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[[File:Sonika site.png|thumb|SONiKA's site]] |
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| − | Prior to SONiKA, Zero-G did not do much to market their VOCALOIDs, since they sold based on reputation of their products to a strictly professional market and most marketing was done via traditional means (such as software reviews).<ref>[http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/105757/i-just-got-hired-on-accident-by-a-vocaloid-company/p1 link] Vocaloid company by halkun</ref> Unlike past VOCALOIDs, SONiKA was a more fandom driven VOCALOID. Rather than target professionals, Zero-G focused on selling SONiKA to the VOCALOID fans. This produced in both positive and negative results, with the most important advantage being that Zero-G was able to create links with the VOCALOID English fandom that never existed previously. The downside was that any disappointments around SONiKA were more felt |
+ | Prior to SONiKA, Zero-G did not do much to market their VOCALOIDs, since they sold based on reputation of their products to a strictly professional market and most marketing was done via traditional means (such as software reviews).<ref>[http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/105757/i-just-got-hired-on-accident-by-a-vocaloid-company/p1 link] Vocaloid company by halkun</ref> Unlike past VOCALOIDs, SONiKA was a more fandom driven VOCALOID. Rather than target professionals, Zero-G focused on selling SONiKA to the VOCALOID fans. This produced in both positive and negative results, with the most important advantage being that Zero-G was able to create links with the VOCALOID English fandom that never existed previously. The downside was that any disappointments around SONiKA were more felt than with previous VOCALOIDs they had made since they were talking to the fans of VOCALOID software directly. |
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In 2015, both her and [[Tonio]] failed to make it onto the top 50 rankings.<ref>[http://zero-glimited.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/y/E82EF059D5D86F9E/A10CC7377B4C425B1C65CA3F48968C2E link]</ref> |
In 2015, both her and [[Tonio]] failed to make it onto the top 50 rankings.<ref>[http://zero-glimited.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/y/E82EF059D5D86F9E/A10CC7377B4C425B1C65CA3F48968C2E link]</ref> |
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| − | |Reaction=Prior to her release, Zero-G and other English VOCALOID products were starting to fall behind their Japanese counterparts. SONiKA marked the first attempt to raise the profile of English VOCALOIDs since Miriam and Sweet Ann. |
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|Reaction=While many of the Vocaloid fandom has expressed a desire to see an improved version of SONiKA, it has been confirmed by Zero-G that they have no intentions of improving her voicebank.<ref>[http://engloids.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/zero-g-interview-dom-keefe-vocaloid-production/#more-383] Engloid Blog - Improvements to voicebanks are a no go.</ref><ref>[http://z8.invisionfree.com/VocaloidOtaku/index.php?showtopic=3022] VocaloidOtaku - Sonika (safe link)</ref> |
|Reaction=While many of the Vocaloid fandom has expressed a desire to see an improved version of SONiKA, it has been confirmed by Zero-G that they have no intentions of improving her voicebank.<ref>[http://engloids.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/zero-g-interview-dom-keefe-vocaloid-production/#more-383] Engloid Blog - Improvements to voicebanks are a no go.</ref><ref>[http://z8.invisionfree.com/VocaloidOtaku/index.php?showtopic=3022] VocaloidOtaku - Sonika (safe link)</ref> |
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|Misc =[[File:Ecapsule virtualvocalist poll zrg.png|150px|thumb|Poll]] |
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| − | An independent search on Nico Nico Douga revealed that most VOCALOIDs had less |
+ | An independent search on Nico Nico Douga revealed that most VOCALOIDs had less than 1,000 videos uploaded to Nico Nico Douga in 2011 between July 1st and December 15th, a category which SONiKA fell into.<ref>[http://www.vocaloidism.com/2012/01/04/the-harsh-realities-of-vocaloid-on-nico/ link] Vocaloid on Nico</ref> |
In 2013 poll on E-Capsule, the results showed that SONiKA got the most votes of interest.{{clr}} |
In 2013 poll on E-Capsule, the results showed that SONiKA got the most votes of interest.{{clr}} |
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Revision as of 17:09, 15 January 2016
Template:Infobox Vocaloid
SONiKA is an English VOCALOID developed and distributed by Zero-G Limited, and was released in July 2009 for the VOCALOID2 engine. SONiKA is advertised as a "virtual vocalist modeled on the voice of a young girl pop singer"; her voice provider has never been revealed.
Concept
She is the first native English speaking VOCALOID to use a character design and profile as part of the product. SONiKA was released with profile/biographical information on the back cover of the software package, similar to the other VOCALOID2 products. Her personality also shows in her "tweets".
It was stated in the live stream for Dex and Daina that Sonika was an experiment.[1]
Etymology
The name "Sonika" is Hindi, a girl's name based on the Hindi word for "golden beauty", and was likely chosen due to a resemblance to "sonic" (relating to sound).
Appearance
According to her twitter messages, SONiKA's hair color is able to change color (e.g. from green to red), she also has freckles that show in the summer heat.
The tattoo on her left side is her name in katakana as " ソニカ ".
Relations
SONiKA is the first VOCALOID to coin the concept of "the Vocaloid family". This was previously a fan concept that accepts all VOCALOIDs as a form of undefined "family". SONiKA, however, became more definite on how she was related to certain VOCALOIDs.
- SONiKA regards LEON, LOLA and MIRIAM as her older siblings
- Prima as her "auntie"
- Tonio as her "uncle"
- She referred to BIG AL as "her best friend" when asked about which VOCALOID she talked to the most.[2]
- All other VOCALOIDs are referred to as her cousins.[3][4]
In regards to VOCALOID3 she was glad to be getting more brothers and sisters, and stated she was looking forward to meeting her new friends and singing along side them.
Examples of Usage
Template:Music featuring Vocaloid Template:Sonika usage
Additional information
Marketing
SONiKA's site
Prior to SONiKA, Zero-G did not do much to market their VOCALOIDs, since they sold based on reputation of their products to a strictly professional market and most marketing was done via traditional means (such as software reviews).[5] Unlike past VOCALOIDs, SONiKA was a more fandom driven VOCALOID. Rather than target professionals, Zero-G focused on selling SONiKA to the VOCALOID fans. This produced in both positive and negative results, with the most important advantage being that Zero-G was able to create links with the VOCALOID English fandom that never existed previously. The downside was that any disappointments around SONiKA were more felt than with previous VOCALOIDs they had made since they were talking to the fans of VOCALOID software directly.
See also: SONiKA/Marketing and VOCALOID in other media
Trivia
- The winner of SONiKA's New Look Competition was entry number 30.[6]
- The artist of SONiKA's 2nd boxart design has a DeviantART account, as does the artist for the comics.
- Although she was not the first English VOCALOID to use an avatar on her boxart, she was the first to mimic the Japanese style of avatars.
- An old trick within the Western VOCALOID fandom is to have Luka and SONiKA sing together when using English. If correctly done both voices will blend together. The advantage of this is both VOCALOIDs effectively hide each others flaws.
Reputation
Status
| Sales |
 SONiKA's ranking, 2011 She was reported as having sold much better than past VOCALOIDs designed only for the English language. According to a flyer in 2011, SONiKA was the 13th most popular Zero-G product in 2011.[7] In 2012, she was in 19th place.[8] She was absent from the rankings in 2013, but returned to hold the no.35 spot in 2014.[9] In 2015, both her and Tonio failed to make it onto the top 50 rankings.[10] |
| Reaction |
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While many of the Vocaloid fandom has expressed a desire to see an improved version of SONiKA, it has been confirmed by Zero-G that they have no intentions of improving her voicebank.[11][12] |
| Misc |
 Poll An independent search on Nico Nico Douga revealed that most VOCALOIDs had less than 1,000 videos uploaded to Nico Nico Douga in 2011 between July 1st and December 15th, a category which SONiKA fell into.[13] In 2013 poll on E-Capsule, the results showed that SONiKA got the most votes of interest. |
| Achievements |
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Gallery
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References
- ↑ link
- ↑ tweet 3:31 AM - 6 Jul 11
- ↑ tweet 2:28 AM - 5 Aug 09
- ↑ tweet 2:30 AM - 5 Aug 09
- ↑ link Vocaloid company by halkun
- ↑ [1] DeviantArt - Kjbionicle; Sonika's "New Look"
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- ↑ [2] Engloid Blog - Improvements to voicebanks are a no go.
- ↑ [3] VocaloidOtaku - Sonika (safe link)
- ↑ link Vocaloid on Nico
External links
| Language | Description | Site |
|---|---|---|
| English | Zero-G Limited official homepage | Link |
| English | VOCALOID2 SONIKA product page | Link |
| English | Sonika Vocaloid The official website for VOCALOID SONiKA | Link |
| English | Sonika @SonikaVocaloid The official Twitter account for VOCALOID SONiKA | Link |
| English | deviantArt , art and media community | Link |
| Japanese | Pixiv , art and media community | Link |
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