Virtual Anime Idol Can Sing Any Song You Want

[ware4me]

Crypton Future Media is promoting its new Hatsune Miku virtual idol software that makes human singers obsolete. It allows musicians to inject the voice of their self styled 16-year-old pop idol into any melody and sing the lyrics to any song they choose.

Voice actress Saki Fujita (Tokimeki Memorial) provided the model voice for the program. The software technology used in the process is "VOCALOID 2" by Yamaha. Lyrics can be input in hiragana, katakana, and Roman alphabets.

You can save the work as a WAV. format file. The price is currently open although many expect it will be around 15,750 Yen. The company plans to add new "character idols" in the future. More at: ANS & CFM

So how good does the computer synthesized singing voice sound? You can listen to a few MP3 clips in here:

• Clip 1
  
• Clip 2
  
• Clip 3

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Hatsune Miku

[darkandshadow]

Wow...that's freakn' awesome O_O!
I could combine that with my FL Studio and make
some kick ass songs! xD

[darkandshadow]

Found a video of it!

This program is pretty damn amazing Oo...
And as one comment said:

" This song is giving me ear cancer.
But I cant stop listening D:"

I agree xD

[Zer0]

sounds cool so is there a release date yet?

[ware4me]

LOL that song is quite funny...

[darkandshadow]

sounds cool so is there a release date yet?

I dunno. There doesn't seem to be a release date, although it's already circulating in Japan.

LOL that song is quite funny...

It is xD

[ware4me]

A couple of weeks ago, this software was ranked in 1st place in Amazon Japan's top software sales. The achievement is very unusual for Desktop Music packages.

I guess it is really fun to use it.

[darkandshadow]

Wanna give me $138 then, 4me? xD

[ware4me]

Sure dns, can you lend me $138.00?

[Zer0]

138 goodness where do they come up with these prices, im still wondering how and otaku in japan even survives with there prices for all that kinds of stuff.