Vocaloid Concerts!?

 

I knew it would happen sooner or later since the Vocaloid buzz went wild after Crypton Future Media created Hatsune Miku (CV01). And it’s only expanded from there to heights left only to the imagination, and that’s exactly where they’re headed. They’ve created several singers so far, and I actually hope they create more, since I kinda like the music and voices.

 

Vocaloid? Don’t know what it is? It originated as a Voice Engine and music software made by Yamaha, and then some genius minds took it from there and created virtual artists, which by the way, are extremely popular and sell fairly well. But now they’ve gone from PC screens and CDs, to nearly straight into our world. It’s still a far fetch from getting that real.

 

So back to the subject at hand. Yes they now have concerts, in real places, one of which was yesterday in Los Angeles. I found a Tube user who has posted a ton of vids from the Tokyo concert (see link at the end). I decided to watch a few and I was in awe of the technology that has given life thus far. Not only are the singers not just projected onto some silly white screen, it looks like they’re nearly 3D holos that are life size. What’s more, I can’t even imagine the processing needed to produce these virtual singers.

 

When I say virtual singers, it’s in the completely virtual way. The voices are computer generated thanks to the above mentioned software. Even though it’s slow coming, at the rate that this software is being built upon and being further upgraded, there won’t be a need for a band to desperately hunt for a replacement singer if something goes wrong. But that’ll be quite a bit further into the future still. LOL

 

So check out the concert and the amazing Vocaloid singers by visiting this link here.