User blog comment:V3-CHAN/How did you find out about Vocaloid, and your favorite Vocaloid?/@comment-53539-20141228212341

I've said it a dozen times. Got Lola for a single song when I found her at a computer fair (these used to be a thing at one stage, now their mostly forgotten thanks to on-line stores like e-bay). I used her, didn't think much of vocaloid at the time, never bothered with her. I couldn't afford a proper computer for a long time, until about 2009... so I got my dad and brothers hand-me-downs constantly. Somewhere in the hand-me-down upgrading I never installed Lola and she ended up in my loft.

In 2009 I started seeing Miku, I honestly had no idea Miku was even remotely a vocaloid. Came into the fandom after leaving Dragoncave with utter disgust at the artist there and how badly behaviours and unprofessional some acted.I left with several people who felt that the artist of the frilled dragons got away with creating drama because she basically couldn't get her own way and we were hoscked TJ09, the site owner, let her do it. Was he that scared of loosing an artist? I didn't think one walking out was imported because honestly... a dozen bidding artists were lining up and had been restricted because the site was clicky and I don't think it would have taken long to replace all her sprites with fresh, new ones. I could go on about this but I won't. Worst fandom I've ever been in by far...

Anyway, Miku appeared in the forum in people's profiles and signatures. I didn't sign up to the site because I preferred to lurk due to my experence in the Mortal Kombat fandom. I happened to one day follow a link to youtube where it said was Miku singing. when I found out she was a vocaloid. I was actually shocked because she was nothing like how I remembered vocaloid. I lurked on VO for 6 months, signed up soon after Big A was released and purchased him. I have no regrets.

I was there when Tonio was announced. He hit all the right boxes for me, I won't say he is good quality, but I like the vocal. I won't pretend he is the best vocaloid, I just like the vocal and wish more work went into him. Big Al held the previous no.1 spot for me because he was just so fun to make sing. After using both, when tonio gets it right, I always feel his amazing. However, Big Al is more reliable to get something right. :-/