User blog comment:Gohan3256/How did you find out about vocaloid?/@comment-35301431-20120531144025


 * I found a Meiko cover song uploaded in September 2007, I think it was "Uninstall", after finding the name of the product, Vocaloid,
 * it lead me to Hatsune Miku, and the song "Miku Miku ni Shite Ageru" along with the 3D promotional video. Viewed in October 2007 on YouTube.
 * This eventually lead me to discover the English Vocaloid, Sweet Ann,
 * and from her I backtracked to Lola, a Vocaloid series 1.
 * And so on and so on, until I became a fan of Vocaloid in general.

The reason Meiko was my first listen was because at the time Vocaloid 2 was released it had motivated many Japanese producers to purchase or return to using Vocaloids (Meiko/Kaito) and creating cover songs using them. While I viewed it as a "Japanese-thing" I did want to know if there was an English side, which is how I found out about Sweet Ann. Since I wasn't on MySpace nor did I know about singing synthesizers with avatars, I had no idea what Vocaloid was.

I discovered this wiki 2009, I think in July. And I saw some info about Vocaloid. Due note that this wiki seemed to primarily be about Crypton Future Media and their Vocaloids. The English Vocaloids were listed on a single page and Fanmade Vocaloid pages were rampant. It was like this until User:Angel Emfrbl came along in 2010(?) and worked to bring up attention to other Vocaloids. I asked the former head admin why English Vocaloids didn't have their own page, and I believe the reply was something about not finding enough information about them. So now, they do have their own pages and this wiki continues to grow.