Hello there! Welcome to Synthesizer Showdown, where we will be determining Tumblr's favorite singing synthesizer vocal. Feel free to vote with any criteria you like. Do you like the design, the voice, the name? Did you flip a coin? Everything counts! The point is to have fun and determine which vocal is best.
Q/A
What is this?: This is a single elimination bracket tournament involving every commercially available singing synthesizer vocal as of July 8th, 2023. Each round will last a week, at the end of which the winners will be announced.
Why such a specific description of the synthesizers?: In order to not have literally thousands of contenders, I needed to limit the criteria. Speaking synthesizers are more numerous but less recognizable, so they were a reasonable thing to exclude. Commercially available means that I can’t include UTAU, DeepVocal, NNSVS, etc. This removes literally thousands of options, especially since more are created everyday. Plus, not being asked ‘What about X character?’ is honestly something I look forward to.
What happens if there is a tie?: If a tie occurs, a tiebreaker poll will occur. The poll will last for 24 hours and the one with the most votes will move on. If somehow a second tie occurs, another 24 hour tie breaker poll will occur. This will continue until one of the vocals wins.
What happens if there is an odd number of synthesizers in a round?: The last match in the round will have a three-way vote. The vocal with the most votes will move on. If a tie occurs between the top two choices, a tiebreaker will occur.
Why did you use that image for X character?: I decided to use the most recent commercial individual design. Some characters have multiple options and each person can have their own personal favorite. So I decided to minimize controversy by simply using the most recent.
What about propaganda?: While I find it unlikely anyone will actually want to, I won't say anything against it.