It definitely has possibilities although I’m not sure we’re ready for it on this side of the planet yet. I wonder whether it’s worth all the trouble to craft a vocal performance in software when perhaps you could get your mate to sing it instead. You can use it standalone or as a plugin within your DAW. You can even script up processes to automate your workflow. You can tune things, add colour and vibrato, slide from note to note add accents and control breathiness, tone and pronunciations. You can download a free “Lite” version and try it out for yourself, it’s really quite fun and slightly amazing. Add in lyrics and it automatically throws them onto the notes you’ve placed. You place notes and the vocals render themselves. Synthesizer V Studio itself looks very familiar with a piano roll interface and vocal objects that look every bit like Melodyne. Here’s an example which, although synthetic, doesn’t sound like it couldn’t be real:

But there’s also more to it than that and a surprising level of realism. Of course, there’s a lot of Japanese and Chinese pop music in this and so vocals overladen with autotune effects are not uncommon. So what do they sound like? Pretty cool actually. She is honest, endeavoring, with an unwavering sense of morality.” which is good to know. A soft and warm voice is released from the hold of her mouth.” Six of them sing in Chinese, three in Japanese and one in English called Eleanor Forte who “ Despite being an epitome of the latest technology, Eleanor keeps an interest in antiques. Her bright flaming voice reaches far and wide like a bonfire.” and Shian has “ The faint smile on her is reminiscent of a baby or a teddy bear, rather. For instance, Chiyu is “ A brave and honest girl. They are displayed as cute anime characters, predominately female and described in slightly odd ways. You need a voice to start with and currently, there are 10 to choose from. In this new version of the engine it brings in neural networks to enhance the quality of elements such as breaths and whispers. The voices are generated by a combination of artificial intelligence and samples which allows it to find a natural and organic tone while giving you the ability to control the voice and the performance. It’s less of a synthesizer in that you don’t “play it” and it’s more of studio environment where you build vocal tracks. “V” is for vocals and Dreamtonics believe they can provide you with a vocalist that’s not going to be late for any sessions, get too drunk to sing or run off with your boyfriend.

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