Gackpoid

Gackpoid software for the Vocaloid 2 engine, this is the product name for Kamui Gakupo.

History
Internet Co. wanted to utilize the voice of a singer for the creation of Vocaloid but felt it would be difficult to get a singer to agree. They consulted Dwango Co.,Ltd. who managed Nico Nico Douga, and Dwango suggested Gackt (神威 楽斗 Camui Gackt, now known as GACKT), a singer and actor, as he had previously provided his voice for Dwango's cell phone services. He lent his voice and named the Vocaloid, Gackpoid.

The first recording began in Dec 2007, according to Internet Co., Ltd Gackt himself would ask for a re-record a sample if he was not completely satisfied with the result, however all results were recorded in 4 hours with no breaks and no need to record samples again. However, a 2nd recording session took place in Jan 2008 so they could choose from the best samples. Gackt was warned that not all vocals would be satisfactory to work with the Vocaloid software and testing would have to take place to determine if it was even feasible to release the Vocaloid. It took 5 months of trial and error to remove the issues which the voicebank faced and make results smooth. In April the product was behind schedule and Gackt was informed of this but noted he would rather have a high quality product. The product was originally intended to be released in June 2008, but though Gackt existed as a model for the Vocaloid, its illustrated avatar was yet to be determined. Sample editing was complete by June but release was postponed because of a illustration change. Popular manga author, Kentaro Miura, famous for his dark fantasy epic Berserk, was asked to do the illustration. Due to Miura's affection for Nico Nico Douga, he agreed to offer his services as a character designer for free.

Gackpoid was released on July 31, 2008. Two of Gackt's songs and three other songs are also included as samples.

There are 10 demo songs on the official site.

Voicebank Library
Gackpoid, was the first of Internet co., Ltd's "Vocaloid Artist" series and was designed to be a professional standard vocal of noted quality. He was also the first addition to Internet co., Ltd's "poid" series.

An version with Gackpoid includes a new program, OPUS Express, for mixing vocal parts with accompaniment and phoneme data.


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