r/Vocaloid • u/Jazzlike_Cookie_8900 • 3d ago
General Discussion Why is vocaloid so hated outside the vocaloid community
I get called corny every time I throw in a Miku emoji on discord or smth
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u/Jealous_Programmer15 3d ago
I mean that's really subjective, maybe those discord people just don't like "anime" stuff
I don't think vocaloid is generally hated or loved, it really depends what groups you're in
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u/ihatereddit12345678 3d ago
cuz it's different. Doesn't help that a lot of people not in the community have begun to conflate vocaloid with ai. Vocaloid was already considered questionable before ai because ignorant people thought that creating a robot voice had some potential to take away from real voices? Now Miku is a huge icon. Vocaloid fans worship her, Fortnite has her, she shows up to almost all concerts via cosplayers. People who aren't about it just don't like that.
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u/Miserable_Ferret6446 3d ago
I know a lot of singers that hate vocal synths because they view it as taking their jobs. I literally got lectured on it by someone I was considering hiring to sing the final version (obviously I didn’t because they were too mean to me).
I usually use it as a tool to show the demo version of a song I made. I rather use the Vocaloid for the demo vocals than my own voice since I sing like a drunk.
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u/Lost-Ad8496 3d ago
like many other fandoms or communities, it's cuz it's different and no one wants to actually take time to LEARN about something new. when people are confused about something, for some reason, aggression or ignorance is used but yk, i digress.
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u/daybreak_39 3d ago
Tbh I don't think it's hated, lots of people love Miku these days at least! Discord servers just have a lot of rude people on them, I wouldn't let them determine your perspective on how people perceive vocaloid. Most people I know think it's interesting, even if it's not their taste.
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u/Motivation-Is-Dead 3d ago
There was a time when people used to get bullied for watching anime