Voiceroid
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Voiceroid is a speech synthesizer application developed by AH Software
and is designed for speech. It is only available in the Japanese language
. Its name comes from the singing software Vocaloid
, for which Ah Software also develops voicebanks. Both AH Software's Vocaloids and Voiceroids went on sale on December 4, 2009.
, pitch
, and intonation
to make the program sound more natural. The original two products Tsukuyomi Shouta and Tsukuyomi Ai were packaged with the animating software, Crazy Talk SE.
The first three Voiceroids were targeted at younger audiences, so they were subject to censorship, and inappropriate words were filtered out. However, Maki was designed specifically for a more adult audience and is the first of the series to have no form of censorship.
AH Software
AH-Software is the software brand of AHS Co., Ltd., an importer of digital audio workstations and encoders in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as the developer of Voiceroid and a number of Vocaloid voicebanks.-Music composition:...
and is designed for speech. It is only available in the Japanese language
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
. Its name comes from the singing software Vocaloid
Vocaloid
is a singing synthesizer application, with its signal processing part developed through a joint research project between the Pompeu Fabra University in Spain and Japan's Yamaha Corporation, who backed the development financially—and later developed the software into the commercial product...
, for which Ah Software also develops voicebanks. Both AH Software's Vocaloids and Voiceroids went on sale on December 4, 2009.
Overview
Voiceroid uses a engine called AITalk developed by AI Inc. The user is able to adjust the tempoTempo
In musical terminology, tempo is the speed or pace of a given piece. Tempo is a crucial element of any musical composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece.-Measuring tempo:...
, pitch
Pitch (music)
Pitch is an auditory perceptual property that allows the ordering of sounds on a frequency-related scale.Pitches are compared as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies,...
, and intonation
Intonation
Intonation may refer to:*Intonation , the variation of tone used when speaking*Intonation , a musician's realization of pitch accuracy, or the pitch accuracy of a musical instrument*Intonation Music Festival, held in Chicago...
to make the program sound more natural. The original two products Tsukuyomi Shouta and Tsukuyomi Ai were packaged with the animating software, Crazy Talk SE.
The first three Voiceroids were targeted at younger audiences, so they were subject to censorship, and inappropriate words were filtered out. However, Maki was designed specifically for a more adult audience and is the first of the series to have no form of censorship.
Voiceroid
- Tsukuyomi Shouta; is designed to be based on a seven year old male. Release date: December 4, 2009
- Tsukuyomi Ai; is designed to be a five year old female and Shouta's "sister" product. Release date: December 4, 2009
Voiceroid+
- Yoshida-Kun; is based on the character of the same name from the TV show Eagle TalonEagle Talon (anime)is a Japanese Flash animation created by Shimane Prefecture resident Ryo Ono.The show is distributed on the Internet via video-sharing websites by DLE and debuted on March 16, 2007. The character Yoshida has also been featured as a Voiceroid product.-Story:Eagle Talon is a secret society based in...
. Release date: October 22, 2010. - Maki; a teenage female. Release date: November 12, 2010.