Once the track has been recorded, ita can be edited and reviewed. The words simply cycle around, one syllable per note if they are detached. I hear a vocal sound with the duff lyrics which can be inspiring or totally tedious. I play around to create a vocal line in the same way as creating any other instrumental line from the keyboard. The second track uses the “Alter/Ego” VST plugin and is ready to record from my MIDI keyboard. I have put the instructions on the first dummy track. I select the Track Template and the tracks are added to the project… This contains some instructions, a track with “Alter/Ego” ready to record MIDI from the keyboard and an empty track containing the VOCALOID VST’s. I have created a Track Template as with all my other workflow tasks. I have devised a workflow for using VOCALOID. The actual operation of VOCALOID is described in numerous YouTube videos and I will not detail it here. You do not see the notes on the Reaper tracks and you cannot splice tracks and copy/paste as usual with MIDI. You must add tracks to the VOCALOID editor application itself. Only one instance of VOCALOID can run, so you cannot add several vocal tracks to Reaper. The transport and cursor control requires the “Rewire” VST so that the controls are synchronised between the two applications. The MIDI integration is also very poor, in fact MIDI does not work for the VST version and it is not possible to record MIDI directly from the keyboard. I would have expected better for an expensive product. The DAW integration is therefore clumsy and is not ideal for a producer’s workflow. There is a VST to plug into Reaper, but this really acts as a conduit between the two separate applications. Vocaloid 5 is released as a stand-alone editor application and some VST components. I stuck with this product however as it is a nice way to develop a voice line before importing it to VOCALOID. Although this is an improvement on Vocaloid and Emvoice, it is difficult to tie the lyrics to the notes directly and easy to get the lyrics out of synch with the notes. The lyrics are typed in separately and each syllable is assigned to a note sequentially. The note placement was well-integrated with the Reaper MIDI editor.
Vocaloid 5 free#
I tried “Alter/Ego” which is a free product. The demo is limited to 7 semitones for each voice. However if they go bust you can say goodbye to your cash and the operation of the software. I think this product is still undeveloped and may blossom into to something really good. It was not well integrated with Reaper although it was a VST. I also thought the user interface was pretty poor for the price.
Vocaloid 5 software#
It would not take much software effort to have a function to do this automatically. For example, to add vibrato you have to chop the note up manually and adjust the pitch of each individual segment. There was no additional control over expression and inflexions. Where is the chipmunk ? The other products had access to different voice banks. The vocal quality was good and on the “pure” side. I tried “Emvoice” which requires an Internet connection to a voice server.
There are several products out there, many are Japanese and difficult to evaluate. There is a large scope for altering the expression and quality of the voice. It is quite difficult to produce a lead vocal line and get the intended phrasing right, however it is acceptible for my modest needs. The synthesis is quite good but still has that robotic/Melodyne quality. I purchased this product to allow me to mock up songs and add harmonies to existing songs. Vocaloid 5 is one of several voice synthesizers that allow you to create vocal lines from entered notes and lyrics.