SeeU (VOCALOID3)

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SV01 SeeU
Product information
Catalog No.	SV01 (Regular) V3LB0007JP (VOCALOID Store)
Company	SBS A&T Co., Ltd. Distributor: CreCrew Vocaloid Empire
Release	October 21, 2011 December 16, 2011 (Japan) June 7, 2024 (400 Renewal))
Status	Retired
System	Windows
Language(s)	Bilingual; Korean & Japanese
Type	VOCALOID3 Dual voicebank package
License	Proprietary
Affiliation	YAMAHA Corporation
Website	Product pages: CreCrew (Archive) VOCALOID STORE (Archive) Character Planet (Download) (Archive) Character Planet (Physical) (Archive) Character Planet (bundle with UNI) (Archive) Character Planet (bundle with UNI + V4 Editor) (Archive) Character Planet (Renewal Package) (Archive)

This article is about the VOCALOID3 software known as a voicebank. If you are looking for the VOCALOID character then click here.

History

On June 6, 2011, a demo called I=Fantasy that was produced by Bang Shi Hyuk (a.k.a. Hitman Bang), was introduced during the VOCALOID3 announcement. On August 30, her name and appearance was revealed.

Before her release, SBS A&T uploaded a video on November 8, 2011 of various idols (Bang Shi Hyuk, Jeong Jinwoon (2AM), Jo Kwon (2AM), David Oh, Lim Jeong Hee, and U-Kiss) introducing and supporting SeeU's release.

Pre-orders for SeeU took place on October 14, 2011 and a community called CreCrew was opened. She was released on the 21st of the same month. In Japan, SeeU was released on December 16, 2011, the sale in Japan ended on March 1, 2013.

Despite the controversy SV01 SeeU was still able to be purchased from CreCrew Goods website until its final closure in early 2017. As of late August 2017, she is available for purchase on the site Character Planet as a download, a physical release, a bundle with UNI (dubbed the 'SeeUNI Library Set'), and a VOCALOID4 Starter Pack with UNI (dubbed the 'SeeUNI Starter Pack'). There was a promotional sale to commemorate her official birthday and release, which will run from August 23, to September 6.

2023

On September 22, 2023, ST MEDiA Co., Ltd. hosted a livestream to discuss new information. Regarding SeeU, there were still SBS A&T employees who were still fond of her and would have liked to work on her again, however, the executives disapproved as they believed that it would not be profitable. SBS A&T still owned the rights to SeeU fully and was the final decisionmaker in regards to anything related to her. ST MEDiA considered purchasing her license from SBS A&T, however the individuals who worked on her were hurt, so it was not possible as ST MEDiA felt it would be disrespectful to do. In addition, the idea of replacing SeeU's voice provider was also difficult. Instead, it was decided to "stop dreaming" about a SeeU update or remake as it was impossible without SBS A&T's permission.

In regards to SeeU's stocking issues, it was confirmed that she only had the stock number from her original launch. Once they were sold out, there would be nothing left, however it was noted that the Japanese editions were still available. There was a Chinese company in 2020 who had purchased new SeeU serial codes and intended to sell her with a Chinese edition packaging, however, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this never came to fruition. It was confirmed that there were 400 SeeU serial codes leftover from that batch, and after they sell out, it was "over for SeeU" and she would effectively be discontinued. The last 400 codes were announced to be potentially sold as a packaged version. The plan was discussed to update the packaging design, in addition to SeeU herself, so it could be treated as a commemorative release. This was planned to be a possible crowdfunding campaign later in the year, likely October, and any leftover boxes after the crowdfund would be sold online. SeeU's design would be modernized as the company felt that it would be difficult to 3D model, but the changes would not be too major, such as a different hairstyle. It was confirmed that KKUEM would be unable to return as the illustrator due to a scheduling conflict. Despite that, the final codes would mark the end of SeeU as a voice library and it was stated that there were no plans in selling SeeU as a digital download. ST MEDiA would continue in promoting her character. It was also mentioned that there was no stopping users from turning SeeU into an AI voice library or dataset for personal use.

On October 4, 2023, the official ST MEDiA Twitter account announced that they were looking for feedback on what types on merchandise and products fans would like to see included with the SeeU repackaging. A crowdfunding campaign was originally announced to be held in October through November, however this was met with complications that would be discussed in the following livestream announced to be aired on November 3. This was later delayed until November 17. ST MEDiA posted an apology to fans of the renewal project on December 6 due to further delays on the project, in order to calculate the best cost estimate and check the quality. ST MEDiA advised fans to refer to the uploaded information on the YouTube community page. Excerpts of the stream were posted for those who found it difficult to access the YouTube community stating that the selection of the goods production company, goods packaging, and pricing had been finalized. The illustrations that will be used for the goods were 90% complete. In addition, the storage medium that would contain the library was confirmed to be a character-shaped PVC USB. That last step was ensuring that a detailed goods page was created on the official ST MEDiA Character Planet store, and once the linking of overseas credit and debit cards and PayPal for overseas fans was complete, the project would be able to start. Fans were thanked for their patience and when the goods were ready, the goods composition, the price, and the schedule was decided, an announcement through an official broadcast would be held. An official broadcast to go over details as announced for December 21.

The December 21 stream occurred and information was disclosed regarding the SeeU Renewal Project, the first of which was the announcement of pre-orders opening for the package beginning on the following day, December 22 on Character Planet and would run until 8 PM on January 21, 2024. SeeU's new character illustration was revealed, announced to be illustrated by Renian. The packages and merchandise were revealed and would be available in three bundles, the SeeU Library package (₩200,000 won), including the Character USB (8cm high), commemorative album containing notable SeeU original songs such as 언어의 노래 (Eoneoui Norae), and pre-order exclusive badge, medal and a keyring. An Album package (₩110,000 won), including the commemorative album, badge, medal and keyring. An exclusive overseas bundle (₩79,000 won) was offered only including the pre-order exclusive goods. Additional merchandise was offered including a Jokjabong (족자봉) High-quality fabric tapestry (₩22,000 won), acrylic stand (₩28,000 won), desk pad (₩29,000 won), and two DIASEC framed-illustration in 30×40 cm (₩140,000 won) and 40×60 cm (₩190,000 won) options. An all-in-one bundle with the voicebank and all of the exclusive merchandise was also offered (₩550,000 won). The pre-order period opened at 6:02 and within three minutes, all ten all-in-one bundles were sold out.

2024

The first sample of the pre-order exclusive Character USB drive that would hold SeeU's voicebank was shown on January 25, 2024. A two-month delay for the merchandise was announced due to the overseeing of the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, as many of the pieces of merchandise were produced in China. A sample of the metal badge and collectible coin were showcased on April 17. Installation of SeeU's voicebanks to the Character USB drives was completed on May 4. A further delay on the shipment of the goods was announced on May 17. The repackaging of SeeU's voicebank was completed on June 4, 2024 and shipment was expected to be shipped sequentially to domestic fans around June 10 to June 11, and to overseas fans around June 17. The 400 serial codes were announced to be attached to the USB stand and the box would be wrapped in vinyl. Photos of the completed box contents were shown also on June 4. Domestic shipping began on June 7, 2024 as expected. All overseas packages were shipped out as of October 20, 2024.

Final Retirement

Following the final distribution of the SeeU Library Renewal Limited 400 edition packages and serial codes, with all available copies having been sold out as of December 2023, SeeU became ineligible for purchase on all distribution platforms, with currently no plans for re-sale, effectively marking SeeU as a retired voicebank.

Product Information

Demonstrations

Korean

Demonstrations

RUN	YouTube
Never Let You Go Remix	YouTube
Shining Star	YouTube
I=Fantasy	YouTube
Umbrella	YouTube
Mission (Yamaha Promotion)	NicoNico
I=Fantasy Breathing Effect	YouTube

Japanese

Demonstrations

願いを込めて (Negai wo Komete)	YouTube
明日を向いて (Ashita wo Muite)	YouTube
Mission (Yamaha Promotion)	NicoNico
ITA-BASAMI (Yamaha Promotion)	YouTube
神話色のミステリイ (Shinwairo no Mistery) (Yamaha Promotion)	YouTube
こんなアタシDOでShow!? (Konna Atashi DO de Show!?) (Yamaha Promotion)	NicoNico

System Requirements

• OS: Windows 7(32/64bit) / Vista(32bit) / XP(32bit)
• CPU: Celeron Dual Core 2.1 or more recommended
• Memory: 1GB or more recommended
• HDD: more than 5GB empty spaces are required
  • more than 5.2GB empty spaces are required for the SeeU Starter Pack
• etc.: Sound-card hardware is needed.
  Internet accessibility is needed.
  disc format:DVD-ROM

Voicebanks

• Using SeeU to create Konglish

• SeeU tips and tutorials

SeeU is set to her Korean vocal by default and users will have to manually select her Japanese vocal to access it.

GENERAL USAGE

Product Information
Versions
Trial/Demo Vers?: No  Starter Available?: Yes
Package details as noted:
SeeU is a bilingual VOCALOID that sings in both Korean and Japanese. Her vocal is sometimes found to be 'cute' and, since it was voiced by a teenage singer, one of the more accurate VOCALOIDs to represent teenage vocal.
Vocal traits as noted:
Both her Korean and Japanese vocals at the time housed the highest known optimum vocal range released for VOCALOID3, their status was unchallenged for much of the VOCALOID3 engines development. At a optimum range of #C5, SeeU has the second highest vocal range of VOCALOID3, beaten by Chika and kokone who jointly hold the highest optimum range at #D5. She is quite husky in lower ranges, but clearer in higher.
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Individual Vocals

• KOREAN
• JAPANESE

Product Information
Optimum
Genre: K-Pop, Pop Ballad  Optimum Range: C3 ~ C5  Optimum Tempo: 60 ~ 170 BPM   Total Tempo (min-max): 110 BPM  No. of Keys: W ~ 15, B ~ 10, Total ~ 25
Package details as noted:
SeeU's Korean vocal.
Vocal traits as noted:
Her Korean voicebank has a slightly deeper and more powerful voice than her Japanese voicebank.
Phonetic notes as noted:
Several English phonemes not native to Korean were added, as SBS noted many Korean sounds are similar or the same in English so this allows her to recreate a certain level of "English" using her Korean voicebank (such as the 'f' consonant [f],the 'v' consonant [v] and the 's' consonant [z], all of which cannot be pronounced in the Korean language). SeeU's voicebank has some issues sounding out certain consonants such as ㄹ(r) and ㅈ(c). Her pronunciation of ㄹ varies in that in may sound too trilled (like a rolled Spanish R) or not distinguishable enough depending on the vowels around it. Her pronunciation of ㅈ is too muffled and difficult to work around using only her Korean voicebank.
Software issues as noted:
Slight changes to her vibrato settings may cause her to sound off pitch, which can be fixed by either manually drawing vibrato using the PIT parameter instead of using the regular vibrato system, or using third party software such as Autotune or Melodyne. Despite the inclusion of extra English phonetics, while results are understandable they are often low quality. At best results are choppy and sounds are heavily accented.
Voicebank sample
SeeU Korean VOCALOID3
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Product Information
Optimum
Genre: J-Pop, Pop Ballad  Optimum Range: C3 ~ C5  Optimum Tempo: 60 ~ 170 BPM   Total Tempo (min-max): 110 BPM  No. of Keys: W ~ 15, B ~ 10, Total ~ 25
Package details as noted:
The Japanese vocal. She has a slight Korean accent in her pronunciation.
Vocal traits as noted:
Her Japanese voicebank has a slightly lighter and sweeter voice than her Korean voicebank.
Phonetic notes as noted:
Her pronunciation of [s] is slightly aspirated. Her pronunciation of the sequence [ts M] (つ tsu) has a weak t, causing it to more sound like [s M] (す su) respectively. Her mid vowels may sound more tense or closed than they should. She has difficulty pronouncing the sequence [w o], which however is no longer present in Standard Japanese pronunciation. Her pronunciation of [4] has similar issues to her pronunciation of ㄹ in her Korean voicebank, being either too weak or too trilled. Her pronunciation of fricative and affricate consonants (s, z, ts, j, and ch) has a Korean accent in which they are pronounced quickly and are slightly lisped. If a note set that includes a "-" filler phoneme is too short, she will skip the "-" phoneme entirely. This is an issue she shares with SF-A2 miki
Voicebank sample
SeeU Japanese VOCALOID3
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