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{{Short description|2011 singing voice synthesizer}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Vocaloid 3
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| platform =
| language = [[English language|English]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]]
| genre = Voice Synthesizer Software
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.vocaloid.com/en/}}
}}
'''Vocaloid 3''' is a [[Speech-generating device|singing voice synthesizer]] and successor to [[Vocaloid 2]] in the [[Vocaloid]] series. This version of the software is a much more expansive version, containing many new features, three new languages and many more vocals than past software versions combined. It was succeeded by [[Vocaloid 4]].
==History==
Vocaloid 3 launched on October 21, 2011, along with several products in Japanese product, the first of its kind. Several studios are providing updates to allow Vocaloid 2 vocal libraries to come over to Vocaloid 3.<ref name="Vocaloidism">{{cite web
|title = VOCALOID3: Release Date, New Features and Voicebanks
|url = http://www.vocaloidism.com/2011/06/14/vocaloid3-new-features-and-voicebanks/
|work = Vocaloidism
|date = June 14, 2011
|access-date =
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130616211953/http://www.vocaloidism.com/vocaloid3-new-features-and-voicebanks/
}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> With the launch of Vocaloid 3, a tool that was developed titled VocaListener, a software package that allows for realistic Vocaloid songs to be produced using human singing as a template, currently only supports Japanese vocals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staff.aist.go.jp/m.goto/VocaListener/index-j.html|title=VocaListener|publisher=Tomoyasu Nakano and Masataka Goto|access-date=July 9, 2010|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vocaloidism.com/2009/05/03/online-vocalistener/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016004656/http://www.vocaloidism.com/2009/05/03/online-vocalistener/|archive-date=October 16, 2009|title=Online VocaListener|publisher=Vocaloidism|date=May 3, 2009|access-date=July 13, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>▼
|archive-date = June 16, 2013
|url-status = dead
▲
{{cite web
| author1 = Nakano, Tomoyasu
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|date = December 23, 2011
|access-date = February 16, 2013
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130512081413/http://www.voctro-vocaloid.com/en/archives/505
|archive-date = 2013-05-12
}}</ref>
New technology is also being used to bring back the voice of the singer [[Hitoshi Ueki]] who died in 2007. This is the first attempt to bring back a singer whose voice had been lost, yet it had been considered a possibility since the software was first released in 2004. However, this is only being done for private use.<ref>
{{cite
| title = Speech Synthesizer Could 'Resurrect' Dead Singers
| url = https://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/12/ueki-loid-speech-synthesizer/
|
| date = December 20, 2011
| access-date= December 24, 2011
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===Mew===
{{Main|Mew (software)}}
Mew was released as a realistic Japanese vocal. She was released on October 21, 2011, as one of the 4 release date vocal. The voice is based on the singing results of [[Miu Sakamoto]].<ref>
{{cite web
| title = 坂本美雨さんのVOCALOIDの名称は「Mew」らしい件
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| date = 3 September 2014
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121205232633/http://prica.gameshot.net/interview/93647
| archive-date=
}}
</ref> On February 4, 2013, in response to a Korean fan's question about the progress of English voicebank, SBS posted a reply that the development of English voicebank is on hold. Due to Dahee being incarcerated in 2015, SeeU English is not expected for a long time.
<ref>{{cite web
| title = 이병헌 협박 가수, 글램 다희에 "첫 경험이 언제냐"...가벼운 음담패설?
| url
| language = ko
| publisher = TV Daily
| access-date = 2015-01-27
| archive-date = 2014-12-16
</ref>▼
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141216002228/http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1409708588757568002
| url-status = dead
▲ }}</ref>
===V3 Megpoid===
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===Tone Rion===
{{Main|Tone Rion}}
Tone Rion is a Japanese female released on December 16, 2011, in association with Dear Stage (Moe Japan). She was given a second edition called "Tone Rion SE", as one of five products that was released in the SE edition range.
===Oliver===
Oliver is an English male vocal based on the voice of a 13-year-old child. He was the first English vocal released for the new Vocaloid 3 engine and the first English based on a child's voice. He was designed as a choir singer. He was released on December 21, 2011, by PowerFX and was developed by VocaTone.<ref>{{cite web▼
▲Oliver is an English male vocal based on the voice of a 13-year-old child. He was the first English vocal released for the new Vocaloid 3 engine and the first English based on a child's voice. He was designed as a choir singer. He was released on December 21, 2011 by PowerFX and was developed by VocaTone.<ref>
| title = PowerFX Gives VOCALOID3 Release Date and Cost Estimate
| url
| work
| access-date = August 22, 2011
| archive-date = July 12, 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120712225652/http://engloids.info/news/powerfx-vocaloid3-release-date-cost-estimate/
</ref> He was the first English Vocaloid to gain a large amount of popularity, owed mostly to his usage in the show [[Bee and Puppycat]] as featured on the [[Cartoon Hangover]] YouTube channel.▼
| url-status = dead
▲ }}</ref> He was the first English Vocaloid to gain a large amount of popularity, owed mostly to his usage in the show [[Bee and Puppycat]] as featured on the [[Cartoon Hangover]] YouTube channel.
===CUL===
{{Main|
CUL was released for the VOCALOID 3 software based on the voice of [[Eri Kitamura]]. She sings in Japanese and was released by Internet co., Ltd on the December 22, 2011.<ref name="Kitamura-Lia-ANN">
{{cite web
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===Bruno===
The first of a pair of Spanish vocals released for the Engine on December 24, 2011. Bruno is a male vocal produced by Voctro Labs, S.L.<ref name="Guiseppe">{{cite web
| title = Interview: MasterVocaloid/Giuseppe
| url
| work
| access-date = August 7, 2011
| archive-date = August 20, 2020
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200820172454/https://engloids.info/feature/interview-mastervocaloid-giuseppe/
</ref> The two vocals had been in production since 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/VocaloidBrunoClara/posts/463485020333386 |title=Gabriel Ardevol - bueno, yo tengo una pregunta para voctro-labs, y... |language=es |work=Vocaloid Bruna & Clara |publisher=Facebook |date=May 28, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2015}}</ref>▼
| url-status = dead
▲ }}</ref> The two vocals had been in production since 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/VocaloidBrunoClara/posts/463485020333386 |title=Gabriel Ardevol - bueno, yo tengo una pregunta para voctro-labs, y... |language=es |work=Vocaloid Bruna & Clara |publisher=Facebook |date=May 28, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2015}}</ref>
===Clara===
Clara was the second of a pair of Spanish vocals released on December 22, 2011, by Voctro Labs, S.L and is a complementary female vocal for Bruno.<ref name="Guiseppe"/>
===IA===
{{Main|IA (software)}}
IA was a Japanese female vocal with opera-esque results released by 1st Place.<ref name="Kitamura-Lia-ANN"/>
The licensing of her product allowed her image to be used for CDs and flyers without producers having to seek permission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vocaloidism.com/1st-place-posts-usage-guidelines-regarding-ia/|title=1st PLACE posts usage guidelines regarding IA|work=Vocaloidism|date=25 January 2012|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>
===Aoki Lapis===
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===Luo Tianyi===
{{Main|Luo Tianyi}}{{See also|Vocaloid 4 #Luo Tianyi V4}}
A Chinese Mandarin female vocal released by Shanghai He Nian based on the voice of Shan Xin. She was released on July 12, 2012. A Japanese version of her vocal was recorded for intended use, but was then dropped.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Luna__Safari |number=401858556229468160 |title=For all The Fans Of Luo Tianyi i have a sad Notice。 。 Japanese VB Will Not Releases its Official!。。。。。 |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=Twitter post from an unaffiliated party|date=October 2015}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3162096500?pid=53724949207&cid=53735375772&from=prin#53724949207l|title=回复：【官方】打脸与撕逼大战同时进行。。。_洛天依吧_百度贴吧|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=Speculative posts on a forum without official confirmation from reliable sources|date=October 2015}}<ref>[http://i1348.photobucket.com/albums/p728/Eliyn_Lau/QQ622A56FE20141211043009_zpsd0da0d6b.png The actual conversation as screenshotted]</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=Speculative posts on a forum without official confirmation from reliable sources|date=October 2015}}
===V3 Gackpoid===
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===Avanna===
A female English vocal and the only released by Zero-G for the Vocaloid 3 engine. She was released on December 22, 2012, and in Japan on April 2013. She is designed to be a [[Celtic music|Celtic]]-style singer.▼
▲A female English vocal and the only released by Zero-G for the Vocaloid 3 engine. She was released on December 22, 2012. She is designed to be a [[Celtic music|Celtic]]-style singer.
Her most notable use was by [[Porter Robinson]] in the [[Worlds (Porter Robinson album)|Worlds]] album, where she was used for several songs including "[[Sad Machine]]".
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===Kaito V3===
{{Main|Kaito (software)}}
Kaito V3 was an updated vocal on the original [[Vocaloid (software)|Vocaloid]] vocal with 4 new vocals included 3 of which were Japanese ("straight", "soft" and "whisper") and one was English. The package was released on February 15, 2013, by Crypton Future Media and came with a software called "Piapro Studio".
===Zola Project===
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===Yanhe===
{{Main|
A Chinese Mandarin-language female vocal released by Shanghai He Nian on July 11, 2013, voiced by [[Seira Ryu]].
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===Maika/>
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>
===Merli===
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===Macne Nana===
{{Main|Macne Nana}}
Macne Nana was released by
{{cite web
| author = Mac音ナナ [マクネナナ (@macnenana)]
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===Meiko V3===
{{Main|Meiko (software)}}{{See also|Vocaloid (software)#Meiko}}
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>
{{cite web
| author = Sasaki, Wataru [crypron_wat (@vocaloid_cv_cfm)]
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===Kokone===
{{Main|kokone}}
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>
===Anon & Kanon===
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===Tohoku Zunko===
{{Main|Tohoku Zunko}}
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
===Rana===
{{Main|Rana (software)}}
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.
===V3 Gachapoid===
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===Megurine Luka V3===
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>
==Critical reception==
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IA also proved a highly successful vocal and by July 2015, had 100 million views across all the related videos of her.<ref>[http://tumblr.1stplace.co.jp/post/122927988757/ia-ios-android link]</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>
==References==
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{{Vocaloid}}
[[Category:2011 software]]
[[Category:Speech synthesis software]]
[[Category:Vocaloid]]
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