User blog comment:OtterJiang/How Toxic IS the VOCALOID Fandom?/@comment-26116982-20150422164433/@comment-53539-20150518110334

This was actually an old argument raised in regards to Ring when everyone said "hey she looks/sounds like a Miku clone". A VO'er said it first in other words in an argument against someone who defended every vocaloid as having no similarities to any vocaloid at all before it. It might have been Mini, who had to be hammered in that Vocaloids will end up with similairties, and later during the whole ordeal with Ring/Miku even their fav. Vocaloid Miki was revealed to have borrowed designed cues from CFM at the time.

In other words... The idea that every vocaloid is so unique that they cannot imitate another is now old. But here is the thing... Eachvocaloid has its own voicebank, and though vocaloids often share traits, things can vary per vocaloid. The way they hit the same notes won't be identical and a trait that fails on one vocal might end up being the highlight of another. Plus as newer vocaloids come out, quality improves.

I think the only vocaloid whose similarities have been a real downer was Chika, who just sounded so alike... Which would have been fine... Expect Gumi has several voicebanks behind her which make her overall better then Chika. At least Kokone, the other Gumi voice clone, had a great thing that separated her from Gumi, be it she was set up to do the thing that Gumi couldn't when Gumi falsetto fell through. But Chika also had the unfortunate issue of being the last Japanese V3, and PowerFX dropped the ball that V4 was around the corner so everyone practically knew upon Chika's release that she wasn't worth it as newer, HQ vocals were coming a few months down the line. Hell, even Wat had to react and his attempt to pretend Luka would be V3... Kinda didn't fool everyone. :-/

Honestly, it shouldn't bother anyone if a vocaloid sounds similar to another vocaloid... There is only so much you can get from a human vocal cord. So sooner or later youend up with repeats. Its just about if that trait and vocal range works together. And honestly, a good producer can plan out which set of vocaloids they want by the best traits and ranges at this point. :-/

Variety is the spice of life.