VOCALOID FANS!!! Please reblog with your favourite vocaloid song and why! :D I’d love to hear your experiences, feelings or reasonings :)
You can do specific producers or albums too! Especially if it’s deep (and if you’re comfortable with that of course!). Like if you connect emotionally or you’ve been a fan for a long time and it’s remained as important, OOOH AND any way you honour it like with merch or art… please tell me where or how you found it too! How it makes you feel, anything. I feel like you can learn a lot about someone from their favourite vocaloid song but especially when you know why they like it ig. You can have multiple too!
As an example: My favourite is Kokoro by Toraboruta because of its arrangement, the power it puts in human emotion, and because it’s the song that made me fall in love with vocaloid. I also love ODDS&ENDS because of its lyrics, story, and the courage it gives people and Gaikatsou Gakudan to Riria because a developed a whole vocaloid musical series around it! And of course anything by Harumaki Gohan.
I love to hear about this stuff :3 say whatever you’re comfortable with :3 oh yeah and any other vocal synths are included ofc :3
If you need more inspiration here’s a bunch of vocaloid producers talking about their favourite songs! https://vgperson.com/vocalinterview.php?view=miku10thsurvey it’s a really good interview
Interviews with various people (primarily Vocaloid producers) translated from Japanese to English by vgperson.
Edit: thank you for all the notes so far! I’ll listen to as many as I can :3 and don’t apologise for yapping guys dw this is an invitation to yap ! I love it! And if anyone’s reading this ages after I posted it you can still share! This post is for everyone at all times :3
Augh I'm so sorry I dipped and abandoned song of the week for like close to a month now??? I've been so busy with uni send help fr :( As an apology, I've made a list of Vocaloid songs inspired by a halloween-y inktober alternative list to get you in the mood for spooky season! I did this last year as well just for myself with the intent of making a drawing for each prompt based on a Vocaloid song (which of course I never completed lol) The prompt list I used is by darmitp/okayraynn which I found on Pinterest (it's totally not from this year but shhh). Also worth noting that I tried to avoid repeats from my list last year, and some of these are not related to Halloween at all, and I also prioritised songs I know and like over ones that better fit the prompt/Halloween. This is a prompt inspired music mix! Not a Halloween music mix! Variety is good in music mixes anyway y'know?
1. BAT-Lavie by Surii
A very strong start to the list! I used a bat themed song I really liked for a prompt last year, so I was initially a little mad at myself for wasting it on that instead of Bats until I remembered Lavie
2. CANDLES-Candle Queen by GHOST and Lauren Estes
I mean, duh. I literally don't even know what else I could put here
3. WITCHES-The Ultimate Black Magic Sealed in Ancient Times (Law of Nature) by UtataP
Maybe a bit of an out there pick, but I've always really really loved this song, one of my favourite Mayu songs ever. Just look at her big ass witche's hat and try to convince me she doesn't belong in the Witches prompt
4. HAT-Dream Meltic Halloween by MachigeritaP
An extremely vague prompt! I really struggled with finding one for this. I guessed they meant like costume type hats, like witches hats? I remembered this song existed and figured it was perfect as they all (except Gackpo oops) wear different hats!
5. PUMPKIN-Mrs. Pumpkin's Comical Dream by Hachi
I mean, duh (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)
6. COSTUME-Telecaster B Boy by Surii
Another sort of vague prompt. I guess the idea was Halloween costumes, which works fine for drawing prompts, but when translated to Vocaloid songs like I'm doing it's like. Impossible lol. I considered Metamo:Reborn because the whole theming of that is dressing up and costumes, but that's more in a girly idol dresses way, so I settled on Telecaster B Boy purely because of the dress up animation segment where they put on actual costumes (ninja and Santa), but this is probably the worst pick on this list lol
7. SKULL-Corpse Attack!! By UtsuP
Need I explain?
8. VAMPIRE-Vampire's ∞ pathoS
I used the obvious pick last year lol, so I went with one of the only Hitoshizuku x Yama songs I actually like
9. ZOMBIE-Zombies by DECO*27
If this isn't your first thought I'd be so curious what else it could be tbh
10. DEVIL-We are NOT Suspicious Dealers by Wonderful*Opportunity!
I don't care that it barely fits, I love this song and I love Wanopo and it's my list sue me idc idc just look at his cute little devil horns and tail
11. CANDIES-CandyCookieChocolate by HALLO CEL
Please don't jump me for this I beg
12. FOREST-Chronic Wasting Disease by R.I.P
Utter banger, I was hoping I'd get a chance to use this for a prompt and here it is!!
13. GHOST-Retrospectre by MystSaphyr
3AM GIVE OR TSKE, IM FALLING WIDE ASLEEP FAST AWAKE
14. HAUNTED-Huh, Muddled by Kuriyama Yuri
You can rip Project Voltage from my cold dead hands
15. WEREWOLF-OGYARINIZER by Ponchi
It's literally like baited to be a werewolf transformation, and there's all the growling and howling and the wolf ears
16. SPIDER-Honey I'm Home by GHOST
Look, I know Killer Spider is right there, but Honey I'm Home is just so dear to me I'm OF COURSE gonna have a preference for it
17. CLOWN-Circus Panic by 32ki
Another one I used my first pick for a year prior, but Circus Panic is such a banger it had to be used for this :p
18. MONSTER-The day I became a Monster by Rerulili
While the prompt absolutely means like big monstrous monsters, I just really really love this song and I wanted to include it. Monster was an obvious pick, My Crush was a Monster Boy probably works better but like. My list :p Plus! It adds a different vibe to the mix!
19. ENCHANTMENT-Dear My Witchcraft by Iyowa
The magical stick thingy counts as being enchanted, right? Right????
20. TRICK OR TREAT-trick and treat by OSTER Project
Classic Halloween Vocaloid song
21. CLAWS-Misery Loves Company by CircusP
Just look at those nails god damn
22. SKELETON-Skeleton Orchestra and Lilia by Tohma
I'd feel wrong using any other song than this one (and I'm maybe a little biased because I've been listening to it a lot lately)
23. GRAVE-Evarg A Gnitisiv by mayuko
Panicked a bit at first, then I remembered this banger. There's like five versions of it; this one with Len, Visiting a Grave with Rin, a mashup mixing the two (Grave-Sending Song), and a remix/self cover of both solo versions! But of course, the Len ver. will always be my preference
24. DOLL-Kalmia Dolls by Toripiyo
If you know me at all, you KNOW I'll always have a preference for this song. Dolls are actually such an abundant option in Vocaloid for some reason, like there were so many I could have picked. But don't fear LadyMonsters fans, they're coming up later (◠‿◕)
25. MOVIE NIGHT-Epilogue without you by SatogenP
I think I literally only know of like three Vocaloid songs with anything even to do with films? And of those I only actually properly know one of them. Whatever, this needed more slower songs anyway
26. RAVEN-A Crow's Trial by Vane Lily and LostieP
Close enough
27. BLACK CAT-Heat Haze Daze by Jin
Perhaps not spooky, but it's dark! I fear I can't be blamed for this being the first black cat I thought of either
28. MY CHOICE-Okaasan by MachigeritaP
The prompt was originally "Fanart", which I translated to free choice for this! I felt like this badly needed a dose of classic Vocahorror, so I went with Okaasan which is like, the most iconic one imo
29. FRANKENSTEIN-Bride of Franken by LadyMonsters
Here it is! Frankenstein specifically is pretty specific so I was kinda daunted by this prompt initially, but it was easier than I thought lol
30. DIA DE LOS MUERTOS-La Llorona by Steampianist and Tsus
I literally had the same fucking snag with last year's list oh my days!! I don't know of any Dia de Los Muertos themed vocaloid songs, so I went with a Hispanic horror-y type song and called it a day
31. THRILLER-SLASH/ER by CircusP
The prompt list says Triller, which I'm hoping is just a typo for thriller?? It had to be this one, my queen Mayu deserves her two spots on the Vocalotober mix (・∀・)
I hope you enjoyed this fun little exercise! I always love putting together Vocaloid music mix playlists, they're so fun (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.) Here's a link to the playlist containing them all if you're interested in listening. Happy early Halloween!
EXCUSE ME I RECENTLY DISCOVERED VOCALOIDS AND IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE WITH OLIVER /p
thank you for blessing us with ur Oliver art <3 he needs more love fr. and more happy songs.
i just got here so im not sure if you've mentioned it before, but do you have a fav Oliver song? :3
I'm glad you like my art of him! I've been drawing him for 9-ish years now, but it's always nice to hear other fans of his also like my art! I don't actually talk to a lot of Oliver fans haha.
I always really really admired Dappleback/Lawlietlk's designing skill, and I had a whole presentation how much I appreciated his character design and how it lead back into why I think as a vocaloid he has one of the best designs.
Like don't get me wrong, Vocaloid (and other synths) have really good designs, just sometimes they aren't necessarily as good as Vocaloid designs y'know?
Like hear me out, I feel like the biggest appeal of vocaloid mascots is this: They can be whatever you want. Now on one hand you can argue that 'no mascot' is even Moreso freedom and should have worked better than mascot, but what's missing is the intrigue. There is a breeding ground of creativity hidden beneath restriction.
Like, often enough what people need most in order to create something is just a guideline, and for me that's what Oliver offers. Like, sometimes, too much canon is a bad thing, and people need to remember that.
The #1 selling point of Oliver's design is the intrigue his design offers. There's so much of it that once changed loses that 'space of expression.' And yet, no matter how much you are able to change, he also is able to maintain that 'constant' that lets you know that yes, that is still him, even if you change it. I don't have it anymore but it's been years, but I had a whole chart explaining it.
Over the years Oliver has gotten a lot of motifs and concepts assigned to him, that only derive from smaller aspects of his designs, for example: His bandages.
While you may argue it's not entirely unique, that is exactly the beauty of it. It's because of that so many different concepts stem from it.
One of the biggest themes correlated with Oliver is a monster/horror theme and you have the bandages to thank for it. The amount of concepts I've seen born from the sheer mystery of his bandages were so vast it's crazy. Whether it's because he's a cryptid/monster/cursed or otherwise, people are forced to make an effort to use that "why?"
And on the flip side, there is other mysteries people find from his bandages that aren't horror, they're instead going for something else: A poor waif, a vigilante, a witch, and etc. Through the simple [why], Oliver becomes limitless.
And while we're still discussing his bandages, there is elsewhere you can find beauty in his design. I know a lot of his fans are or were children when they became fans of him, and I know for a fact that some of them related to his design. It's not like he had much to go against them in thinking that-- and it's not just because of his song. For me as a child I projected onto him as a (character) as someone I could relate to. That's uh, probably why a lot of people tend to use him for horror or darker stuff. I know that some people are... unsavory, but that's why I don't really like when people hate on horror content made from him. I know a lot of people are weird about him, but it's a form of self-expression all the same.
Even aside from his bandages, his design still manages to offer intrigue. While Miku allows herself to be a blank canvas (being a mascot with very little ties, a digital idol who represents exactly that) Oliver is more like... a puzzle? Except there is no wrong answer and every time you put it together, it's always different.
There was a lot of misconceptions around his design, but Oliver was based off choirboy outfits-- not that everyone knew that. A lot of people interpreted it as a sailor outfit with nautical themes. That's why you can often see Oliver with sea-themed artworks or songs and/or if it's still around, sea-side waif depictions of him. But on the other side, there were quite a few interpretations of Oliver as a time-traveler- a noble- or hell: a literal bird boy.
Had he been given a more generic design, a more modern one, a more idol-esque version of himself, most of these interpretations of him would not exist. There would be less incentive for people to create that answer without the "why."
I don't really have a proper ranking on a more 'objective' ranking of designs as vocaloid specific mascot designs, but I feel like it's somewhat similar to... actual popularity?
Like... If i had to separate them, there's three categories in a venn diagram: Just straight up Good design (though I'd argue a lot of the other two would still fit in here), Fill-in the blank design, and blank canvas design.
I would say the OG Miku fits in all 3 categories but has been erring into just good design or her own category: too engrained into pop culture to fail.
Fukase is a good example of a Fill-in design, because he also has the classic "why" to his design. (Why is his coat like that? why does he have scars? is he human? is he a robot? Is he circus themed? Who knows?) You can see a lot of exploration of his character through that.
Vflower I feel like is primarily in the blank canvas design, because she more-so encompasses a certain fashion style and is able to attract the blank canvas of gender expression as well.
At the moment, to be honest, I can't really think of someone who only fit's in the straight up good character design but doesn't offer any mystery or fluidity, but that might just be my personality.
To be entirely clear, this venn diagram is probably closer to just a single circle instead of 3, but I'm mostly talking about which part of their design they align most with. (and the most common consensus of how to interpret them.
To be honest this is probably why I feel a bit like a Fake Oliver fan, bc I care more about his design more than his voicebank itself. (Sweats as I look at the vocaloid editor on my computer)
Man. Favorite Oliver song is tough.
Favorite Usage
I'll only be mentioning the publicly released songs using him, since it's a bit unfair if I recommend you something you either have no access to or I'm unable to find again.
To be honest I'm not a huge fan of some of Oliver's most known producers, mostly because I know they're not great people and refuse to support them. It's none of my business if you still listen to them, but I'd rather not. But, It's nice going down my old masterlist of Oliver originals.
I really like Rawbeans-P, if you ever heard her usage of Oliver, it's crazy stunning. Probably some of the best usage of him you'll ever hear.
Cat in a raincloud I know is relatively popular among my friends that I've pushed Robyn's music onto.
Just a little Vocaloid producer who writes some songs and does some covers. Avatar is by Vocaphillia
Just a Vocaloid producer with way too much time on my hands lol
Pfp by Tsururoach
I feel like high up there is also Corasundae, who is honestly has a pretty refreshing (?) song-making style. I'm really not a music guy- meaning I never learnt a lot of terms properly and can't describe a lot of things to you, but I really like the general sound that corasundae uses in her works.
I think T.V.V.S is a pretty iconic song, but I'm emotionally attached to Other Side.
Hi, I'm cora! I'm a girl from South Florida who likes to draw and make music with Vocaloid! I post original songs and covers on here.
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One of the songs I see people rarely talking about is Requiescat in Pace- I get it's probably because it's an older song, but I've always liked how it sounded and was a staple for me as a kid (and still fairly fresh into Vocaloid.) I don't think PARADIGM really released much else, but this song is sooo cool, I think about it a lot!
I'm not sure if you don't like horror, or just disappointed that it's a majority of his songs, but I don't think it's leaning too much into horror? It's really good though!
Another one of my favorite Vocaloid producers (the one I bought a keychain from as well!) is Veran Kuriensu! I found them originally from their original Lay, and it's possibly still one of my favorite Vocaloid Oliver Originals still to this day. While it's my favorite, I do know that they've improved drastically and their other works with Oliver is crazy good, but Lay has a special spot to me and makes me feel especially Nostalgic.
I've always liked how the lyrics sounded as well. I think otherwise my second favorite song from them is 星をあつめに. It's really good I Promise. Please please do give their stuff a chance!!
I feel like another producer I'd recommend for similar reasons to Rawbeans-P is Baggagelizard. He's always forever been kind of a legend to me! He's a super cool guy, and he has really good usage of Oliver's voicebank as well. One of my favorite songs he's done is Song for the forgotten, which was even my Oliver Collab piece back in like... 2016? That's honestly a bit crazy to me seeing how long it's been.
Baggagelizard tends to have such a special sound to the music he makes, I think it's kind of... a morose wistfulness? If you're into this one, I genuinely hope you check out his other works as well!
Actually I'm adding this one, because I really like the atmosphere of it! It's called Tavern and it's a really fun song using Big Al, Oliver, and Kaito and I think it's such a fun song! Apparently other Oliver fans I've recommended it said it wasn't their cup of tea though (′д｀σ)σ.
OH and how could I forget: Childhood Bye-Bye is honestly borderline a classic for me! I think it's a really iconic song, but it always surprises me that it's not as popular as I think it is. The producers other works are also really good!
Oooh, another Producer I can recommend is Compasscat! They use Uni, SeeU, and sometimes Oliver (maybe other vocaloids but I'm actually writing this in class (lol). You should try checking them out! I think I enjoyed it but I've been told the things I like are... different from how other people like things.
Actually, on the thought of not-so dark songs using Oliver, I hardly see any Oliver fans (or Yohioloid) fans talking about Yellow Card. I hadn't listened to it for years, but I still think it's pretty fun to this day, you could try checking it out if you feel like it. While we're at it, I'll add a bunch of special mentions for songs I knew were fairly liked enough when I was deeper into vocaloid but never see people talk about anymore as well. To be honest, I'd have a lot more to add to this list, but a lot of Oliver Originals I really liked are deleted or missing.... I understand it's at the producer's own discretion, but it's a little sad.
Unfortunately, A lot of the Bilibili/Niconico songs that I really liked were deleted or really really hard to access/find, but I'll reblog if I find them again.
I've been collecting all your vocaloid recommendations in one place, so everyone can take a listen!
And if like me you knew nothing about vocaloid before that nuclear discourse, maybe you'll find a hidden gem you wouldn't have found otherwise! <3
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Thought I'd add to the Vocaloid discourse by pointing out that several "irl" bands actually started out by using vocaloids. You can find a few who talk about it in the Hatsune Miku live concerts (super cool use of holo developed for those too!). That's really the crux of what sets vocaloid apart from much of the machine discourse; it's CREATED oppourtunities for small musicians instead of taking it away. Specifically by not just supplying a synthetic voice program to work with, but by tying a star identity to each voicebank that makes people more willing to explore obscure artist music. It also distincts the works made by the vb's from the artists who were paid to voice them, so you can't make them say things that sounds like you're putting bad takes in the original artist's mouth. Everyone knows and understands it's a fake version for the purpose of artistic creativity, not an attempt to steal the voice of the original singer.
Anyway since we're doing Vocaloid recommends now:
Giga - BRING IT ON (Inferiority superiority) ft. Kagamine Rin & Len
"Hop! Step! Instant Death! A Happiness Dance Death-Trap" and "The Path to Eternal Happiness...I Found It" both by Utata-P
Entomologists, Appetite of a people pleaser and Rotary Dial by GHOST
VIRAL ft. Meika Hime and Melancolia ft. GUMI by QueenPb
(note - Melancolia contains flashing images right from the start)
And last but not least, my personal Vocaloid feels song, TELL YOUR WORLD by kz, who sums up some of the beauty of the Vocaloid fandom pretty well
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Ok, I know the blog was kinda overflown of vocaloid discurse asks. So instead of discussing I brought RECOMMENDATIONS❗
Because, like, Defoko is pretty known in the Utau world, but she may be one of the worst examples of "human-like voice".
So to bring some counter examples of voicebanks that do not have much of a robotic vibe, I have here:
Some utuaus
【Namine Ritsu】-ERROR 2018ver.【UTAU Cover】
【Sukone Tei】Love Me, Love Me, Love Me (Music box ver.) 【UTAUカバー】
Some not so known vocaloids
[Aoki Lapis] Circus Monster [VOCALOID]
[Mayu] VOCALOID 3 ~Kodoku no Bannin~ Guard of Loneliness
【Galaco】 The Beast. 【Vocaloid3 Cover】
【MEIKA Mikoto】 Cantarella 【カバー】
And some slow songs, that require whisper-like tuning <3
【24 VOCALOIDS CHORUS】 Hirari, Hirari ひらり、ひらり 【HD】
Kamui Gakupo A Doll's Voice
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Oh!!!
If we're doing vocaloid recs, I'm here to suggest A Crow's Trial!
it's one of my favorites and has some Vibes. It's a bit hard to understand the story but the last verse lives in my head rent free :D
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speaking about the vocaloid debate- they haven't submitted the playlist yet, but if they listened to English songs using Japanese/Chinese/other voicebanks then it'll inherently sound a little off. different languages and different voicebanks have different pronunciations needed for speech, and are thus recorded for the voicebank. use a Japanese voicebank for an English song and you won't get the right words pronounced right, or you'll get an accent, etc etc.
also some vocaloids only have one or two voicebanks and that's it. Big Al only has one (i might be wrong on that, but i know his is for V2 software), whereas Hatsune Miku has every single voicebank made over the years (V1-V5) and has versions made to sing in Japanese, Chinese, and English. she has so, so much more variety than other vocaloids and can be more fluent and clear compared to lesser known vocaloids.
and since we're sharing favorite vocaloid songs to convert the submitter, here's two of mine because i have too many favorites to share:
Carnivore - OrgansDotOrg
this one has Big Al as supporting vocals and it absolutely slaps, also OrgansDotOrg is my-all time favorite artist pleaseee go support them!!!
Seraphim on the Ring - Mitchie M
seriously, if you're looking for realistic vocaloid vocals then go listen to Mitchie-M!! Katio and Len just speaking in this one sound just like real people
Fools are attracted to anomaly - Utsu-P
vocaloid is not all pop and 'kawaii', vocaloid metal is some of my favorite to listen to
some other producers i also like:
tart
Ferry
Riproducer
PinocchioP
Kikuo
SweetSoSweet
KakyuuKei
KaitsukoP
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utau is underrated. not a hot take just my segway into giving you utau covers [also covers cuz nobody gives anybody but teto good originals. pick up the slack people. also sidenote no teto. cuz i was priortizing other utaus only to realize i added too many songs and couldnt fit a teto one in. sorryn't]
Aishite (covered by Defoko)
GHOST RULE (covered by Defoko)
Bug (covered by Chanchopin V1 and Giga Lacan)
Darling (covered by I think Darling- I dont know this utau and am going off the description being like "lmao Darling utau covers Darling maretu heehoo")
Corpse Dance (covered by Defoko)
ECHO (covered by Defoko)
(note - ECHO contains flashing images)
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really funny hearing the take about how vocaloids/voice synths can't have singing styles when there's multiple voice synths explicitly modelled after particular styles. prima (opera), sachiko (enka), and maiko hakaine (screamo metal) are just the ones i can list off the top of my head. and even if a voice synth isn't modelled after a singing style, they can still be tuned that way!
anyway, for song recommendations! gothic and loneliness is breathtaking (it's also a nightmare in project diva lol)
Gothic and Loneliness [Kagamine Rin] - Narushima Takashi
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oh wait can we still send in vocaloid recommendations? if so…
• koisuru beam by kyaami/cillia : this song is so cute and rin’s tuning here is some of the best i’ve heard
•jitterbug by hachiya nanashi - goes hard as hell and i adore the mv the song has
•lost and found by sasakure.uk - i only recently heard of it (idk how i only just found it) and it’s mesmerising i love it
uhh i can’t think of anymore right now but uhh i hope that if u hear these u will like them
rosary pale but i made it sound like a touhou song by Tora V4
リテラシー(Literacy) / wotaku feat. KAITO
And of course Hachiya Nanashi
Original, v flower／ゾートロープ(Zoetrope)
Zoetrope eng subs
Original, v flower／ オペ(Op)
オペ(Op) sub eng
I don't want to throw a lot of recommendations to you, but i hope you like all the songs I've recommended you today!! >V<!! I'm so happy you asked for it!!
my favorite vocaloid songs in general are probably VOiCE by lovely-p, gothic and loneliness by narushima, meiteki cybernetics by otetsu, and pretty much any pinocchio-p song lol
and my favorite sekai covers are shoujo rei and glory steady go! if you’re playing en then they might not be in the game yet (i’m not up to date on what songs are added lol) but both really really fantastic covers!
i'm having a lot of fun with it! just recently i started making progress on expert. i didn't think i'd ever be able to, so i'm rly happy ^_^
thanks for introducing me to (VOiCE)!! oh man, i love the sound of this, it just has the general feeling of that era imo. so good!
(Gothic and Loneliness) i like the creepy vibe, and how they got that flow into rin's voice!
oooh i really like (Meiteki Cybernetics)... luka sounds awesome and i love the guitar
i wanna wait to hear those covers in-game but en's pretty behind the jp version... so i think i'll have to look those up...! atm, my top faves are the sekai cover of totemo itai itagaritai, mafuyu's cover of otome dissection, and tsukasa's cover of king!
