Yuezheng Ling (VOCALOID3)

History
A contest titled "VOCALOID CHINA" was held to determine the design of the first Chinese VOCALOID, which ended on January 3rd, 2012. On January 17th, the winner was revealed to be Yayin Gongyu, the original version of Luo Tianyi, in Shanghai. She was the top ranked design of 5 winning entries for the contest, with one of the winning entries being Ling Caiyin, now known as Yuezheng Ling. Their finalized designs were revealed on March 22nd.

On July 13th, 2014, VOCANESE announced on their weibo account that Ling would receive a VOCALOID voicebank and that YAMAHA is investing 100 million yuan into the project. On July 27th and 28th, members of the recording team traveled to Japan and received training in order to learn new techniques into creating a VOCALOID voicebank in a systematic way.

On August 2nd, starting at 10 AM, VOCANESE announced that they were holding an audition for the voice of Ling. According to the rules, the activity was limited to females only. The sound files were to be in MP3 format, and 320 Kbps. The sound files included a 3 minute speech and a 3 minute recording of singing, both in Mandarin Chinese.

For the speaking portion, the participant had to express their anticipation and/or congratulate Ling. While speaking, it was emphasized that the participant must use their natural voice and refrain from changing their voice.

For the singing portion, the participant was allowed to sing in any genre that they were familiar with and record the singing acapella. When submitting their work, personal details must be included (such as name, mobile number, QQ (an msn-like program) account, contacting address, and personal photo). The deadline for the auditions was August 20th at 3 PM.

Later, in an answer to a fan's question, VOCANESE stated that they had contacted some voice actresses for Ling and considered them to be less risky and had better efficiency. However, they did not want to ignore any other potential voices for their new VOCALOID, thus the audition was launched. In another response, Shanghai He Nian stated that the participants' voices would be posted on the official Weibo page for Ling. Weibo members would be able to vote on their favorite entry by liking and/or sharing the post with a voice featured.

On August 15th, VOCANESE revealed the silhouette of the mysterious Chinese VOCALOID. They also announced that there would be six finalists out of all 390 entries and they would be revealed on August 26th.

On August 26th, the six finalists were revealed. Fans could vote on the voice they like the most on Zhanyin Lorra and Ling's official website. The winners will be revealed on September 5th.