Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3076833-20141028204009/@comment-53539-20151024092119

Okay, the problem here is that you have to develop a new set of phonemes plus the language of the interface needs to be changed. I imagine interface is a lot easier then languages, as phonetic data can take about 2-4 years to build and develope for a new language, based on what we've had presented.

There is no point in introducing a new language mid-way through a engines life because no one is paying much attention, its better to introduce it with a new engine when everyone is going "oh shiny!" and it can grab the attention of would-be updaters.

PLUS, when the engine updates it means the vocals get better. Everyone keeps saying how alike V4 is to V3, but V4 can handle more new types of vocals for its improvements in general to engine handling. Just as Meiko Power couldn't exist because V2 couldn't handle it, it could exist because V3 could handle it. V4 has more triphones and i general overall better then V3, even if its in minor areas.

Also when newer engine is produced, the status of vocaloid itself becomes more "blank slate". Its gives the newer voices more of a chance.

Also finally... Hideki Kenmochi is gone, he retired. There is a new guy at the helm. He'll want to make a big splash on V5 and leave his mark. This guy (forget his name) has already stated he is going to expand future versions into new languages. We will not see any new languages this versionn, because the focus is now on introducing them in V5 thanks to the new guy at the helm of the VOCALOID project.

I know everyone wants V4 to be a big thing... But gez... Not every version of Windows OS introduces amazing new features, not photoshop (hell, we've lost functions in PS over the years too when it boils down to that), Cubase, Coral draw, etc, etc. Some re just overall hauls of the interface or vast improvements to engine capabilities or stability. Other times, an update is just a major update to a engine overall to save you sitting there through hours of updating.

To be honest, the way things are as well I see Vocaloid becoming like Photoshop, a Cloud service offered software, eventually. Heck its already kinda happening, see VOCALOID NET.