New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Today, Yamaha Corporation (TOKYO:7951) announced that is has begun to market "VOCALOID4 Library CYBER SONGMAN", a new PC-based software that can create natural male singing voices in authentic English pronunciations. This software can be downloaded, beginning today, from the official VOCALOID Shop.
VOCALOID is a technology developed by Yamaha in 2003 to create artificial singing voices just by inputting words and melodies. By installing a Voice Bank and the VOCALOID Editor, you can instruct the virtual singer to perform anytime and anywhere.
VOCALOID is continuing to evolve, and is presently available for creating singing voices in Japanese, English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. A wide range of songs created with VOCALOID is available from video-sharing websites such as YouTube. Especially in Japan, VOCALOID has grown and developed to become a part of the musical culture.
Yamaha announced VOCALOID4, the latest version, in November 2014. VOCALOID4 offers richer, more natural and expressive singing voices than ever before.
CYBER SONGMAN, which Yamaha is announcing today, is a new Voice Bank for VOCALOID4 developed especially for users in the English-speaking world. This new Voice Bank is recorded from the singing of a native speaker from the United States, and the pronunciation is clear and crisp American English that fits in well with almost any musical genre. Using the Growl function, users can create gruff and harsher voice expressions needed, for example, in blues and rock songs.
CYBER SONGMAN can be downloaded even from outside Japan. The price is JPY10,000 (before tax), and sales began today on the VOCALOID Shop. Besides, for VOCALOID beginners, we offer two starter kits on the shop. One consists of CYBER SONGMAN and VOCALOID4 Editor, the other consists of CYBER SONGMAN and VOCALOID4 Editor for Cubase. The both products are offered at discounted price.
* We are also considering offering the new Voice Bank for download on other websites operated by Yamaha.
VOCALOID4 Library CYBER SONGMAN
JPY10,000 (before taxes)
Fits in well with any musical genre because the singing voice is clear and crisp with natural English pronunciations
American English pronunciation also available
Using the Growl function, gruff and harsher voice expressions can be used
Used with VOCALOID4 Editor for Cubase, CYBER SONGMAN runs on Windows and Mac
* This product must be used with VOCALOID4 Editor or VOCALOID4 Editor for Cubase and the Cubase Series. https://net.vocaloid.com/en/products/editor
Demonstration Songs and Movies
Demo songs and movies are available at: https://net.vocaloid.com/en/
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* VOCALOID and VOCARO are registered trademarks of Yamaha Corporation.
