Line #41 Gush/Vocaloid


1	Gush about your favourite Vocaloids, their songs and producers making those songs here.
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3	* Awesome, almost magical technology combined with creative power of many talented people? That is Vocaloid. The whole list of reasons for why I consider it the most wonderful thing in the world is too long, but I can list the main ones. First, there are more and more characters/voices coming out with every year, ranging from cute and cartoonish to mature, all of them undeniably beautiful when used right. Second, with so many people (called "Producers") using the engine, you get amazing genre range: [[VirtualCelebrity Hatsune Miku]] alone have already "sang" everything from beautiful ballads, fantasy epics, nonsensical and funny poems to really [[TearJerker tear-summoning]] and sometimes even purely [[NightmareFuel horror-inducing]] songs. Vocaloid taught me to respect all kinds of music because of it's sheer diversity. And it got me so interested in Japanese language that I decided to learn it to better understand the songs. Vocaloid is the BEST man-made thing I have ever encountered in my life. - Tropers/LittleAbe
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7	* The Kagamines, Rin and Len. Those two are just wonderful, and they're two of the most loved Vocaloids for a reason. Sure, Rin can be high pitched sometimes, sure, Len has way too many fangirls for his own good, sure, they can be used horribly, but when you hear a Rin song or a Len song, you can TELL it's a Rin and/or Len song, because they're both so unique. I love them both with all my heart, and they'll always be in my top five favorite Vocaloids.
8	* Same troper, different Vocaloid. Meiko is one of my favorite Vocaloids. Why, you ask? Her deep voice, which happens to be one of the prettiest voices out of all the Vocaloids in my opinion, whether it's her original Vocaloid 1 voice or her Vocaloid 3 appends, especially Power. She kinda makes you want to sing along with whatever song she's singing, whether it's a cover of The Lost One's Weeping, The Escape Of Samholfer, or Rolling Girl! Let's all give a hand to the Japanese big sister of Vocaloid!
9	* My favorite Vocaloid is Maika! Her design, her voice, her songs, all of them are amazing, however the most amazing trait is her capacity of basically sing anything in any rhythym (she singing [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Let It Go]] in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2SQEQQWYig 25 languages]] is definite proof of that).
10	* I'm personally a big, big, big fan of Luka. A lot of people like to give her shit for her V4x, but I think that it's spectacular. The way she ascends from softer pitches in the lower ranges to an amazing, gorgeous power in higher registers makes me swoon, and her V4 English is a massive improvement over her weird, breathy V2.
11	* Same troper as the last-- Dex and Daina are shaping up rather nicely. Some people give them crap over their designs (and the fact that they're kemonomimi), but I think they're very cute and unique. Daina has a lovely soft voice, and given the relatively weak English male vocals we've had lately with Yohioloid and Kaito English, Dex's stronger vocals are quite welcome. Both of them sound super clear, as well!
12	* The same goes for CYBER DIVA. Gaga-esque appearance notwithstanding, her vocals are beautiful and amazingly clear, with a surprising amount of power behind them. The fact that she's the first pure English Vocaloid with Growl is a plus as well.
13	* I've always found it amazing that Miku and Luka harmonize pretty well despite not being designed that way. It just makes their duets more special that way. - lenne18
14	* My favorite Vocaloids have always been the less appreciated ones, like Tohoku Zunko. She has a sweet and soft voice that is honestly a lot better than most of the Cryptonloids. I honestly almost cried when I heard Lamaze-P's 'If It's Making a Song, Let's Get Started!" It's the same with SF-A2 Codename miki... Her voice is easy to discern from others, with that tomboyish voice of hers. I saw an amazing V4 'Most Certainly, Undoubtedly A Goddess" cover :') I love those two so much. ~ HakaiEve
15	* I know I said I liked Zunko and Miki, but oh god LEN KAGAMINE. I don't really like those 'sexy' songs like Spice or whatever - what I really love is cute stuff like Toluthin Antenna, stupid songs like Shota Shota Island or Re:Pudding Annihilation, or his absolutely adorable Cute medley outfit for Project Diva X. And his voice! It might not be very convincingly male, but it's cute! SEGA should stop trying to sell him as a manly guy lmao ~ HakaiEve
16	* I really do love all the Vocaloids, but the one that stands out as my favorite is Kagamine Rin. Not only is her design absolutely adorable (her bow immediately caught my attention when I first saw their boxart) but her voice is amazing and has awesome range. She can sound good singing anything: she sounds extra-powerful with rock, very gentle with jazz, cute with pop/techno and so many other examples. And of course, she sounds absolutely perfect with Len (to no surprise). She's the best. - A Patchwork Scholar
17	* I've taken a liking to Fukase, Yohioloid, and Oliver. The three have a boyish innocence in their voices that one can't quite capture completely. It's especially noticeable with Yohio when he sings English songs and with Fukase on softer, happier songs. Oliver pretty much has it by default, which is great. What impresses me the most is when they use Yohio and Oliver together, as their voices compliment each other very well. (Part of me wonders if that's why they're usually portrayed as brothers...) - [=lalaTKG=]
18	* Same poster as the above. The demo for Arsloid made me like him a lot. I'm not quite sure if he's in regular use, but he should be.
19	* Man, CYBER SONGMAN is great! I've never been a huge fan of any of the male vocaloids, but he really stands out! He has one of the cleanest voices I've ever heard. I wish he had more songs... -[=astrokitty=]
20	* Personally, I just adore Fukase and flower! Fukase was one of my absolute favorites when I first entered the fandom, and to this day I still try to find covers of my fav songs with him, his voice is so unique compared to the others! As for flower, she's got an amazing design, incredibly distinct voice, and an AMAZING growl feature.
21	* I've loved KAITO since first getting into Vocaloid. Not only for his character, which can take on a variety of different personalities depending on the person depicting him, yet they somehow manage to all be fitting, but for his voicebanks as well. He has a unique voice that varies from V1 to V3, which gives you a variety of different sounds to choose from. His voice can be high and pleasant or sensual and surprisingly very deep. He also surprisingly sounds good in English. It's always so interesting to hear how other people use him, and to see what things they can do to make him sound different from other producers that have used him previously. I especially love his soft voicebank, which not only gives his voice a soft, pleasing sound, but makes his voice quite cute. And Whisper, while almost giving him a sound that could pass as a completely different male voicebank, sounds quite ikemen.
22	* Same person here. While I was thinking about going on a tangent about about how much I love the Kagamines and Miku along with KAITO, I also love flower a lot. At first I thought she had a strange voice that grows on you over time, but there's something unique about her deep, androgynous voice that gives it an addictive quality. It makes you want to listen to her songs over and over as they stick in your head. I guess you could say her voice itself is an ear worm, along with the ear worm songs she's featured in.
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26	* Music/{{Mothy}} aka Akuno-P. His "Daughter of Evil" became the beginning of the very complex and breathtaking saga called the ''Music/EvilliousChronicles''. He is the master of [[TearJerker tear-evoking]], occasionally adding some NightmareFuel. His skill at storytelling is also incredible. Can you take a bunch of seemingly unrelated stories and tie them with each other so convincingly? He can, and he does. Can you give a new breath to the good, old tropes like SevenDeadlySins and FairytaleMotifs? He can, and he does. Can you write books based on a series of songs? He can, and... [[OverlyLongGag well, you get my point]].
27	* Nijihara Peperon aka Peperon-P. If only every producer used Vocaloid so adeptly... Whether you love ultra-realistic vocals, amazing melodies, or great style diversity, you will agree with one statement: you can't NOT love their songs. They also produce the February representatives in ''Music/{{Tsukiuta}}''.
28	* Just about everything by 40mP. Almost all of his works are full of adorable fluffy goodness and are all but guaranteed to instill in you a love of life. Really, despite the misgivings some people have about the upbeat pop and/or ballad genre, 40mP really gives all of his works wonderful tone and atmosphere that you can't help but just feel ''happy''. Not to mention that he sometimes collaborates with his wife, Chano, to make the most adorable songs ever.
29	* You listen to some deep, meaningful song. The music is gorgeous, lyrics capture your heart... then, without any warning, techno-soundtrack kicks in! Lyrics are suddenly about a Voodoo game show, or a girl who shoots death rays from mishandled eye lenses! This is how Utata-P (also known as t.Komine) makes songs. And believe, they are awesome! First of his biggest hits, "This is Happiness and Peace of Mind Committee", is both catchy and creepy; it really feels like Miku is trying to force happiness into you. The sequel of "Committee", "Hop! Step! Instant Death", holds the mark, only with much more "creepy". And tell me, tropers... are you happy? [[HappinessIsMandatory It's your duty!~]] They also produce the August representatives in ''Music/{{Tsukiuta}}''.
30	* Mitchie M. Listen to his stuff, and if you didn't know anything about Vocaloids, you'd swear blind that you were listening to a human singing, rather than a music synthesiser.
31	* [=LamazeP=]. Famous for his absolutely nonsensical and cute songs, this guy is truly amazing. And yes, while he can make songs about vegetable juice and/or stupidity and make them into an ear worm, [=LamazeP=] is also a master of equally cute, one-sided love songs, the likes of which permeate the other half of his works. Despite all this, he has also shown the ability to create relaxing, (but still cute) slow-paced songs and even some [[OverlyLongGag cute rock songs]] [[CutenessOverload as well!]] Oh, he also does the drawings in his song [=PVs=] by himself. Viva [=LamazeP=]!
32	* Kaoling. Oh my god, Kaoling. I have a huge fondness for folk/Celtic music, and Kaoling basically has that in spades. Plus, they really, really know how to use IA. Their song, "The Rain Garden", has IA sounding beautifully realistic. The song also doubles as a huge TearJerker, too. Another thing I love about Kaoling, their ability to have the Vocaloids they use sing in a language that they made up. The language sounds vaguely Celtic, and while the words may not mean anything, they definitely add to any song that features the language.
33	* WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY! and Jesus-P. Their songs are very energetic and catchy as heck, and I love the personality Rin and Len have in their songs (particularly the "Death Should Not Have Taken Thee!" series and "The Development of Amazing Apps"). But their other songs such as the "Virus Resistance" series also add a perfect side of drama to their discography. I definitely think WANOPO is one of the absolute best Kagamine producers ever.
34	* No love for Wowaka yet? Huh. Wowaka's style of tuning the vocaloids sounds somewhat more mechanical than other producers, but he somehow makes it ''work''. His composing isn't bad either, covering a fair range of styles from the saxophone(?) melody of Two-faced Lovers to the piano-centered Rolling Girl. And then there's the lyrics- Wowaka's lyrics have a well-earned reputation of being vague and up for interpretation. There hasn't been one Wowaka song I don't like, but my personal favourites are Rolling Girl and World's End Dancehall- those two are classic vocaloid songs, and for good reasons!
35	* Wait wait wait. No love for our GHOST? Their works are amazing, and deserve all the love they can get! I especially love their ability to make the Vocaloids sound human, like how The Distortionist sounds like more than just a robot, he sounds like an actual human! And at the same time they can do robotic and artificial perfectly well, as seen in Amygdala's Rag Doll! All in all, I love GHOST's style- And for the love of god, please listen to the Novodontia (Novocaine/Hyperdontia) series.
36	* While we're at it, let's give Creep-P some love! He makes the Vocaloids sound like just what they are- Robots! From Creative, to PONY, to Static Screens, Creep-P makes some amazing fan songs! And, of course, we can't forget about Novodontia. Creep-P and GHOST definitely make an amazing team together.
37	* Powapowa-P. Oh, lord, Powapowa-P! He was such a wonderful producer with so much potential, and the songs he made were absolutely beautiful. He experimented with several different genres, from slow ambient songs, to jittery technopop tunes, to powerful alternative rock ballads. And that's not getting into the kinds of stories his songs told - many of his songs discuss sensitive subjects like depression, easily striking a chord with many, many listeners, and some would even be themed around moving on from past trauma and looking to the future. He also made a few song series; the [[https://vocadb.net/T/6511/strobe-series Strobe Series]], which appears to be about finding the meaning of life, even when it's not obvious, and moving forward, no matter what. Another is the Kubozono Chiyoko series (consisting of [[https://vocadb.net/S/21110 these]] [[http://vocadb.net/S/1825 three]] [[https://youtu.be/nLCqWvXVtOo songs]] with very long titles), which tells the story of the titular Chiyoko, as she grows up and learns her place in the world, then fights against an invisible enemy. "Joining of the Cabinet" is cute and has very melancholic moments, but ultimately is a sweet song, to be followed by "Phantom Thief" which entails Chiyoko's journey as she's older. Finally, the very first (yet unfortunately obscure) series he ever made was [[https://vocadb.net/T/6510/monogatari-zinnia-to-meme Story of Zinnia and Meme]], which is about two girls who love each other, but are forced to separate, and their journey of finding each other again. Each song is heartrending yet lovely, but [[https://vocadb.net/S/10378 stoy.]] is probably the best and most beautiful song in the series - perhaps even one of the best songs Powapowa-P has made.
38	* Hitoshizuku-P usually works in conjunction with Yamadelta, and the two of them are an awesome pair, giving us stunning visuals, lyrics and music, like ''The Portrait of Pirate F'', the ''Bad End Night'' series, ''Ikasama Casino'', ''Karakuri Burst'', the ''Mistletoe'' and ''Synchronicity'' series and ''Feathers across the seasons'' to name a few.
39	* Bruh, wowoka & Michie M are here, but no love for HachiojiP aka 6#Prince? Dude... Seriously? He's literally the best EDM and Dance Vocaloid producer ever! He even did [[https://youtu.be/sK92X82T3Sk the Miku Expo 2016 Theme "Blue Star (ft Hatsune Miku)]] and it's so beautiful! There are way to many tracks I love from him.
40	* Daniwell-P aka the guy who wrote the Nyan Cat song along with more wonderful songs such as "Schrodinger's Kitten" and "Wonder of Wonder". I love how catchy his songs are and how the majority of them are related to cats in some way. They always manage to make me feel better after a bad day and its hard not to smile while listening to them.
41	* MARETU! His style of making songs is iconic (at least to the troper writing this), and the way he writes lyrics is fascinating. They can be hard to translate at times and have vague or ambiguous meaning, so each translation is different, but equally meaningful. I often find myself humming them in public without realizing. A good handful of lyrics are relatable too.
42	* MAJOR love for Jade S., who may not be as well known but is an AMAZING tuner. Seriously, their covers are always crystal clear, from [[https://youtu.be/pV5KuNRE2hc Buttercup by Jack Stauber with Fukase]], to [[https://youtu.be/XVg0bqSrdNA Whatever~Whatever~Whatever with Piko and Gakupo]], to their iconic [[https://youtu.be/JYLwZwWbCMo Miku and Fukase Lost One Weeping]] cover with a REALISTIC SCREAM at the end!
43	* Same troper as above, but StardustLegend is also extremely underrated. They manage to mage every singer they have sound extremely clear, including ones I don't particularly care for personally, like Cyber Diva.
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47	* 'Girls and Games' by Peperon-P... This album exposed me to the fact that Nijihara Peperon is one of the greatest Vocaloid producers, if not ''the'' greatest one. Songs differ from each other in many aspects, yet still manage to have the same beautiful melancholy which ties them together. Each one is sang by different voice, which makes for ''10 Vocaloids in one album'' (for your record, most producers settle with 2-4 voices at most). To really appreciate it, you should know that each Vocaloid has its own peculiarities, so tricks which worked with Rin will only make Yukari sound strange. Peperon-P can work with them all.
48	** Of 9 songs, each has full right to be adored. In a nutshell:
49	*** ''Silver Bullet'' by Gumi. Dynamic, lively, bringing action movie soundtrack into mind. Mix of powerful chorus and whispery verse is magnificient.
50	*** ''Thousand Regrets'' by Tone Rion.
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54	* "Weekender Girl" by kz (livetune) and Hachioji-P feat. Hatsune Miku. Every time Miku sings "Weekender girl~!" I feel like crying with happiness. There's just something about her voice that gets to me. "bpm" by Cheetahgirl-P feat. Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin and Kagamine Len has a similar effect.
55	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqJNc9KVIZE "Tell Your World"]], also by kz (livetune) and sung by Miku, especially after you watch the commercial it was made for. I ''dare'' you to not feel emotional and feel the need to cry when Miku [[spoiler: {{Title Drop}}s the song: "Oshiete yo... Kimi dake, no sekai..."]]
56	* "Soundless Voice" by Hitoshizuku-P feat. Kagamine Len. I'm not actually fond of Len but this song makes me (want to) cry every time I hear it. The emotions are real and a solid proof that Vocaloids can transmit emotions through their voices.
57	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y6J7kqc9_4 "World's End Dancehall"]] by Wowaka-P! Miku and Luka harmonize amazingly in this song, it's catchy as heck, and it's fast pace keep me listening 'till the end every time.
58	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ozfkoVdvLY Black Gold]], by otetsu is an rather underrated song. It's by the producer known as the Legendary Luka Master, and it shows! What's more, the lyrics are confusing enough to give Rolling Girl (THE 'confusing' vocaloid song) a run for its money. I could rock to this song all day long!
59	* The fifteen-minute conclusion of the Evillous Chronicles, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spyJE-qKYu8 Master of the Heavenly Yard]]. With Clarith! The Clockworker's Doll! [[spoiler: Riliane and Allen finally meet again!!!]]
60	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ0muYBh2HY The Distortionist]], by GHOST. Man, I cannot begin to explain to you how much I love this song. Not only is the instrumental of the song just so... Enticing, but The Distortionist (Aka Christopher Pierre) actually sounds like a person, thanks to GHOST's amazing ability to make Vocaloids sound surprisingly human! It's an incredibly underrated song, and I really recommend giving it a listen!
61	* While we're at that, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-itKXMxPgk Happy Days]] by GHOST is not only a beautiful song, a song that really captures Maika's voice, but it's also relatable in the sense that most of the time, you get this feeling that you feel hated by someone, but you can't confront them about it because it will probably make them hate you even more... Again, great song!
62	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70GLrjr-vu8 Animalistic]] by Creep-P really makes excellent use of Daina's vocals, and I can't say much for it other than it's an amazing song!
63	* If no one else will, I'll mention it: [[https://youtu.be/hVPff92tkBE Colorbars]] by GHOST. This was my first Fukase song and everything from the tuning to the visuals is extremely spot on, and personally Broadcast Illusion just never had the same charm. This song is iconic, and for a very good reason.
64	* Once again same trouper, and this time to talk about [[https://youtu.be/WdHRGH1Qv70 Dreamin ChuChu]] by emon. It's extremely cute and such a unique use of Luka's voice. For a Vocaloid with a mature voice bank, she just sounds so freaking cute here, and the visuals just add to it!
65	* "Cantarella" by Kurousa-P is in my opinion one of the most iconic Vocaloid songs ever. It has one of the best uses of KAITO I've seen thus far in ''both'' the original and Grace Editions of the song. The original KAITO has such a mature and deep voice that sounds smooth and seductive, while in Grace Edition, his voice is higher, and more youthful, but still has a seductive, ikemen sound that draws you in to his trap.
66	* "Urotander, Underhanded Rangers" by Shin-P is one of the best songs that most western audiences have never heard. Not only is the song funny and charming as a parody of Super Sentai Anime, KAITO sounds great for it being a meme song that isn't meant to be taken seriously.
67	* Okay, how bout "The Flavor of A Cockroach"? MARETU really knows how to fool people into thinking he's made an innocent song for once. Even with the innocent melody, the song is absolute baller at relaying it's messages at just how [[BarbaricBully absolutely fucked up bullies can be]] sometimes. It's like if [[Series/TheBoys2019 The Boys]] was a high school anime and I love it.
68	* What about his "Magical Doctor"? Everything about it is just awesome. It almost doesn't sound like music, but that's exactly why I love it. The song and video are trippy as hell, fitting for a song about drug addiction. I love the short segment near the end that sounds like a normal MARETU song, only for it to cut back to madness again and then end.

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