Podcasts about vocaloids

Artificial intelligence has come a long way over just the past few years. It can hold conversations and manage social media, it can create art and edit videos, and it can even write blogs (though not this one). Every aspect of our lives has been touched by AI in one way or another, and that's particularly true for sound. While many podcasters, including some of my guests, now use AI tools for research and sound editing, it's also front and center in sound, from cloning voices to writing its own songs. Royalty-free music is already starting to give way to copyright-free AI music, and a variety of powerful audio content generation tools are scheduled for release later this year.But can computers replace human composers? Will listeners be able to tell the difference? And how did we get from vinyl records to virtual music? It may seem hard to believe, but the very first song written by a computer is older than cassette tapes. The Illiac Suite, or “String Quartet No. 4,” as it's officially named, was created in 1955, using pioneering techniques still found in AI today.The ILLIAC I (ill-ee-ack one) was one of the world's first computers. It was built in 1952 at the University of Illinois, and it filled an entire room. The ILLIAC I weighed five tons and used over two thousand vacuum tubes, some of which had to be replaced each night. A pair of music professors, Lejaren Hiller and Leonard Isaacson, programmed the ILLIAC to compose a string quartet using what's called “stochastic music,” music that's written using probability calculations and mathematical sequences – in this case, Markov chains – instead of human inspiration.One of the researchers who helped build the ILLIAC I was Saburo Muroga, who also built the MUSASINO-1 later that year in Japan. And, as it happens, another breakthrough in computer-generated music would emerge from Japan exactly fifty years after the Illiac Suite's release.Synthetic voices were the next step in creating digital music, and in 1961 the IBM 7094 became the first computer to sing a song, “Daisy Bell.” Another computer voice that could sing was called Perfect Paul, and it was one of the voice settings on 1983‘s text-to-speech DECtalk device. This is the speech synthesizer Professor Stephen Hawking used in his later years, and it was based on the voice of MIT researcher Dennis Klatt. The next decade brought us Auto-Tune, which can digitally modulate singing voices in real-time and has become, for better or worse, a staple of pop music.These developments all came together in 2004 as “Vocaloids,” synthesized voices that can talk and sing with perfect pitch. The most famous of them by far is Crypton Future Media's Hatsune Miku, a second-generation Vocaloid who debuted in 2007. While there have been four more generations and many more voices since then, Miku is the one who captured the public's eyes and ears. Arguably the world's first virtual celebrity, she's opened for Lady Gaga, put in a holographic appearance at the 2024 Coachella festival, and just wrapped up her latest ‘Miku Expo' world tour last December.In some ways, Miku and the Vocaloids that followed marked a turning point in synthetic voices. Older synthesizers like Perfect Paul and Microsoft Sam couldn't be mistaken for an ordinary person, but Vocaloids come closer than anything before – so close, in fact, that some music critics have said they fall into a sort of audio uncanny valley. They sound almost, but not quite, human.Now it's the year 2025, and AI has taken the stage: it's talking, singing, composing, and even creating whole new kinds of sound. Both OpenAI's Jukebox and Google's AI MusicLM can convert text into music, and Nvidia's upcoming Fugatto software is described as a sonic “Swiss Army knife” for creating sounds that have never existed, like a screaming saxophone or a trumpet that meows. Another new song-generation service by Musical AI and Beatoven.ai that's set to...

The Nintendo Entertainment Podcast is here! And the show is going to be interesting given the voices that are in the show today! First, the team talks about their gaming exploits! Arwing Andrew returns for the first time in MONTHS and regales us with tales of Pokemon GO, Sea of Stars, Personal 5 Royal, and more! Then, Faith awakens from her sleep to talk about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Baldur's Gate, and how many "hits" she has done in those games. As for Will, he's prepping for Splatoon 3's next season, Fall Guys, FEH, and more! Then, in the news, the team breaks down the Super Mario Bros Wonder Direct and all the new information that has been revealed! Trust us, there's a lot. Plus, Sonic Team has made some scandalous statements, Splatoon 3 drops a revealing song, Sakurai doesn't know how to do anything halfway, The Pokemon Company is teaming with Vocaloids, and more! Finally, in the main event, the team discusses games that really confused them by the time they were done playing! So sit back, relax, and enjoy the Nintendo Entertainment Podcast!

This week we rate Vocaloid character designs! .....Apologies to Miku Hatsune.

In this week's episode, the Guys discuss Band-Maid's announcement of a return to the States next year!  They also cover the new Nemophila and Lonesome Blue albums, as well as get confused once again by how Vocaloids work, debate whether this generation is playing more or less live instruments, and as always go through this week's Top 10s and the Rapid News!  *This week's Patreon reaction winner is PASSCODE!❤️Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwb6YTNZoNpRTD-xQs1oEMQ/joinMAIDIAC SHIRTS! 

Sie singt und tanzt auf der Bühne, und tausende von Fans jubeln ihr zu: Hatsune Miku, ein japanischer Popstar mit zwei langen türkisblauen Zöpfen. Aber – Hatsune Miku gibt es gar nicht. Zumindest ist sie kein Mensch: Sie ist ein Vocaloid, eine virtuelle Stimme, zu der eine Figur erfunden wurde. * Wie aus einem Computerprogramm ein weltberühmter, virtueller Popstar wurde. * Die Kommerzialisierung von Vocaloids. * Virtuelle Bands von den 50ern bis heute. * Was kann ein virtueller Popstar, was ein echter nicht kann? * Virtuelle Popstars als Spiegel unserer Zeit. Im Podcast zu hören sind: * Dr. Rafal Zaborowski, Medienwissenschaftler am Kings College London * Aki Glancy (EmpathP), Musikproduzentin * Dr. Alicia Stark, Musikwissenschaftlerin Bei Fragen, Anregungen oder Themenvorschlägen schreibt uns: kontext@srf.ch Mehr zum Kontext Podcast: https://srf.ch/audio/kontext

How many sparks does it take to ignite a prairie fire? We don't answer that particular question this episode, but we do immerse ourselves in the sonic ocean of Angst In My Pants, the 1982 offering by the influential synth-pop band, Sparks. In our discussion, we look at the history of the Mael brothers and the broad appeal of their music to big-name acts including glam gods The Darkness. Arianne also provides a tutorial on the phenomenon of vocaloids, and we collectively bemoan the various and sundry drawbacks of circus peanuts.

Join Snaxton and Goose as they talk about the birth of Vocaloids as well as the sinister dark side of the 1996 computer game "Creatures". Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe!

Attention Class, we are starting a new subject today! Please turn your attention to our guest lecturer Hatsune Miku. Dee introduces Brendan and Patrick to the world of 2008 Era Vocaloids! Have an anime series you want us to watch? email your recommendations to us at areweebthereyet@gmail.com! Find Are Weeb There Yet on Social Media: Twitter Instagram Facebook Thank you: Camille Ruley for our Artwork Louie Zong for our Themesong "stories" https://louiezong.bandcamp.com Find out more at http://areweebthereyet.com

Get 25% off and zero delivery fees on your first order of $15 or more when you download the DoorDash app and enter code PRISM! Visit http://joinhoney.com/PRISM to get Honey for free. Welcome to Prism of the Past, a weekly series about historical events, people, and situations, from the fascinating to the forgotten.  Connect With Me: https://linktr.ee/iilluminaughtii This episode was edited and mixed by: G. Thomas Craig   Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Round a Round- Martino Tempersta Outro Song Credits: Relax Yourself- Sleeping Ghost Ad Music Credits: Tango de Manzana by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4460-tango-de-manzana License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Backbay Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3408-backbay-lounge License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Hin und wieder kommt ein Spiel, das Musik gebührend zelebriert. Die Space Channel 5-Serie oder Brütal Legend zählen zum Beispiel dazu. Bei ihnen werden Musikgenres als ganze Welten dargestellt, und auch die Protagonisten verkörpern es mit Leib und Seele. In die gleiche Kerbe schlägt das Action-Adventure No Straight Roads: Ein sympathisches Rock-Duo versucht eine Musikrevolution in einer von EDM beherrschten Stadt zu starten - und tritt dabei gegen DJs, Vocaloids oder Boybands an. Miette und Micha finden, dass das Spiel im stürmischen Spielejahr 2020 zu Unrecht untergegangen ist. Die kleine Indie-Produktion hat eher lauwarme Kritiken erhalten. Doch trotz berechtigter Kritikpunkte lieben die beiden das Spiel heiß und innig. Erfahrt im Cast warum. Zwischendurch hört ihr Auszüge vom offiziellem Soundtrack des Spiels, das für Steam, PS4, Xbox One und Switch erschienen ist (wobei wir von der Switch-Version eher abraten). Die am Ende des Casts erwähnten Musikempfehlungen sind: - Grimes - Sheena Ringo - H Zettrio Im Sommer 2020 haben wir ein Interview mit den Entwicklern geführt. Das findet ihr hier: https://insertmoin.de/no-straight-roads-entwicklerinterview-zum-musikalischsten-actionspiel-des-jahres/ VERLOSUNG! Teilt den Blogpost zur Podcast-Folge auf Twitter und nennt uns dabei eure Liebling-Indie-MusikerInnen. Am besten mit Link zur Künstlerseite. Wir verlosen unter allen Teilnehmern in der zweiten Märzwoche zwei Vinyls von Soundtrack des Spiels. Der Rechtsweg ist ausgeschlossen.

Remember in the late 2000s and early 2010s where every time you went on YouTube you saw some anime people singing? Well, today we're talking about them! Listen to us talk about our history with Vocaloids, reviews and explanations on some music videos, and a cringy origin story!

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 247. This time out we discuss the following subjects: 1. HUG Mods...bring it in 2. A few bits of news 3. Carpet Baggers or Developers 4. Vocaloids and Vtubers and Twitch See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

This week’s a real hoot and a holler, as we dive into the incomprehensible world of Vocaloids (specifically, the lyrics to their songs). Random pages include 十六夜ロンリーナイト (Izayoi Lonely Night), Eye (disambiguation), and 眠らせ姫からの贈り物 (Nemurase Hime Kara no Okurimono). Matt: mastodon.cloud/@mattherron Louisa: mastodon.xyz/@Louisa Jeff: mastodon.social/@jeffjk Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast and follow us on Twitter […]

In this episode Mehgan reviews volume one of 'Kagerou Daze' (a series that takes place in the 'Vocaloid' universe) and we discuss the new Goblin Slayer movie 'Goblin Slayer: Goblins Crown.'

This month, we try and kick off a mini-gaming podcast, but it just turns into a pencil battle. Alicia begs us to buy new shower curtains. Jay shines a light on the other reindeer (Vocaloids). Cristaly introduces: Mr. Worldwide. See adultsintheory.com for our music credits!

WELCOME TO THE LIGHTNING ROUND. This week we discuss the ZOLA Project, which, because it contains three Vocaloids, we are timing ourselves to make our discussions maximise productivity and chaos. This takes us to discussions of zodiacs, the logistics of widow’s peaks, and how much dating a mummy would suck. Our hosts are under pressure never before seen and are clearly panicking so we hope you love the sacrifice we made for you. Crazy Desires by Hidarigawa Slash - https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm21184251Hello World (Cover) by MioDioDaVinci (Original by Bump of Chicken) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKuPvfAg1cU Our Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awIV87DBxrw TNC Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thatsnotcanon/postsTwitter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awIV87DBxrwTumblr - https://rate-a-loid.tumblr.com/JT’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/PirateKilljoyHarp’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/harpsmonty See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

(suite de l'épisode précédent) Guillaume Poggiaspalla vous parle des vocaloids. Suivez-nous sur Instagram et sur Twitter :  @paraculte Soutenez-nous !

Guillaume Poggiaspalla vous parle des vocaloids. Suivez-nous sur Instagram et sur Twitter :  @paraculte Soutenez-nous !

Welcome to The Feed from Geek Mountain podcast, Episode 40! The mountain still divides us all this week! As social distancing continues throughout the nation (somewhat), millions of others are enjoying social interactions in the form of dungeons, multi-party quests, and... live concerts featuring Vocaloids?? YES! This week's episode is all about Massively Multiplayer Online games. MMOs are a different realm of the video game genre that bring notions of the legendary Leeroy Jenkins and grind festivities to the average citizen, yet there is much more to just grinding for equipment and running into dungeons aimlessly with a party of 32 people. MMOs come in all shapes and sizes while bringing social aspects into the internet realms to provide a long-lasting experience to the players. Whether you're an MMO veteran slaying mobs in one hit with a demon-demolishing axe of justice or you're a Level 1 newbie trying to figure out the difference between the damage calculations of Melee attacks and Ranged attacks, this episode is one you don't want to miss! Shoutouts to Anime Magic!'s Director of Technology and V is for Villains guitarist, Jonathon Santiago, for dropping his ancient MMO knowledge as well as some surprising modern day MMO tips and tricks for family and friends. You can follow him at @FallonFlynn on Twitter! Thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefeedfromgeekmountain/message

Welcome to yet another long-distance Rate-a-loid ep! This week we discuss John Cena’s existential crisis, the sexiness levels of various weapons and our inevitable assassination at the hands of the Yamaha corporation, before getting onto our Vocaloid for the week. Aoki Lapis, one of the most fleshed out Vocaloids we’ve seen so far is here to shock us with having a backstory, a character and a rival sister. Truly a gift has been given to us this week. Take a listen and enjoy.https://www.patreon.com/thatsnotcanon/postsMusic Used Today:Kasa to ame by Machigerita - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yOSR_3CMm0A Puppet, Having Falling Completely in Love by Mayumix - https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm19660962Our theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awIV87DBxrwOur Social Media:https://twitter.com/LoidRatehttps://rate-a-loid.tumblr.com/Subscribe to us on APPLE PODCASTS, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice.Find us on our Tumblr: rate-a-loid.tumblr.com

Hoy tenemos un nuevo episodio en el que todo sale bien hasta el final que todo sale mal. Hablamos de transpiración de Vocaloids, de Valorant y de como los yanquis no toman Corona por el Coronavirus.  Tambien charlamos de Altered Carbon, de el calendario nerdo que se viene y ...

Hello and welcome back good friends to the Vocaloid-zone. Today in Rate-a-loid we talk about what games we’ve playing this week before discussing the delightful character of Luka, the first bilingual Vocaloid and the first Vocaloid to impact Hatsune Miku’s popularity! We talk about J-Rock idol toes, Jonathan makes obscure podcast references, and we head-canon wholesome images of Vocaloids. Take a listen and enjoy!Ps. Go listen to Lemon Demon and 100 GecsMusic used todayChild’s Garden by otetsu and Machiya: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9540128Luka Luka Night Fever by samfree: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6119955Our Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awIV87DBxrwOur Tumblr: https://rate-a-loid.tumblr.com/Out Twitter: https://twitter.com/loidrateSubscribe to us on APPLE PODCASTS, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice.Find us on our Tumblr: rate-a-loid.tumblr.com

E-Scooters: https://www.euronews.com/2019/09/05/electric-scooters-and-the-battle-over-europe-s-pavements https://time.com/5659653/e-scooters-cycles-europe/ Vocaloid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid Last weeks recommendation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fabulous_World_of_Jules_Verne This weeks recommendation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_Beginning_of_Time

Hello and welcome to Rate-a-loid! This is a brand-new podcast devoted to the reviewing and ranking of Vocaloids, singing voice synthesisers with characters associated with them. This week our hosts, JT and Harper take a look at Vocaloid’s original rock’n’roll girl Meiko. First made in 2004, Meiko is one of the earliest Vocaloids to receive a personality and appearance and has a good amount of history we got to draw on. From casual alcoholism to ugg boots, this episode has everything.Songs Used Today:Kyaami, The Snow White Princess is 白い雪のプリンセスは - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omy79Ol74tAE.L.V.N, 壊セ壊セ - Break It, Break It! - https://soundcloud.com/elvn11eleven/kowase-kowaseOur Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awIV87DBxrwSubscribe to us on APPLE PODCASTS, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice.Find us on our Tumblr: rate-a-loid.tumblr.com

On this episode, Anthong teaches a class on Vocaloid history and other basics of the Vocaloid fandom. Who was the first Vocaloid? Why is Miku so special? ー SOCIAL ー ○ Twitter: @yonakateatime ○ Email: yonakateatime@gmail.com ○ Tumblr: http://yonakateatime.tumblr.com ー CREDITS ー ○ Music: taron_beats ○ Audio Editing: Juby ー HOSTS ー ☆ Rachie: @splendiferachie ☆ Anthong: @kingyandere ☆ Juby: @JubyPhonic_P ー CONATCT ー For questions or feedback, contact us: yonakateatime@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yonakateatime/support

Guillaume Poggiaspalla est en solo sur cet épisode dédié à un sujet musical unique : les Vocaloids ! Pour tout savoir sur les Vocaloids, rien de mieux que de commencer par leur Wiki ! Et par le site officiel de Hatsune Miku. Pour une introduction à l'histoire de Leon, Lola, Myriam, Kaito et Meiko, retrouvez les vidéos de addictedtoheroines : "The History of the Vocaloids HD" (en 3 parties). Au générique de début, vous entendez Machine Gun par Kira, chantée par Gumi. Les extraits sont: Freely Tomorrow, (version intégrale Niconico). Avec Hatsune Miku, de Mitchie M, retrouvez le sur SoundCloud.Summer Idol (sur Youtube). Avec Hatsune Miku et Rin, de Oster Project (Illustration par Niboshi).Odds and Ends (surYoutube). Avec Hatsune Miku, par Ryo (de Supercell).Wintry Winds (original Niconico). Avec Kaito et Meiko, par SigotositeP (sa chaine Niconico ici).Sous cette pluie (original Youtube). Avec Alys, de Voxwave. Les musiques ci-dessus et bien d'autres (sauf Alys) peuvent être retrouvées dans les jeux Project Diva de Sega. Le site officiel, et le site francophone (non officiel) et la chaine Youtube. On parle aussi du concert Live Matsuri da Diva de 2014 que vous pouvez retrouver ici. Le générique de fin est le titre Megane (version Youtube), chanté par Megurine Luka, d'ultranoob. Vocaloid est une marque déposée de Yamaha. Hatsune Miku, Meiko, Kaito, Megurine Luka, Rin, sont des produits Crypton Future Media.

In our 24th episode Kevin experiences the Vocaloid craze that is sweeping the world through Hatsune Miku and her crew. We talk about cute anime girls, all sorts of songs, and the cyberpunk future we now live in. Intro and outro music is "Rainy Night" by Desired. Find more Desired on his Bandcamp: https://desired.bandcamp.com/ Graphics by Fangurley. Find more of art by Fangurley at her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fangurley/

There comes a time where we all have to say goodbye.  Where we all have to grow up.  Togepi's role in this epic has come to a conclusion, so it's time to bid it farewell.  Also, Shedinja... I have questions about that pokemon... Click here to listen!And I may have said I wrote a song about Magikarp and actually deigned to get that on video... my Patreon in this way...For free content that's just as embarrassing, I tried to vlog! I went to FanCon, you can see that on Youtube! And hear an earnest song about Ash sung by Vocaloids on my other Youtube!And if you're not sick of Youtube, our sponsor has a channel full of Pokemon related content, and he went to a different convention for his video subject! Check out Pokepress this way!  Or visit pokepress.blogspot.com for an interview with Paul Chua, VCG champion!

Our fair maiden has joined us again, the tomboyish mermaid!  And she's back in Ash's life for five seconds before getting involved in a Team Rocket plot.  This is why no one visits you, Ash... Click to hear about the Togepi-worshipping hidden kingdom!  And I may have said I wrote a song about Magikarp and actually deigned to get that on video... my Patreon in this way...For free content that's just as embarrassing, I tried to vlog!  I went to FanCon, you can see that on Youtube!  And hear an earnest song about Ash sung by Vocaloids on my other Youtube!And if you're not sick of Youtube, our sponsor has a channel full of Pokemon related content, and he went to a different convention for his video subject!  Check out Pokepress this way!  

Tommy and Adam talk to Misha, the voice of the Vocaloid Ruby, to learn about the process of creating a computer-generated singer and the Vocaloid community in general.

This week we talk about music in anime! Openings, endings and all kinds of themes are discussed. We mention some of our favorites and some that we hate and some that we love to hate. Also penguins, Vocaloids and Kanye West. Music credit goes to Sean Petersen

Bandas fictícias não são uma novidade, mas elas estão cada vez mais empurrando os limites entre o real e o virtual. Nesse episódio, a banda Pentakill, nascida nos vídeo games, é o ponto de partida para descobrir esse cenário de personagens fictícios e inteligências artificiais.Citados nesse episódio:Pentakill - http://pentakill.leagueoflegends.com/pt_BR/Tokyo Idols - https://youtu.be/MQpZKseUF18Hatsune Miku - https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_MikuShimon - https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ai-music-robot-shimon

Our fandom journey this season takes us all the way to Japan to talk about fans of the world's most famous _virtual_ pop idol: Hatsune Miku! How did such a relatively niche thing become a global phenomenon? And who is pulling the strings?? Next week, we're off to Mexico to talk about fans of that exciting sport: Lucha Libre! ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **Origins:** Hatsune Miku is a VOCALOID. What is a VOCALOID? A VOCALOID is a singing synthesizer application developed by YAMAHA. It was an international effort to create a synthesizer to act as a replacement singer. The original VOCALOID engine was release in 2004. Hatsune Miku was the second VOCALOID released as part of the VOCALOID2 engine and the first member of the Character Vocal Series created by Crypton Future Media Inc. Her name literally means "the first sound from the future." She is also a humanoid persona: a 16-year-old girl with long turquoise twintails and her voice is modelled after Saki Fujita. In September of 2007, Amazon.co.jp reported over 57 million yen (Over a half-million USD) in sales for the Hatsune Miku software, and she has recorded over 100 000 songs. She has since been portrayed in many different media, and is also a Japanese pop idol, among other things. [// A SPREAD IN JAPANESE PLAYBOY??? ]: # **Size of Fandom:** The vocaloid subreddit has over 15000 subscribers, and the Hatsune Miku subreddit has over 2600. The actual number of fans is probably somewhere in the low hundreds of thousands though: > She's beautiful, she's talented, she's immensely popular…and she's not real. Hatsune Miku the virtual popstar creation of Crypton Future Media in Japan, has sold out another concert. Her much anticipated second annual March 9th (39) performance was seen live by over 2000 attendees, watched by thousands more in theaters screening the concert around the country, and streamed in real time to over 160,000 fans via Nico Nico Douga. That is a level of attendance reserved for world class entertainment, and Hatsune Miku didn't fail to deliver. Her nearly three hour show featured multiple encores, special guest appearances, and was met by fervent enthusiasm by her fans attending live in Tokyo. > > — [SingularityHub - 160,000+ Watch Virtual Popstar Hatsune Miku Return to the Stage (video)](https://singularityhub.com/2011/04/12/160000-watch-virtual-popstar-hatsune-miku-return-to-the-stage-video-2/) **Changes in Fandom:** Interest in Hatsune Miku has been steady, with a slight decline in the last few years (according to [Google Trends data](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0cp0qm1,%2Fm%2F05p812,vocaloid)). There was a huge spike in interest around the time of her release (Oct 2007), and interest in her (and other VOCALOIDs) has been pretty stable ever since. **Around the world:** While Hatsune Miku enjoy fans from around the world, the most interest in her stems from Japan, and, to a lesser degree, from countries such as Taiwan, Vietnam, Chile, Hong Kong, and South Korea. ### [Last Episode's](http://fanthropological.com/e/44-starcraft-fans/) Famous Last Words **Z** Hatsune Miku is popular in part due to dating sims. **G** A portion of her fanbase does not know that she is not a real person **T** Are there male counterparts? Is Hatsune Miku peak moe? [// Definitely not peak moe. I think that there's only going to be more and more moe as time goes on, and as men continue to isolate themselves more (and as society continues the way that it does]: # [// That being said... I literally searched for Hatsune Miku peak moe, nothing. ]: # [// As for male vocaloids... I did find some: Yuezheng Longya, Arsloid, and Yohioloid. ]: # [// In terms of classification, it is generally considered that "VOCALOIDs" earn their classification when: They have a VOCALOID™-powered vocal released. This includes characters from games with vocals powered by the VOCALOID™ software

Ashley and Molly are joined by special guest Maxie to discuss all the latest news out of E3. With five new systems, including the Sega Saturn 2, we have so much to talk about! We still get into a way long tangent about a kids show though :(. Topics discussed include: Panty Bins, Jerry Apologists, The Hypocrisy of Clover, SJW Villains, Silver Jumpsuits and Alex’s Love of Vocaloids.

A Generic Video Game Podcast About RPGs A perhaps-ly named conversation about video games between Anthony Ernst and shidoshi. //Episode 008 //Show Note: We talk about going to pop concerts, Vocaloids, Japanese RPG character designs, connecting with main characters, combat systems, open worlds vs linear story lines, upcoming Wii U games, the Hideo Kojima situation, Konami’s (and... Continue Reading

Episode 5 : The Fandumb Menace Apologies to the country of Japan for the entire first half of this week’s edition of Weekend Review. Kenneth and I are back in full swing to deliver a completely Alex-free installment of your new favorite podcast. Vocaloids, bombing on stage and Edgar Allan Poe’s death are among the topics […]

We discover the new and scary world of vocaloids as Hatsune Miku preforms for David Letterman of all people. Then we take note of the creeps in the world like the Dad from Seventh Heaven and racists dressing up in black face,Also Billy is not pleased with the new line of Gibson guitars next year or that old geezer Les Paul.  

We return for a new show after a six month hiatus.  Nora and I talk about Vocaloids, my new podcast CreatureGeek and how I appreciate doing Jawbone Radio so much more on the eve of my new show premiering on Tested.comEnjoy!RSS FeedDownload Now!

Original Air Date: 09-08-13 MamaCass is joined by Suede Alex this week to discuss Vocaloids. What are they? When were they conceived? Why exactly does the world belong to Hatsune Miku? […]The post Episode #012 – Intro to Vocaloids 101 appeared first on o.t.o. -恩讐と音楽-.

He's been called the “audio heartthrob” and the “master of romance,” and now he's mine. Allllll mine. At least, for the next 38 minutes or so. I speak of Simon Prebble, arguably the most in-demand voice actor in the world of audiobooks, and the man whose mesmerizing British baritone made me a fan of novels ranging from Raven's Gate to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Thanks to one of you loyal listeners, Prebble is also the featured interview in my latest podcast, which focuses on the underhanded, low-down, seedy world of recorded books.Actually, there isn't anything particularly seedy or low-down about the world of recorded books. But if Prebble were to read that sentence out loud, it would sound awesome. Know what else sounds awesome? When Prebble offers a dramatic reading of a Tweet by Katy Perry.Which he does. Just for you.By the way, how long does it take to record an unabridged novel about fairies, anyway? And what does it pay? Or, maybe the better phrase would be, what does it not pay? Here, Prebble offers all the dish, and in the same voice he used to win his Audie Award!Also in this episode: All about Vocaloids. If you're Japanese, you have to know what those are, or you lose your prefecture citizenship. But, because I have listeners living outside the Harajuku District, it's about time I explained Vocaloids to the rest of you. Plus! Exclusive insight from music industry insider and Nerd-Out podcast co-host Lisa Jenkins.

Recorded 8 March 2013. You can download the m4a file. We talk about changing your mind. Fantastical adds a date badge — when Michael said he was against it. He explains why. This episode is sponsored by Windows Azure Mobile Services, which makes it easy to add a backend to your iOS app — you can store data in a SQL database, run periodic scripts, send push notifications, and more. You write code in JavaScript. You don’t have to get Visual Studio. It’s lightweight in the best sense possible — and very easy to get started. A note about the audio: I (Brent) screwed up Michael’s audio — I had my headphones on and didn’t realize Michael’s audio was playing through my computer speakers. Oops. It’s due to Michael’s Awesome Audio Editing Prowess (tm) that the episode is salvaged. You mostly don’t hear any echo. Mostly. (Sorry about that!) Some things we mention: Fantastical 1.1 for iPhone Microsoft Olga Korbut Google Reader Microsoft investing in Apple Pirates of Silicon Valley Weird Domino’s Pizza Thing on YouTube Vocaloids Letterpress release notes HockeyApp Prizzi's Honor In the podcast, Brent erroneously credited Mario Puzo as the author of Prizzi’s Honor. It was Richard Condon. (Puzo wrote The Godfather.) We regret the error. Nowhere in the podcast do we mention Jerzy Kosinski, who wrote Being There. We bring it up now just because we like it. Another random note: Daniel Jalkut has a nice piece on indie podcasts. While we love 5by5, Mule Radio Syndicate, and Mobile Nations, like Daniel and Marco Arment we’re proud to be indie. We enjoy having sole control of the things we make.

From album "Miya 12". Music composed & performed © GaryPHayes 2012. Vocals - ZeroG Samples. Gary plays Reason 6, Logic, Sylenthe, Omnisphere, RMX, Akai Ewi 4000s, Vocaloids, Gladiator, Koassilators, Miniak, Acoustic Harp, Guitars, Soprano Sax & Clarinet

From album "Miya 12". Music composed & performed © GaryPHayes 2012. Vocals - ZeroG Samples. Gary plays Reason 6, Logic, Sylenthe, Omnisphere, RMX, Akai Ewi 4000s, Vocaloids, Gladiator, Koassilators, Miniak, Acoustic Harp, Guitars, Soprano Sax & Clarinet

2012 album "Miya 12". Music composed & performed © GaryPHayes 2012. Ewi Impro. Gary plays Reason 6, Logic, Sylenthe, Omnisphere, RMX, Akai Ewi 4000s, Vocaloids, Gladiator, Koassilators, Miniak, Acoustic string Harp, Guitars, Soprano Sax & Clarinet

From Gary's 2012 album "Miya 12". Music composed & performed © GaryPHayes 2012. Gary plays Reason 6, Logic, Sylenthe, Omnisphere, RMX, Akai Ewi 4000s, Vocaloids, Gladiator, Koassilators, Miniak, Acoustic string Harp, Guitars, Soprano Sax & Clarinet

From Gary's 2012 album "Miya 12". Music composed & performed © GaryPHayes 2012. Gary plays Reason 6, Logic, Omnisphere, RMX, Akai Ewi 4000s, Vocaloids, Gladiator, Koassilators, Miniak, Acoustic string Harp, Guitars, Soprano Sax & Clarinet

From Gary's 2012 album "Miya 12". Music composed & performed © GaryPHayes 2012. Gary plays Reason 6, Logic, Omnisphere, RMX, Akai Ewi 4000s, Vocaloids, Gladiator, Koassilators, Miniak, Acoustic string Harp, Guitars, Soprano Sax & Clarinet

Estreno de la primera temporada oficial de Hoth Factory con un especial Japón, que tanto os llevábamos prometiendo. Volvemos con ganas, con nuevos fichajes, mayor organización interna que iréis notando a lo largo de la temporada, ademas de diversos invitados. En esta ocasión nos acompañan nuestra colaboradora Dratori y Zory. Las bases del programa ya las conocéis, así que comenzaremos con el cine, donde repasaremos algunos directores esenciales de la cultura japonesa, así como autores, películas y animes que han hecho historia, con algunas curiosidades. Para los videojuegos como no podía ser de otra manera tenemos J-RPG, el genero por excelencia del país nipon, al igual que si hablamos de música no nos podemos olvidar del Visual Kei, sus aclamados compositores, o los Vocaloids.

From Gary's 2011 album "Calm After the Storm". All music composed & performed © GaryPHayes 2011. Featuring Vocal Factory -ZeroG. Gary plays Logic, Omnisphere, RMX, Vocaloids, Gladiator, Koassilators, Akai Miniak, String Harp, Guitars & Akai Ewi 4000s

From Gary's 2011 album "Calm After the Storm". All music composed & performed © GaryPHayes 2011. Featuring Vocal Factory -ZeroG. Gary plays Logic, Omnisphere, RMX, Vocaloids, Gladiator, Koassilators, Akai Miniak, String Harp, Guitars & Akai Ewi 4000s

From Gary's 2011 album "Calm After the Storm". All music composed & performed © GaryPHayes 2011. Featuring Vocal Factory -ZeroG. Gary plays Logic, Omnisphere, RMX, Vocaloids, Gladiator, Koassilators, Akai Miniak, String Harp, Guitars & Akai Ewi 4000s

Our fandom journey this season takes us all the way to Japan to talk about fans of the world's most famous _virtual_ pop idol: Hatsune Miku! How did such a relatively niche thing become a global phenomenon? And who is pulling the strings?? Next week, we're off to Mexico to talk about fans of that exciting sport: Lucha Libre! ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **Origins:** Hatsune Miku is a VOCALOID. What is a VOCALOID? A VOCALOID is a singing synthesizer application developed by YAMAHA. It was an international effort to create a synthesizer to act as a replacement singer. The original VOCALOID engine was release in 2004. Hatsune Miku was the second VOCALOID released as part of the VOCALOID2 engine and the first member of the Character Vocal Series created by Crypton Future Media Inc. Her name literally means "the first sound from the future." She is also a humanoid persona: a 16-year-old girl with long turquoise twintails and her voice is modelled after Saki Fujita. In September of 2007, Amazon.co.jp reported over 57 million yen (Over a half-million USD) in sales for the Hatsune Miku software, and she has recorded over 100 000 songs. She has since been portrayed in many different media, and is also a Japanese pop idol, among other things. [// A SPREAD IN JAPANESE PLAYBOY??? ]: # **Size of Fandom:** The vocaloid subreddit has over 15000 subscribers, and the Hatsune Miku subreddit has over 2600. The actual number of fans is probably somewhere in the low hundreds of thousands though: > She's beautiful, she's talented, she's immensely popular…and she's not real. Hatsune Miku the virtual popstar creation of Crypton Future Media in Japan, has sold out another concert. Her much anticipated second annual March 9th (39) performance was seen live by over 2000 attendees, watched by thousands more in theaters screening the concert around the country, and streamed in real time to over 160,000 fans via Nico Nico Douga. That is a level of attendance reserved for world class entertainment, and Hatsune Miku didn't fail to deliver. Her nearly three hour show featured multiple encores, special guest appearances, and was met by fervent enthusiasm by her fans attending live in Tokyo. > > — [SingularityHub - 160,000+ Watch Virtual Popstar Hatsune Miku Return to the Stage (video)](https://singularityhub.com/2011/04/12/160000-watch-virtual-popstar-hatsune-miku-return-to-the-stage-video-2/) **Changes in Fandom:** Interest in Hatsune Miku has been steady, with a slight decline in the last few years (according to [Google Trends data](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0cp0qm1,%2Fm%2F05p812,vocaloid)). There was a huge spike in interest around the time of her release (Oct 2007), and interest in her (and other VOCALOIDs) has been pretty stable ever since. **Around the world:** While Hatsune Miku enjoy fans from around the world, the most interest in her stems from Japan, and, to a lesser degree, from countries such as Taiwan, Vietnam, Chile, Hong Kong, and South Korea. ### [Last Episode's](http://fanthropological.com/e/44-starcraft-fans/) Famous Last Words **Z** Hatsune Miku is popular in part due to dating sims. **G** A portion of her fanbase does not know that she is not a real person **T** Are there male counterparts? Is Hatsune Miku peak moe? [// Definitely not peak moe. I think that there's only going to be more and more moe as time goes on, and as men continue to isolate themselves more (and as society continues the way that it does]: # [// That being said... I literally searched for Hatsune Miku peak moe, nothing. ]: # [// As for male vocaloids... I did find some: Yuezheng Longya, Arsloid, and Yohioloid. ]: # [// In terms of classification, it is generally considered that "VOCALOIDs" earn their classification when: They have a VOCALOID™-powered vocal released. This includes characters from games with vocals powered by the VOCALOID™ software