Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26213067-20150323210125/@comment-25618373-20150324004428

Angel Emfrbl wrote: The guys at VO are excited and negative at the same time. We'ee being positive, but I'll agree with the VO'ers that thisis a thing up to Zero-G.

The licensing fees make it hit and miss on if its wise to gamble with vocals. But they are not getting money for the V1's anymore and I think this is a bad thing. On the one hand, I'd love to see it, on the other I think the chance is low. PowerFX themselves want to update Sweet Ann but money is their draw back. Their unwillingness to add more then 1 vocal to Ruby prior to release despite their willingness to give YOHIOloid 2 says also a lot too in this. There may be too many things to gamble and it may prove to be a stake too high.

Yet... Sonika, Prima, Tonio are still selling several after their inital release at a notable level and Avanna hit no.1 for 2 years in a row for best seller. Both thigns are positive. The best thing I think would be for everyone to support the next two releases to encourage good sales, those that can afford to of course. Nothing will shake Zero-G in the right way more then good sales.

My desire for Miriam to be updated would bring me hope that Leon and Lola would be considered also if Miriam is ever done. If the response was over whelmingly posit in every possible way... Then hope would be born The trouble with the V1 retirement is that 3 vocals were retired, all of which currently do not 100% exist. We do not have the rough deep female voice of Lola anymore, the light voices Leon and pretty soft toned Miriam... We have Avanna, who is soft but not always as pretty, none of the current English males match Leons type and Lola... Well... Lola was one of the most unqieu females for her particular type.

I've also desired everyone to get on board with the whole "soul singer" ideal of Leon and Lola and have wanted everyone to understand Vocaloid has always had Black singers. Plus they count as Vocaloids "Adam and Eve". In a way their legacy lives on in every Engloid, but at the same time... Knowing we've left the soul siblings and Miriam behind is very, very sad. There are some who want these vocals but aren't willing to use V1... i'd love to hear them all in V4. I'm a little afraid to get my hopes up tho.