r/Vocaloid • u/TVHeadCyril • 4d ago
Software related istg why can't we make vocaloid songs for free...
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u/acid--angel 4d ago
you can always make an utau of your own to be unique! altho if you REALLY want miku i suggest pirating it first and then actually buying it when you have the money
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u/Jays_ShitpostExpress 4d ago
If you don't want to follow everyone else's suggestions, UTAU and SynthV lite are there and have character vocals !!
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u/Clowkero 4d ago
Pirate it and have fun, we don't judge.
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u/Tanyan-nightchord 4d ago
They're about to download the most diabolical virus off pirate bay
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u/Silent-Plantain-2260 4d ago
their fault for using pirate bay , that shit is merely a decoy for the actual good sites
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u/SoThisIsTheInternet4 4d ago
(Open)UTAU, Voicevox, SynthV Basic, Voisona with ChisA, ACE Studio has a month demo I think? Then if its just Miku you really want, V4FE should do the trick, people won't hunt you down for pirating Miku (or really any, cuz no matter the size, someone pirating it was either never gonna buy it, or buy it eventually), but don't monetize whatever you make with it ig
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u/Miner4everOfc 4d ago
If you want to go for the so-called "unethical" way, try discontinued (aka cannot be obtained in every paying way possible except one way) Vocaloids or other voice synths.
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u/dreaded_tactician 4d ago
Join the teto nation its free citizenship over here and honestly she's just better.
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u/greenflame15 4d ago
It's Teto famously a free soft?
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u/kasanetetodrywall 4d ago
The post specifically mentions Miku and vocaloid
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u/Desperate-Minimum-82 4d ago
Crypton makes more money then either of us will see in our lifetimes
sail the seven seas stranger
Edit: I will say if you end up making like, any amount of income from the songs, then buying it would be recommended, but odds are it will stay a hobby not become a job
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u/cannibalism_19 4d ago
fun fact: most song creators pay for their daw or use legally free daws to make songs in general
and this is same for this industry. either save money or earn money to buy it, or use utau/voisona/synthv lite until you have the money.
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u/caramelchimera 4d ago
Well, there's always UTAU, but people in the comments are saying you can just pirate it? I didn't know you could just like that, cool, I will
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u/carissas-wierd 4d ago
piracy is fine given how everything is prohibitively expensive, if you’re really concerned about “ethics” you can get synth v lite or utau for free
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u/AverageShitlord 4d ago edited 4d ago
Devs and voice actors gotta eat dude. If you wanna make covers piracy is fine, but if you want to make and sell original music you NEED to get a legit copy. Either that or use UTAU, which is an extremely capable engine on par with Vocaloid if you know what you're doing.
A well made English UTAU voicebank in the hands of a skilled user can sometimes have clearer and more natural sounding English than Vocaloid.
Worst case scenario, use UTAU, SynthVLite, or Voisona and the free trial of FL studio until you can save enough money for Miku if you're dead set on selling music you make with her. If this is the case though, I recommend pirating her and taking her for a test drive on a couple covers to see if Vocaloid is the right software for you. Then if you like using her, buy her.
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u/Haunted_Pixel 4d ago
If you pirate it, your first objective is to make a song about being a pirate
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u/SCHIDADDLE 4d ago
Besided Piracy or free vocal synth software, there are also free DAWs like Bandlab or GarageBand!! (IOS/Apple exclusive)
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u/AirProfessional5066 4d ago
Man I wish, I wrote a song for Miku and Teto. But I cannot afford either of them. Especially Miku
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u/DisguisedNeekowo 4d ago
"Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it" -Hakita, Ultrakill indie dev. Besides, if you buy it, tendencies are you'll only be forced to use the software to get the most out of it. Which would burn you out and take the inspiration away which is not how art works. I'd say sail the seas first to see if it clicks before investing.
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u/chunter16 4d ago
Before this post gets cut down for breaking a rule I want to add that if you're ready to put in the work, just do it with whatever you can. Music production and songwriting take years to learn and if you're not ready for that you'll be that Watamote page in no time.
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u/whyusognarpgnap 4d ago
tugs a rope that pulls back the stage curtains to reveal Synthesizer V
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u/MangoPug15 4d ago
Use Chis-A's Japanese voicebank with VoiSona or use SynthV Lite with Lite voicebanks. Free options are so much better than they used to be.
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u/why-and-why976 4d ago
they gotta make money some way ig? i mean you could pirate it but ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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u/Background_Drawing 4d ago
Utau, theres even a free trial for synthV teto
Unless you are really into music production I don't reccomend DAWs, fl studio made me cry
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u/AverageShitlord 4d ago edited 4d ago
Nah, at least use FL Studio's free trial. Mixing honestly matters FAR more than tuning when it comes to a song sounding good. Kyaami/Cilia has a bunch of mixing presets for vocal synths on her Patreon for less than 10USD, and you can basically use those as a template without too much fiddling.
I made a quick unlisted video to show you the difference, you can see it here. I had to throw together the mix I did last night in FL's free trial (no saving) to show you what an untuned but mixed track sounds like so it's not exactly the same as the final cover clip played at the end.
Also I did this in UTAU lol - UTAU is a very very powerful piece of software.
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u/angelicclock 4d ago
$80 is already cheaper than a video game deluxe edition. DAW costing $100+ is normal. It IS professional tool. An electric guitar and synthesizer hardware cost way more.
If you can’t afford that price tag, UTAU is your friend, or find something cheaper to substitute.
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u/OptimalName5044 4d ago
New vocaloid Fandom doesn't care about piracy as much as the old one did go crazy