Mew

Mew is a Vocaloid by Yamaha. Her voice provider is Miu Sakamoto and uses the Vocaloid 3 engine.

History
Mew is a female Vocaloid based on singer Miu Sakamoto. The Vocaloid will feature on the CD "THE VOCALOIDS". A demo of her song called "LINE" by Yuyoyuppe can be previewed on the official site

When the Japanese Yamaha Vocaloid website was updated, it was revealed that Mew was due to be released as a bundled package with the Vocaloid 3 software as a starter option alongside VY1 who was being released separately under the same bundle. Mew is also sold on her own without the software.

Her boxart was revealed on the 9/13/2011.

She was made available to purchase on pre-order on the official VOCALOID Site on 9/30/11, making her, Gumi Extend, and VY1v3 the very first Vocaloids of the 3rd generation.


 * Demo
 * LINE Nicovideo Broadcast YouTube Broadcast
 * こんなアタシDOでShow!? Nicovideo Broadcast
 * effanineffable Nicovideo Broadcast YouTube Broadcast

Mew

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Strengths
Mew is a professional vocal intended to be for professionals. Her consonants are strong and her vowels are powerful, allowing her to change pitch suddenly and with ease.

Weaknesses
Her consonants sometimes overpower the rest of the data, and her voice is hard to handle unless manipulated by an experienced or professional Vocaloid user.

Examples of Usage
Youtube List/Mew Songs

Reception
In the overseas fandom, there have been divided opinions on the boxart for Mew. It is praised it for its drift from the Moe-esque designs of the other Vocaloids from Japan and its departure from the traditional manga-esque designs. While it clearly has a character on the box, it still felt as professionally aimed as VY1 was before it and created more diversity amongst the Japanese Vocaloids, who had been heavily influenced by the use of character designs since the launch of Crypton Future Media's "Character Vocal" series. However, some criticize the design for its lack of color. The cat on the boxart felt out of place because of its contrasting style compared to the female character.

In Japan, her vocals have been mostly positively recieved, though few producers are currently using her.

Trivia

 * The cat on the boxart is of Miu's own cat "Sabami"
 * A note of interest, as pointed out by a fan on Vocaloid Otaku forums, if you captalize Mew's name (i.e. so it becomes "MEW") and rotate each letter you can make the number "3" out of every single letter (the style of the "E" would depend on the persons style of hand writing). This is of course the Vocaloid version she is made for (Vocaloid 3). It is unknown if this was the intention of Yamaha when they named her.