Talk:Macne Nana V4/@comment-34440083-20190816205534/@comment-53539-20190817002403

Its not that simple and the Japanese "R" isn't the same as the English "R". Basically, English "R" is a more distinct sound, and baring in mind the way you say "R" isn't too much from "l" sounds, their caused by similar muscles.

Japanese "R" is halfway between English "R" and "L" with not enough distinction to be 100% either. Some areas of Japan will lean more to "l" and others "r".

Also because its a Japanese phonetic, switching from English to Japanese will cause the sound to be isolated, and sound unsmooth/odd. Say you want to say "Barrack", well... You'll likely have to write it "Ba-ra-ack" instead. Since "Ra" is written with a different voicebank it won't naturally blend to "Ba" and "ack" very well and the fact you've used another voicebank is gong to make it obvious. Not only that but the Japanese sound is going to be firmer in tone and more solid as a consequence due to being more precise. A number of pro-"Japanese for English" voicebank'ers will tell you that Japanese voicebanks can be just as good at English as English voicebanks - their lying and don't know how bad things are. You get things like this all the time.

Its easier to write it in English and accept that "Barrack" isn't going to come out well, because honestly? At least it won't be broken or smooth and at least you'll be left uneeding to fix it. If you can't work with Nana's accent, then Nana's just not the vocal for you and a lot of people don't like her for how she sounds. She is, however, the best Japanese -> English voicebank in terms of quality because everything that went into her was HQ. But its like Sweet Ann, her accent works in favour of her voice and she can pull off innocent Virgin in one song yet still sound sassy succubus in another. Accents combined with the English Vocaloid set up change a lot of things... When you use Nana, you have to bare that her accent in mind like you do with Sweet Ann's.