Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25352448-20140923005915/@comment-53539-20140923165126

I've said ti before, o Vocaloid deserves to exist, nor be updated.

If it happens, its nice for everyone, but not all the companies seem to be committed to do it. In the case of Yukari, it feels like Voiceroid and other things are a sort of alternative to extra vocals.

In the case of language jumps, I especially like it when it happens, but if the provider isn't good at the language their working to create... Then it can be disappointing. In terms of language skills, Avanna is better at the English language then Macne Nana, but this was done on purpose in the case of Nana as they didn't bother correcting her and instead focused on making sure she sounded natural. They did bother in Miku's case and the vocal suffers from sounding constantly like she is straining to sound natural. Be it, Miku isn't a realistic vocal, but at least Nana's provider was a better singer.

Basically, language brings with it more issues and problems. I prefer this to Appends because Appends don't always seem to be much different to the original vocal. It often feels like a pointless investment since going for an entirely new vocal most of the time gives more options then anything re-using same provider will give. Sometimes, good editing of the original vocal can even produce what you need as well...

There is, also in regards to Appends the situation with Luka. Since day 1 of her announcement, people have focused and demanded on Luka Power. This to me is a waste of time because Luka's known for her soften smooth vocals and "Power" types often suffer from smoothness, producing the most metallix sounding vocals. If you are really in need or a Power vocal, there ARE Power types vocaloids, the Kagamines are such an example and they should (in theory) produce better results. The desire for Luka power stems from people wanting Luka to do what she wasn't built for and this kinda is a no-brainer "why did you buy THIS vocal when there were vocals that do this instead already on sale!". Basically, people wasting their money buying a vocal they don't need over a vocal they do, just because they prefer the mascot/sound/etc of said vocal....

...And I seem to have gone into rant mode all of a sudden when I didn't intend to. O_O