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LEON VOCALOID1 | Songs Albums Notable Originals


This article is about the first VOCALOID software known as a voicebank. If you are looking for the VOCALOID concept then click here.

History[]

According to production notes, the recording process for the LEON and LOLA vocals took 8 hours each day, for 5 days.[1]

SoulVocalist

The "Soul Singer" boxart

From the the existence of an early "Soul Singer" box illustration, LEON and LOLA may have been intended for sale as a duo. However, very little information is known about their early development at all, with much of the early development of VOCALOID, even the name "VOCALOID", having yet to have been finalized.

Both LEON and LOLA were known to have existed at the early stages of "Project Daisy", and were the only vocals to have been shown to the general public under the name "Daisy".

LEON was released, along with fellow VOCALOID LOLA, by Zero-G Limited. Both vocals were one of the exhibits at the Zero-G Limited booth during Wired Nextfest, and the pair won the 2005 Electronic Musician Editor’s Choice Award. At the time of their release, LOLA and LEON had no rival software to contend with and were the first vocal synthesizers to be released of their nature. However, due to their accents, LEON and LOLA failed to impact the American market.[2][3]

Re-Sale[]

Due to renewed interest in VOCALOID from the success of Hatsune Miku, in 2008: LEON, LOLA, and MIRIAM were put back on sale for the first time in several years.

Final Retirement[]

In mid-December 2013, Zero-G's newsletter reported that December 31, 2013: LEON, LOLA, and MIRIAM would receive permanent retirement and be removed from sale. On January 1, 2014, the three vocalists were officially retired.

Due to financial reasons, Zero-G has stated it is not feasible to update any of the 3 VOCALOID vocals.

Post Retirement DL sales[]

On December 26, 2014, Zero-G confirmed in a response to a fan that they would still offer LEON, LOLA and MIRIAM in download format only until stock has been depleted. However, they could not provide software support, and users wishing to purchase the software were made aware that they cannot seek technical support from Zero-G.

Serial codes for LEON and LOLA were still available in November 2015, despite MIRIAM being confirmed to have run out of serial codes at this point. By 2021, both LEON and LOLA were reported to have been unavailable.

Product Information[]

Demonstrations[]

Demonstrations

Check It Out (LEON/LOLA) Zero-G (archived)
Dupdah (LEON/LOLA) Zero-G (archived)
Falling (LEON/LOLA) Zero-G (archived)
Freaky Sheep (LEON/LOLA) Zero-G (archived)
Forever (LEON/LOLA) Zero-G (archived)
Sad Mondays JMT
Internet Angel JMT
You ask me (demo reel) JMT
Rising Star JMT
Summertime JMT
Please Touch Me Lola JMT
The Phantom Of The Opera (LEON/MIRIAM) JMT
Flying Girl JMT
Yest Tolko Mig JMT
Red Hair Girl JMT
East JMT
Short Romance (MIRIAM/LEON) JMT
In The Darkness (LEON/LOLA/MIRIAM) JMT
Autumn In Central Park JMT

System Requirements[]

Minimum Requirements
  • Windows XP or Windows 2000 (PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VOCALOID VERSION 1 PRODUCTS LEON, LOLA AND MIRIAM ARE NOT FULLY COMPATIBLE* WITH WINDOWS 7 OR LATER)
  • Pentium III, 1 GHz or faster
  • 512MB of RAM or more
  • 32 bit required (does not work on 64 bit systems)
  • Approx 700 Mb Hard disk space or more
  • SVGA Display (1024x768)
  • Sound Card with Microsoft DirectSound Compatible driver
  • LAN/network card must be installed, or a USB network card must be connected to the USB port.
Recommended Requirements
  • Windows XP (PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VOCALOID VERSION 1 PRODUCTS LEON, LOLA AND MIRIAM ARE NOT FULLY COMPATIBLE* WITH WINDOWS 7 OR LATER)
  • Pentium 4, 1.7 GHz or faster
  • 32 bit
  • 1 GB of RAM or more

Voicebanks[]

Product Information
Optimum
  Genre: Soul
Versions
  Trial/Demo Vers?: No
Package details as noted:

LEON is the counterpart to LOLA and designed to compliments her vocals. He, like LOLA, sings with a British accent and is designed to be a generic Soul singer, with an effort to make the racial appearance of the singer within the vocal itself.

Crypton Future Media, Inc. released a "Couples Bundle Set" (male and female) which included MEIKO, KAITO, LEON and LOLA. A loop sample set was also supplied with the 4 voicebank bundle.[4]

Vocal traits as noted:
  • LEON has a light vocal, adept at handling higher notes over lower ones.
  • In contrast to LOLA, his vocals have a smooth R&B feel to them.
Phonetic notes as noted:
  • Has 3,800 word combinations.
Software issues as noted:
  • LEON lacks a rough timbre, making his usage for certain genres (including Soul) more difficult.
  • When weighed against LOLA and MIRIAM, LEON is ranked as the weakest of the English VOCALOID vocals.[5] However, unlike LOLA, he receives higher praise at recreating Soul music than does.
Voicebank sample



Interface[]

Leon Interface 2

LEON's VOCALOID interface

Like all VOCALOID vocals, LEON has his own version of the VOCALOID interface.

References[]

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