Talk:V3 Lily/@comment-37245405-20190225161853/@comment-53539-20190302104222

I don't know, the last update just corrected the pitch issue the V2 vocal had. Lily V3 is pretty much just a more accurate voicebank. They did include the original version from v2 anyway alongside the V3 update, with it now having triphones and all, but I don't think they are taking that approach with her it seems unlike the other Vocaloids they've done.

I remember saying if Vocaloids have updates, it is often nice to add languages over voicebanks with tone variants. The new language allows more producers to use the vocal, while a voicebank can be a waste of time. Of the 7 Miku vocals, the least popular two were dropped, mostly due to them having little use, but they were barely used at all anyway. This can happen if you give a Vocaloid too many voicebanks, that only 1 or 2 get used. The same exact things has already happened with Megpoid V4.

You can give a Vocaloid all the number of voicebanks you want, but if the producer won't use them, you can't make them use them either. And a lot of producers in Japan just seem to like one or two voicebanks per Vocaloids because they bought the vocaloid for how it sounded. This is a common complaint for Miku Append that many of the new vocals didn't sound like Miku anymore, but it can be the same idea expressed for other Vocaloids. I'd rather studios expand their producer base further and open their Vocaloids up to new markets, but I understand that there is legit reasons for extra vocals, especially as Japanese Vocaloids have some of the biggest issues with tone variation. What with a lot less samples to work with and the fact over half are similar sounding females.