Nekomura Iroha

In this Japanese name, the surname is Nekomura.
Nekomura Iroha
Developer(s)AH-Software Co. Ltd
Initial releaseOctober 22, 2010
Stable release
Nekomura Iroha V4 / June 18, 2015
Operating systemWindows, Mac
Available inJapanese
TypeVocal Synthesizer Application
Websitehomepage

Nekomura Iroha (猫村いろは) is a female Vocaloid voicebank produced by AH-Software Co. Ltd for Vocaloid 2. The voice sampled for her was confirmed to be Showa-style singer Kyounosuke Yoshitate.[1] She is illustrated by okama, a Japanese manga artist and illustrator.[2]

Development

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She was originally designed by Sanrio for Comiket in 2009.[3]

In October 2010, Iroha was released for Vocaloid 2 with two demo songs, her appearance, and her name. Her voice provider was initially unknown. However, it was said that the voice provider was a female professional singer who passed the audition test set by AH-Software.[4]

Nekomura was one of the vocals set to be released by e-capsule.[5]

Additional software

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Silhouettes for Nekomura Iroha, along with the other vocals by AHS, were revealed on a poster on November 6, 2014, however, at the time, it was unconfirmed what they were for.[6] On November 20, it was confirmed in the livestream for Vocaloid 4 that they all, with the exception of Tohoku Zunko, will be receiving Vocaloid 4 updates. On May 14, AH-Software confirmed that Iroha would have a Natural and a Soft voicebank, which allows her to use Cross synthesis and she would release on June 18, 2015. It was also revealed that the design shown in April was for her Soft voicebank. Iroha's Natural and Soft voicebanks would be available for purchase individually or together, and a starter pack version would also be offered.[7]

In another interview, Tomohide Ogata expressed a desire to produce English versions of their Vocals. However, the project would be too complex. He went on to explain that because all of their providers are Japanese, they would rather seek English speakers of a similar voice to the Japanese versions from the United States and United Kingdom.[8]

Characteristics

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Iroha is canonically a "Kittyler", someone who loves the Sanrio character Hello Kitty. She joined the Hello Kitty to Issho! Project in early August 2010.[9][10] According to her official profile on the Hello Kitty to Issho! page, she is interested in Hello Kitty and wants to become a "Platinum Kitty".[11] Also a story about how she became a Kittyler was included.

The speakers encasing her hands are called Dynamic-Phonon Busters. The other set of speakers are called Chorus-speakers. Each of these move around, supporting her. The floating microphone collects her voice, and Announce Booth, which is on her head, works as an amplifier that divides sounds into three classes for the speakers, according to ranges: the sound frequencies for tweeters, mid-range speakers and woofers.[12]

Name Nekomura Iroha
Suggested Tempo Range 70 - 170bpm (V2, natural), 50 - 130bpm (soft)
Suggested Vocal Range E2 ~ G4 (V2, natural), F2 ~ F♭4 (soft)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AHS公式@ドイツでそんらぶ！". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ^ With-Kitty.com - Characters
  3. ^ IT Media News - サンリオが夏コミに「超キティラー」グッズ販売で「新市場開拓したい」 (Sanrio Comiket Summer Goods, "Super Kittyler", branching into a new market)
  4. ^ IT Media News - “サンリオの萌えキャラ”がVOCALOIDに　AHS「猫村いろは」は実力派の不思議ちゃん (Sanrio's budding new character a VOCALOID by AH-Software, she is mysterious)
  5. ^ "VOCALOID 虛擬歌手軟體正式在台上市". 巴哈姆特電玩資訊站. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  6. ^ "AHSのおがた＠もすかう". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  7. ^ "猫村いろは/miki - VOCALOID™4". Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  8. ^ "VOCALOID - Spirits of Creators No.23 - Mr. Tomohide Ogata-... - Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  9. ^ Sanriowave.co.jp Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ With-Kitty.com - Nekomura Iroha
  11. ^ [1] With-Kitty.com - Nekomura Iroha page excerpt
  12. ^ AH-Soft.com - 新VOCALOID登場！『VOCALOID2 猫村いろは』2010年10月22日（金）発売
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