Talk:Flower/@comment-84.174.196.158-20140421105159/@comment-32500188-20140422130505

Well... I'll be honest, I don't find the GUMI comparison to be overly outlandish as opposed to if she were compared to Tianyi for some off reason. With the exception of those who do comparisons for the sole purpose of cherry-picking and dismissing a new Vocaloid, there are some folks who do pick up on certain qualities of voices, and at first introduction pick up on different or similar qualities between two or more different voices.

While I will say I don't quite hear the GUMI in flower's voice in any of her current demos (I hear more Iroha/Anri Rune/kanon similarities than anything, as all three of them are deemed powerful in their own rights), another usage of her bank in the hands of someone else could very well change the perception with different manipulation... "tuning"... whatever it's still being called. This could go either way: people who say she sounds similar to GUMI could change their minds upon hearing a different setting, while others would probably pick up more on it. The human ear is just that strange.

Just saying, there's no avoiding this stuff at this point... every Vocaloid has it's own unique capabilities and has the potential to stand out when in the right hands, but with that increased variety, there's always going to be at least something they share similar with each other in terms of their voice types or timbres. The way I see it (and have decided to take any legit comparison at this point) is that it just opens another possible vocal option for people who use the already exhisting vocals that a new Vocaloid has some believable similarities with. (Simple switch up for variety if the voice ends up working out well for the users.)

Even though it does get tiresome and annoying to find comparisons, it doesn't always mean it ends up as a bad thing. :-)