Talk:Megurine Luka/@comment-84.252.35.70-20130417082525/@comment-53539-20130418090223

I'll admit I tend to take what English speakers claim on Japanese vocals with a pinch of salt, but I can believe the concept that another is stronger then Gumi Power. I remember someone commenting Power wasn't "powerful" enough when it was first shown.

I find Luka one of those voices I want to love but can't. Its not the voice, its the instability within the voice to sound natural. Its the same with Sonika. On one note Luka is louder and clearly in what she says and another she can be quiet and mumbled. This happens to be noticeable with an awful lot of vocaloids, however, some like Sonika and Luka don't seem to be able to hide it. Mostly because it happens even within their recommended ranges, Sonika I can confirm for the sake of about 3 or 4 keys on the piano scroll in V2 is really clear. Outside those 3 keys, she is her normal mumble self.

This is something the studios can adjust, simply by stabilizing the samples through audio editing software. Unfortunately, this takes away natural tones and fluxes in the vocals which a lot of fans don't appreciate enough about their impact. Mostly because at the end of the day, they want vocals they can hear clearly, most other traits seem useless to some. :-/