth of our very own Megurine Luka, the most advanced Vocaloid there is (correct me if I'm wrong).
Who is Megurine Luka?
The software maker Crypton Future Media has announced on Tuesday that the third virtual singer in its Character Vocal Series will be Megurine Luka. The Character Vocal Series uses voice samples and Crypton's version of YAMAHA's Vocaloid software engine to create entirely new songs when ordinary computer users type lyrics and musical notes. Crypton's official blog had announced on Monday that voice actress Yuu Asakawa provided the "moody yet husky female voice" for the "cool, somewhat mysterious" character. A "version 0.9" of her rendition of "Amazing Grace" can be heard on the official blog, as well as unmodified and tweaked versions of another demo song. The character's software will go on sale in Japan on January 30.
Unlike its previous two characters, Crypto advertised Luka's 3GB vocal database as "Japanese/English bilingual," and chose her name to express its hope that she will transcend borders and cultural barriers. The name "Megurine" can be read in Japanese as the "sound that travels (the whole wide world)," and the name Luka invokes the homonymous Japanese words of "nagare" (flowing) and "ka" (song) or "kaori" (scent). Her fictional profile is as follows:
* Luka is voiced by Asakawa Yuu.
* She is illustrated by KEI.
* She can sing in both Japanese and English.
* Described on official page as “cool and husky.”
* She is 20 years old.
* She is 162cm/5.4ft tall.
* She weighs around 45kg/100lbs.
* Music genre preference includes Latin Jazz~Ethnic Pop and House Dance Electronica.
* Favorite Tempo: 65~145 BPM.
* Favorite Vocal Range: D3~D5.
Some of her songs:
Dance Vid:
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