Talk:VY2 (VOCALOID5)/@comment-70.69.5.245-20180712204812/@comment-53539-20180712212114

By the looks of it, the era of the VYs being the standard Vocaloid vocals is over. This is not a surprise as you can only do so much with old vocalists and most singers have a career of about 4-8 years tops in the music industry.

Over the course of time a vocalists vocal changes slightly every year, so you loose the youthful sound of a young vocalist over time. Especially if they smoke or do other throat damaging substances. So sooner or later both VY, being youthful vocalists, would have to be rethought.

Reminds me of the theory on Sci-fic shows and how a actor can only play the role of a sci-fi character for about 10 years, before their physical age starts to show. I know in Babylon 5 some of the cast by the end were really starting to look their age and even now in shows like the Big Bang Theory, which though isn't a sci-fi... Its starting to notice how the actors have aged.

Even down to the vocalists only side of things... A vocalist in their youth either way tends to sound different. I remember someone saying even the great opera singer Pavarotti's best performances weren't towards the end of his life, as his lost some of the vitality and passion over time. I can also remember it being said about voice actors for Elma Fudd and Bugs Bunny how their last great performances showed how drained their VA's were. Mel and Arthur had been doing those roles for 40 years and their vocals lacked life towards the end in their last few performances. IT sounds odd, but the day may come this impacts Miku's as well.