User blog comment:OtterJiang/V4 Ruby - "I Have Some Concerns"/@comment-74.138.28.112-20150503003507/@comment-25577599-20150503130632

Yuzuki Yukari is a solid bank, for sure. She was one of my favorite releases for the V3 engine, and I do like her new updates. They're unique, and I appreciate the designs, and the quality of the voicebanks are good, too. They're not as clear or crisp as VY1V4, though, so they aren't my absolute favorites for the V4 releases. Of course with Onn, it's expected to be breathier/more mechanical sounding, since it's supposed to be a softer bank. Lin's definitely good, though. I neglected to consider Yukari's update when I made the blog, though. So not just Vy1V4, Yukari, too. > u <

As for Gackpo, it's a lot louder and more powerful than the V3 update, which I was very happy about! ^ ^ I wish Internet Co. would've done more to get people excited for the update, because I feel like it's kind of just going to happen and then no one will buy, since he just got released, and there was little to no marketing. As in, a SINGLE demo. No other V4's have just had a SINGLE demo released. Not even VY1V4, or Luka, even.

Marketing's getting weaker and isn't giving people a chance to get used to the sound and see if it appeals to them enough to buy the voicebanks. I feel that it will and/or does hurt the sales of VOCALOIDs. With Ruby, she's had a lot of samples and a couple demonstrations released, so we're getting a better idea of what she sounds like. Though my issue is that she sounds a lot lower quality than I expected from V4 when VY1V4 and CYBER DIVA were released. I'm concerned because I've been planning to buy her for a while but I don't want to make a bad investment in this program.

At the end of the day, VOCALOID is just a computer software, but it's a software that people make money off of. VOCALOID's turning into a massive market, so deciding whether or not you want to actually buy this VOCALOID or that, depends on if you like the sound and use if for fun, or if you want to use it to make money, be successful and become a producer. The latter's something that I would love to achieve. I just need to make sure I do it with the right software, first.