technology Vocaloid 4 Has Been Announced!

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VOCALOID4, the newest engine to the VOCALOID franchise, was leaked in October and confirmed in November!
 

CONFIRMED UPDATES:

-VY1 "Mizki" (with "Natural", "Power", and "Soft" appends) (Released)
-Yuzuki Yukari (with "Whisper", "Power", and "Natural" append) (Released)
-Megurine Luka (with "Soft" and "Hard" JPN voice colors which include Power, Whisper, Cute, Soft, Husky, and Falsetto as well as "Straight" and "Soft" ENG VBs) (Released)
-Kagamine Rin and Len (with an ENG VB and new "Power" JPN append)
-Kaai Yuki
-Hiyama Kiyoteru
-SF-A2 Miki
-Nekomura Iroha
-Hatsune Miku ENG

-Hatsune Miku JPN
-Gakupo "Gackpoid"

-Flower
 
NEW VOCALS:

-Ruby

-CYBER DIVA  (Released)

 

FEATURES:

 
-Growl: A handy tool for the rock genre in particular, Vocaloids can now growl
-Cross Synthesis: Switch between appends with ease
-Pitch Bending: See the pitch bends and edit them without the PIT parameter
-Pitch Snap: Add a robotic sound with sharp pitch bends
-Compatibility with both VOCALOID3 and VOCALOID2 vocals
 
OTHER INFORMATION:

 
-VOCALOID3 voicebanks cannot use growl, but can use cross-synthesis
-VOCALOID2 voicebanks can use neither growl or cross-synthesis
-Megurine Luka, Kagamine Rin and Len, Hatsune Miku's English update, and Ruby, were all planned for VOCALOID3 until Yamaha's announcement for VOCALOID4
-Cross Synthesis is meant to be used only for one character for one language, but recent news has shown that it is possible to "mash-up" two vocals, but it is illegal
-VOCALOID2 voicebanks cannot be imported into VOCALOID4 unless they have already been imported to VOCALOID3
-If you have VOCALOID3 editor before June 2015, you can get a huge discount on VOCALOID4
 
WHAT IS VOCALOID?

(note: I always refer to the separate voicebanks as Vocaloid and the editor itself as VOCALOID) 
VOCALOID is a vocal synthesizer. You input notes and lyrics, and the Vocaloid of your choice sings. There are Vocaloids for several languages, including English, Japanese, Spanish, Korean and Chinese. 
 
 
IMAGES:

 
-Yuzuki Yukari (Left is Power(Lin) append; right is Whisper(Onn) append) (Released, a trial is available now)

 
-Megurine Luka (Released)

 
-Possible concept art for Ruby by Natasha Allegri (CLARIFICATION: This is NOT Ruby's official design)

 
-Cyber Diva (Released) (Trial available to VOCALOID Net users) 

 
-Nekomura Iroha

 
-SF-A2 Miki

 
-Kaai Yuki

 
-Hiyama Kiyoteru

 
-VY1 "Mizki" (Release Date: 12/17/14)  (Released) (Trial available to VOCALOID Net users)

-Gakupo (Gackpoid) (Release Date: 4/30/15)
 
http://i.imgur.com/2f3pdnz.jpg

 

-Flower

 

http://v-flower.jp/images/v4flower.png

 

DEMOS, TESTS, AND SAMPLES:
 

-Yuzuki Yukari (Released)
 

 

 
http://soundcloud.com/buddy2eyes/live-recording-yuzuki-yukari-v4-lin-teaser-01
 
http://soundcloud.com/buddy2eyes/live-recording-yuzuki-yukari-v4-onn-lin-teaser-02
 
 
-Megurine Luka (Released)
 

 

 

 

-Ruby (CLARIFICATION: These are technically samples, not full demos. The YouTube link was created in V3.)
 

 

https://t.co/eFUQLgHNZX
 

-Cyber Diva (Released)
 

 

 

 

 
http://youtu.be/4FFfICBeEP4
 
-VY1V4 (Released)
 
http://youtu.be/bxV2xhGl4yE
 
http://youtu.be/4pKpvABFpLc
 
https://soundcloud.com/salatarisspace/vy1v4-moonlight-gramophone-teaser (EDIT: This song is actually plagiarized and I'm not sure if this account is still up or not because of the Planty incident)
 
-Gakupo "Gackpoid"
 
 http://www.ssw.co.jp/products/vocaloid4/gackpoid/v4/index.html

 

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm26108211

 

-Hatsune Miku

 

http://soundcloud.com/cryptonfuturemeida/miku-original-sound-repair-test-sample

 

TEASERS:

This is what the V4 engine will look like:
 

 
Here's a video from the official VOCALOID channel:
 
http://youtu.be/B6HLlpLYH9g
 
Here's another commercial-esque teaser from the VOCALOID channel:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekxhwo1OLqw

 

OTHER NEWS:

EDIT:  Rana V4 may be confirmed, but we don't know yet.  According to the official Twitter, we'll know more in December.
 
EDIT: December happened and we still don't know if Rana V4 is happening. I kind of doubt it.
 
EDIT:  Vocaloid 4 editor and VY1V4 are currently up for preorder at 10,800 yen each (roughly 91 US dollars). You can order them here http://shop.vocaloidstore.com/index.php?gOo=goods_search_list.dwt&gcat=589&p=1
 
EDIT: These snippets are for EVEC, not V4, but they do show us what Luka's power append may sound like in V4
 
http://soundcloud.com/cryptonfuturemeida/hard
 
http://soundcloud.com/cryptonfuturemeida/evec-new-power-x
 
http://soundcloud.com/cryptonfuturemeida/evec-new-power-x-vol
 
EDIT: V4 is officially out!  Kyaami has already gotten her hands on it and made an amazing cover with VY1V4!  I'm not putting this in the demos since this came out after VY1V4's release.
 
http://youtu.be/4hNpxi0N-2U
 
EDIT: After some failed attempts to purchase V4 today, I e-mailed Yamaha about when V4 was coming to the English Vocaloid store, and they said they weren't sure of how they would ship it overseas. 
 
EDIT: AH Software is thinking about adding new languages to their Vocaloid's update, such as English and some others. It's not definite, but this would be exciting to see! However, they want to find seperate voice providers who are native speakers of each language who can imitate the Vocaloid for best quality.
 
EDIT: There's a new Vocaloid by Yamaha named Cyber Diva who was announced today! IMO, I like her voice, design, and name...but her voice isn't very original and it doesn't match her design. She'll be released in the English Vocaloid Store with V4 in the first quarter of this year!
 
EDIT: So Cyva's being released in Japan first. I thought this was an American vocal but okay.
 
EDIT: Luka got a new demo today! She sounds so amazing, save for the over pronounced R's, but that could just be Circus-P's tuning since it's his VSQx (even though he didn't tune it directly) and he likes to put emphasis on consonants. Her tone is very nice, though I wished they'd have fixed some of the problems from her V2, but they didn't. Also, her release date is apparently in March now :/
 
EDIT: 1st Place has announced a CEVIO (not VOCALOID) voicebank called ONE (pronounced oh-neh, like how IA is pronounced ee-ah). ONE can't sing, she can only talk. It's a little off-topic, but since 1st Place is best known for IA, a VOCALOID, and CEVIO is another voice synth, I figured I'd put this here. EDIT: https://youtu.be/-4f2RRq-r9I ONE can sing

 
EDIT: VOCALOID4, VOCALOID4 for Cubase, Cyber Diva, and VY1V4 are all on Amazon now.
 
EDIT: For anyone wondering why I erased GUMI and Gakupo from the list of updating vocals, it's because Internet Co. actually hasn't said anything about V4 yet and at the time I just assumed they were being updated, but now I don't know as there hasn't been any news from Internet Co. yet. Sorry for the inconvenience, that was my bad.
 
EDIT: Luka V4x's trial is out now and is not being received well by the community. So far, she's been shown to be choppy, glitchy, hard to work with, and has audio distortions on high notes. Crypton decided to try something new and use EVEC instead of appends (I was wondering why Luka had like thirteen appends). EVEC voice colors have little or no change from the original voicebank and EVEC is a pain to use. AlexVox, the creator of POCALOID, refuses to make a pirated version of her. Kyaami, who is praised as a godly tuner of VOCALOIDS, noted her choppiness and that V Flower was smoother than her no matter what VSQ was used. On a more positive note, her tone is very nice and the subtle changes with EVEC make her more expressive. Still, the bad outweighs the good here, especially considering this is meant to be an update.
 
If you would like to use her trial, go here: 
http://sonicwire.com/product/vocaloid/special/lukav4x#cont_try
You will need at least 10 gigabytes of space and either the VOCALOID4 editor and/or Piapro Studio. Her trial comes with a trial of Piapro Studio.
 
EDIT: Yuzuki Yukari V4's trial is out! Unlike Luka, fans seem to love Yukari's V4 so far (including myself but it could be my Yukari bias talking). Her Onn is a very nice whisper bank, though Yukari was kind of whispery before and her Lin is better at high notes than Jun and is a decent power append, but highlights Yukari's nasally voice. You can get her trial here:
http://www.ah-soft.com/trial/vocaloid4_yukari.html
You need VOCALOID4 to use this trial. AH Soft tried to get Yamaha to make a trial of V4 like they did for the previous generations, but no dice.
 
EDIT: VOCALOID4, VY1V4, and Cyber Diva are all available on the English VOCALOID store now. The discount for having V3 is still in place. Users seem to be having trouble getting Cyber Diva but have no problems with with VY1V4 or the editor itself.
 
EDIT: Somebody just re-posted all of Ruby's samples. Keep in mind that these are very old and the Problem test is the most recent. Oh yeah, and the guy who uploaded this is a prick, just wanted to let you know. https://youtu.be/VY9sZGy8dDQ
 
EDIT: Crypton's going to fix up EVEC.
 
EDIT: New Luka V4x English demo (well, kind of new, since there was already a Luka update demo with this song before but that was when she was still planned for V3) My headphones died so I can't hear it now, but people seem to like it but Crypton added in too much growl and, like other Crypton JP->ENG banks, she sounds like she has cotton in her mouth, but less cotton than Miku or MEIKO.  

 
EDIT: Internet Co. is "planning an update" for GUMI and Gakupo. It's not a confirmation though, so until Internet Co. shows demos or boxart, I'll keep them off the list. (If GUMI V4 happens I'll just need IA V4 for my life to be complete)
 
EDIT: So VOCALOID Net users get to use trials of VOCALOID4, VY1V4, and Cyber Diva. Hell. Yes.
 
EDIT: Zero-G is planning to make two new Vocaloids, one female, one male for VOCALOID4. They aren't saying anything else, though.
 
EDIT: Both Luka V4x and Yuzuki Yukari V4 are out now!
 
EDIT: Looks like Gakupo V4 is happening! No word on GUMI or the other Internet-loids. Same appends as V3, but with growl. Same design also (Why are none of the male updates getting changes to their designs??) Some samples are here:
http://www.ssw.co.jp/products/vocaloid4/gackpoid/v4/index.html

 

EDIT: The release date for Gakupo V4 is April 30. Still nothing about GUMI or the others.

 

EDIT: Big edit of the layout. I wanted it to look less cluttered. I added clarifications next to Ruby's possible concept art and test since many people on YouTube get confused or misinformed and I didn't want that to happen to you guys so yeah!

 

EDIT: It looks like Miku V4 is happening! TBH, I wasn't in the least bit surprised. You think Crypton would ignore their cash cow? The odd thing is that apparently it's just Hatsune Miku V4 instead of V4x like for Luka's update and the upcoming Rin and Len updates. I'm assuming the "x" somehow represents EVEC, so maybe Miku will just have her appends instead of EVEC? Or maybe it's just a typo. We'll have to wait to find out.

 

EDIT: FLOWER IS GETTING A V4! She will be coming out this Summer. Her design makes her look very androgynous, just like her voice, which I like. Hopefully her update will keep her tone but improve her quality.

 

EDIT: CYBER DIVA is VY3. NO WONDER SHE SOUNDS LIKE AN ENGLISH VY1.

 

EDIT: Miku is getting EVEC. Apparently, they aren't re-recording anything (except maybe growl), but they are attempting to make her sound more like her V2, except in V4. They're fixing phonemes and adding more consonants so yay?

 

EDIT: Another design for Iroha. Maybe this is an append? The tweet this is from just says "The new Iroha" https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDaBgrXVIAA5i9C.jpg

 

EDIT: Peperon-P just uploaded a demo for Gakupo V4. He...actually sounds really good. Usually I don't like Gakupo all that much but I really liked this.

 

EDIT: New Ruby sample! Oh my gosh she sounds so clear and emotional I want her now...

 

I'll continue to edit this post as more news is announced. I'm going to attempt to keep rumors out and only add what's been confirmed by the companies themselves. I'll also add my two-cents but I'll avoid being overbearing or rude about it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
 
 
TL;DR: VOCALOID 4 IS COMING OUT AND IT SHALL BE GLORIOUS

Edited April 26, 2015 by Rosalee

[cookiethecat 28]

gumis gettin' a new voice bank? yyyeeeaaahhh

 

and new girl's cute to