User blog comment:SFZ2/I Need Some Help/@comment-70.27.50.73-20130731230839

Okay...well I'll give my two cents without being biased or insulting though I do agree that comparing a Vocaloid to being drunk or having down syndrome is wrong. There are many other ways you can describe the way a Vocaloid performs without being insulting to a community of people in the world that can't do anything about their condition.

Now anyways I would have to say that Sweet Ann and Big Al are some of the better Engloids which is interesting about Sweet Ann since she's the first Vocaloid of the 2nd program. But I don't entirely suggest Big Al though he is one of the clearest he is also one of the most robotic sounding. Sweet Ann is more realistic but doesn't have a clear pronunciatoin at all times.

When we get to the Japanese/English Vocaloids I do say that Luka though being a V2 is possibly better out of Kaito and Gumi for some reasons. She is easier to edit truthfully and doesn't have as aharsh an accent as Kaito or Gumi. Though she isn't the clearest either which is one of her flaws since she tends to slur and have sharp S sounds. Gumi is the clearest naturally since she's always been one of the clearest but again the pronunciation can be an issue. This is typically the same with Kaito where his accent is the strongest but is mid road based on his performance. I personally wouldn't exactly wait for Luka's V3 update because based on what I see...she may not even be released by the end of next year at this rate.

Sonika is one of the hardest to use to be honest so I don't recommend her. She was bragged to be able to sing any language so her voice is kind of muffled yet has a strong attack at notes its very hard to use her so unless you want an editing challenge then I suggest otherwise.

Oliver is okay for use I guess he has a softer voice but its likely you have to edit quite a bit to get a great quality performance from him. He can be a bit unclear at times and I notice that his S's are really slurred at times at least from what I've heard from other people. For Prima and Tonio you can actually make them sing normally since Prima isn't only meant for the opera genre, she was also classified under pop as well and its like Tonio was too due to him being Prima's counterpart. But the only main issue with both of them is that due to the opera aimed genre they have strong bold accents that you'd typically hear from opera singers.

I hope this is helpful and good luck on your endeavors as a composer.