Hoshi

She's a huge VOCALOID fan, a figure collector, and an all around nerd. Hoshi's been in the VOCALOID fandom since 2008 and has been a hardcore VOCALOID fan since 2013.

MAIKA Design Contest for Art Book Announced

Noriko Hayashi, in collaboration with Akuo and Yoistyle, has announced a design contest for a new version of VOCALOID MAIKA. This MAIKA Design Contest asks fans to design a new outfit with the theme of "Sky". The Contest The theme of the contest is "Sky". Using either the template provided or your own, you must

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VOCALOID Unity-chan Release Date Announced!

In August, YAMAHA announced their collaboration with Unity Japan Technologies to release a VOCALOID version of Unity Technologies' mascot Unity-chan. The latest update from their website reveals that VOCALOID V4 Unity-chan will have her sales premier at the "COMIKET 89" event on December 29th, 2015 in Tokyo Big Sight. This VOCALOID Project will be called

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IA Holiday Events and 2016 Asian Tour Announced

Recently, IA's Global Facebook page announced that the virtual singer will continue to make "appearances" at three Kinokuniya bookstores across the United States this month. During these special holiday events, they will premier the live footage from IA’s U.S. debut concert held at Club Nokia - L.A. Live during Anime Expo on July 4th, 2015.

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VOCALOIDs Dex and Daina Released!

After much anticipation, the VOCALOID 4 voice banks Dex and Daina are now available for purchase from Zero-G! At the moment, it appears they aren't available in Zero-G's VOCALOID listings but the urls to the purchase pages are available. In addition to the product release, we now know the box art designs for the characters.

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Megpoid V4 Trials Now Available!

Internet Co. recently announced on GUMI's official Facebook page that various Megpoid V4 trials are now available! Unfortunately, the downloads don't come with the trial version of the VOCALOID4 Editor. However, YAMAHA is kind enough to provide us with the demo on their website (this article will cover downloading the V4 Editor trial at the

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A Review of the First ALYS Album: Éveil

Recently, I was able to obtain a copy of the first ALYS album, titled "Éveil". While ALYS is slated to be released as a CeVIO, she is currently being used in the UTAU interface with an unknown engine. Nonetheless, the Franco-Japanese singer is absolutely phenomenal and "Éveil" is a showcase of the work put into

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More Information on Dex and Daina Revealed

Earlier this week, we received an update on English VOCALOIDs Dex and Daina via a live stream hosted by EmpathP and Kenji-B. As many pointed out, the two voice banks were supposed to be released in the summer of 2015. However, due to difficulty communicating with YAMAHA, there has been a delay. This is very

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YouTube Red and VOCALOID

Late last month, the popular video site YouTube unleashed its new subscriptions-based service to the United States: YouTube Red. For $9.99 a month, U.S. users of the site can watch videos without any advertisements and even download the videos to watch on the go. However, as many U.S. VOCALOID fans have noticed, the transition isn't

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