Shareware UTAU- The truth behind it, what had us fooled

Aisu wrote:

Lolyes D:

And yes I did block you, but this is not a place to discuss why o_o

Okays. I was wondering about that. J- Atos blocked me to .-.

Can you detail for us exactly what it was like to buy this "shareware" UTAU?

Ooh, you bought it? =D That's awesome! You should take some screenshots, maybe somebody who, like, actually knows Japanese could enlighten us all. XD Plus I wanna see what it looks like~ I couldn't really see it that well in the video. XD;;

That is...like...VOCALOID quality right there....and it's not even VCVs! But think how amazing it would sound...if it were VCV....so want...<3 Oh and it does look like it would be for those serious UTAU users/song producers. I love how it's able to make all those breaths/inflections like a real emotional voice has. That must take some serious time though...

Anyone got a link to that video, I can't figure out how to get it to play? 30 dollars you say

Youtube preferably.

KaelemGaen wrote:Anyone got a link to that video, I can't figure out how to get it to play? 30 dollars you say

Youtube preferably.

You need to make a Nico Nico Douga account to watch videos there. You can find a guide here:

http://thenextweb.com/2008/01/15/how-to-register-for-japanese-video-site-nico-nico-douga/

Chii told me that all it is is a better version of UTAU.
There are tools you can access to make your UTAU sound more human. However:
Mae: But if you can't read Japanese?
Chii: You're f***ed.

I would really want to see what shareware UTAU is like...
But I don't have/don't want to spend 3400 yen.
(I would just click around like I did before UTAU was translated)

my friend has it and the TEMPO BOX WORKS ON IT :O!!!!!!!!!

actually best thing ever and it is a ll shiny and new looking

Scratch that. Signed up for Niconico. non/

Okay so, i took a look and.. it seems to be really smooth for CV. Just.. the voice is so gross it's putting me off. I need to hear a sample with a good voice. umu;

Still, don't think I can pay for it. I don't have a way to transfer money online. Cash only yo.

Holy cow, that is some awesome stuff. I don't think I've heard a more realistic Talkloid/HANASU. Maybe I do have to get this...

@Aisu: What was the payment method you used, since the site doesn't accept Paypal? Give your credit card no. to the site?

Huh, I'd never seen Hansu in action. That's pretty awesome. Of course, to use it for singing, one would have to be a good singer. :3

Untill I don't see english translation and more stuff around it, I'm not buying that.
Through, even If i like it I wouldn't buy it... I don't spend a cent on computer programs plus torrenting is easier

I've worked ever crank and nook, and I think the only function in this UTAU I never noticed on the free one are the extras in the crossfade menu (when you click/double click anywhere in the gray window, there's an extra with consonants and envelopings for them. It's very useful for when you have very poppy or very silent consonants in the UTAUloid you're using. Someone with the free version would check to see if they also have it; if they do, it'll only give me the certainity that "Shareware UTAU" is actually just donationware (for now, who knows how it'll be with m4/Mac-UTAU releases).

Crayon, the tempo box still screws up here many times xD; And this is because I have a Japanese-locale'd computer... It also happened when I didn't have locale, but way more.

This HANASU thingy that was showed in this and another video is basically a plugin that allows people to edit pitches more freely, kinda like in VOCALOID (or maybe not really, I'm not sure). It's still in beta stage, that's why just a few beta-testers have access to its full functionality. Sorta like with m4 UTAU.