Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32500188-20140428192051/@comment-71.121.38.76-20140516001337

Serza5 wrote: I don't understand how you came to that conclusion. What exactly do you mean by "the current companies are more inclined to stick with what makes more money" and how does that effect the quality of the actual engine itself? It's down to recording processes and programming. You see, early back around when Rin/Len came out and Miku was gaining an audience on YT, Crypton released that to protect the artists they will not make the programs realistic (including stronger notes and better pronunciation with less static). That statement is a problem in a few ways.

First of all, that means that Crypton will keep the same recording procedure and will not define the bank sound pieces. (or "sharpen" if you want to think of it in artistic terms)

Next, unfortunately, that procedure created a "standard" for recording vocals in the program's market. Internet Co. Ltd also followed suit due to the massive flood of followers that are content with Crypton's products. Since then, many studios have been following the set path hoping to garner the same attention as Crypton.

Why change a process if it worked? Crypton is swimming in money. I go to the local mall and find Miku material in multiple places.

And that is why Vocaloid is stranded on an island surrounded by money with no boat to lead it to better places.

I've always liked the programs. Kaito is cool and will always be my favorite. But at the moment the only song I listen to in the car using a Vocaloid is Omega by ATOLS. Hopefully better programs will be released eventually.