JESSICA, MATTHEW, BRIAN, & SANDRA (VOCALOID6)

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JESSICA, MATTHEW, BRIAN, & SANDRA (VOCALOID6)
Product information
Company	YAMAHA Corporation
Release	December 18, 2024
Status	Released
System	Windows, MacOS
Base Language(s)	English
Type	VOCALOID6
License	Proprietary
Affiliation	YAMAHA Corporation
Website	VOCALOID Website (Japanese) VOCALOID Website (English)

This article is about the VOCALOID6 software known as voicebanks. If you are looking for the VOCALOID characters then click here.

History

On December 5, 2024, Yamaha Corporation's official VOCALOID Twitter account announced that version 6.5.0 of the VOCALOID6 engine was to be released soon. After briefly stating the new features to be included with the new update, four new English Silhouette Series voicebanks named JESSICA, MATTHEW, BRIAN, and SANDRA were also announced to be released as part of the 6.5.0 engine update. Although no release date was given for either the engine update or the new voicebank quartet, it was announced that on December 7-8, people attending the Yamaha Sound Crossing event at Shibuya would be able to experience the updated VOCALOID6 Editor along with all its new features as well as the four new voicebanks.

On December 13, Yamaha tweeted that the VOCALOID6 6.5.0 update and the four new Silhouette voicebanks would be released on December 18.

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Demonstrations

English voice samples

JESSICA: R&B	SoundCloud vocaloid.com
MATTHEW: Folk POP	SoundCloud vocaloid.com
BRIAN: ROCK	SoundCloud vocaloid.com
SANDRA: Latin POP	SoundCloud vocaloid.com

Requirements

• OS: Windows 10 Version 21H2 (or later), Windows 11 Version 21H2 (or later), 10.15 (Catalina), macOS 11 (Big Sur), macOS 12 (Monterey)
• CPU: Haswell (4th generation) or later Intel Core series or Xeon series
• RAM: 8 GB minimum recommended
• HDD: At least 25 GB
• Other: Audio device, internet connection (for authentication, deauthentication, software updates, etc.)
• Monitor size:
  • Minimum operating environment: 1366 × 768

Note that the 4 only come with the VOCALOID6 engine, therefore have identical requirements to VOCALOID6 itself.

Voicebanks

GENERAL USAGE

Product Information
Versions
Trial/Demo Vers?: Yes  Starter Available?: Yes (Vocals are included with the VOCALOID6 Editor)
Package details as noted:
The four vocals are expected to act as "starter" vocals and be acquired upon the purchase of VOCALOID6 from Yamaha's VOCALOID Shop following the version 6.5.0 update. This is the sixth time since VOCALOID5 a release will be only available with a major engine release, though the fifth ones to only be included with the need to buy the engine once. The vocals would not be available through VOCALOID6 starter packs featuring other vocalists, such as the AI Megpoid starter pack. The package will be split between two English male/female pairs. These vocals will act as a new "Standard" for VOCALOID. As AI voicebanks, they have a natural flexible expressive that could be used to create a variety of singing voices.
Vocal traits as noted:
Potentially, the user did not need to buy any other additional voicebanks to get started with VOCALOID. This was different from past versions of VOCALOID, VOCALOID3, and VOCALOID4, where the engine came with no additional vocalists resulting in the purchase of further vocals. As expected, the vocals' sample qualities were high, clean, and clear. They worked well with all of the new VOCALOID6 features and their vocals could easily morph to demonstrate the styles and color options. Users always had access to both the English and Japanese languages upon installation. This was the added bonus of allowing users to experiment and determine which language they felt most comfortable working with. Previously, the only way to experiment with both English and Japanese vocals was to buy separate vocalists in both languages or to buy bilinguals with one option being expensive to purchase, and the other option always having one language that was weaker than the other due to the second language being voiced by a non-native.
Software issues as noted:
VOCALOID6, similar to VOCALOID5, poses the same issues with including them with VOCALOID6 editor as not every user may be able to work with languages they were not familiar with. This meant that the user may be left with a set of vocals that they never wanted or could not use beyond basic sound samples. However, with the inclusion of new VOCALOID:AI technology, VOCALOID6 voicebanks are able to be used to sing in Japanese, English and Mandarin Chinese within the same track, despite the vocal's native language. For users of the other two languages VOCALOID produced (such as Korean and Spanish), potentially all four voicebanks could prove to be not useful at all.
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Individual Vocals

• JESSICA
• MATTHEW
• BRIAN
• SANDRA

Product Information
Package details as noted:
JESSICA is an English-capable feminine AI voicebank designed to be a "standard" vocal for VOCALOID6.
Phonetic notes as noted:
Using the "Multilingual" function, users can change the lyrics so JESSICA can not only sing in English, but also in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese.
Voicebank sample
JESSICA VOCALOID6 solfège
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Product Information
Package details as noted:
MATTHEW is an English-capable masculine AI voicebank designed to be a "standard" vocal for VOCALOID6.
Phonetic notes as noted:
Using the "Multilingual" function, users can change the lyrics so MATTHEW can not only sing in English, but also in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese.
Voicebank sample
MATTHEW VOCALOID6 solfège
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Product Information
Package details as noted:
BRIAN is an English-capable masculine AI voicebank designed to be a "standard" vocal for VOCALOID6.
Phonetic notes as noted:
Using the "Multilingual" function, users can change the lyrics so BRIAN can not only sing in English, but also in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese.
Voicebank sample
BRIAN VOCALOID6 solfège
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Product Information
Package details as noted:
SANDRA is an English-capable feminine AI voicebank designed to be a "standard" vocal for VOCALOID6.
Phonetic notes as noted:
Using the "Multilingual" function, users can change the lyrics so SANDRA can not only sing in English, but also in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese.
Voicebank sample
SANDRA VOCALOID6 solfège
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