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Gynoid Talk (ガイノイドTALK) is a text-to-speech software featuring the VOCALOID5 mascots MEIKA Hime & Mikoto, whose voices are provided by Kotori Koiwai, as well as flower.
Entering words and sentences into the program will result in either Hime, Mikoto, or flower reading the input out loud. It is recommended for usage such as video narration, answering machine pick-up, and audio book production.
History[]
The program was discovered as an Amazon Japan entry link to Gynoid's official site.[1] Gynoid Talk uses the AITalk synthesis engine by AI, Inc. (エーアイ), which is the same engine used by Internet Co., Ltd. for its speech-synthesis product Otomachi Una Talk Ex and by AH-Software Co. Ltd. for its VOICEROID family of products, and likewise the same engine Galaco used for her now-discontinued talk software. Despite all sharing the same engine, it is worth noting that none of these products are compatible with each other.
Gynoid Talk MEIKA Hime & Mikoto, which ran on AITalk3, were released on March 30, 2019, the same day their VOCALOID5 voicebanks were released; the physical format bundled both Hime and Mikoto together into a single package, while both voicebanks in digital-download format could be bought separately or as a bundle together (just like their VOCALOID counterparts). The voicebanks were generally geared towards a standard Japanese dialect, although separate downloads which included support for the Hakata dialect were announced to be available.[2]
In August of 2019, a Gynoid Talk voicebank for flower was announced, making her the third voice for the engine. Her design was revealed on February 10, 2020 at a convention.[3][4] She was released on April 3, and she ran on the newer engine version AITalk4.
Discontinuation[]
On December 20, 2024, AI, Inc. announced that both Gynoid Talk products MEIKA Hime & Mikoto and flower would be discontinued on March 31, 2025, and that their activation would no longer be possible after March 31, 2026. In light of this incoming discontinuation and cease of operations of their activation server, AI announced that, starting on March 3, 2025, users of any Gynoid Talk product would be entitled to receive for free a replacement version of it for the A.I.VOICE text-to-speech software, based on the newer (but not latest) AITalk5 engine version.[5]
Product information[]
Demonstrations[]
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| ボイスパックの中身紹介Movie |  YouTube
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| Some of Meika Hime/Mikoto's voice files | YouTube
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System Requirements[]
Operating system: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (32-bit / 64-bit compatible, latest Windows Update is applied)
- CPU: Intel / AMD Dual Core processor or higher (Intel Core i3 or later)
- Memory: 4 GB or more is recommended (minimum 2 GB)
- Storage: Free space of 1.5 GB or more
- Display resolution: XGA (1024 x 768) or more
- Others: Audio device, supporting DVD drive (in the case of a physical purchase), DirectX 9.0c or later - Internet access is required to use this product. NET Framework is also required, though it is installed automatically when Gynoid Talk is installed.
More free space than listed above is required to save voices as audio files. Gynoid also says that functioning of the program cannot be guaranteed on a non-Japanese operating system.[6][7]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B07PBH8QX7/
- ↑ https://x.com/gynoid_jp/status/1103945684837818368
- ↑ https://x.com/v_flower_jp/status/1154572070908383232
- ↑ https://x.com/v_flower_jp/status/1227110178081755136
- ↑ https://x.com/AIVOICE_PR/status/1870076493654831114
- ↑ https://gynoid.thebase.in/items/17952189
- ↑ https://gynoid.thebase.in/items/26953565
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