Talk:VOCALOID5/@comment-2601:6C4:200:B9E0:9039:1D42:EFD4:2BF4-20190418205527/@comment-2.102.217.25-20190429150412

I agree, though I recommend V5, its because its the most supported version as its the newest.

V5 supports V3-V5 and aside from Piko and the V2 Engloids, nothing was lost by ditching the V2 voicebanks as V3 was better in every way. V5 is basically a return to what V2 was, a professional software that could be used as a supportive program, while V3 and V4 were almost trying to be like a DAW.

Though there is no harm in waiting to move on as the biggest issue is there is a lack of voicebank. Aside for Amy and Chris, along with updates to Songman and Diva (that add nothing new) there has been no new foreign vocaloid voicebanks. It seems V5 was basically released without warning the studios and giving them time to make new ones. Plus with the arrival of Synth V and improvements recently to CeVIO as of 2018, Vocaloid has some strong competition in an era where vocal synths have been taking declining hits since 2014.

Vocaloid is basically doing better overall overseas then inside of Japan, but there is a lack of support for that growing market beyond the English vocals. This, despite it being confirmed as of V4, the Chinese Vocaloids are mostly experiencing a good popularity on par with the Japanese vocaloids. You'd thin V5 would open with a pair of 6 voicebanks, 2 in Chinese, not the traditional "English and Japanese" at this point. But there is nothing for Spanish Vocaloids and V4 Korean was saved by Uni otherwise they'd also have nothing.

Its too early to say how V5 will go, but you best getting the full version of V5, enjoying the 8 voicebanks given and then seeing what comes up. There is bound to be Miku V5, but we don't know how the other voicebanks will turn out this engine. Untity-chan is the only 1 who stated they'd be interested in making an update to the voicebank and in the year 2020.