Vocaloid is a computer software developed by the Yamaha Corporation, famous for its musical software, motorcycles, and pianos. Vocaloid is intended to be used for the purpose of creating songs, as it is a singing synthesizer. To use, one inputs a melody and lyrics into a pianoroll interface, selects the voice(s) they would like to sing the song (i.e. the famous Hatsune
Miku), and selects the '
Play' function of the software. There are currently 25 released Vocaloids, which can sing in English and Japanese, and in a
short matter of time, in Chinese,
Korean, and Spanish. Vocaloid is usually either loved (by fans of J-
pop and anime) or detested (by those who are not J-
pop or anime fans). The most
popular are Hatsune Miku and Kagamine Rin/Len. Users of Vocaloid to create original songs are commonly referred to as "Producers". Notable "Producers" are 'Akuno-P/mothy', whose complex stories bring a tear to one's eye, 'Owata-P', who makes viewers laugh with his
silly songs, and 'Machigeriita-P', who has successfully given Vocaloid lovers the chills with his horror-filled masterpieces.
Honestly, Vocaloid is a truly fickle thing: one moment, you hear Megpoid: Gumi singing about time travel (Time-Warped By Chopping My Stag Beetle; I kid you not, that is the song's real name), and the next about committing double
suicide with her
boyfriend (Sunset
Love Suicide)! Guess it depends on the producer, though.
