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Kenmochi on VOCALOID and Culture
hightrancesea Uncategorized January 12, 2013
In a recent article on Yomiuri Online, Kenmochi Hideki, head of VOCALOID development at Yamaha, talked about various things regarding VOCALOID, including its humble beginnings, how it became a hit and what role subculture plays.
A general comment about how Japan has to beat deflation and get its economy back on track opened the article, and it prompted Kenmochi to talk about Japan and rebirth.
After referring to Miku’s overseas concerts, Kenmochi then started talking about VOCALOID’s more humble beginnings. Development on VOCALOID at Yamaha started in 2000, and it was brought to market in 2004.
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Various musical instruments could already be simulated electronically, so the idea was to fill in the last piece of the puzzle by synthesising the singing voice as well. Initial sales weren’t very good, and the VOCALOID team didn’t feel very proud of themselves within the company.
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