PowerFX Releases Vocaloid Sweet Ann,
a Saucy Virtual Vocalist Who Sings
Your Words and Music
This first Vocaloid2 software product is ideal for electronic dance music artists and producers.
..We are extremely excited about the release of Sweet Ann and developing vocal libraries for Vocaloid,.. said PowerFX CEO Bil Bryant. ..Vocal synthesis and voice modelling is an evolving technology that is still in its infancy, but the developments and functions of Vocaloid2 make it such an incredibly useful tool for any digital music maker that we had to get involved...
Sweet Ann is a pure ..popstress... Her realistic vocals include a warm vibrato and an unmatchable range. While she can sing lead, PowerFX really envisions her as essential to the music labs of producers and electronic dance artists who depend on unique vocals for their genre.
..I always looked at Vocaloid like the initial drum machines. I think innovative electronic musicians will really be able to make new and creative music based on the technology Yamaha has been developing,.. continued Bryant.
Not only relegated to the electronic dance music, Sweet Ann and her contemporaries are used by songwriters for their demos, solo artists who desire realistic background vocalists, and other musicians who want to experiment with the new sounds and textures these virtual singers provide.
Sweet Ann..s vocals come from a real singer who was recorded extensively, enabling PowerFX to create a comprehensive library of her vocal sounds. Vocaloid software users type in words and assign melodies to Sweet Ann. She then emulates the words and notes given to her. Expressive effects, vibrato, and dynamics can also be added to her singing. All of this makes for an exciting songwriting and recording process. Users compose using Sweet Ann as their demo vocalist, and even create and experiment with new musical styles, from remixes, vocal fx, and DJ scratch vocals, to jazz, pop, funky house music and electronica genres, all with the benefit of Sweet Ann as their virtual vocalist.
Package Includes:
Vocaloid Editor
VOCALOID Editor is a remarkable new software application that goes beyond conventional voice synthesis to create ..sung.. vocal lines and harmonies that, with some careful editing and tweaking, can sound very much like a live singer.
- Easy to user note & lyric editing
Enter the notes you want VOCALOID to sing via the easy-to-use sequencer window, Then type in the lyrics corresponding to each note.
- Standard MIDI file Input
You can import a standard MIDI file and use the notes as the basis for VOCALOID tracks.
- Up to 16 tracks
You can add up to 16 tracks of Sweet Ann or any other Vocaloid 2 compatible singer simultaneously.
- Mixer Window
Volume and panning controls are available for each of the 16 tracks as well as a master level control.
- Save vocal data as .wav files
You can export finished VOCALOID tracks as .wav files and import them into other music applications for unlimited creative possibilities.
- Real-time VSTi Performance
You can play directly into your sequencer from a keyboard, your lyric imputations via VSTi architecture. Up to 4 note polyphony for harmony and choir style results.
- ReWire .. compatibility
Vocaloid can be used with other host applications via ReWire ..
- Drawing of effects
Dynamics, breath, velocity, gender and other vocal characteristics can be manipulated simply with a pencil tool.
System Specifications are:
CPU: Pentium 4 2 GHz / Athlon XP200+ or faster
RAM: 512 MB or more (2 GB or more recommended when using VSTi realtime)
OS: Windows XP (Home or Professional)
How are you doing? =). Well, thank you for the knot and for your great music (singing voice). I really appreciate it heartily. I'm glad to know you.
I love your music taste! Fantastic stuff, keep it up!!! Wishing you luck and happiness in all that you do! Keep on singin' in the dramatic universe. Your music is a big part of my life.
Cheers! & take care! =).
Best wishes from Japan, Rose des sables † with Peace
PS: Please excuse me for the belated greetings. Take care of yourself with your tough schedule, plz. I hope you have a beautiful Sunday night! =).
It..s a pleasure to work with Sweet Ann. The future musical already it..s here. A great solista. I work with her and with the other voices of vocaloid and I already call to them affectionately "my boys" I don..t consider work of computer and they are whenever I need them.
What a great voice Sweet Ann has and I was amazed at how easy she was to train and place in a mix. I discovered her late on a Saturday and by Sunday added her for some support vocals to my latest track. You can take a listen to "It's U My Love" on my page. -S
BEFORE THERE WAS "SWEET ANN",THERE WAS VOCALOID'S "LOLA"CLICK ON X TRAIN'S SPACE TO HEAR HOW REAL X TRAIN MADE LOLA SOUND ON THE SONG'S "DON'T MESS WITH ME" AND "MOVE YOUR BODY". SHE FITS IN QUITE WELL WITH HIS ELECTRONIC STYLE OF MUSIC. THIS PROGRAM SOFTWARE IS AMAZING...YOU MAY NEVER WANT A HUMAN VOCALIST AGAIN.THINK ABOUT IT,SHE SINGS TO WHATEVER LYRICS YOU WRITE,SHE'S ALWAYS THERE FOR REHERSALS AND SHE GETS IT RIGHT ON THE FIRST TAKE.CHEERS TO VOCALOID
