Galaco NEO [New Update]

In early August 2013, a new update for galaco was shown and a demo song released for galaco's next project. In October 2013, it was confirmed galaco would be due for a spring 2014 release and that there would also be a VOCALOID NEO version.

On July 9, 2014, galaco NEO's new design and release date was revealed. galaco NEO was set to be available to download on her birthday, August 5. The download price will be ¥16,000.

The new version contains two new vocals, "Red" and "Blue", with "Red" being similar to the original vocal. This new version's voice provider is publicly confirmed to be Ko Shibasaki.

galaco RED (solid and clear)

galaco's "RED" vocal is based on her original prize version. It fixes many flaws and general annoyances with the original vocal. It is designed to be a faithful recreation of her provider's voice. It has clearer results and "brighter" characterization than galaco "Blue".

Genre: Electro, Pop, Rock, and Ballads
Tempo: 60 ~ 175BPM
Range: F2 ~ G4 

galaco BLUE (calm and full-bodied)
galaco "BLUE" is a new vocal for galaco with a different tone of voice. It is more of a supporting vocal than "Red", acting more as a back up vocal rather than a main vocal, a moodier version of the galaco vocal, and it has a deeper tone than galaco "Red".

Genre: Electro, Pop, Rock, and Ballads
Tempo: 90 ~ 195BPM
Range: E2 ~ F#4

Try galaco talk Demo ver. here.
The character design has also been updated for the NEO release, with Tomioka Jiro as the new illustrator:




Source: Vocaloid Wiki, Vocaloidism, Official Vocaloid Art

Vocaloid4 Character Products [Coming Soon]

On the 20th November, YAMAHA made an official announcement regarding VOCALOID 4's release. It was announced that the release would be in December 17th, 2014

According to Wikipedia, there are some products of V4:

VY1v4

VY1v4 was realeasd on December 17, 2014. This is the latest version of the VY1 product. It contains 4 voices("natural", "normal", "power" and "soft") and was released on December 17, 2014, for both PC and Mac.

VY1v4 box art

Ruby

A female English vocal developed by VocaTone. Ruby was originally going to be due before Christmas of 2014, however, PowerFX confirmed that she would be postponed. So her status is still in Development.

Megurine Luka V4X

Megurine Luka V4 will be released on Februari 2015 as an update from Vocaloid 2 Megurine Luka. In January, it was mentioned that a "POWER" vocal was being produced. In late December, Wat mentioned that Luka was focused with variation of "breath", in contrast to the Kagamines strength of tension.

Megurine Luka V4X

Kagamine Rin/Len V4X

Kagamine V4X package will be released in the 3rd quarter of 2015. On November 21st, Wat shared that the Kagamines are going to be a V4X title, like Luka. At this time, they were testing and implementing E.V.E.C. on the duo VOCALOIDs. In late December 2014, Wat tweeted saying the new V4 update was about 35% complete. Wat also mentioned that they were aiming for variations of strength with their vocals and control the vocals force.

Yuzuki Yukari V4

Yuzuki V4 expected for release in quarter 1 of 2015 .On 20th December, via a livestream it was announced that Yukari would receive three V4 voicebanks. As well as her whisper "Onn" (穏) voicebank; a powerful "Lin" (凛) and a natural "Jun" (純) voicebank, similar to her original V3, would be released. It was also revealed that Yukari's voicebanks could be purchased together in one package or separately.

Yuzuki Yukari V4
Jun (Natural), Onn (Whisper), Lin (Power)

SF-A2 Miki V4

SF A2 Miki V4 as an update of Vocaloid 2 is stil on the Development. Miki was the first of the VOCALOID2 vocals to be announced for the updates. There is no information yet about when it will be released on 2015.

SF-A2 Miki V4

Kaai Yuki V4

It was later confirmed that due to Yuki's original voice provider maturing, possible growl samples would have to be recorded from a new voice provider.

Kaai Yuki V4

Hiyama Kiyoteru V4

An update on the Vocaloid 2 product. There is no information yet about when it will be released.

Hiyama Kiyoteru V4

Nekomura Iroha V4

An update on the Vocaloid 2 product. There is no information yet about when it will be released.

Nekomura Iroha V4

Sources: Wikipedia, Vocaloid Wiki, Official Vocaloid Art

ANON / KANON: New Vocaloid will be Released on 2014

On March 3, 2014, Yamaha Corporation will release twin school girl: Anzu-on trione (Anonkanon) as Vocaloid 3. They are identical High School Twins. Kanon is the older sister and Anon is the younger girly. Kanon is the strong voice. In contrast, Anon is a tender voice that carefully delivers her feelings. They use their voices to transmit your thoughts through song. These somewhat husky heartfelt voices can be used not only for rock, but also dance and fast tracks or flashy songs a.k.a they support a large variety of music genres. Anon's favorite person is Kanon and is not really great at much but history whereas kanon is great at p.e. and math; they both love bread and dancing.

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杏音 (Anon) : Younger Sister

Age: 18
Birthday: March, 3
Height: 160 cm
Weight: 46 kg
Special Skill: Dancing
Favorite Food: Bread
Expert in which subject: None but if there's one, it's History
Voice Range: G2-E4 (Actual VR: G3-E5)
Beats Per Measure: 60-160BPMth

A dizzy, pure heart short-hair girl, she could barely listen to what others say.
But when come to dancing, most claim she's very actively on it.
She like her older sis, Kanon the most.

鳥音 (Kanon) : Older Sister

Age: 18
Birthday: March, 3
Height: 158 cm
Weight: 43 kg
Special Skill: Dancing
Favorite Food: Bread
Expert in which subject: Sport and Math
Voice Range: A2-E4 (Actual VR: A3-E5)
Beats Per Measure: 80-180BPM

A leader-type girl with good reflexes and strong heart. What she worries about
the most is her younger sis's, Anon's future








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AnoKano Project official website http://Anokano.com/
AnoKano Project official Twitter account @ Anon_Kanon
AnoKano Project Contact info@anokano.com

Demo


Download MP3 here

Source: vocaloidotaku.net, anokano.com

Announcement to Hatsune Miku Fans!

If you are a fan of Hatsune Miku, you have to join this Campaign. It's called "Help Us Find You" hosted by Crypton.

You can win round-trip flight tickets to Tokyo + invitation tickets to the "Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai" event for 2 people or Hatsune Miku Goods for 39 fans of Miku.

What you have to do is just subscribe to "Help Us Find You" Campaign (by lastest 15th of July)

And how you can subscribe? Got to this link.

Mikufan Provides Everything About Miku

Mikufan.com is a web provides news and resources about Hatsune Miku. This site will make you update about Hatsune Miku's lastest songs, Live Concert, products, and everything about Miku. 

For more information about Miku, follow informations updated by Mikufan at:
Facebook
Twitter
Youtube

Or if you got any question about Miku, you can ask by links above.

And obviously the official web page at Mikufan.com

Snow Miku Design 2014

Just announced in the recent nicovideo livestream event was the winning 2014 Snow Miku design, as well as the winning pet design that will accompany her. The designs were chosen by fans by using a voting system on the live stream itself. Selection boxes appeared over each choice, and the votes (clicks) were tallied.

The winners of the event are the #8 finalist of the Snow Miku design contest, and the #7 finalist for the associated pet that will also be included with her design. The theme of next year’s design was “magic”, and required that all design entries of Miku included a wand.

The design is so detail, cute and so blue! :)


Source: Mikufan.com

Project Mirai Trailer

Release: 8th March, Japan
Price: Standard version ¥6,090 。Limited edition ¥7,140
Available at: AmiAmi 。Amazon.jp 。PlayAsia





26th January, SEGA released a new trailer for the upcoming 3D games, Project Mirai.
In the trailer, DECO*27′s “Yume Yume” is used as the theme, and will also be the opening song for the game. We also see a preview of gameplay which seems similar to Project DIVA, but with a refreshing new touch. The trailer also shows Miku’s room, where you can interact with her. Miku’s room will likely be customizable in the game.

The trailer also shows us many new songs that will be included in the game. Some of the already well known songs have recieved new arranges or new vocals using the Append versions of the respective Vocaloid. Among some of the songs featured in the trailer are:
。Girl of Evil
。Servant of Evil
。LOL - Lots of Laugh
。No Logic Matryoshka
。Sing & Smile
。Melancholic
。PIANO*GIRL

See the official web at http://miku.sega.jp/mirai



Courtesy: Vocaloidism

"Thanksgiving Nihon Miku 2012"

。There will be two concerts held on consecutive days at the Tokyo Dome City Hall.
。There will also be an afternoon concert and an evening concert on both days.

The first day (3/8) will be a Miku’s Live Party (MikuPa) 2012 live show, while the second day (3/9) is Miku’s (Thanks)Giving Day. Both afternoon shows open at 13:00 and start at 14:00, while the evening shows open at 18:00 and start at 19:00 Japan time.

Offical video by Sega:


About the Tickets:
。Price: ¥ 6,300 each concert
。Sales Begin: January 28th 2012 (10:00 Japan time)

。There will also be a web raffle to win tickets for free! (November 23rd, 12:00 - December 12th, 21:00)



Courtesy: Vocaloidism

World is Mine Reaches 10 Million Views

Last week, Hatsune Miku’s “World is Mine” hit 10 million views on YouTube. This is a major milestone for Vocaloid, as this is the first Vocaloid song to have achieved this feat. If you haven’t seen the video yet, check it out below!



World is Mine’s 10 million views is owed to this video on YouTube, showing Hatsune Miku at 39′s Giving Day (Miku’s concert in Tokyo).


The original video for World is Mine (Nicovideo):


Producer: ryo (supercell)
Illustration: redjuice
Release Date: 31st of May, 2008

World is Mine debuted on the 31st of May 2008, when ryo uploaded the song to Nico Nico Douga. The illustration in the video was created by redjuice, fellow member of supercell.

About song:
The song is about a spoiled girl (portrayed by Miku) who believes she should be treated like a princess. She has a very egotistic attitude, expecting everyone to work with her demands. Miku is shown with a tsundere side, and struggles with falling in love with a standoffish boy. Many PVs have been made for this song, but the narrator is usually portrayed as a snappish and fickle Miku (contrasting with the shy and cheerful manner that Miku is often characterized with).

Courtesy: Vocaloidism

"Vocaloid 3" Celebrate the Release Program

Hatsune Miku Live Party 2011: Mikupa 39's LIVE in Sapporo

"Mikupa Live in Sapporo" Held in Sapporo, Japan, the birthday place of Hatsune Miku on 16th & 17th Aug 2011.
Here is the concert setlist that you can review the show:

1# Hatsune Miku - Star Fragment
2# Ryo .feat Hatsune Miku - Look This Way Baby
3# Hatsune Miku - Two Breaths Walking
4# Hatsune Miku - Albino
5# Hatsune Miku - What? Ah, Yes.
6# Hatsune Miku - Rollin' Girl
7# Hatsune Miku - Hold, Release
8# Kagamine Rin - Iroha Song
9# Kagamine Rin - Daughter of Evil
10# Kagamine Len - Servant of Evil
11# Kagamine Len - Fire Flower
12# Kagamine Rin - Melancholic
13# Hatsune Miku - The First Love Ends
14# Hatsune Miku - The Intense Singing of Hatsune Miku
15# Megurine Luka - RIP=Release
16# Megurine Luka - Night Fever
17# Hatsune Miku - My Time
18# Hatsune Miku - Po Pi Po
19# Hatsune Miku - Hello Planet
20# Hatsune Miku - Uta ni Katachi wa nai keredo
21# Hatsune Miku - Yellow
22# Hatsune Miku - Time Machine
23# Hatsune Miku - ARiA
24# Hatsune Miku - Melt
Encore 1# Colorful x Melody
Encore 2# Hatsune Miku - Starduster

more & courtesy: Mikubook.com

SV01 SEEU - Korean Voicebank, Vocaloid 3 Character

Name: SV01 SeeU [シユ] (See you)
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Height: 159cm
Weight: 44.5kg
Genre: Korean Pop, Pop Ballad
Range: C3~C5
Tempo: 60~170BPM
Illustrator: KKUEM
Voice Provider: Kim Tahi (17 year old) from "Glam" K-pop girl band.

SeeU (시유) is an up coming voicebank for Vocaloid3 and the first Vocaloid capable of Korean and the first "Japanese/Korean bilingual" Vocaloid. She is the second bilingual Vocaloid to be produced after Luka. Her release is set for the Autumn 2011.

DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
- Her catears/nekomimi are speakers.
- Her neckband is a CD player.
- The button at the ribbon on her neckband is a turn-off button.
- The blue buttons on her jacket are electrical switches.
- There's a pause button at the back of her clothes
- The ornamental panels on her shoes can light up and display soundwaves.

Demo Song of SeeU "I = fantasy"




SeeU Events Image
EVENT 1 – Write for us! Leave a congratulating comment!
Leave a congratulating comment on SeeU’s design post in the Daum Cafe Vocaloid Republic site. We’ll pick 30 people who will receive the prize of a bromide poster of SeeU with KKUEM’s signature on it.

EVENT 2 – Draw for us! Making a music video together!
Upload your illustration of SeeU on the Daum Cafe Vocaloid Republic site to be included in Seeu’s sample music video with you credited on it.

Topic: Anything related to SeeU.
Date: Open until September 14th, 2011 at 10am (Korean time).
Size:Any (It is recommended to be at least 1920 pixel to work correctly on a HDPV).
File Type: Upload as jpeg. If your work is picked you will be asked to send a psd file as well.
How We Will Pick: 50% from us + 50% from people’s votes.
Will be Announced on: September 16th, 2011 on the SBS Artech Vocaloid official site, and Daum Cafe.

PRIZES
1st Place(x1): WACOM Intuos PTK-640 and limited SeeU voicebank
2nd Place(x1): Limited VOCALOID3 starter pack (Vocaloid editor and SeeU voicebank)
3rd Place(x2): Limited SeeU voicebank
Honorees(x10): Illustration book with many famous artists’ works.

PLEASE NOTE
- For winners of the events, we will contact them separately for personnel information (shipping address, etc).
- After winner is announced and we don’t get their info in one week, they may lose their position.
- The prizes may change.
- If someone used another person’s illustration, we will not be held liable.
- The illustrations will be copyrighted to SBS Artech.

Her official site is open, as well as the official Korean Vocaloid café, “Daum Café, Republic of Vocaloid” (currently only Korean residents can register on this site). SBS Artech has also set up a Twitter account for their Vocaloid. Please note that all these sites are in Korean.

Source: Vocaloidsm, Vocaloid Wiki

Hatsune Miku U.S Version - New Character Designs

'Revamp Hatsune Miku for her American release! Change anything, from her hair to clothes, but please note that design ideas may be changed if you win. Good luck!' (c)Vocaloid Fanclub

See all of the Current Submission: Collaboration A | Colaboration B

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PIAPRO x SF Japantown Collaboration Projects


A Message from Piapro
In conjunction with the 3rd annual J-POP SUMMIT Festival, Piapro.jp is collaborating with Japantown of San Francisco. With this spring’s earthquake tragedy still fresh in our minds, the J-POP SUMMIT Festival will incorporate multiple benefit events into the programming. Hatsune Miku has decided to join the festival this year to support this effort! In this event, we will be taking submissions of Japantown’s street-banner design in the theme of “Hope for Japan’s Recovery.” At the J-POP SUMMIT Festival 2011, we will sell goods with the chosen design to benefit Japan’s relief efforts. Also, we will be taking submissions for the new character design of “Hatsune Miku U.S. Version.” Please read the specifications carefully, then use your imagination to come up with the new Miku image!



This contest is hosted by: Crypton Future Media, Inc.

(c) NEW PEOPLE, Inc.

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"For you who're an artists you can come joining. Learn about 'How to Enter the Contest' and read the 'Collaboration Projects Details' HERE."