http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid

So what's the deal with this shit, anyway? I'm seeing it practically everywhere for some reason.

I've noticed a huge over-abundance of Autotune's use, but not really Vocaloid.

Hmm. Well maybe I'm seeing things then.

I seem to keep noticing that damn weird teal haired anime girl with the leaks at every turn, though.

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Nov 29 2009, 8:04 am by Tuxedo-Templar.

Panties.

Okay so let me get this straight. Vocaloid is this program (at least the "character version") where you input lyrics and the lyrics are sung with a preset voice? !

I guess. Kinda like the inverse of Microsoft's Songsmith I think.

It's a program that allows you to type in the lyrics of a song and have the computer sing it. There are several different voices to choose from (whereas Hatsune Miku is the most famous ). You can cut each word into many pieces so you can choose the pitch and make it all sound better.
I downloaded a version of it some months ago, but as my Japanese is rather poor, it was very hard to use. In addition, all the tutorials I found was made with a different version, so I just gave up.

I've used this. It's too damn cool.

Blew my fuckin' mind.

I like Hatsune Miku, or the 'damn weird teal haired anime chick'.
For a computer generated voice, it's quite good techno/electronic/whatever material.

Am I the only person who was looking more intentivly when she turned for the I?

Am I the only person who didn't understand what darkling just said?

Also, blame the weeaboos for all this.

Vocaloid/MMD is really big in Japan, at least in niconico.

He was referring to the vid Tux linked

Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBZOlipfjkQ

I've tried listening to 10 different vocaliod songs and I didn't find any of them catchy (and I thrive on catchy pop shit)

The only thing halfway bearable was melt.

Hatsune Miku is a 2D character. She has a nice voice and people who buy this vocaloid program can make her sing, so she's grown really popular (along with the program). People have released a lot of music videos featuring her, which you can think of as a form of fanart.

Later versions of vocaloid feature other characters, but they haven't grown as popular.

Well they seem excited.
(Protip: Turn on captions in youtube.)

I think you can blame the borderline pornography for that.

What borderline pornography?

All 2D characters have pornographic fanart featuring them.

Including the later vocaloids. I don't see what you're trying to show here.

OH REALLY? Then you obviously know more about this than I ;o

Come on man, I know you've heard of rule 34...