Talk:Controversy Concerns/POCALOID and illegal modifications/@comment-96.41.238.220-20190725141259/@comment-53539-20190729075048

V1 Miriam and UTAU Miriam won't be identical and due to the way two very different engines work, they may not even sound alike. Your getting a POOR excuse for a version of Miriam and quite frank, there are just better UTAUs out there then this piece of trash voicebank thats going to be tossed out. Your going to be better off with UTAUs made for UTAU.

Also, we have no idea what the future holds, just because Zero-G doesn't like to update doesn't mean they can. Also technology comes and goes... See the Chipspeech software. Its natural old tech is retired as more modern things get released. The 3 wen't really selling and for good reason... Old tech being one of them, but modern Vocaloids just do more and are better sounding. The five V1 vocals all sounded like their talking through a plastic bag and V1s engine didn't work the same way. Collectors also like older vocals, as there is a point in time when things become worth money when no one can get hold of them. We're not there yet with computers and technology, save odd bits and pieces, but there are things already that are expensive to get hold of. Again, the Chipspeech chips come to mind. Amy and Chris haven't replaced Leon and Lola. Thats not what they represent at all. For starters, the accent of Leon and Lola isn't present in Amy and Chris, meaning that though the pair cover the same genres of music, they don't sound exactly the same. Lola is quite a bit different to Amy. "Modern Alternative" doesn't mean they intend to replace the need for Leon and Lola at all, because of the V1 engine the V1s have a more unique sound and some favour them over others.

If we look at the Japanese side of things, lots of vocals can easily be used over others, especially since V3 Vocaloids there have had the serious issue of sounding too alike. Different companies have different goals in their releases, some like to fill niche holes and others try and compete with each other. While I have no doubt Amy and Chris are a nod to Leon and Lola, thats fine for this reason. Just because two vocals have similar goals and similar voices doesn't mean much, especially as most producers have a particular Vocaloid they favor over others.