Talk:Hatsune Miku/@comment-35502347-20190303040306/@comment-53539-20190308102603

I was just putting things in perspective. Like, I too find it ludicrous when there are Vocaloid who are far below even Piko.

Luka is a "soft" vocal type, so "power" isn't what she needs, the Kagamines already handle "power" type. And CFMs definition of "power" is just to up the volume at times, meaning their "power" vocals can be guilty of the old "loudness war". Basically to get a false sense of increased clarity, a lot of people in the music industry just rank up the volume, the issue is that you loose dynamic sounds. But it was such a common practice it created problems, as some vocalists and musicians lost traits that made them "unique" in the process. And honestly? I think the vocal typing of Luka was fine in V2, it needed improvements and added expression. I often wonder if EVEC existed because of the fact CFM knows it has lost a lot of expression, though I have a hunch its more likely to do with cost saving since making new voicebanks is expensive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war - you can read this article here where it talks about the problems music has faced in recent times. It is literally the cheapest way to make a music piece "clearer". I was even shown this trick at college, hence why I've always known about this technique.

You know though, its a breath of fresh air to hear someone criticise her voicebank in this fandom. Its the least criticised of the CV series and so many defend it. The English vocal for V2 was the only one really criticised back in the day. "Underrated" means "Doesn't get the recognition it deserves" either way and Miku definately is "overrated" meaning she gets more then she deserves. Either way, some people have funny ideas about Vocaloid.