Tone Rion (兎眠りおん) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed the YAMAHA Corporation, and was created in collaboration with Dear Stage (Moe Japan, Co. Ltd.). She was released in December 2011 for the VOCALOID3 engine. In December 2016, Rion’s voice provider was confirmed to be Dempagumi.inc’s Nemu Yumemi. Rion was updated to the VOCALOID4 engine in February 2017.
Yumemi Nemu (夢眠ネム) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed by Dear Stage (Moe Japan, Co. Ltd.) and distributed by the YAMAHA Corporation for the VOCALOID4 engine in February 2017. Her voice was provided by the Japanese singer, model, DJ, and artist, Nemu Yumemi.
Tohoku Zunko (東北ずん子) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed by AH-Software Co. Ltd., and was created in collaboration with SSS Co., Ltd.. An update to the VOCALOID4 engine was confirmed in September 2016. Her voice is provided by the Japanese female voice actress, singer, and narrator, Satomi Satō (佐藤聡美; Satō Satomi), who is known for her role as Ritsu Tainaka from the Japanese music anime “K-ON!”
Otori Kohaku was an existing 3D model and animation character, Unity-chan, before her VOCALOID announcement, with her original debut in December 2013. She was created as a mascot for Unity, a cross-platform game engine developed by Unity Technologies,- for the Japanese division. She grew quite popular with gamers and interactive application writers, as assets for her character were available as a free download. This led to her appearing in a variety of developers’ projects.
Otomachi Una is an upcoming Japanese VOCALOID to be developed by Internet Co., Ltd. in collaboration with MTK. She will be released in July 2016 for the VOCALOID4 engine. She is voiced by the Japanese voice actress, Aimi Tanaka. Her voicebanks names of “Sugar” and “Spicy”, as well as her age of 11, are a reference to the old nursery rhyme What Are Little Boys Made Of?. In the rhyme, little girls are said to be made of 3 things, 2 of which are “Sugar” and “Spice”. Also in Japanese cooking, Sugar and spices are often used in eel dishes.
Stardust, also known in Chinese as Xingchen (星尘), is a Chinese VOCALOID to be developed by Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd., distributed and owned by Quadimension. She was released in April 2016. She is voiced by Chalili (茶理理; Chá Lǐ Lǐ), a Chinese utaite.
Ruby is a youthful female vocalist with a smooth, joyful sound with the power and soul to” kick it out” when needed. Recorded using an American singer, the pronunciation and articulation are strong and RUBY´s character shines through. RUBY also takes advantage of the new developments in Vocaloid 4 with improved dynamic capabilities and a cool new “growling” function that enables more character and impact from the vocal. RUBY is an essential addition to the PowerFX Vocaloid roster and a great tool for digital producers and music makers needing a unique and versatile virtual vocalist.
