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- This is an article about the MIRIAM software for the first VOCALOID engine.
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
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
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, expressing how open she was to an update of the old vocal.[5]
Product Information
Demonstrations
| Demonstrations |
|---|
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| |
|---|---|
| "I love you, my baby" | YouTube, another version |
| Never Give Up | Zero-G |
| Is This It | Zero-G |
| Under The Moon | Zero-G |
| Help me understand you (MIRIAM/BIG AL beta) | |
| Help me understand you [Club ver] (MIRIAM/BIG AL beta) | |
| The Phantom Of The Opera (MIRIAM/LEON) | JMT |
| West | JMT |
| Short Romance (MIRIAM/LEON) | JMT |
| In The Darkness (LEON/LOLA/MIRIAM) | JMT |
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
Voicebank Libraries
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A trial version has been released of this product.
Interface
MIRIAM's VOCALOID interface
Like all VOCALOID vocals, MIRIAM has her own version of the VOCALOID interface.
References
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