Changes: MIRIAM (VOCALOID1)

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History

In July 2004, Zero-G went through with a limited release for MIRIAM, making her the third VOCALOID to be put up for purchase. MIRIAM's programming surpassed her previous VOCALOID counterparts, Lola and Leon. Miriam Stockley herself offered to allow her voice to be added into the software engine, providing the front-page quote that you cannot fight progress.^[3] Improved functionality was implemented in the software, which lessened the time for a VOCALOID user to produce more realistic sound. In addition, Yamaha mentioned on their website that MIRIAM's synthesis quality was much higher than previously.^[4]^[5]

To Leon and Lola not receiving much interest in sales from America, MIRIAM was only sold originally in Europe.

While it is unclear when MIRIAM exactly began development, and for that matter much of the details of her development are unclear entirely, she is the only released V1 vocal from the post "Project Daisy" era. This is confirmed as it is known that LEON, LOLA, HANAKO and TARO were the only vocals under development for "Daisy". MIRAIM, along with JODIE and RONIE were the only post-"Daisy" vocals in development that were due to be released for VOCALOID - though JODIE and RONIE were released as "Sweet ANN" and "BIG AL" for VOCALOID2.

Re-Sale

In 2008, LEON, LOLA and MIRIAM were put back on sale for the first time in several years, this was thanks to the interest in Vocaloid.

Final Retirement

In mid December 2013, Zero-G's regular newsletter reported that on the 31st of December 2013 LEON, LOLA and MIRIAM would receive permanent retirement and would be removed from sale; they were all officially retired on the 1st of January 2014.^[6]

Zero-G have since responded explaining that due to finical reasons, it is not feasible to update any of the 3 VOCALOID vocals and it is unlikely they will ever be updated.

Post Retirement DL sales

On 26 December 2014 in response to a fan e-mail, Zero-G confirmed that they will still offer Leon, Lola and Miriam in download format only. However, they cannot provide software support at this stage and users wishing to purchase the software must understand they cannot seek technical support from Zero-G.

For more information on to purchase these vocals see Vocaloid Otaku forums

As of September 2015, Zero-G permanently discontinued sales of LEON, LOLA, and MIRIAM and it was no longer possible to purchase them using this method.^[7]

Provider Feedback

In March 2015, Miriam Stockley tweeted that she was interested in updating MIRIAM to the VOCALOID4 software due to how far the software had come since VOCALOID.^[8] However, Zero-G expressed no wish to follow up on the idea.

End of Serial Codes

In November 2015, it was confirmed by Zero-G via a fan response that all serial codes for Miriam have been used up. This means Miriam can no longer be purchased at all.^[9]

Product Information

Demonstrations

Demonstrations


"I love you, my baby"	YouTube YouTube, another version
Never Give Up	(reprint) YouTube Zero-G
Is This It	(reprint) YouTube Zero-G
Under The Moon	(reprint) YouTube Zero-G
Помоги Мне Тебя Понять (MIRIAM/BIG AL beta) & [Club ver]	~~VirarTech~~
The Phantom Of The Opera (MIRIAM/LEON)	JMT
West	JMT
Short Romance (MIRIAM/LEON)	JMT
In The Darkness (LEON/LOLA/MIRIAM)	JMT
~~Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes~~^[10]	Zero-G

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: Pop, Dance, "Soft" music: such as ballads or choral music
Versions
Trial/Demo Vers?: Yes
Package details as noted:
Unlike LEON and LOLA, MIRIAM was sold as the "voice of Miriam Stockley" and marketed as a generalist VOCALOID. MIRIAM's accent is a mild South African English accent, although it is mostly sold as a British vocal.
Vocal traits as noted:
Overall, though no engine adjustments were made for her release, her voice was much smoother than previous VOCALOIDs. This was due to improvements in production between releases. MIRIAM was a softer, and lighter vocal due to her gentler tone. This made her more suited for pop songs and slow ballads, favoring higher notes. She is the softest of the VOCALOID era voicebanks, having a clear "crystal-like" voice.
Phonetic notes as noted:
She had a larger phonetic sample base making her English skills better than LEON or LOLA.
Software issues as noted:
Due to her soft vocal, she can sometimes lose clarity. There has been some reports of issues with pitch.^[11] Above a certain octave, results can become undesirable.^[12]
Voicebank sample
MIRIAM VOCALOID1 MIRIAM singing in her raw state
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A trial version has been released of this product.

Interface

Like all VOCALOID vocals, MIRIAM has her own version of the VOCALOID interface.

References

Navigation

[1] KVR: Zero-G Vocaloid Miriam released 1st July 2004

[2] Another date that appears is July 20, 2004; reason unknown

[3] New York Times - Could I Get That Song in Elvis, Please?

[released-4] Vocaloid.com/en - VOCALOID MIRIAM has been released by Zero-G Limited !!

[product-5] ZEROGcs - Vocaloid MIRIAM

[6] ↑ link

[7] ↑ link

[8] Miriam Stockley's response to an update

[9] ↑ link

[10] ttp://www.victorlams.com/etc/2004_07_01_etcarchive.html#108932804360954636

[pitching-11] Sound on Sound - VOCALOID MIRIAM

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   |image       = Ofclboxart_zrog_Miriam.jpg
   |caption     =
+  |-
-<!-- Product information -->
   |company     = Zero-G Limited
-  |release     = *July 1, 2004  initial release<br>July 20, 2004(?)<ref>Another date that appears is July 20, 2004; reason unknown</ref>
+  |release     = *July 1, 2004  initial release<ref>[https://www.kvraudio.com/news/zero_g_vocaloid_miriam_released_1955 KVR: Zero-G Vocaloid Miriam released 1st July 2004]</ref>
+*July 20, 2004(?)<ref>Another date that appears is July 20, 2004; reason unknown</ref>
 *July 26, 2004 (Japan)
-  |status      = Unsupported as of ''VOCALOID2''
+  |status      = Retired
   |system      = Windows
   |language    = English
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 ==History==
-In July 2004, Zero-G went through with a limited release for MIRIAM, making her the third VOCALOID to be put up for purchase. MIRIAM's programming surpassed her previous VOCALOID counterparts, Lola and Leon. Miriam Stockley herself offered to allow her voice to be added into the software engine, providing the front-page quote that you cannot fight progress.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/23/arts/music-could-i-get-that-song-in-elvis-please.html New York Times - Could I Get That Song in Elvis, Please?]</ref> Improved functionality was implemented in the software, which lessened the time for a VOCALOID user to produce more realistic sound. In addition, Yamaha mentioned on their website that MIRIAM's synthesis quality was much higher than previously.<ref name ="released">[http://www.vocaloid.com/en/index.html Vocaloid.com/en - VOCALOID MIRIAM has been released by Zero-G Limited !!]</ref><ref name ="product">[http://www.zero-g.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=805 ZEROGcs - Vocaloid MIRIAM]</ref>
+In July 2004, Zero-G went through with a limited release for MIRIAM, making her the third VOCALOID to be put up for purchase. MIRIAM's programming surpassed her previous VOCALOID counterparts, Lola and Leon. Miriam Stockley herself offered to allow her voice to be added into the software engine, providing the front-page quote that you cannot fight progress.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/23/arts/music-could-i-get-that-song-in-elvis-please.html New York Times - Could I Get That Song in Elvis, Please?]</ref> Improved functionality was implemented in the software, which lessened the time for a VOCALOID user to produce more realistic sound. In addition, Yamaha mentioned on their website that MIRIAM's synthesis quality was much higher than previously.<ref name="released">[http://www.vocaloid.com/en/index.html Vocaloid.com/en - VOCALOID MIRIAM has been released by Zero-G Limited !!]</ref><ref name="product">[http://www.zero-g.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=805 ZEROGcs - Vocaloid MIRIAM]</ref>
 To Leon and Lola not receiving much interest in sales from America, MIRIAM was only sold originally in Europe.
+While it is unclear when MIRIAM exactly began development, and for that matter much of the details of her development are unclear entirely, she is the only released V1 vocal from the post "[[Project Daisy]]" era.  This is confirmed as it is known that [[LEON]], [[LOLA]], [[MEIKO|HANAKO]] and [[KAITO|TARO]] were the only vocals under development for "Daisy".  MIRAIM, along with [[Sweet ANN|JODIE]] and [[BIG AL|RONIE]] were the only post-"Daisy" vocals in development that were due to be released for VOCALOID - though JODIE and RONIE were released as "Sweet ANN" and "BIG AL" for [[VOCALOID2]].
 ===Re-Sale===
 In 2008, LEON, LOLA and MIRIAM were put back on sale for the first time in several years, this was thanks to the interest in Vocaloid.
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   |url1 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN6tHM_U-hc YouTube, another version|yt1 = E2uR4cIdrkM
 |demo2 = [[Never Give Up (Zero-G song)|Never Give Up]]
-  |url2 = http://www.zero-g.name/Audio_Demos/MIRIAM_Never_Give_Up.mp3 Zero-G|yt2 = WuBqZ34qYok
+  |url2 = http://www.zero-g.name/Audio_Demos/MIRIAM_Never_Give_Up.mp3 Zero-G|yt2 = WuBqZ34qYok (reprint)
 |demo3 = [[Is This It]]
-  |url3 = http://www.zero-g.name/Audio_Demos/MIRIAM_Is_This_It.mp3 Zero-G|yt3 = 9z1zIY6lKCc
+  |url3 = http://www.zero-g.name/Audio_Demos/MIRIAM_Is_This_It.mp3 Zero-G|yt3 = 9z1zIY6lKCc (reprint)
 |demo4 = [[Under The Moon (Zero-G song)|Under The Moon]]
-  |url4 = http://www.zero-g.name/Audio_Demos/MIRIAM_Under_The_Moon.mp3 Zero-G|yt4 = _5d6fXDDynM
+  |url4 = http://www.zero-g.name/Audio_Demos/MIRIAM_Under_The_Moon.mp3 Zero-G|yt4 = _5d6fXDDynM (reprint)
-|demo5 = [[Help me understand you]] (MIRIAM/BIG AL beta) & [Club ver]
+|demo5 = [[Помоги Мне Тебя Понять (Pomogi Mne Tebya Ponyat)|Помоги Мне Тебя Понять]] (MIRIAM/BIG AL beta) & [Club ver]
-  |yt5 = gHgU7h1cKhY
+  |yt5 =
+  |url5 = https://web.archive.org/web/20100424214506/http://virartech.com/mp3/Pomogi_Mne_Ru03.mp3 <s>VirarTech</s>
 |demo6 = [[wikipedia:The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber song)|The Phantom Of The Opera]] (MIRIAM/LEON)
   |url6 = http://www.jasminemusic.com/vocaloid/examples07/The_Phantom_Of_The_Opera_(voice_and_background).mp3 JMT
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 |demo9 = [[In The Darkness]] (LEON/LOLA/MIRIAM)
   |url9 = http://www.jasminemusic.com/vocaloid/examples14/In_The_Darkness_(voices_and_background).mp3 JMT
+|demo10 = <s>Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes</s><ref>http://www.victorlams.com/etc/2004_07_01_etcarchive.html#108932804360954636</ref>
+  |url10 = https://zero-g.co.uk/media/mp3/MIRIAM_Head_and_Shoulders.mp3 Zero-G
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 * 1 GB of RAM or more
-===Voicebank Libraries===
+===Voicebanks===
 {{Miriam V1 voicebank}}
 {{Trial}}
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 ==References==
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 ==Navigation==
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 [[Category:MIRIAM]]
 [[Category:Voicebanks]]
-[[Category:English Vb]]
+[[Category:English voicebank]]
-[[Category:VOCALOID1 Vb]]
+[[Category:VOCALOID1 voicebank]]
-[[Category:Retired Vb]]
+[[Category:Retired voicebank]]
-[[Category:Trial available]]
+[[Category:Voicebanks with trial versions]]