No.25490
It's crazy that they all just got discontinued like that due to PFX shutting down
I had hopes for Maghni AI but until I see actual progress i'm not too excited
No.25493
>>25492First time i see art of Cyber Songman
No.25503
I miss the Zero G's but at least a lot of those aren't discontinued, just abandoned
No.25509
I'll do anything for Oliver and Fukase to make a revival. I feel like as soon as either of them get a new voicebank release there'll be a lot of English producers who are sentimental enough about them to make a solid wave of new originals. Although it would also be nice if people also just returned to these older less fancy VBs like they do with UTAU Teto for the sake of the unique artificial sound.
No.25510
>>25509Hate to be the bearer of bad news but I don’t think the English scene is going to change much with Oliver and Fukase, especially since Fukase has the strict licensing that is once again active.
No.25512
>>25509Oliver was gonna be on Maghni but god knows if that'll ever come out
No.25513
>>25511I don't know if it counts but Yohioloid AI was allegedly planned before his voice provider decided to go on schizo rants on Twitter
No.25515
>>25513wasn't that back in 2021?
No.25516
>>25515Yeah, he was planned for Maghni though
No.25517
>>25510Never knew about the licensing issue until I just Googled it. The more I learn about voicebank licenses the more I realize just how little any given vocal synth's relevancy is actually dictated by their popularity and fanfare. The dissonance between demand and supply is so surreal.
No.25518
>>25517Fukase's licensing issues are kind of a meme in the Vocaloid community. Po-uta also has the same license curse and you can't use him to make songs about "feminine hygiene".
No.25519
>>25511This is why Gackpo hasn’t gotten a V6 yet.
>>25513There was no plans afraid. This goes for Oliver as well despite what it may seem like. Early on it was hard to figure out what rights VocaTone had with the characters, so despite having plans for a project with Oliver early on, it was not for a voicebank. With what happened with Yohio, it was just the nail in the coffin. What I can say is that a year or two ago they seemed to be reconsidering based on a few tweets on personal accounts but nothing came from it. At least with Oliver it’s just a matter of Maghni getting finished now.
>>25518Admittedly the feminine hygiene thing, as funny as it is, is pretty reasonable because I don’t think Porter wants his voice to be used for a topic he doesn’t really have authority on.
No.25521
>>25519I could understand not wanting his voice used for NSFW songs and such but feminine hygiene is so oddly specific that it's funny
No.25523
In my restless dreams, I see those pads...
No.25530
>>25519Do we have any AI voicebanks based on popular singers?
No.25532
>>25530We have AI voicebanks based on seiyuus that sing such as GUMI and Koharu Rikka, but as for actual singers (without counting utaite) I can only think of Po-uta, who isn't even Japanese.
No.25536
>>25535To this day I still want a Nanahira commercial voicebank. I know we have Haruka Nana but let's face it she's never getting updated.
No.25546
>>25545Voicevox is one of those engines i forget exists
No.25552
>>25550Nice, i can totally hear Nanahira's singing voice in this
No.25554
>>25503What's Zero G's excuse again?
No.25556
>>25554Companies are afraid of taking risks these days so if I had to guess they probably don't want to lose money. ENGloids are already a niche market. Not to mention that Zero-G's relationship with Yamaha soured after V5 and the unexpected cancellation of Sonika V4.
No.25586
>>25530Not going to say po-uta because Porter is more a producer that sings haha. Really if you mean celebs in that sense, don’t really have that many that we are aware of. There’s a few micro ones on SynthV but majority of non-Utau banks on V6 are voice actors as per the usual.
No.25587
>>25586Porter is hardly a celeb but he's been singing since his first album so idk why you wouldn't classify him as a singer
No.25589
>>25554Fees across popular vocal synths are too expensive for them pretty much. They were considering one but that was years ago and is likely no longer going to happen.
>>25556Surprisingly, conversations I’ve had with others tell me a different story. Some people had been told by Yamaha that they should reach out to zero-g in regards to their projects. So despite what it looks like on the outside, they actually do still have a relationship, even if these days it is just buying new stock.
No.25590
>>25589Do your friends work at Yamaha or something
No.25592
>>25587Again, it’s mostly the production work. Not talking down of course, I love Porter haha, but yeah, he doesn’t sing in every song and there’s still that good chunk where his voice is edited in production. He can sing, but it’s just his production I’d say speaks more about his talents. It’s really more a matter of opinion but it’s really just I’d say he’s one aspect more than the other.
No.25593
>>25590Nope, these were acquaintances who were interested in indie development at the time who just approached me for advice since I had spoken with a team member before haha.
>>25591Sonika was separate from this afraid.
No.25594
>>25593Fsr my trip code disappeared here lol
No.25596
>>25593Tell that team member that the world needs Sonika V6
No.25601
>>25596A lot of people gotta go to zero-g for that afraid. Words from my own end wouldn’t do much sadly. I really can’t give any good news there as it’s not my place.
No.25603
>>25601Alright I'm setting up that Change.org petition that will totally reach 5000 signatures and will totally reach Zero-G and will totally lead to a new Sonika voicebank being created
No.25606
We're gonna be okay Sonikabros
No.25623
>>25589So is it a matter of injecting hopium into your veins at this point?
No.25644
>>25623If you wanna gaslight yourself.
No.25656
>>25606>>25623Hate to be that guy but the chances of Zero-G coming back and making a new Sonika voicebank are non existent. Pray to whatever god you believe in if you want a miracle like that to happen.
No.25661
>>25656I believe in Sonika
No.26639
>>25485Oliver is so tall in this pic