Mo Qingxian (墨 清弦) is an upcoming Chinese VOCALOID4 to be developed by Shanghai HENIAN Co. Ltd. Qingxian was a runner up entry to the first “VOCALOID™ CHINA” contest in 2012, held for choosing the design of the first Chinese VOCALOID and was a Vsinger supporting character for four years. Her voice is provided by Mingyue (冥月 Míngyuè), a Chinese professional singer.
Utatane Piko (歌手音ピコ) / CodenamePIKO (開発コードPIKO) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed by Ki/oon Music Inc. (formerly Ki/oon Records Inc.), under Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and was released in December 2010 for the VOCALOID2 engine. His voice is provided by the Japanese male singer, PIKO. His release and development occurred in conjunction with the release of PIKO’s second single “勿忘草”.
BIG AL is an English VOCALOID developed and distributed by PowerFX Systems AB., and was released in December 2009 for the VOCALOID2 engine. His announcement was on January 21, 2007 and his provider during that time was Michael King. After another period of development, his voice bank was redone by voice actor Frank S., whose last name cannot be revealed due to privacy reasons. BIG AL’s believed original codename is “Ronie” due to sightings of it alongside “Jodie”, Sweet ANN’s codename.
SONiKA is an English VOCALOID developed and distributed by ZG Limited, and was released in July 2009 for the VOCALOID2 engine. SONiKA is advertised as a “virtual vocalist modeled on the voice of a young girl pop singer”; her voice provider has never been revealed. She is the first native English speaking VOCALOID to use a character design and profile as part of the product. SONiKA was released with profile/biographical information on the back cover of the software package, similar to the other VOCALOID2 products. Her personality also shows in her “tweets”.
Prima is an English VOCALOID developed and distributed by ZG Limited, and was released in January 2008 for the VOCALOID2 engine. Prima is advertised as a “virtual vocalist modeled on the voice of a professional soprano opera singer”; her voice provider has never been revealed. The name “Prima” comes from the term “Prima Donna,” meaning “first lady.” It is an Italian term used to describe the female with the leading role in a theatrical and opera production. It also refers to the one with the most talent, who was usually a soprano singer.
SLM2 is a smart stereo loudness maximizer including “analog spice” and 16x over-sampling. The goal of the design was to maximize the loudness of the audio signal while maintaining transparency. The SLM2 DSP analyses every sample of the incoming stereo signal within a defined time frame and calculates the optimal volume increase. This guarantees maximum possible transparency. The overall loudness can be further increased by the following, optional clipper stage. Signal aliasing can be reduced by enabling over-sampling.
Glitch is an fx plug-in that lets you bring rhythm and movement to your mixes, featuring a host-synced trance-gate and multi-tab delay, and the signature ‘glitch’ effect that rhythmically alters the playback speed of your track in real-time. This combination of effects lets you quickly create interesting vocal-chops and modern syncopated beats, or transform any track into an almost unrecognisable rhythmic mix element, allowing for new and unexpected flavours.
