Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-216.186.132.194-20150928173920/@comment-24.138.60.157-20170826205751

-I very much prefer the male Vocaloids over the voices of the females. I find them more distinctive and generally more realistic as well (although that might just be because I'm not really a fan of the typical "cutesy, high-pitched" tones of some of the female Vocaloids). I think that the male:female ratio is pretty skewed, and that we need more male voicebanks.

-I also agree with the person above whom said that certain companies don't promote their Vocaloids enough. It's quite frustrating to see the Cryptonloids getting so much merch, events, concerts, and etc. while others get next to no coverage at all. At the very least, could Internet Co. collaborate with Crypton to promote Gakupo and Gumi a bit, so that the Main 8 can be together for something, for once? It's sad to have a rainbow two colours short!

-This one might just be my own bias as a Chinese person, but I think that the Chinese Vocaloid fandom actually produces better content than the Japanese fandom. There are more traditional songs with deep cultural signficance (which I love because China has such a long, rich, and exciting history), more beautifully-illustrated PV's (have you seen the video for "For Eight Lifetimes"? It's absolutely gorgeous!), more appreciation for all of their Vocaloids (please note that I'm not saying that the distribution is perfect; Tianyi has the most songs, but it's still rather well-rounded in comparison to the Japanese fandom's excessive usage of Miku over any other Vocaloid), and a wider variety of producers get a chance to have their work showcased (I feel that the Japanese fandom mostly just focuses on a handful of famous producers, and the smaller ones aren't given as much attention). Also, it might just be due to the fact that the Japanese fandom is bigger and has been around for longer, but I find that the Chinese fandom is more... how to put this, focused, on the actual production of music rather than messing around with the characters. There are fewer shipping wars and "meme" songs, and as someone who just wants to enjoy Vocaloid for its phenomenal music, I really appreciate that.