User blog comment:GabiAkatsuki/I... need a little help...?/@comment-53539-20131113144535

You also need DAW software to actually make music, such as FL studio, or as Trains mentioned Cubase.

Piapro studio is an alternative to vocaloid3, but vocaloid3 itself is hands down better then it. But if you have a limited budget, at least you can do a lot of things with any CFM produced vocaloid without having to fork out extra for the full vocaloid3 engine.

Be aware that Meiko V3 will be new software, thus it will take a while for people to get a grips with her, who knows what she will turn out like? Ony time will tell, but if you change your mind there is still Kaito V3 or Miku V3, or if you will to fork out extra for the full V3 engine any vocaloid from Vocaloid3 (and Vocaloid2, if you want them badly!).

Vocaloid and vocaloid2 vocals, however come with full engine capabilities so you get vocal + engine in every package (hence the price was higher for these vocals).