Talk:IA/@comment-216.93.215.210-20140208005338/@comment-53539-20140208182159

Momo's right, don't buy a Japanese vocaloid if you can't use it, this is newbie mistake no.1 and is made by a lot of folks. People made this a lot especially during the V2 era when English vocaloid was being heavily criticized a lot more and lots of the myths and beliefs about Japanese Vocaloid were still living strong. There was more Japanese vocals and the ones offered in English divided fans. But things are a lot better right now.

Go for a Engloid, or at least a bilingual English/Japanese. There are several bilinguals to choose from now; Miku, Kaito, Meiko, Macne Nana, Yohioloid, Luka. The Kagamine's and a Luka V3 are due this year, plus we should be due another Engloid. And despite the propaganda many fans make, English Voaloid is not as bad as other make it out to be. And Avanna, though a only English vocal, is a good starter vocal that many recommend.

Vocaloid is often commented to be easier to use then UTAU, and honestly... ITs true overall. V3 is a must right now as there are a lot more options open then. You can import any V2 or V3 vocal onto it. :-/

Sadly the only vocals offered with "start" packages for first time buyers are Oliver, Gumi and Yohioloid. The V2's come with the full V2 engine built in while CFM vocals have piapro studio instead of the full V3 engine. So the big issue haunting English vocaloid right now is just this particular issue. Not sure if Nana has a starter though....

If you really are thinking about this, you can also ask Vocaloid Otaku forums. their used to people asking this same question. :-/