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The third Spanish vocal released for the Vocaloid 3 software. This was a female vocal released on December 18, 2013, under the name of "Maika". She was released for both Mac and Windows versions of the software. (Ona is a Catalan vocal used for Vocaloid concerts in Spain, and uses Maika's voicebank) The retail version has a customized version of the Spanish library, with extra [[phonetic]] sounds included that allowed her to mimic sounds from other languages such as English, Portuguese and Japanese. However, as she is still primary focused on Spanish these sounds may not sound as natural as a vocal built for that language would.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/vocaloid_cv_cfm/status/505541072311693312|title=crypton_wat|work=Twitter|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>{{irrelevant citation|date=January 2015|reason=Wat only discusses MAIKA's capability as similar to Prima}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZ6E76HCIAAlplK.jpg | title=Nace una cantate virtual con raíces universitarias | access-date=2023-12-06}}</ref>

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Macne Nana was released by M17MI7 Japan Inc. based on the voice of [[Haruna Ikezawa]]. She sings in Japanese and English. She was developed to work for both Mac and Windows versions of the Vocaloid 3 software. Macne Nana was the first member of the [[Macne series]] to be released on Vocaloid. She was released on January 31, 2014.<ref name="Macne-Twitter1">

Meiko V3 was an update on the original Vocaloid vocal. The package contained 5 vocals, one of which was English while the other 4 were Japanese ("straight", "power", "dark" and "whisper"). The packaged was released on February 4, 2014, by Crypton Future Media. She also came with Piapro studio.<ref>

Originally, Internet co., Ltd attempted to produce a Megpoid Falsetto vocal, but despite their best efforts switching between Megpoid vocals mid-song, the changes were always too obvious. Kokone was developed instead and was specifically designed to be able to cover a [[Falsetto]] range. It was released on February 14, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dtmstation.com/archives/51885529.html|title=裏声がキレイなkokoneと喋るMegpoid Talkが揃って登場!|work=藤本健の"DTMステーション"|date=26 January 2014|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

Based on the voice of [[Satomi Sato]] she is a Japanese vocal released on June 5, 2014. She was designed to promote the [[Tōhoku region]] after the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] disaster. Tōhoku region based companies can use her for advertisements and [[dōjin]] works. She was originally released as a [[Voiceroid]] product, her Vocaloid vocal was developed following a successful [[crowd funding]] campaign was held to raise ¥5,000,000 by July 20, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anipipo.com/Project/Detail/6# |title=ArchivedAnipipo copy- 東北ずん子ボーカロイド化 |access-date=2014-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022141025/http://www.anipipo.com/Project/Detail/6# |archive-date=2014-10-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Released by We've Inc based on the voice of Ai Kakuma on September 9, 2014, through Vocalo-P ni Naritai magazine. Users who bring every issue of the Magazine and register all tickets within the magazines would be allowed access to her voice permanently. She is a Japan exclusive vocal and requires a Japanese mailing address to register her voice.

Ring Suzune (codenamed "VFS-01R") and Hibiki Lui (codenamed "VFS-01L") were a female and male vocaloid pair that were originally announced for the Vocaloid 3 software. Ring was featured promptly in many Vocaloid 3 promotional merchandise. They were being developed by a new company called VocaNext, a [[Doujin]] circle. The voice of MiKA (Daisy x Daisy) was chosen for Ring, but despite demos and original songs of her voice being released, information on Ring eventually ceased and her company's website vanished.<ref name="Ring-Lui-Vocaloidism">{{cite web|url=http://www.vocaloidism.com/2011/05/31/ringu-suzune-and-rui-hibiki-two-new-vocaloids/|title=Ring Suzune and Lui Hibiki: Two New Vocaloids|publisher=Vocaloidism|date=May 31, 2011|access-date=May 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607013459/http://www.vocaloidism.com/2011/05/31/ringu-suzune-and-rui-hibiki-two-new-vocaloids/|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vocaloid.blog120.fc2.com/blog-entry-9517.html|script-title=ja:【みんなのボカロ計画】の「リング・スズネ」が2011年12月12日に頒布開始|trans-title=(Everyone's Vocaloid Project)'s "Ring Susuze" to Start Distribution on December 12, 2011|publisher=Hatsune Miku Miku|date=September 5, 2011|access-date=September 7, 2011|language=ja}}</ref>

An unreleased update for Megurine Luka. This would later be released for [[Vocaloid 4]]. During the brief period her V3 website was up, the listed vocals being created for her were; Japanese/Power/Soft/Cute/Whisper/Closed/English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://piapro.net/en_character.html|title=About the Piapro Characters|work=piapro.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008104339/http://piapro.net/en_character.html|archive-date=8 October 2015|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

When reviewing Yohioloid, the Vocaloid 3 software was given a 7/10 by Hollin Jones of the website MusicTech. Jones in his review noted that despite it being "easy to use" the software had a steep learning curve and investing time and effort was the only way to get results. However, when listing off the pros and cons of the software he did note that Vocaloid was as close to realism that one can get, but he noted it was better as a back upbackup singer. He noted that there was still a great deal of artificiality to the sound and it is not possible to get Vocaloid to mimic a singer like [[Adele]]. He felt the Vocaloid software was more aimed at an electronic pop genre and in regards to the Yohioloid vocal itself perhaps aimed at a Japanese market despite the fact Yohioloid was a western built Vocaloid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musictech.net/2014/04/powerfx-yohioloid-review-2/|title=PowerFX YOHIOloid Review|work=MusicTech.net|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

Not all Vocaloid3 releases were highly successful, more so then Vocaloid2 releases. In 2014, Crypton Future Media's website Sonicwire gave sales results for 2014, the top rankings contained a mixture of Vocaloid2 and Vocaloid3 releases. The mixed result was not just restricted to vocal package Crypton had developed itself, but reflected in also other studios, as evidence by both "Big Al", a Vocaloid2 vocal by PowerFX, being on the chart alongside Yohioloid, a Vocaloid3 product also by PowerFX.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.sonicwire.com/2014/12/sonicwire-2014-5.html|title=SONICWIRE 2014年セールスランキング！～ボーカロイド編～|date=30 December 2014|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> In 2015, the trend changed in favour of Vocaloid3 vocals, but the chart was topped by Vocaloid4 products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.sonicwire.com/2015/12/sonicwire-2015-4.html|title=SONICWIRE 2015年セールスランキング！～ボーカロイド編～|date=30 December 2015|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>