The "Status on VOCALOID" page acts as a guide for readers and editors alike. The "Status" page lists all the voicebanks produced using VOCALOID technology; this includes any commercial releases, announcements, developments, and projects involving the VOCALOID franchise.
- For a list of all "VOCALOIDs" and their concepts, see VOCALOIDs.
- For more information on how vocals are developed, see VOCALOID Development.
Commercial license releases
The most commonly known VOCALOIDs are the commercially sold units produced by third party studios. These VOCALOIDs are produced under license by YAMAHA and are able to be bought by any bidding producers through commercial outlets. Their quality and capabilities vary, as do the licensing agreements issued by the respected studios involved.
There is a subpage available. Arranged by order of releases.
VOCALOID
A total of 5 voicebanks were released for VOCALOID in English and Japanese.
Product | Developer | Language | Sex | Sample | Release |
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LEON | Zero-G Limited | English | Male | Unrevealed | 2004 January 15 2004 March 3 (JP) |
LOLA | Zero-G Limited | English | Female | Unrevealed | 2004 January 15 2004 March 3 (JP) |
MIRIAM | Zero-G Limited | English | Female | Miriam Stockley | 2004 July 1 2004 July 26 (JP) |
MEIKO | Crypton Future Media, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Meiko Haigō | 2004 November 5 |
KAITO | Crypton Future Media, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Male | Naoto Fūga | 2006 February 14,17* |
* Notice: KAITO's release date is labeled as the 14th by YAMAHA and 17th by Crypton.
VOCALOID2
A total of 35 voicebanks were released for VOCALOID2 in English and Japanese.
Product | Developer | Language(s) | Sex | Sample | Release |
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Sweet ANN | PowerFX Systems AB. | English | Female | "Jody" | 2007 June 29 2007 September 21 (JP) |
Hatsune Miku (CV01) | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female | Saki Fujita | 2007 August 31 |
Kagamine Rin & Len (CV02) | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female (Rin) & Male (Len) | Asami Shimoda | 2007 December 27 |
Prima | Zero-G Limited | English | Female | Unrevealed | 2008 January 14 2008 February 22 (JP) |
Kagamine Rin & Len act2 (CV02) | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female (Rin) & Male (Len) | Asami Shimoda | 2008 July 18 |
Gackpoid: Camui Gackpo | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Male | GACKT | 2008 July 31 |
Megurine Luka (CV03) | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese & English | Female | Yū Asakawa | 2009 January 30 |
Megpoid: GUMI | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Megumi Nakajima | 2009 June 26 |
SONiKA | Zero-G Limited | English | Female | Unrevealed | 2009 July 14,15 (promo, shipped) 2009 August 7 (JP) |
SF-A2 miki | HEARTFAST (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Miki Furukawa | 2009 December 4 |
Kaai Yuki | AH-Software Co. Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2009 December 4 |
Hiyama Kiyoteru | AH-Software Co. Ltd. | Japanese | Male | Kiyoshi Hiyama | 2009 December 4 |
BIG AL | PowerFX Systems AB. | English | Male | Frank S. (stable) | 2009 December 22 2010 March 5 (JP) |
Hatsune Miku Append | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female | Saki Fujita | 2010 April 30 |
Tonio | Zero-G Limited | English | Male | Unrevealed | 2010 July 14 |
Lily | Avex Management Co., Ltd. (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Yuri Masuda (m.o.v.e.) | 2010 August 25 |
VY1: ("MIZKI") | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2010 September 1 |
Gachapoid: Ryūto | Fuji Television Kids Entertainment, Inc. (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Male | Kuniko Amemiya (Gachapin) | 2010 October 8 |
Nekomura Iroha | Sanrio Wave Co., Ltd. (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Kyounosuke Yoshitate | 2010 October 22 |
Utatane Piko | Ki/oon Music Inc. (Sony Music Distribution Inc.) |
Japanese | Male | PIKO | 2010 December 8 |
Kagamine Rin & Len Append (CV02) | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female (Rin) & Male (Len) | Asami Shimoda | 2010 December 27 |
VY2: ("YUMA") | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("masculine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2011 April 25 |
VOCALOID3
A total of 69 voicebanks have been released for VOCALOID3 in English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Chinese.
These vocals work with the PC version of VOCALOID Editor for Cubase.
Product | Developer | Language(s) | Sex | Sample | Release |
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VY1v3 | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2011 October 21 |
Mew | Yamaha Music Communications Co., Ltd. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Miu Sakamoto | 2011 October 21 |
V3 Megpoid | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Megumi Nakajima | 2011 October 21 |
SeeU | SBS A&T Co,. Ltd. | Korean & Japanese | Female | Dahee Kim (GLAM) | 2011 October 21 2011 December 16 (JP) |
Tone Rion | Dear Stage (Moe Japan, Co. Ltd.) | Japanese | Female | Nemu Yumemi | 2011 December 16 |
OLIVER | VocaTone (PowerFX Systems AB.) |
English | Male | Unrevealed | 2011 December 21 |
CUL | VOCALO Revolution (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Eri Kitamura | 2011 December 22 |
Yuzuki Yukari | Vocalomakets (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Chihiro Ishiguro | 2011 December 22 |
Bruno | Voctro Labs, S.L. | Spanish | Male | Unrevealed | 2011 December 23 |
Clara | Voctro Labs, S.L. | Spanish | Female | Unrevealed | 2011 December 23 |
IA | 1st PLACE Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Lia | 2012 January 27 |
V3 Megpoid - Native: GUMI | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Megumi Nakajima | 2012 March 16 |
Aoki Lapis | i-style Project (Bplats, Inc.) |
Japanese | Female | Nako Eguchi | 2012 April 6 |
V3 Lily | Avex Management Co., Ltd. (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Yuri Masuda (m.o.v.e.) | 2012 April 19 |
Luo Tianyi | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. (Bplats, Inc.) |
Chinese | Female | Shan Xin | 2012 July 12 |
V3 Gackpoid: Camui Gackpo | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Male | GACKT | 2012 July 13 |
VY2v3 | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("masculine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2012 October 19 |
MAYU | EXIT TUNES | Japanese | Female | Mayumi Morinaga | 2012 December 5 |
AVANNA | Zero-G Limited | English | Female | Rachel D. | 2012 December 22 2013 April 24 (JP) |
KAITO V3 | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese & English | Male | Naoto Fūga | 2013 February 15 |
Megpoid English: GUMI | Internet Co., Ltd. | English | Female | Megumi Nakajima | 2013 February 28 |
ZOLA PROJECT | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Males (YUU, KYO, WIL) | Minorun (YUU), NANOX. (KYO), Maui (WIL) | 2013 June 21 |
YANHE | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. (Bplats, Inc.) |
Chinese | Female | Seira Ryu | 2013 July 11 |
Hatsune Miku V3 English | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | English | Female | Saki Fujita | 2013 August 31 |
YOHIOloid | VocaTone (PowerFX Systems AB.) |
English & Japanese | Male | YOHIO | 2013 September 10 |
Hatsune Miku V3 | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female | Saki Fujita | 2013 September 26 |
MAIKA | Voctro Labs, S.L. | Spanish | Female | Unrevealed | 2013 December 18 |
Merli | i-style Project (Bplats, Inc.) |
Japanese | Female | Misaki Kamata | 2013 December 24 |
Macne Nana | MI7 Japan Inc. (Bplats, Inc.) |
Japanese & English | Female | Haruna Ikezawa | 2014 January 31 |
MEIKO V3 | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese & English | Female | Meiko Haigō | 2014 February 4 |
kokone | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2014 February 14 |
anon & kanon | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Females | Unrevealed | 2014 March 3 |
v flower | Gynoid Co., Ltd. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2014 May 9 |
Tohoku Zunko | SSS LLC. (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Satomi Satō | 2014 June 5 |
IA ROCKS | 1st PLACE Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Lia | 2014 June 27 |
galaco NEO | Stardust Music, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Kou Shibasaki | 2014 August 5 |
Rana | We've Inc. (FuRyu Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Ai Kakuma | 2014 September 9 |
Gachapoid V3: Ryūto | Fuji Television Kids Entertainment, Inc. (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Male | Kuniko Amemiya (Gachapin) | 2014 September 17 |
Chika | AMG (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Chiaki Ito (AAA) | 2014 October 16 |
Xin Hua | Gynoid Co., Ltd. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Chinese | Female | Wenyi Wang | 2015 February 10 |
Yuezheng Ling | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Chinese | Female | QI Inory | 2015 July 17 |
Second Editions
These VOCALOID3 vocals have been renewed since their original releases.
These vocals came with extra plugins for the VOCALOID3 Editor.
Product | Developer | Language | Sex | Sample | Release |
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VY1v3 SE | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2013 March 20 |
Mew SE | Yamaha Music Communications Co., Ltd. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Miu Sakamoto | 2013 March 20 |
VY2v3 SE | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("masculine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2013 March 20 |
Tone Rion SE | Dear Stage (Moe Japan, Co. Ltd.) | Japanese | Female | Nemu Yumemi | 2013 April 27 |
Aoki Lapis SE | i-style Project (Bplats, Inc.) |
Japanese | Female | Nako Eguchi | 2013 April 27 |
VOCALOID NEO (V3)
These are the VOCALOID3 NEO releases for the Mac OS X version of VOCALOID.
These vocals work with the Mac version of VOCALOID Editor for Cubase.
Product | Developer | Language(s) | Sex | Sample | Release |
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VY1v3 NEO | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2013 August 5 |
Mew NEO | Yamaha Music Communications Co., Ltd. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Miu Sakamoto | 2013 August 5 |
Hatsune Miku V3 English | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | English | Female | Saki Fujita | 2013 August 31 |
Aoki Lapis NEO | i-style Project (Bplats, Inc.) |
Japanese | Female | Nako Eguchi | 2013 September 19 |
Hatsune Miku V3 | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female | Saki Fujita | 2013 September 26 |
ZOLA PROJECT NEO | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Males (YUU, KYO, WIL) | Minorun (YUU), NANOX. (KYO), Maui (WIL) | 2013 September |
VY2v3 NEO | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("masculine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2013 October |
IA NEO | 1st PLACE Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Lia | 2013 December 7 |
MAIKA | Voctro Labs, S.L. | Spanish | Female | Unrevealed | 2013 December 18 |
Yuzuki Yukari | Vocalomakets (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Chihiro Ishiguro | 2013 December 19 |
Merli NEO | i-style Project (Bplats, Inc.) |
Japanese | Female | Misaki Kamata | 2013 December 24 |
Macne Nana | MI7 Japan Inc. (Bplats, Inc.) |
Japanese & English | Female | Haruna Ikezawa | 2014 January 31 |
MEIKO V3 | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese & English | Female | Meiko Haigō | 2014 February 4 |
kokone | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2014 February 14 |
KAITO V3 | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese & English | Male | Naoto Fūga | 2014 February 15 |
V3 Megpoid: GUMI | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese & English | Female | Megumi Nakajima | 2014 February 26 |
V3 Lily | Avex Management Co., Ltd. (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Yuri Masuda (m.o.v.e.) | 2014 February 26 |
V3 Gackpoid: Camui Gackpo | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Male | GACKT | 2014 February 26 |
CUL | VOCALO Revolution (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Eri Kitamura | 2014 February 26 |
anon & kanon | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Females | Unrevealed | 2014 March 3 |
v flower | Gynoid Co., Ltd. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2014 May 9 |
Tohoku Zunko | SSS LLC. (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Satomi Satō | 2014 June 5 |
IA ROCKS | 1st PLACE Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Lia | 2014 June 27 |
galaco NEO | Stardust Music, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Kou Shibasaki | 2014 August 5 |
Gachapoid V3: Ryūto | Fuji Television Kids Entertainment, Inc. (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Male | Kuniko Amemiya (Gachapin) | 2014 September 17 |
Chika | AMG (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Chiaki Ito (AAA) | 2014 October 16 |
Tone Rion | Dear Stage (Moe Japan, Co. Ltd.) | Japanese | Female | Nemu Yumemi | 2015 May 26 |
MAYU | EXIT TUNES | Japanese | Female | Mayumi Morinaga | 2015 October |
Xin Hua | Gynoid Co., Ltd. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Chinese | Female | Wenyi Wang | 2016 April 29 |
VOCALOID4
A total of 86 voicebanks have been released for VOCALOID4 in English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.
These vocals work with the PC version of VOCALOID Editor for Cubase.
Product | Developer | Language(s) | Sex | Sample | Release |
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VY1v4 | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2014 December 17 |
CYBER DIVA | YAMAHA Corporation | English | Female | Jenny Shima | 2015 February 4 |
Yuzuki Yukari V4 | Vocalomakets (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Chihiro Ishiguro | 2015 March 18 |
Megurine Luka V4X | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese & English | Female | Yū Asakawa | 2015 March 19 |
Gackpoid V4: Camui Gackpo | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Male | GACKT | 2015 April 30 |
SF-A2 miki V4 | HEARTFAST (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Miki Furukawa | 2015 June 18 |
Nekomura Iroha V4 | Sanrio Wave Co., Ltd. (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Kyounosuke Yoshitate | 2015 June 18 |
v4 flower | Gynoid Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2015 July 16 |
Sachiko | Sachiko Promotion Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Sachiko Kobayashi | 2015 July 27 |
ARSLOID | Universal Music Japan (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Male | Akira Kano | 2015 September 23 |
RUBY | Syo; indie dev (PowerFX Systems AB.) |
English | Female | Misha | 2015 October 7 |
Kaai Yuki V4 | AH-Software Co. Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2015 October 29 |
Hiyama Kiyoteru V4 | AH-Software Co. Ltd. | Japanese | Male | Kiyoshi Hiyama | 2015 October 29 |
Megpoid V4: GUMI | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Megumi Nakajima | 2015 November 5 |
DEX | Zero-G Limited | English | Male | Sam Blakeslee | 2015 November 20 |
DAINA | Zero-G Limited | English | Female | Aki Glancy | 2015 November 20 |
Rana V4 | We've Inc. (FuRyu Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Ai Kakuma | 2015 December 1 |
Kagamine Rin & Len V4X | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female (Rin) & Male (Len) | Asami Shimoda | 2015 December 24 |
Kagamine Rin & Len V4 English | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | English | Female (Rin) & Male (Len) | Asami Shimoda | 2015 December 24 |
Unity-chan!: Kohaku Otori | Unity Technologies Japan (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Asuka Kakumoto | 2016 January 14 |
Fukase | TOKYO FANTASY Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese & English | Male | Satoshi Fukase | 2016 January 28 |
Xingchen: Stardust | Beijing Photek S&T Development Co., Ltd. (Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd.) |
Chinese | Female | Chalili | 2016 April 13 |
Otomachi Una | MTK (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Aimi Tanaka | 2016 July 30 |
Hatsune Miku V4X | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female | Saki Fujita | 2016 August 31 |
Hatsune Miku V4 English | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | English | Female | Saki Fujita | 2016 August 31 |
Tohoku Zunko V4 | SSS LLC. (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Satomi Satō | 2016 October 27 |
CYBER SONGMAN | YAMAHA Corporation | English | Male | Unrevealed | 2016 October 31 |
Macne Nana V4: Nana & Petit | MI7 Japan Inc. (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese & English | Females | Haruna Ikezawa | 2016 December 15 |
UNI | ST MEDiA Co., Ltd. | Korean | Female | Unrevealed | 2017 February 14 |
Tone Rion V4 | Dear Stage (Moe Japan, Co. Ltd.) | Japanese | Female | Nemu Yumemi | 2017 February 16 |
Yumemi Nemu | Dear Stage (Moe Japan, Co. Ltd.) | Japanese | Female | Nemu Yumemi | 2017 February 16 |
Yuezheng Longya | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Chinese | Male | Jie Zhang | 2017 June 24 |
AZUKI | SEGA | Japanese | Female | Yuka Outsubo | 2017 July 12 |
MATCHA | SEGA | Japanese | Female | Ayaka Oohashi | 2017 July 12 |
LUMi | Akatsuki Virtual Artists | Japanese | Female | Sayaka Ohara | 2017 August 30 |
Xin Hua V4 | Gynoid Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Wangcheng Information Technology Co. Ltd.) |
Chinese | Female | Wenyi Wang | 2017 September 1 |
Hatsune Miku V4 Chinese | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Chinese | Female | Saki Fujita | 2017 August 24 (Preorder) 2017 September 5 (Estimated release) |
Xin Hua Japanese | Gynoid Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Wenyi Wang | 2017 September 22 |
Luo Tianyi V4 | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Chinese | Female | Shan Xin | 2017 December 30 |
Kizuna Akari | Vocalomakets (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Madoka Yonezawa | 2018 April 26 |
Luo Tianyi V4 Japanese | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Shan Xin (CH) Kano (JP) |
2018 May 18 |
Mirai Komachi | Bandai Namco Studio, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2018 May 24 |
Zhiyu Moke | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Chinese | Male | Shangqing Su | 2018 August 2 |
Mo Qingxian | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Chinese | Female | Mingyue | 2018 August 2 |
VOCALOID4 (Mac vers.)
These are the VOCALOID4 releases for the Mac OS X version of VOCALOID.
These vocals work with the Mac version of VOCALOID Editor for Cubase vers.4.
Product | Developer | Language(s) | Sex | Sample | Release |
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VY1v4 | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2014 December 17 |
CYBER DIVA | YAMAHA Corporation | English | Female | Jenny Shima | 2015 February 4 |
Yuzuki Yukari V4 | Vocalomakets (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Chihiro Ishiguro | 2015 March 18 |
Megurine Luka V4X | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese & English | Female | Yū Asakawa | 2015 March 19 |
Gackpoid V4: Camui Gackpo | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Male | GACKT | 2015 April 30 |
SF-A2 miki V4 | HEARTFAST (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Miki Furukawa | 2015 June 18 |
Nekomura Iroha V4 | Sanrio Wave Co., Ltd. (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Kyounosuke Yoshitate | 2015 June 18 |
v4 flower | Gynoid Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2015 July 16 |
Sachiko | Sachiko Promotion Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Sachiko Kobayashi | 2015 July 27 |
ARSLOID | Universal Music Japan (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Male | Akira Kano | 2015 September 23 |
Kaai Yuki V4 | AH-Software Co. Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2015 October 29 |
Hiyama Kiyoteru V4 | AH-Software Co. Ltd. | Japanese | Male | Kiyoshi Hiyama | 2015 October 29 |
Megpoid V4: GUMI | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Megumi Nakajima | 2015 November 5 |
Rana V4 | We've Inc. (FuRyu Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Ai Kakuma | 2015 December 1 |
DEX | Zero-G Limited | English | Male | Sam Blakeslee | 2015 December 12 |
DAINA | Zero-G Limited | English | Female | Aki Glancy | 2015 December 12 |
Kagamine Rin & Len V4X | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female (Rin) & Male (Len) | Asami Shimoda | 2015 December 24 |
Kagamine Rin & Len V4 English | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | English | Female (Rin) & Male (Len) | Asami Shimoda | 2015 December 24 |
Unity-chan!: Kohaku Otori | Unity Technologies Japan (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Asuka Kakumoto | 2016 January 14 |
Fukase | TOKYO FANTASY Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese & English | Male | Satoshi Fukase | 2016 January 28 |
Otomachi Una | MTK (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Aimi Tanaka | 2016 July 30 |
Hatsune Miku V4X | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female | Saki Fujita | 2016 August 31 |
Hatsune Miku V4 English | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | English | Female | Saki Fujita | 2016 August 31 |
Tohoku Zunko V4 | SSS LLC. (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Satomi Satō | 2016 October 27 |
CYBER SONGMAN | YAMAHA Corporation | English | Male | Unrevealed | 2016 October 31 |
Macne Nana V4 | MI7 Japan Inc. (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese & English | Females | Haruna Ikezawa | 2016 December 15 |
UNI | ST MEDiA Co., Ltd. | Korean | Female | Unrevealed | 2017 February 14 |
Tone Rion V4 | Dear Stage (Moe Japan, Co. Ltd.) | Japanese | Female | Nemu Yumemi | 2017 February 16 |
Yumemi Nemu | Dear Stage (Moe Japan, Co. Ltd.) | Japanese | Female | Nemu Yumemi | 2017 February 16 |
AZUKI | SEGA | Japanese | Female | Yuka Outsubo | 2017 July 12 |
MATCHA | SEGA | Japanese | Female | Ayaka Oohashi | 2017 July 12 |
LUMi | Akatsuki Virtual Artists | Japanese | Female | Sayaka Ohara | 2017 August 30 |
Xin Hua V4 | Gynoid Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Wangcheng Information Technology Co. Ltd.) |
Chinese | Female | Wenyi Wang | 2017 September 1 |
Hatsune Miku V4 Chinese | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Chinese | Female | Saki Fujita | 2017 August 24 (Preorder) 2017 September 5 (Estimated release) |
Xin Hua Japanese | Gynoid Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Wenyi Wang | 2017 September 22 |
Kizuna Akari | Vocalomakets (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Madoka Yonezawa | 2018 April 26 |
Luo Tianyi V4 Japanese | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Shan Xin (CH) Kano (JP) |
2018 May 18 |
Mirai Komachi | Bandai Namco Studio, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2018 May 24 |
Yuezheng Longya | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Chinese | Male | Jie Zhang | 2018 December 10 |
Luo Tianyi V4 | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Chinese | Female | Shan Xin | 2018 December 10 |
Zhiyu Moke | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Chinese | Male | Shangqing Su | 2018 December 10 |
Mo Qingxian | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Chinese | Female | Mingyue | 2018 December 10 |
VOCALOID5
A total of 19 voicebanks have been released for VOCALOID5 in English, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese.
These vocals work with the PC and Mac versions of VOCALOID Editor for Cubase (vers. 4.5 only).
Product | Developer | Language(s) | Sex | Sample | Release |
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Amy, Chris, Kaori, & Ken | YAMAHA Corporation | English (Amy, Chris) & Japanese (Kaori, Ken) | Females (Amy, Kaori) & Males (Chris, Ken) | Unrevealed | 2018 July 12 |
CYBER DIVA II | YAMAHA Corporation | English | Female | Jenny Shima | 2018 July 12 |
CYBER SONGMAN II | YAMAHA Corporation | English | Male | Unrevealed | 2018 July 12 |
VY1 | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2018 July 12 |
VY2 | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Sexless ("masculine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2018 July 12 |
Haruno Sora | AH-Software Co. Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Kikuko Inoue | 2018 July 26 |
MEIKA Hime & Mikoto | Gynoid Co., Ltd. | Japanese | "Unspecified" (feminine vocals) | Kotori Koiwai | 2019 March 30 |
Luo Tianyi V5 | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Mandarin Chinese | Female | Shan Xin | 2023 February 12[1] |
YANHE V5 | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Mandarin Chinese | Female | Seira Ryu | 2023 February 12 |
Yuezheng Ling V5 | Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Mandarin Chinese | Female | QI Inory | 2023 February 12 |
VOCALOID6
A total of 12 voicebanks have been released for VOCALOID6 in English and Japanese.
These vocals work with the PC and Mac versions of VOCALOID Editor for Cubase (vers. 4.5 only). They are also compatible with VOCALOID:AI technology. VOCALOID6 vocals are capable of using the "Multilingual" function, which allowed lyrics to be sung in a mixture of Japanese, English, and Mandarin Chinese using a single voicebank regardless of the recorded base language. Classification of multiple base languages is determined by a company's description of the product, confirmed recorded training materials, and/or separate releases.
Product | Developer | Base Language(s) | Sex | Sample | Release |
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SARAH, ALLEN, HARUKA, & AKITO | YAMAHA Corporation | English (SARAH, ALLEN) & Japanese (HARUKA, AKITO) | Females (SARAH, HARUKA) & Males (ALLEN, AKITO) | Unrevealed | 2022 October 13 |
AI Megpoid | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Megumi Nakajima | 2022 October 13 |
Po-uta | YAMAHA Corporation | English | Male | Porter Robinson | 2023 March 7 |
Fuiro | YAMAHA Corporation nana Music Co., Ltd. |
Japanese | Female | philo | 2023 May 9 |
ZOLA PROJECT V6 | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Males (YUU, KYO, WIL) | Minorun (YUU), NANOX. (KYO), Maui (WIL) | 2023 June 20 |
AI Otomachi Una | MTK (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Aimi Tanaka | 2023 June 22 |
SAKURA, ASAHI, SHION, & TAKU | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Females (SAKURA, SHION) & Males (ASAHI, TAKU) | Unrevealed | 2023 December 25 |
MICHELLE & LUCAS | YAMAHA Corporation | English | Female (MICHELLE) & Male (LUCAS) | Unrevealed | 2024 February 19 |
Hibiki Koto | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Leon Tachibana | 2024 April 18 |
VX-β
A total of 13 voicebanks have been released for the VOCALOID β-STUDIO VX-β engine in English and Japanese.
These vocals work within the VX-β digital audio workstation (DAW) VST3/AU plug-in voice synthesis engine included within the VOCALOID β-STUDIO research studio. They were released for a limited time via lottery application during the VOCALOID β-STUDIO campaign period. VX-β vocals are equipped with AI, deep learning technology, that uses singing voice synthesis technology currently in the research or "beta" stage.
Product | Developer | Base Language(s) | Sex | Sample | Release |
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prtv_0 | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Male | Unrevealed | 2023 August 23 |
prtv_1 | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2023 August 23 |
prtv_2 | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Male | Unrevealed | 2023 August 23 |
prtv_3 | YAMAHA Corporation | English | Female | Unrevealed | 2023 August 23 |
Gazenβ | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Male | Unrevealed | 2023 August 23 |
nagiβ | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Male | Unrevealed | 2023 August 23 |
multiβ-N | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Females (f00 - f11) & Males (m00 - m04) | Unrevealed | 2023 August 23 |
Gekiyakuβ | KUZUTOKAZE YAMAHA Corporation |
Japanese | Female | Kurukuru Suuzi | 2023 August 23 |
Kazehikiβ | KUZUTOKAZE YAMAHA Corporation |
Japanese | Male | Kurukuru Suuzi | 2023 August 23 |
Kanade Kanon β | 774 inc. YAMAHA Corporation |
Japanese | Female | Kanade Kanon | 2023 September 26 |
And Uge β | 774 inc. YAMAHA Corporation |
Japanese | Female | And Uge | 2023 September 26 |
Ci-chan β | Ci the Jiangshi YAMAHA Corporation |
Japanese | Female | Ci the Jiangshi | 2023 September 26 |
Kasukabe Tsumugi β | KasukabeTsumugi Project YAMAHA Corporation |
Japanese | Female | Kasukabe Tsukushi | 2023 September 26 |
Derivative releases
There is a subpage available. Arranged by order of releases.
iOS Apps
Product | Developer | Language | Sex | Sample | Release |
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VY1: ("MIZKI") | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2010 December (iVOCALOID) |
VY2: ("YUMA") | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("masculine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2011 December (iVOCALOID) |
Aoki Lapis | i-style Project (Bplats, Inc.) |
Japanese | Female | Nako Eguchi | 2012 December (iVOCALOID) |
Merli | i-style Project (Bplats, Inc.) |
Japanese | Female | Misaki Kamata | 2014 April (iVOCALOID) |
VY1t: ("MIZKI") | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2010 December (VocaloWitter) |
Aoki Lapis | i-style Project (Bplats, Inc.) |
Japanese | Female | Nako Eguchi | 2012 December (VocaloWitter) |
VY1 ("MIZKI") | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2013 (VOCALOID first) |
Hardware
Product | Developer | Language | Sex | Sample | Release |
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eVY1 module | Gakken Co., Ltd. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | VY1 ("MIZKI") | 2013 November (eVOCALOID) |
Pocket Miku | Gakken Co., Ltd. (Crypton Future Media, Inc.) |
Japanese | Female | Hatsune Miku (VOCALOID2) | 2014 April 3 (eVOCALOID) |
VOCALOOP | 爆弾αΩ | Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | VY1 ("MIZKI") | 2016 (eVOCALOID) |
VOCALOOP 88 | 爆弾αΩ | Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | VY1 ("MIZKI") | 2018 (eVOCALOID) |
VY1 ("MIZKI") | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2017 (VOCALOID Keyboard) |
Hatsune Miku | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female | Saki Fujita | 2017 (VOCALOID Keyboard) |
Megpoid: GUMI | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Megumi Nakajima | 2017 (VOCALOID Keyboard) |
IA | 1st PLACE Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Lia | 2017 (VOCALOID Keyboard) |
Yuzuki Yukari | Vocalomakets (AH-Software Co. Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Chihiro Ishiguro | 2017 (VOCALOID Keyboard) |
Charlie | YAMAHA Corporation | Japanese | Male | Unrevealed | 2021 May 13 |
Misc.
Non-commercial releases
A list of software that use VOCALOID technology or were licensed through the YAMAHA Corporation but were never released to the public as a product.
This list is sorted by engine status and dated based on official announcements or the initial release reveals.
Product | Developer | Language(s) | Sex | Sample | Release |
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Jī-loid | Baba Roy Shuzo (Independent developer) |
Japanese | Male | Unrevealed | 2004 (developed) 2016 August 3 (public demo) |
BIG AL - Beta | PowerFX Systems AB. | English | Male | Michael King | 2007 January (beta debut) |
CV-4Cβ | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female | Eriko Nakamura | 2009 June (CEATEC JAPAN debut) |
Junger März PROTOTYPE β | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | 2009 June (Project if...) |
CV04β | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Male | Unrevealed | 2009 October (private demo) |
AZUKI | SEGA | Japanese | Female | Yuka Outsubo | 2013 July 26 (Project 575 debut) |
MATCHA | SEGA | Japanese | Female | Ayaka Oohashi | 2013 July 26 (Project 575 debut) |
Catalan male vocal | Music Technology Group (Voctro Labs, S.L.) |
Catalan | Male | Unrevealed | 2010 January 15 (TEDx Talks Barcelona debut) |
Ueki-loid | Music Airport Inc. | Japanese | Male | Hitoshi Ueki (deceased vocalist) | 2011 July 24 (announced) |
Akikoloid-chan | Lawson, Inc. | Japanese | Female | Arimoto | 2011 September 13 (debut) |
Ring Suzune | Vocaloid Next | Japanese | Female | MiKA | 2011 May (design debut) 2011 December 12 (initial release) |
Hibiki Lui | Vocaloid Next | Japanese | Male | None | 2011 May (design debut) 2012 Summer (initial release) |
SeeU English | SBS A&T Co., Ltd. | English | Female | Dahee Kim | 2012 February (announced) |
galaco; Prize ver. | Stardust Music, Inc. (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Female | Kou Shibasaki | 2012 August 5 (limited access) |
Anri Rune | Fuji TV | Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2013 April 28 (Rune's departure) 2013 July 27 (idol debut) |
Kojiloid | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | English | Male | Kojima | 2013 August 31 (via broadcast) |
ONA | Voctro Labs, S.L. | Catalan | Female | Unrevealed | 2013 December 18 (via MAIKA) |
Hatsune Miku V3 - Falsetto | Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Japanese | Female | Saki Fujita | 2014 January 14 (announcement) |
Megpoid - Falsetto | Internet Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Female | Megumi Nakajima | 2014 January 26 (interview mnt.) |
Zhanyin Lorra | NetEase Inc. - Gaming (Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd.) |
Chinese | Female | Gui Xian Ren | 2014 July 13 (announced) 2014 August 15 (silhouette debut) |
hide | Headwax Organization Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Male | Hideto Matsumoto (deceased vocalist) | 2014 December 10 (album debut) |
COCOROBO | Sharp Corporation | Japanese | Female | Ibuki Kido | 2014 April (trialed) |
Yao Luniang | NetEase Inc. - Comics (Shanghai Wangcheng Information Technology Co. Ltd.) |
Chinese | Female | None | 2015 August (established) |
Lucía | Giuseppe (Independent developer) |
Spanish | Female | Lucía | 2016 March 18 (announced) |
ausgris | VocaTone | English | Male | Unrevealed | 2016 April (announced) |
LUAN | Giuseppe (Independent developer) |
Spanish | Male | Akuo | 2016 July 17 (demo debut) |
UNI Append | ST MEDiA Co., Ltd. | Korean | Female | Unrevealed | 2017 Summer (initial release) |
UNI English | ST MEDiA Co., Ltd. | Korean | Female | Unrevealed | 2017 Spring (initial release) |
Zing | aquatrax (EXIT TUNES) |
Japanese, Chinese, & English | Female | None | 2017 March 29 (design debut) 2018 Spring (initial release) |
[Name redacted] | PurinxPop (independent developer) |
English, Chinese, & Japanese | Female | Unrevealed | 2018 (leaked) |
Zhang Chuchu | Shanghai Wangcheng Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Chinese | Female | Wan Su | 2018 April 30 (limited access) |
Yuecheng | Shanghai Wangcheng Information Technology Co. Ltd. | Chinese | Male | Nuochen | 2018 April 30 (limited access) |
VOCALOID:AI | NHK Special (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Hibari Misora (deceased vocalist) | 2019 September 29 (NHK broadcast) |
Other uses
Product | Developer | Language | Sex | Sample | Release |
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unity-chan!: Kohaku Otori | Unity Technologies Japan (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Female | Asuka Kakumoto | 2015 August 26 (Unity with VOCALOID) |
VY1: ("MIZKI") | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("feminine" vocal) | Unrevealed | Private License (VOCALOID for Education) |
VY2: ("YUMA") | Bplats, Inc. (YAMAHA Corporation) |
Japanese | Sexless ("masculine" vocal) | Unrevealed | Private License (VOCALOID for Education) |
GachaTalk: Ryūto | Fuji Television Kids Entertainment, Inc. (Internet Co., Ltd.) |
Japanese | Male | Kuniko Amemiya (Gachapin) | 2010 VOCALOID-flex |
Current Developments
Engine Aims
Currently, a few things have been announced for the future of VOCALOID itself;[2]
- More languages are in planning, currently French, Portuguese, and Italian are considered.
- More human-like, "ultimately toward AI". See VOCALOID:AI.
- Better note inputs, to make ways of using the editor more fun.
- Better suitable for more genres of music.
- More innovative than the V4 engine
Announced Vocals
These are VOCALOID voicebanks known to be in production. Their status and licensing are unknown, but most are presumed to have commercial licenses.
It takes approximately 4 hours in total for a Japanese VOCALOID to be recorded. An English VOCALOID can take from a week to over a month to record all its samples. Pieced together during more than 4 months of tuning and assembling the software together, in addition to the possibility of a second set of recordings being made for better sample selection, a VOCALOID may take anywhere from 6 months to over 2 years to complete.
Furthermore, until consent is given, VOCALOIDs cannot be talked about by staff or their vocal providers.[3] This is due to legal grounds and therefore, fans must aware of this and respect the process involved in making just one of any of the VOCALOIDs.
YAMAHA will also not acknowledge any VOCALOID that has yet to be licensed. Therefore, a vocal may have been made in VOCALOID itself, but has yet to be licensed. Bare this in mind on all unreleased and upcoming projects.
Company | Details |
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Shanghai HENIAN | In development
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ST Media | In development
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SHARP | In development
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Announced Ceased Development
The following are confirmed companies or developers who have left VOCALOID;
Company | Details |
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1st PLACE Co., Ltd. | Currently developing for CeVIO Creative Studio. IA Japanese remains on VOCALOID but it is unknown if any future developments will occur. |
Beijing Photek S&T Development Co., Ltd. | Moved to Synthesizer V. The reasons were cited as due to licensing costs, development limitations (caused by VOCALOID's regular engine updates) and other general restrictions. |
Crypton Future Media, Inc. | Left VOCALOID to develop their own synthesizing software: Piapro Studio. They are currently in partnership with YAMAHA despite leaving VOCALOID. Though the switch occurred, their characters would not change who they are. |
NetEase | NetEase's gaming branch was initially collaborating with Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. before departing from VOCALOID, which prevented the release of their first VOCALOID Zhanyin Lorra. |
PowerFX Systems AB. | Left VOCALOID for unknown reasons. Since 2013, they had been focusing on their own product, Soundation, in conjunction with the release of YOHIOloid, who fared not much better than the majority of their previous successes. PowerFX reported struggles to profit from VOCALOID despite the success of OLIVER. |
Vocaloid Next | Departed from VOCALOID before releasing their first VOCALOID Ring Suzune. Reasons were related to money. |
Voctro Labs, S.L. | Left VOCALOID to develop their own vocal synthesizing technology. Although MAIKA received satisfactory levels of success, Bruno and Clara were among the least successful VOCALOID voicebanks ever produced. |
Restricted access
These are vocals that producers have, or currently have limited access to.
Trial versions
Trial versions of voicebanks are often released to act as a method of users testing to see if they like the vocal. Trial versions tend to have restrictions such as limited day usage or limited functions. Often they have other issues with them, such as they are made from beta versions of the software. Producers making demos might also be issued Beta versions of pre-released VOCALOIDs or even the full version of the software.
This section contains those that were made able to be accessed by the general public, in many cases, the demo is only given out for a limited amount of time or issued on a limited number with a magazine or other means. All other pre-released versions or unreleased versions are listed elsewhere in the "Restricted Access" section. On occasion, a VOCALOID may also come with demo versions of other VOCALOIDs made by the same studio which may or may not be declared prior to purchase, in this case they may be absent from this page because of the difficulty in confirming them.
- VOCALOID
Product | Details | Type | Engine |
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MIRIAM | A demo was able to be downloaded from Zero-G's website. This version gave users a chance to experience usage of the phonetic system for English. The demo lasts for 30 days. Greater manipulation of her voice is absent and users are limited to having her sound robotic. | Online download | VOCALOID |
MEIKO | A demo is able to be downloaded from her Product page on Crypton Future Media's website. This version has limited phonetics, and features are limited similarly to Miriam's trial. Access to this trial was made via the vocals product page on Crypton Future Media's own website. | Online download | VOCALOID |
- VOCALOID2
Product | Details | Type | Engine |
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Hatsune Miku | A trial version of this software was featured in VOCALOIDをたのしもう in several volumes, a 14-day trial was also released in the Hatsune Miku guidebook はじめての初音ミク ボーカロイド2 オフィシャルガイドブック. | Magazine | VOCALOID2 |
Prima | A trial version was planned to be released on Zero-G's website, but was cancelled and never released. | Online download | VOCALOID2 |
Megurine Luka | A demo version was offered in the July 2009 issue of DTM Magazine. A trial was released in vol.3 of VOCALOIDをたのしもう |
Magazine | VOCALOID2 |
SF-A2 miki | A 14-day trial version of the VOCALOID2 engine for this VOCALOID was made able to be downloaded in March 2012 from AH Software's website. This does not allow .VSQ saving but .WAV files can be saved | Online download | VOCALOID2 |
Kaai Yuki | A 14-day trial version of the VOCALOID 2 engine for this VOCALOID was made able to be downloaded in March 2012 from AH Software's website. This does not allow .VSQ saving but .WAV files can be saved | Online download | VOCALOID2 |
Hiyama Kiyoteru | A 14-day trial version of the VOCALOID2 engine for this VOCALOID was made able to be downloaded in March 2012 from AH Software's website. This does not allow .VSQ saving but .WAV files can be saved | Online download | VOCALOID2 |
Hatsune Miku APPEND |
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VOCALOID2 |
Lily | The Demo gave users the ability to test Lily's upcoming software for 30 days for free. This allowed users to test to see if they liked her voicebank enough to buy it. It was released in several media forms | Magazine Online download CD-album |
VOCALOID2 |
Nekomura Iroha | Prior to her release a trial version was able to be downloaded. The demo version allowed 30 days usage for free so users could test out to see if they liked her vocals. A 14-day trial version of the VOCALOID 2 engine for this VOCALOID was made able to be downloaded in March 2012 from AH Software's website. This does not allow .VSQ saving but .WAV files can be saved |
Online download | VOCALOID2 |
Utatane Piko | The trial version was released, but unlike past trial versions was released to be usable only for 5 days. The VSQ files cannot be saved and the only savable format is .wav. Sony also prohibits the uploading of the trial version, thus one cannot use him in the same way as his full version. | Online download | VOCALOID2 |
VY2 | A trial version of this software was featured in VOCALOIDをたのしもう Vol.7. | Magazine | VOCALOID2 |
- VOCALOID3
Product | Details | Type | Engine |
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Mew | A trial version of Mew can be downloaded in VOCALOID's official website among VOCALOID3 Editor (full version) and VOCALOID Editor for Cubase. All these trials are usable for 14 days and are available for Windows and Mac.
Another trial is available on the VOCALOID Shop website. |
Online download | VOCALOID3 |
VY1v3 | A trial version of this software was featured in VOCALOIDをたのしもう Vol.7 | Magazine | VOCALOID3 |
Tone Rion | A trial version of this software was featured in VOCALOIDをたのしもう Vol.8 | Magazine | VOCALOID3 |
Bruno & Clara | A 14-day trial version of Bruno & Clara is available with the purchase of MAIKA's special edition box version. | Exclusive through purchase of MAIKA's special box version | VOCALOID3 |
On September 8, 2014, a 15-day trial version of both VOCALOID was put up for download on Bruno & Clara's Original Song Contest Website. | Online download | ||
Yuzuki Yukari | A 14-day trial is available in AH-Software's website and is available for Windows and Mac. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
Ring Suzune | A beta version of Ring Suzune's voicebank was offered to the participants of "VOCALOID Network", a small-scale fan event scheduled on March 11, 2012. As the number of fan groups which participated the event was only 18, it is considered that only a small number of people received the beta copy, though it was sent to all those interested. Trial use of the beta version was limited to a month. | Event exclusive | VOCALOID3 |
V3 Megpoid | Native: A trial version was issued with the June 2012 DTM magazine issue.[12] | Magazine | VOCALOID3 |
V3 Gackpoid: Camui Gackpo |
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Online download | VOCALOID3 |
galaco | A trial version is available with her album "galaco NEW SUPER BEST". The trial lasts for 15 days.[13] | Album exclusive | VOCALOID3 |
MAYU | A trial was added in July 2013 to her main website page. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
Megpoid English | At NAMM information was given out on a trial version. The trial was downloadable from Jan 28th- Feb 14th 2013.[14] It was again made available on the Megpoid English website, for a while starting on March 3, 2013, but is currently unavailable.
Another trial was available from the MEGPOID English Contest with VOCALOID3 Editor. |
Online download | VOCALOID3 |
Hatsune Miku V3 English | A 14-day trial was available on Sonicwire website. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
Hatsune Miku V3 | "Original" and "Dark were bundled as a trial version with the "AG03-Miku" channel mixer along with a VOCALOID4 Editor for Cubase trail. Both are 39-day trials.[15] | Bundle exclusive | VOCALOID3 |
MAIKA | On February 14, 2014, a 14-day trial version of MAIKA was put up for download on Voctro Lab's website. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
MEIKO V3 | Power: A demo is able to be downloaded from her Product page on Crypton Future Media's website among Piapro Studio. Users will need to have a Crypton account in order to download this trial. It is usable for 14 days and is available for both Windows and Mac. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
kokone | A 14-day trial is available in INTERNET Co.'s website and is available for Windows only. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
IA Type C | A trial version for the Alpha version of IA ROCKS, known as "IA-ARIA ON THE PLANETES - α Type C", was put up for download on 1st Place's website. Acquiring the trial required filling out information prior to download. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
Tohoku Zunko | A 5-day trial is available on AH-Software's website and is available for both Windows and Mac. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
galaco NEO | A free trial was handed out at VOC@LOID M@STER(ボーマス)29.[16] | Event exclusive | VOCALOID3 |
Chika | A 14-day trial is available on INTERNET Co.'s website and is available for Windows only. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
Tone Rion | A 14-day trial is available on the VOCALOID Shop. Currently, this trial is not available. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
Anon & Kanon | A 14-day trial is available on the VOCALOID Shop. Currently, this trial is not available. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
galaco | A 14-day trial is available on the VOCALOID Shop. Currently, this trial is not available. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
Zola Project | A 14-day trial is available on the VOCALOID Shop. Currently, this trial is not available. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
VY2V3 | A 14-day trial is available on the VOCALOID Shop. Currently, this trial is not available. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
Aoki Lapis | A 14-day trial is available on the VOCALOID Shop. Currently, this trial is not available. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
Merli | A 14-day trial is available on the VOCALOID Shop. Currently, this trial is not available. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
CUL | A 14-day trial is available in INTERNET Co.'s website and is available for Windows only. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
V3 Lily | A 14-day trial is available in INTERNET Co.'s website and is available for Windows only. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
V3 Gachapoid: Ryūto | A 14-day trial is available in INTERNET Co.'s website and is available for Windows only. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
vflower | A 14-day trial was available on the VOCALOID Shop but removed when V4 flower was realesed. | Online download | VOCALOID3 |
- VOCALOID4
Product | Details | Type | Engine |
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VY1V4 | A 14-day trial for Windows was made available on NetVOCALOID's website along with a trial for the VOCALOID4 Editor. Currently, this trial is not available.
A trial of Neo is available here and here. Currently, all trials are removed. |
Online download | VOCALOID4 |
CYBER DIVA | A 14-day trial for Windows was made available on NetVOCALOID's website along with a trial for the VOCALOID4 Editor. Currently, this trial is not available.
A trial of Neo is available here. Currently, all trials are removed. |
Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Yuzuki Yukari V4 | A 14-day trial is available on AH-Software's website. This trial contains all three of her VOCALOID4 voicebanks: Jun (Natural), Onn (Whisper), and Lin (Power). | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Megurine Luka V4X | A 14-day trial is available on Crypton's and Sonicwire's websites. This trial contains her Japanese HARD voicebank. Users are able to choose whether they would like to download the versions with or without E.V.E.C. capabilities. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Nekomura Iroha V4 | A 14-day trial is available on AH-Software's website. This trial contains all of her VOCALOID4 voicebanks: Natural and Soft. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
SF-A2 miki V4 | A 14-day trial is available on AH-Software's website. This trial contains her Natural voicebank. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
v4 flower | A trial was handed out at the Vom@s 32. | Event exclusive | VOCALOID4 |
Another version is available on VOCALOID's Net website. Currently, this trial is not available. | Online download | ||
Sachiko | A trial is available on VOCALOID Shop website. Currently, this trial is not available. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Hatsune Miku V4Xβ | A trial is available on the Crypton website featuring the V4Xβ. Users must own both Hatsune Miku V3 and Megurine Luka V4X to access free trial, and the trial duration last to August 31, 2016.[17] | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Kaai Yuki V4 | A 14-day trial is available on AH-Software's website. This trial contains her Natural voicebank. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Hiyama Kiyoteru V4 | A 14-day trial is available on AH-Software's website. This trial contains all of his VOCALOID4 voicebanks: Natural and Rock. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Megpoid V4 | A trial is available on INTERNET Co.'s website. This trial requires the user to fill out a brief survey to download each one. There are five trial links in total, and each trial comes with two of her VOCALOID4 voicebanks. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Tohoku Zunko V4 | A 14-day trial is available on AH-Software's website. This trial contains her Natural voicebank. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Macne Nana V4 | 14-day trials are available on AH-Software's website. The trials contains her VOCALOID4 voicebanks: Natural, Petit, and English. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Hatsune Miku V4X | 39-day trials are available on Sonicwire's website. The trials contains her Original voicebank with E.V.E.C. captables. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Gackpoid V4: Camui Gackpo | A trial is available on INTERNET Co.'s website. This trial requires the user to fill out a brief survey to download each one. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
LUMi | A 30-day trial was available on her website and required membership registration. Some time after her release, the trial was reduced to 14 days rather than 30. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Xin Hua Japanese | A 14-day trial for both of Xin Hua's Japanese voicebanks was made available on Gynoid's website. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Hatsune Miku V4 English | 39-day trials are available on Sonicwire's website. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
Kizuna Akari | A 14-day trial is available on AH-Software's website. The trials contains her VOCALOID4 voicebank. | Online download | VOCALOID4 |
- VOCALOID5
Product | Details | Type | Engine |
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Haruno Sora | A 14-day trial is available on AH-Software's website. The trials contains her VOCALOID5 voicebanks. | Online download | VOCALOID5 |
Retired voicebanks
There are some VOCALOID voicebanks that were available commercially that have now been removed from sale or will be removed from sale in the near future. Vocals that have seen retirement may continue to be sold for some time after their initial retirement; however, they are on limited supply and will sell only while the stock lasts. Their usage is limited to those who are able to access these vocals before or since their retirement, as no new stock has been released containing their vocals.
Please note that when a new version of the engine is released, there is a risk of support for older versions being removed. They may or may not be removed from sale. Currently all VOCALOID and VOCALOID2 vocals are considered "retired" completely, even if they are still able to be purchased and a lack of support may be seen for their vocals.
Company | Details |
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Zero-G | VOCALOID
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Crypton Future Media, Inc. | VOCALOID
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YAMAHA Corporation/Bplats, Inc. | VOCALOID2
VOCALOID4
VOCALOID5
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Internet Co., Ltd. | VOCALOID2
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Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. | VOCALOID3
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Gynoid Co., Ltd. | VOCALOID
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In March 2013, several VOCALOID3 products were announced as being retired from the VOCALOID on-line shop. These included the VOCALOID3 engine itself, VY1v3, VY2v3, Tone Rion, Aoki Lapis and Mew. They were replaced with "SE" (Second Edition) versions with the most up-to-date version of the VOCALOID3 engine available, plus 3 new plug-ins there were also available for download from the VOCALOID shop. Aside from this, there were no additional differences between the products and users with the older versions did not need to purchase the new "SE" products.[20]
Private licenses
Private voicebanks are created under license for non-commercial use. Private vocals are much harder to confirm than commercially released vocals and their progress is impossible to determine; however, they are becoming more and more common. The voicebanks in the section are listed by VOCALOID engine era. Unlike commercially released vocals, private vocals are only allowed to be used by producers who have been given permission and are hired to create songs for use by the license holders.
There were no known private licenses released during the VOCALOID era. However, the original intention of the engine was to be released only as a privately licensed product; this did not happen because Crypton Future Media was able to convince YAMAHA it was more beneficial to release VOCALOID as a commercial product. Therefore, it is known that this kind of licensing was considered for the software from the start and would have been Vocaloids original intention.
During the VOCALOID2 era of development, YAMAHA began to test the waters to see if it was profitable to create VOCALOIDs for private use and began to develop VOCALOID-flex as a means to allow VOCALOID to extend its capabilities beyond just singing. A number of vocals were created in the VOCALOID2 era; take note this does not mean they were using the VOCALOID2 software. After VOCALOID3 was released, YAMAHA sought to make the licensing of such vocals more common. A number of vocals were created in the VOCALOID3 era; take note this does not mean they were using the VOCALOID3 software.
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N/A | A VOCALOID-flex voicebank was used in the game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.[21][22] This was the first private license of VOCALOID known to have been announced commercially. Due to popular misconceptions, its name was believed to be "ZEKE" after the "Gear" (the games name for its Mecha) "ZEKE" as it is the most frequent Gear the player will know within the game. However, it actually remains nameless and despite its association with ZEKE, VOCALOID-flex was used for several "Gears" within the game. |
Akikoloid-chan | LAWSON convenience store chain's mascot, "Akiko-chan" received a makeover and synthesized voice on the VOCALOID3 engine to become "Akikoloid-chan," who acts a navigator for LAWSON's Niconico channel. Commissioned albums using her voice have been granted. On July 23, 2014, it was revealed that her usage in music had been discontinued. Despite this, she will remain as a public character representing LAWSON. |
Ueki-loid | Older Male VOCALOID, Ueki-Loid was the first attempt to resurrect a dead singer and had the voice of the late singer Hitoshi Ueki. It was stated that this vocal will never be released commercially. Ueki-loid was made to demonstrate the capabilities of the VOCALOID software. He was VOCALOID3. Also, his creation marked the start of a new series of vocals called "Legend of VOCALOID". |
hide | "hide" also had a vocal revival similar to Ueki-loid. hide died in 1998, and was the guitarist of group "X-Japan".[23] |
Project 575 | Kobayashi Matcha and Masaoka Azuki, characters in the Project 575 series made by SEGA, were confirmed to have voices using the VOCALOID2 software.[24] They were both given VOCALOID4 updates for commercial release in July 2017. |
ONA | ONA was revealed to be an alternate mascot using VOCALOID MAIKA's voicebank,[25] marketing more heavily on the Catalan capabilities of the software. She was later confirmed to be used for concert purposes only.[26] Before Voctro Labs confirmed that ONA used MAIKA's software, it was originally stated that she was a Catalan Vocaloid; but this has since been debunked. |
Anri Rune | Anri Rune originally started as a virtual announcer for Fuji Television. In 2013, she received a VOCALOID voicebank and debuted with her demo song "Hallelujah Super Idol". Afterwards, she slipped into limbo for a long period of time. She was eventually confirmed to be a private vocal and would never sell. |
Kojiloid | Kojiloid (コジロイド) is a private English VOCALOID vocal produced as a guide by Crypton Future Media. The voice provider is known by the surname of "Kojima" (コジマ), Kojima was a English teacher who was brought on for the Miku English project team. It was part of a resource pack made in the development of Hatsune Miku English and was created as a guide on how to pronounce words and mimics the way Kojima speaks.[27] |
Exclusives/Limited
Since the start of the VOCALOID3 era, a new type of release appeared; exclusive/limited vocals. These are given out in limited numbers or in exclusive events as prizes; they are not for sale. Thus, there are a limited number of ways to obtain them.
VOCALOID | Details |
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galaco 2012 | This former voicebank was offered as a prize in the VOCALOID music contest held by the VOCALOID shop. Anyone who achieved 1,000+ views on Niconico with an entry in the contest would be able to get this VOCALOID for free.[28][29][30] However, usage of galaco was not intended to be permanent and users that wanted to continuing using her had to constantly extend her expiration date. Users were unable to obtain her voicebank after December 31, 2012. Her code officially expired on January 31, 2013. Any codes that were given extensions expired on April 31, 2013. She was bound to the account of each individual and therefore re-sale was not possible. galaco was officially given a commercial release and update in August 2014. |
Zhang Chuchu | Since September 2016, Shanghai Wangcheng claimed that they were making a VOCALOID voicebank for the main character of the manhua "Chǔchǔ Dòng Rén" ("楚楚动仁") branded by Migu Comics: Zhang Chuchu.[31] A female voice provider audition was launched and Wan Su was confirmed to be the winning participant.[32] Chuchu was later confirmed to be an exclusive vocal on April 30, 2018. Users who would like to use her in exchange for their music production may apply to get her, but must agree to the contract before doing so.[33] Distribution of Chuchu's serial codes ceased in around 2020.[34] |
Yuecheng (King) | A second VOCALOID from Shanghai Wangcheng was made known in March 2017. This time, the VOCALOID voicebank was for Yuecheng, the twin brother character from the manhua "Mànhuà Jiā yǔ Dà Míngxīng: Yuèróng yǔ Yuèchéng" ("漫画家与大明星:悦蓉与悦成" / "The Manhua Arist and The Idol: Yuerong and Yuecheng") published by NetEase Comics and would be made in collaboration with Chengdu Yuefang Cultural Broadcast Co.[35] Like Zhang Chuchu before him, a male voice provider audition was launched and Nuochen was confirmed to be the winning participant.[36] Like Zhang Chuchu, Yuecheng was later confirmed to be an exclusive vocal on April 30, 2018. Users who would like to use him in exchange for their music production may apply to get him, but must agree to the contract before doing so. Distribution of Yuecheng's serial codes ceased in around 2020. |
Misc. unreleased/cancelled voicebanks
The following is a list of known but unreleased VOCALOID voicebanks intended for commercial release. These vocals managed to reach a status where they could be released commercially; however, for one reason or another were never released. Some producers may have access to these vocals, as they were given the voicebanks by VOCALOID studios to use with permission. This list does not include beta stage voicebanks (such as CV-4Cβ) or unnamed known delayed projects (such as Project If...).
Unless there is a license linked to the vocal, YAMAHA will not acknowledge these voicebanks. YAMAHA only acknowledges licensed vocals.
Company | Details |
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PowerFX | VOCALOID2
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Crypton Future Media | VOCALOID2
In February 2014, Wat mentioned that he was playing with the wavelengths of experimental vocals he hoped to one day release. The 3 vocals mentioned were KAITO "Light", Miku Falsetto and MEIKO "Hard".[39]
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Internet Co., Ltd. | VOCALOID2
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YAMAHA (Bplats, Inc.) |
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Shanghai HENIAN |
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VocaNext |
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SBS A&T Co,. Ltd. |
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VoxWave |
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Zero-G Limited | |
Dear Stage | As part of the Vocaloidol group, four more vocals were originally planned after Tone Rion. There is currently no news on this group. |
Giuseppe |
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Akatsuki Virtual Artists |
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Yuzuki Yukari - Unity with VOCALOID version. |
The Unity with Vocaloid project has presumed to have ended due to the retirement of both the download to the SDK download and the removal of the website.[61] |
EXIT TUNES (aquatrax) |
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1st PLACE Co., Ltd. | |
Shanghai Wangcheng Information Technology Co. Ltd. NetEase Comics |
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Beta/Prototype voicebanks
These vocals exist but are only prototypes and usually, but not always, listed with a "β" ("beta") on their name. There is no indication they were ever meant to be commercial products.
As beta versions, these vocals may not be acknowledged by YAMAHA due to a lack of a Vocaloid license related to them.
VOCALOID | Details |
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CV-4Cβ | was a private voicebank produced by Crypton Future Media that used VOCALOID-flex. CV-4Cβ was produced for robot model HRP-4C performed at CEATEC JAPAN 2009 and it was created by sampling a Japanese seiyuu, Eriko Nakamura.[68][69] Hatsune Miku and GUMI were also used as voicebanks for HRP-4C.[70][71] |
???? | A prototype male Catalan voicebank done by the MTG was featured in a technology demonstration. Jordi Bonada, Voctro cofounder, was the provider. |
Project if... | was an experimental voicebank project by Crypton Future Media with several voicebanks known and was a experimental project aimed at a elementary school setting. The series mostly comprised of child vocals but at least 1 adult was known. This project was to follow the Character Vocal series but has not been mentioned since late 2010. Only prototype vocals have been seen so far. At NYCCon 2012, it was confirmed the focus is updating and creating English versions of current Vocals leaving this project with no further news. Junger März PROTOTYPE β, a child vocal is the most notable of these voicebanks. |
???? | A song made using the prototype VOCALOID2 engine was shared in 2015. Tentatively titled Jī-loid, the vocal used for the test was an older-sounding male vocal, whose voice was rough and lacked clarity. It was built for Japanese and what little is known about it as it was never commercially released.[72] |
Ausgris | A sample of a male vocalist developed by VocaTone was showcased early 2016. It was later explained that "Ausgris" is a working title.[73] On VocaTone's Tumblr they replied that it's unlikely they will keep the name.[74]
A preview of the finished design was revealed on VocaTone's social media.[75] A few details about the product were revealed on Tumblr: the vocalist is described as having a quirky and upbeat voice, able to sing and speak at a low pitch. The vocalist was not a singer and sung-spoke the lyrics. The voice is described as "fun to use".[76] It should be noted that the demo was of a single pitch, more would likely be added if the project continued. VocaTone also had a few ideas on names that would suit them better then "Ausgris".[77] One thing holding back the product was the recent number of young masculine vocals that were being produced at the time of demonstration. VocaTone stated Ausgris would be released if there was interest, but would remain untouched for the moment.[78] A full image of Ausgris was revealed on OLIVER's official twitter account on September 16, 2016.[79] Their release remains uncertain.[80] Altough originally introduced as a 'young male vocal', Ausgris was later confirmed to be agender.[81] On December 11, VocaTone stated on tumblr that Ausgris is still "chugging along!"[82] In July 2017, VocaTone stated that they were making steady progress with 3 potential English vocals; one of which being Ausgris.[83] |
???? | On December 10, 2016, VocaTone announced that they were working on a new vocal.[84] When asked about it, they confirmed that it was a separate vocal from Ausgris.[85] |
VIVI | On January 27, 2018, a character named VIVI was introduced.[86] She was confirmed to be a vocal made with the VOCALOID engine. However, she is currently not licensed by YAMAHA. VIVI is planned to be a trillingual, with English as her main voicebank and her two other voicebanks in Chinese and Japanese, which are stated to be currently in development. As of now, two English demos and a silhouette have been released.[87][88] VIVI was revealed to be female.[89] On January 30, VIVI was confirmed to be cancelled/on hiatus. It was explained that due to the lack of permission from a licensed company, VIVI's voicebank cannot be developed further nor released.[90] |
Rumour mill
These vocals are rumoured or hinted to be released but their status has not been made official.
Possible future voicebanks
This section contains hints, confirmations and suggestions put out by VOCALOID studios.
Company | Details |
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Zero-G | Anders confirmed that if English VOCALOIDs become more popular, Zero-G will consider making Appends/Updates for their VOCALOIDs. Also, Anders confirmed if there is demand updates for all past Zero-G VOCALOIDs to newer engines, it is a possibility. The major factor in this though is the workload needed and involvement in the process against the demand.
Later they confirmed they will likely never update any of their VOCALOID range vocals. In February 2015, in response to a fan's email, Zero-G expressed a desire to update AVANNA to VOCALOID4. However, their current main focus is to produce new vocals for the engine. Celtic male; In the pre-release promotions for VOCALOID3, a male and female pair of vocals were announced for the VOCALOID3 engine. While AVANNA, the female, was released, the male did not. In March 2015 in response to a fan's e-mail, Zero-G responded they have yet to find the right voice for the role.[91] They would consider XSY compatible vocals for DEX and DAINA if they sell well. Zero-G have confirmed they currently are not interested in making voicebanks for any other language besides English and only want to focus on English. In August 2017, an admin of Zero-G's Facebook page asked what type of library their followers would like to see next and their suggestions may be considered. Requests for a VOCALOID4 update for MIRIAM were especially noted to be in high demand and may be considered depending on the producers' reply.[92] Later on twitter, Miriam Stockley acknowledged the support.[93] |
VocaTone | When asked about an update for OLIVER, VocaTone responded there would be issues with trying to give him one, including but not limited to: finding another voice source and a high demand for an update. However, it would be a consideration.[94] Because PowerFX, who distributed the voice of Oliver, are now only focusing on Soundation and have left Vocaloid, Oliver is unlikely to receive an update.
VocaTone responded to a comment about doing an Irish or Northern Irish accent and agreed with the comment this would be "pretty hot". However, they are focusing on the American accent more before they venture into other accents and languages.[95] In regards to a bilingual English and Spanish vocal, VocaTone commented that they would love to "give it a whirl".[96] |
Internet Co., Ltd. | During 2012, a fan asked about other English vocals while Megpoid English was in production.[97] Lily and Gackpoid were brought up in a tweet during the Megpoid English development..[98] But English vocals could only occur if they were profitable.[99] Noboru had expressed hope to one day make a Gackpoid English.[100]
It was later mentioned that there are currently no plans to make any new English voicebanks.[101] In October 2014:[102]
Noboru confirmed that they wished to update all VOCALOID3s to the VOCALOID4 engine, but that there was no specific schedule.[103][104] As of October 2015, only Gackpo and GUMI received VOCALOID4 updates. As for new voices, Noboru tweeted that he wanted to propose a new recording method for V5.[105] |
YAMAHA Corporation/Bplats, Inc. |
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AH-Software |
In an interview, Tomohide Ogata expressed a desire to produce English versions of their VOCALOIDs, however, the project is too complex. He went on to explain that because all of their providers are Japanese, they would would rather seek English speakers of a similar voice to the Japanese versions from the United States and United Kingdom. They are currently considering how to provide bilingual capabilities for now, but are focusing on Japanese first before other languages such as English, Spanish, etc. They acknowledge the demand across the world for the vocals and want to move a plan into place as quickly as possible.[107] |
Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. |
When Longya's voicebanks, "Normal" and "Soft", were revealed, Rosary stated that a "Power" voicebank was planned but was set aside to make time to focus on developing and releasing Mo Qingxian and Zhiyu Moke. The "Power" voicebank was labelled as delayed and may see a future release.[108] |
MI7 Japan Inc. |
It was confirmed that Macne Nana French was noted to be a possible future vocal due to her provider also being able to speak French. With the cancellation of ALYS, the possibility of a French Nana is now limited. In regards to the entire Macne family becoming Vocaloids, there is increasing demand for this to occur. However, the problem right now is money and this may have to be figured out. Options such as Kick starter and other crowd funding options are being considered.[109] When asked again about the possibility for other Macne vocals to get VOCALOID voicebanks, they said that getting a contract/ license was expensive and would depend on how successful Nana and Petit are.[110] |
Akatsuki Virtual Artists |
In an August 2017 interview with VNN, it was asked if it was possible for LUMi to have an English voicebank in the future. The AVA staff answered that there are no plans, but noted they have an interest in making one someday. This is also dependent on how well LUMi's Japanese voicebank sells. When asked about a Chinese voicebank, AVA noted they're more likely to support the Chinese fandom through concerts rather than a new vocal for LUMi. It was also asked if a new VOCALOID or further developments for LUMi would be possible. AVA responded that both were in consideration but would rather focus solely on LUMi for the time being.[111] |
Fakes/Jokes
Official
- Kasane Teto was an April Fool's Day joke on April 1, 2008 made out by the perpetrators to be a new Crypton Future Media VOCALOID. The legacy of this prank continued on for years after its original run and even today some less-informed fans believe she is a VOCALOID. Some time after the joke, an UTAU voicebank for her was created.
- The group behind Teto, the "VIPPERS", have also passed off other characters ("VIPPERLOIDS") as being by Crypton Future Media (actually a variation, like CRVIPTON or CRVYPTON), such as Namine Ritsu, "CV03" Yokune Ruko, and "CV04" Kotone Tsuru.
- On April 1, 2012, VocaTone announced that "James" would be made into a VOCALOID known as Bird-loid, however, this was an April Fools day joke.[112]
- Another April Fools' day joke in 2012 was "Animaloid", which turned out to be also a hint about the upcoming MAYU VOCALOID.
- Furimoman, was an April 1, 2014 VOICEROID/VOCALOID3 male vocal from AH-Software Co. Ltd..[113][114] Furimoman was featured alongside other AH-Software characters later on in April 2014 during a live stream event.[115]
- Itoh Hiroyuki was an April 1, 2015 VOCALOID4 male vocal from Crypton Future Media, Inc.. His voicebank was claimed to use the E.V.E.C. system, making him a V4X and he was part of the "CEO Vocal Series" of Crypton. When his cart button is clicked, the button moves off screen and is replaced with a small advertisement to purchase Megurine Luka V4X instead.[116]
- Kaede-san was an April 1, 2016 female cat by YAMAHA. She contains the banks Ikaku, Normal, Matatabi and English. She also comes with the JobPlugin "NekoNuigurumi". When her add to cart button is clicked, an image comes up saying 「うそニャー!」 (It's a joke, meow!).[117]
- Hideki Kenmochi tweeted that he had been asked to make a vocal based on the politician Donald Trump's voice. The estimated price tag on such a vocal was jokingly spoken in USD as $10 million + tax.[118][119]
- Acme Iku V4 was an April 1, 2017 VOCALOID4 female vocal from StudioS. cillia made a "demo" of this voicebank, chaosmaid. StudioS retweeted this demo. Later, was reveiled that vocal on demo is actually Yumemi Nemu with GEN parameters.[120]
- VOCALiLi: On April 1, 2018, a male character from Shanghai Wangcheng made his debut and was introduced as VOCALiLi. He was based on Ren Li, the president of Shanghai Wangcheng, and had previously made appearances in the Butterfly manhua series as the boss.[121][122] A demo featuring his voicebank was shown.[123]
Fanmade
⚠ | Due to suspected scams in recent years, we urge readers be considerate and careful when supporting unconfirmed projects, especially if they ask for financial endorsement. | ⚠ |
- Ange Wayne: A fake VOCALOID who was spammed over many websites (mainly English speaking ones) for over a month including (but not restricted to) Yahoo Answers, YouTube, the VOCALOID Wikia and VOCALOID Otaku forums. A website was also produced for Ange Wayne.[124]
- Rune: (not to be confused with Anri Rune) A VOCALOID who was introduced in much the same manner as Ange Wayne, it has been deemed fake until proven otherwise for its manner it was introduced in. A fake "VOCALOID3" logo is found on the video; Twitter and Facebook accounts were also made, showing poor quality art work. The company behind it, "AudX", does not appear to exist.
- Ion-Nation: Appeared in Late 2012, boasting a boy-band of young male VOCALOIDs. They made several videos and claimed to be part of "VocaTonF and PowerFK".
- Taku: On October 31, 2013, a group called "VocaloMaker" claimed to be making a Spanish-Japanese VOCALOID that would need further approval from YAMAHA to continue. The video "demonstrating" Taku has been removed.
- Seion Kodokuna: On March 30, 2014, a YouTube channel by the name of 未来のメディア (Mirai no Media Co.) uploaded what was claimed to be a demonstration of a new private VOCALOID using the voice of "a 10-year-old boy". Two more demos were released, one of the two covering a Brazilian song using the Japanese phoneme set, and also including further details on the vocals. The description noted that the VOCALOID would be a tri-lingual bank, using Japanese, English, and Portuguese. However, it was later revealed in the description of the fifth video uploaded that the user had created both the account and videos as a joke, as well as the VOCALOID used for this was that of the POCALOID version of Masaoka Azuki with GEN parameters increased.
- VIBE: On December 28, 2014, a small group decided to create a local joke for Spain's Day of the Innocents, where idea was to make the UTAU, VIBE, into a "VOCALOID4" with a Portuguese voicebank and extra phonemes to mimic Spanish and English. The group had designed a silhouette and a fake screenshot of the VOCALOID4 engine with edited in phonemes and voicebanks. The voice provider of the UTAU posted the images onto the VIBE fanpage, only to gain a few likes. However, by the next day, the joke was found by a humor page and the "news" was moved over to another website, who thought VIBE was actually going to becoming a VOCALOID. As the page was still local, the group behind VIBE kept silent. Afterwards, VIBE's "VOCALOID4 announcement" became viral in social media sites such as Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook, obtaining more attention from the Western fans. To continue the joke, the voice provider "leaked" information about VIBE's "development" on Twitter. Eventually, on the night of December 29, the voice provider admitted that VIBE becoming a VOCALOID was a hoax, however, she was inspired by the fan's reaction to the joke. While VIBE is not a VOCALOID, the group is now motivated to try to make the fake "VOCALOID" a reality.[125]
- STELLA: In early 2015, a virtual idol was introduced as a private 'Virtual Idol' made for a program that was based on common synthesis architecture. She was intended to raise money for the Americans for the Arts Foundation.[126] She was later 'revealed' to be a VOCALOID4 with three voicebanks: "Core" (original), "Sun" (Power)" and "Moon" (Soft).[127] On January 18, a viewer noticed an issue with a STELLA demo, where the video was edited with an overlay.[128] It was then proven that STELLA was not an actual VOCALOID and the video was removed as soon as this was pointed out.[129][130]
- IVY: appeared in Jan 2016 under the name of "Project Jupiter". Project claimed to have the backing of PowerFX. In less than a day of announcement, project was announced cancelled due to 'negative feedback'. Though "proof" of legitimacy was supplied, proof was dismissed as suspected hoax by some and there was doubt on the financial backing choice as instead of using a site like "Kickstarter" the project was prepared to use "GoFundMe".[131]
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http://vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/28467-vocaloid3-music-contest-held-by-vocaloidcom/page__st__15__p__767334&#entry767334[dead link] - ↑ http://weibo.com/5611031032/F2UV7eN0b
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- ↑ Media phase Oct 8, 2009
- ↑ AV watch April 12, 2010
- ↑ CV-4Cβ voicebank in use
- ↑ IT Media News Oct 8, 2009
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/baba-roy/young-blood-04-vocaloid-2-proto-lib-sample
- ↑ http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/143069231607/yay-welcome-back-i-was-actually-checking-here-a
- ↑ http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/143353148267/are-you-really-gonna-name-him-ausgris
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/VocaTone/photos/a.249884465155209.1073741825.214314255378897/778825342261116/?type=3&theater
- ↑ http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/143252784637/if-you-guys-do-follow-through-with-that-beta
- ↑ http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/143721936437/you-should-really-keep-the-name-ive-grown
- ↑ http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/143121711142/is-there-any-way-you-could-give-this-vocaloid-more
- ↑ ausgris' full image
- ↑ https://twitter.com/vocaloid_oliver/status/776873479559929856
- ↑ http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/150710216542/so-is-ausgris-a-boy-or-a-girl
- ↑ http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/154344441682/ausgris-is-still-chugging-along
- ↑ http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/162633614402/vocatone-is-making-steady-progress-with-3
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/VocaTone/posts/924005961076386
- ↑ http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/154337274107/hi-vocatone-is-the-new-voicebank-for-ausgris-or
- ↑
http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/71679-new-english-vocaloid-vivi-demo-reveal/[dead link] - ↑ https://clyp.it/uvawaqio?token=56cd581822137ddb6fa2e9059dcc1495
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylqO9FwCeCg
- ↑ https://twitter.com/PurinxPop/status/958001263421005824
- ↑ https://twitter.com/PurinxPop/status/958383409524436993
- ↑ File:Photo.png
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/zerog.audio.samples/posts/1443294925750619
- ↑ https://twitter.com/miriamstockley/status/893220089226555392
- ↑ http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/107609581132/is-oliver-ever-going-to-get-a-v4-update-hes-my#tumblr_notes
- ↑ http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/143297336842/have-you-ever-considering-making-a-library-with
- ↑ http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/145077501357/itd-be-cool-to-hear-a-dual-voicebank-engloid-and
- ↑ https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/275618059690061824
- ↑ https://twitter.com/rio447/status/275614786807558144
- ↑ https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/277131220687667200
- ↑ https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/273834291463589888
- ↑ https://twitter.com/u2kushi/status/422082374717825024
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/yamaha.vocaloid/posts/654003574720198
- ↑ INTERNET Co. V3s to V4
- ↑ Possible Lily V4
- ↑ https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/664489369231687680
- ↑ http://unity-chan.com/contents/interview/vocaloid-vol02/3/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/yamaha.vocaloid/photos/a.232686870185206.50979.138697466250814/696817480438807/?type=1
- ↑ http://weibo.com/1663365680/Evb4KB5jV
- ↑ http://vocaloid.link/archives/2802
- ↑
http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/65762-macne-nana-v4-update-and-new-vocaloid-macne-petite-v4/page__st__75__p__1343201&#entry1343201[dead link] - ↑ AVA Interview with Showraku (VNN)
- ↑ http://lawlietlk.deviantart.com/art/VOCALOID3-James-Official-April-Fools-293635713
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ahsoft/status/450899023776333825
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ahsoft/status/450902019721555968/photo/1
- ↑ http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/46570931/theater
- ↑ Itoh Hiroyuki V4X "product page" (archived)
- ↑ https://net.vocaloid.com/articles/vocaloid4_kaedesan?utm_source=slider&utm_medium=kaede_banner&utm_campaign=vshop_top
- ↑ https://twitter.com/kenmochi/status/715688039314370560
- ↑ https://twitter.com/kenmochi/status/715688367682260992
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izjbou69hSQ
- ↑ https://weibo.com/5611031032/Ga3la72wv
- ↑ https://weibo.com/5611031032/Ga3m3887o
- ↑ https://weibo.com/5611031032/Ga6soi7Fm
- ↑ http://www.aussiefinder.com.au/ange-wayne/
- ↑
"VOCALOID" VIBE[dead link] - ↑ http://i.imgur.com/pWf2Evf.png
- ↑ http://i.imgur.com/kl8IU0c.png
- ↑ http://i.imgur.com/FMdFhBp.png
- ↑
http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/58229-new-private-vocaloid-stella/page__st__45[dead link] - ↑
http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/58289-stuff/[dead link] - ↑
http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/64382-vocaloid4-ivy/[dead link]
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