Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-7336976-20141106180301

So, this is gonna be a weekly blog/forum post series where I'm gonna take certain vocaloids and UTAUs, and highlight very well made originals covers. I'm gonna try to find fairly unknown songs, but I may post some well-known songs from time to time. For example, next week focuses on Mizuki Zuiga, and, well, mostly the Outer Science cover.

Anyway, this week focuses on an UTAU whose popularity seems to be rising recently. Her cover of Delusion Tax is perhaps her most popular, but there are many other covers with her that are equally as good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpZtfJURyGY

First up, drop pop candy with Makune Hachi. This song, while not the most realistic, uses her in some nice ways. Meiji fans will know that she is a multipitch UTAU, and this cover utilizes that very well, with background noises at some of the different pitches. Makune Hachi is very good in this cover as well, although robotic sounding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8sFRGbTLfM

This cover of Escape of Salmhofer the Witch displays what is unfortunately one of the downsides of the otherwise amazing Lilith bank- Meiji has terrible volume problems, and these are all the more noticable in her Lilith bank. This cover, however, DOES have some good points; Meiji is designated by her creator as a witch, and it just seems all the fitting to use her creepily seducing voice here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2vS0UASRI8

This cover of Jin's Inner Arts has incredibly unique tuning. Meiji, while not sounding realistic, has been passed through some interesting filters with the result of a brassy and unique voice. The poster also has a unique cover with V Flower.

So, there you have it! A beginning for a new series! What do you think? Does it need a better name? What vocaloids, UTAUs, or other synthesisers would you like to see? Would you like to see posts focusing on a specific vocal style or other type of software in use?

Feel free to post other Meiji songs, particularly originals! :)

Love,

The Consumer 