Pocket Miku: A unique vocal synthesizer from Japan

In this video, I explore the Pocket Miku - a unique vocal synthesizer from Japan.
The sample libraries I made in this video can be found here: www.patreon.com/posts/7302517...
NOTE: The sample library above is not a port of the Pocket Miku. For copyright reasons, I'm not able to include the raw Pocket Miku sounds in this download, so this contains only the highly processed Microcosm sounds.
You can buy one of these silly instruments on eBay here: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...
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  • @dzjin
    @dzjin Жыл бұрын

    Miku is no longer a Vocaloid actually, Yamaha has basically abandoned the software and now Crypton has their own software to host the latest (controversial) version of Miku, Miku NT. Most people still prefer to use Vocaloid 4 over 5 because it's more geared towards tuning the voices manually and giving the user more control CORRECTION: Vocaloid 6 released so it is not abandoned but more accurately Crypton has abandoned Vocaloid

  • @ember_falls

    @ember_falls

    Жыл бұрын

    oh that's interesting, I've never actually looked into the synth tech behind the songs so I don't know anything about what happens there lol

  • @Kougeru

    @Kougeru

    Жыл бұрын

    That's not entirely true. Crypon was always the owner and they chose not to continue working with YAMAHA because they believed that Vocaloid software was too limiting for what they wanted to do. Though of course 3 years later we see that nothing really good has happened...

  • @leavescore754

    @leavescore754

    Жыл бұрын

    who really use NT? haha

  • @osakablinladen

    @osakablinladen

    Жыл бұрын

    god i wish they just migrated to synthv but it looks like crypton wanted their own engine for a while and would migrate even if vocaloid didn't fall off

  • @enginerdy

    @enginerdy

    Жыл бұрын

    This is a lot of consternation over something that is essentially an extended gimmick

  • @acertainredpanda1115
    @acertainredpanda1115 Жыл бұрын

    It's really strange to hear Miku sing over a trap beat, since both Miku and the trap music trend are from different times! Very nostalgic and novel at the same time.

  • @keepyourshoesathedoor

    @keepyourshoesathedoor

    Жыл бұрын

    Not really, but I get how you feel.

  • @HarryAdee

    @HarryAdee

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly what I would want to comment. It sounds great.

  • @MyFictionalChaos

    @MyFictionalChaos

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel that way too! Even though, trap beats are kind of old now too haha! Time sure is flying by, huh!

  • @its_myo

    @its_myo

    Жыл бұрын

    try listening to yameii online or lil 3nvi. they are not hatsune miku but other english vocaloids its actually fire.

  • @vandarkholme4745

    @vandarkholme4745

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah! Generally not a huge fan of vocaloids but this actually is palatable

  • @Ailun__
    @Ailun__ Жыл бұрын

    The reason having a real time piano input for speech synthesis doesn’t work suuuper well is because we typically sing the consonant just before the note, and leave the vowel to take up all the space. In the actual vocaloid program (and similar synths like openUTAU, CeVIO, and my personal fav SynthV) the consonant is inserted right before the midi note you fill in, but for that to happen in real time the piano would need to somehow predict your touch before you press the key. It’s still a really cool device though! Just might be hard to play since you need to be sliiightly off time.

  • @DavidHilowitzMusic

    @DavidHilowitzMusic

    Жыл бұрын

    yes, this is exactly what I was experiencing. I ended up playing every note a bit early in order to get it to line up

  • @kosherre6243

    @kosherre6243

    Жыл бұрын

    My solution: discuss your plans with the software. I'm sure they'd understand.

  • @inexpensive_housing-2948

    @inexpensive_housing-2948

    Жыл бұрын

    hey yo wont beleive but there's a couple of vocal synth rpograms that do real time; AlterEgo and Chipspeech. both by Plogue. they work just like that

  • @kimisaacbuelagala1314

    @kimisaacbuelagala1314

    Жыл бұрын

    could add a proximity sensor to the keys

  • @kosherre6243

    @kosherre6243

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kimisaacbuelagala1314 but if you hover your fingers on nearby keys, they'll also be triggered.

  • @janevim11
    @janevim11 Жыл бұрын

    most of these tracks sound like the soundtrack to Bee and Puppycat, a show using the vocaloid Oliver both as an actual character voice and as a background singer, very cool!

  • @lifeonmvrs

    @lifeonmvrs

    Жыл бұрын

    yes!! haha, i kept thinking that throughout the whole video lmao :P

  • @weirdosuggested

    @weirdosuggested

    Жыл бұрын

    that’s what i was thinking too

  • @KitsuneFyora

    @KitsuneFyora

    Жыл бұрын

    *lowest growl voice ever* "DEFEATEEEEEEDDDDDD"

  • @cyberneticsquid

    @cyberneticsquid

    Жыл бұрын

    Bee and Puppycat :D

  • @darianstarfrog

    @darianstarfrog

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey! Fellow Bee and Puppy cat fans!!! How weird we gathered here!?

  • @chillbreaux
    @chillbreaux Жыл бұрын

    I briefly had a Korg Miku pedal and it was a blast on guitar.

  • @ARGAMA_

    @ARGAMA_

    Жыл бұрын

    I always thought it was a little underwhelming. This is def a step in the right direction as far as a playable Miku voice. Obviously it'll always be better to hand input the midi notes yourself, but this is an exciting option for vocal synths!

  • @ingreynelg

    @ingreynelg

    Жыл бұрын

    There is a great demo by SpiralCaster who was very capable to make the Miku sound very good.

  • @CHADALAK1

    @CHADALAK1

    Жыл бұрын

    I've been on a hunt for one of these! D: ! Someday when guitar pedal captures are better I would capture it. NeuralDSP Quad Cortex I don't think will be able to due to the pedal's complex nature

  • @dn4339

    @dn4339

    Жыл бұрын

    Listen to Into the Twilight by Jack White. He's makes great use of said pedal.

  • @Mrshoujo

    @Mrshoujo

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CHADALAK1 I bought one from Juno Records in the UK years ago for $115 on sale. This was when every place was selling it for a lot more.

  • @importaku
    @importaku Жыл бұрын

    the sung words are just the components of japanese the idea is you can piece them together to make them into actual words. A I U E O buttons are the kana alphabet designations the words all base from KA KI KU KE KO, SA SHI TSU SE SO ect...

  • @CrossbredManiac

    @CrossbredManiac

    Жыл бұрын

    🤝

  • @alaamhmd1158

    @alaamhmd1158

    Жыл бұрын

    I dont get it.. so to sing anata wa daisuki.. what should he press ?? Vowels are obvious but where are the other letters?

  • @rodneycusi7978

    @rodneycusi7978

    Жыл бұрын

    Huh I always wondered what she was saying

  • @muyodosel1658

    @muyodosel1658

    Жыл бұрын

    @@alaamhmd1158 anata "ga" daisuki anata wa daisuki would mean: you are daisuki, instead of "i love you".

  • @ashleybunny1884

    @ashleybunny1884

    Жыл бұрын

    @@muyodosel1658 doesn’t really answer the question lol 😆

  • @needtau4138
    @needtau4138 Жыл бұрын

    2:36 I want a version of just this on loop.

  • @eg-draw

    @eg-draw

    Жыл бұрын

    I want it too :(

  • @mreyeball3085

    @mreyeball3085

    Жыл бұрын

    Reminds of of Holland patent public library works

  • @alyellow7455

    @alyellow7455

    Жыл бұрын

    the drums ruin it ngl

  • @pingeee

    @pingeee

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah that shit was beautiful

  • @user-nm1cb8jw8t
    @user-nm1cb8jw8t Жыл бұрын

    彼女は日本語で「こんにちは」「ド・レ・ミ・ファ・ソ・ラ・シ・ド」って歌てるね She sings "konnichiwa" and "do-re-mi-fa-so-la-si-do" in Japanese.

  • @marktheshark5733

    @marktheshark5733

    11 ай бұрын

    Very cool

  • @jdssurf

    @jdssurf

    10 ай бұрын

    awesome thanks

  • @SamiTheAnxiousBean
    @SamiTheAnxiousBean Жыл бұрын

    Honestly wish they made other pocket vocaloids because there are so many with a lot of really cool voices

  • @Ambipie

    @Ambipie

    Жыл бұрын

    some of us would kill for a toggle able rin len stylophone

  • @flower7250

    @flower7250

    Жыл бұрын

    I really want Fukase and Oliver so muchh! Oliver especially! Since he voiced Puppycat, I want to experiment with it!

  • @mysteryz0ne272

    @mysteryz0ne272

    Жыл бұрын

    iirc wasn't there a vy1 chip for this?

  • @sp01led_m1lk8

    @sp01led_m1lk8

    Жыл бұрын

    I would love a gumi one

  • @Fi6ment

    @Fi6ment

    Жыл бұрын

    @@flower7250 omg you read my mind!! i was just about to comment this about oliver and puppycat

  • @okuru3301
    @okuru3301 Жыл бұрын

    More than 30 years ago, when I was in junior high school, I bought a DX7, and now, when my son is in high school, he bought a Hatsune-Miku. She is the real synthesizer of our time.

  • @ukestudio3002

    @ukestudio3002

    Жыл бұрын

    Had a DX9 I really enjoyed. Wish I had it still .

  • @resonate72

    @resonate72

    Жыл бұрын

    It's funny because Miku's original design is actually based off of the DX7!

  • @wakewaka00
    @wakewaka00 Жыл бұрын

    1:20 こんにちは〜ありがとう〜 Konnichiwa〜Arigatou〜

  • @SeraphimKnight
    @SeraphimKnight Жыл бұрын

    Vocaloid is a huge (and I mean HUGE) subset of music in japan and an insane amount of famous japanese producers come from a vocaloid background. Still to this day the scene has some really big breakout hits that get covers from this other, unrelated virtual idol sphere that is Vtubers... And then the producers create original songs for said vtubers! The vtuber music sphere is another place that's worth a look into since they operate so differently than what the west is used to.

  • @cbalan777
    @cbalan777 Жыл бұрын

    Very cool. Miku gets all the love, but I would love a Pocket Luka. (A different vocaloid) Thanks for sharing this! It's amazing how much the complexity of the sounds you can make skyrockets when you add in the keyboard and pedal.

  • @c.arandyl

    @c.arandyl

    Жыл бұрын

    Pocket Luka would be crazy!

  • @sockfrogsinsuits

    @sockfrogsinsuits

    Жыл бұрын

    i be wanting a pocket oliver for real

  • @M364A

    @M364A

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sockfrogsinsuits what about a pocket of money?

  • @sockfrogsinsuits

    @sockfrogsinsuits

    Жыл бұрын

    @@M364A that works

  • @wa7saka

    @wa7saka

    Жыл бұрын

    Frrr

  • @MilkintheMicrowaver
    @MilkintheMicrowaver Жыл бұрын

    the ETHEREAL sound at 3:50.... gosh.... this is so cool!! I LOVE vocaloid and just subbed like a week ago, the timing on this video is impeccable!!!!!

  • @SoapyCilantro

    @SoapyCilantro

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s so wild and exiting to think about the birth of a new genre of music that utilizes these products, sounds, and technology in ways we never imagined.

  • @LizordSword

    @LizordSword

    Жыл бұрын

    WILL WOOD MEMES??? IN _MY_ RECOMMENDED????

  • @reedwilliams1868

    @reedwilliams1868

    Жыл бұрын

    it sounds like if Brian Eno started using Vocaloid

  • @Riku-Leela

    @Riku-Leela

    Жыл бұрын

    Vocaloid heaven

  • @kellyjogger4935

    @kellyjogger4935

    Жыл бұрын

    it sounds like a minion lmao

  • @restycarl
    @restycarl Жыл бұрын

    5:48 ね. とまれ の は 疎遠 な 路線. "Ne. Tomare no wa soen'na rosen." Translation: "You know, the stop is a distant route."

  • @Queenxily
    @Queenxily Жыл бұрын

    4:10 sounds like cutscene music in a game about exploring some abandoned kingdom Or even in a movie about the same thing. It sounds so cool.

  • @Yakov2050
    @Yakov2050 Жыл бұрын

    Fun! Just bought one from eBay. Gotta love how Japan has all these wonderful synths and hardware gadgets that nobody has ever heard of

  • @JakHart

    @JakHart

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you know that most countries have wonderful synths and hardware gadgets that nobody has ever heard of? Well, that is, except the creator, and their circles of people, of course.

  • @sparklesparklesparkle6318

    @sparklesparklesparkle6318

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JakHart how do you even have friends.

  • @teekanne15

    @teekanne15

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sparklesparklesparkle6318 pretty bold of you to assume he has friends

  • @muhammadsyafiq1004

    @muhammadsyafiq1004

    Жыл бұрын

    it's vocaloid. Nobody ever heard of the synths version of it cause people that actually do make music in the genre use the software version like Vocaloid 5. It used to be even more janky. People had to actually use a game to develop music during the early days of vocaloid. Vocaloid is not exactly a music genre you consume live. Hence negating the need for synths in the first place. Miku being the OG of course, but my fav vocaloid artist is Cepheid.

  • @Yakov2050

    @Yakov2050

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JakHart Japan is special in so many ways and there's no other place in the world like Akihabara. Just because other countries have tinkerers and makers doesn't make Japan any less special

  • @natsunaorathegodofillusion7915
    @natsunaorathegodofillusion7915 Жыл бұрын

    I need an extended version of that ending. Miku is singing such a chill little tune... ♡

  • @purelucknoskill5158

    @purelucknoskill5158

    Жыл бұрын

    yes pls

  • @dheroefic

    @dheroefic

    8 ай бұрын

    Pls ❤

  • @erickcr8778
    @erickcr8778 Жыл бұрын

    I love how this video is edited, other “KZreadrs” spend too much talking about themselves or have an intro, stuff like that this is straight to the point 👍🏽

  • @Sypaka
    @Sypaka Жыл бұрын

    There are actually a few producers, which use Miku's voice as normal instruments, but only for short periods, before the next part of the song kicks in.. I would have to use a couple hours to find those songs again.

  • @definitelydefinitelydefini3987

    @definitelydefinitelydefini3987

    Жыл бұрын

    daisychira has a song using mikus voice, its called Heaven's Gate

  • @fireaza
    @fireaza Жыл бұрын

    Just a bit of a guess as to how the controls on this gizmo work, when it comes to the language side of things. Japanese vowels are the "A, I, U ,E, O" sounds that we know in English, but consonants, are actually a vowel with another sound placed in front of it. So for example, you put a "K" and front and you now have "KA, KI, KU, KE, KO". Put an "M" and you now have "MA, MI, MU, ME, MO". The "shift" button is probably swapping between these sets.

  • @rumi_daisuki12_14

    @rumi_daisuki12_14

    Жыл бұрын

    あいうえお

  • @Quitobito

    @Quitobito

    Жыл бұрын

    Consonants aren't vowels with another sound placed in front of them. Consonants are that "another sound". In ka, 'k' is a consonant, 'a' is a vowel, and the unit they form together is called a mora.

  • @wondersmith
    @wondersmith Жыл бұрын

    My girl Miku! Super excited to see you get into Vocaloid, there's so much cool music out there. The one thing I would say is that Vocaloid isn't so unique anymore! Vocal synth technology has really taken off the last few years, and there's all sorts of other software engines with lots and lots of voices! If you want to check out some free ones, there's UTAU (freeware, a gajillion voices) and Alter/Ego (by Plogue, two free voices), and for commercial stuff, there's CeVIO, Synthesizer V, Crypton's Piapro singer line... and that's just what I can think of off the top of my head!

  • @DucktorQuackers
    @DucktorQuackers Жыл бұрын

    can someone make a full song off of this specifically 3:50 and 4:08 I keep coming back to this video only for these parts alone

  • @Cringedak

    @Cringedak

    Жыл бұрын

    Me to

  • @styrosk880
    @styrosk880 Жыл бұрын

    Another vocaloid I think you'd enjoy is Yameii, she sings in English. Her voicebank is from Avannah I think

  • @achewy7700

    @achewy7700

    Жыл бұрын

    yameii is voiced by avanna, who is a vocaloid originally released by vocaloid 3. avanna is also used in porter robinson's goodbye to a world if i'm not mistaken

  • @MyFictionalChaos

    @MyFictionalChaos

    Жыл бұрын

    @@achewy7700 thanks for commenting bc I was thinking that too! I'm so glad western artists are getting into vocaloid through avanna :D Also FYI for anyone wondering Yameii is a virtual idol but used vocaloid as the software for their voice

  • @VICZEN

    @VICZEN

    Жыл бұрын

    @@achewy7700 He used it in more songs than just Goodbye to A World actually !

  • @ikeasotbarnslig5228

    @ikeasotbarnslig5228

    Жыл бұрын

    @@achewy7700 Speaking of Porter Robinson, he actually has his own Vocaloid now! His name is Po-Uta, and he was just released last week, I think.

  • @NewMateo
    @NewMateo Жыл бұрын

    Just a heads up. Next time you need to quickly translate I think Google Translate can be used with your phones camera and itll automatically translate everything in real time off the page.

  • @reytunezbz

    @reytunezbz

    Жыл бұрын

    True not perfect but good enough.

  • @jmanfishh

    @jmanfishh

    Жыл бұрын

    Google Lens can translate printed instructions and booklets

  • @jamesgulland

    @jamesgulland

    Жыл бұрын

    Was going to suggest the same thing, the accuracy is pretty good nowadays

  • @DoctorNemmo

    @DoctorNemmo

    Жыл бұрын

    Microsoft Translator app is pretty good too !

  • @rauz

    @rauz

    Жыл бұрын

    If you're using an iPhone on iOS 16, you can just use the regular camera app, point it at the text and press translate.

  • @SnookRS
    @SnookRS Жыл бұрын

    please do the whole track it's hauntingly beautiful :)))))))))

  • @VirgoRebellion

    @VirgoRebellion

    Жыл бұрын

    Ye, please...

  • @outahere57

    @outahere57

    Жыл бұрын

    Yess

  • @tahnozomi6382
    @tahnozomi6382 Жыл бұрын

    It brings back memories. When I was a child, it was sold at a neighborhood bookstore in Japan. Gakken published ‘Otona no Kagaku’(大人の科学), the series of science book with a cool gear.

  • @emanuelemaggio6319
    @emanuelemaggio6319 Жыл бұрын

    2:55 Well… it is, a singing robot

  • @jmelara324
    @jmelara324 Жыл бұрын

    A few years back Korg actually made a Miku guitar pedal that actually achieves similar sounds. You could imagine what it sounds like through a Microcosm… Check it out!

  • @melvoid01

    @melvoid01

    Жыл бұрын

    Through a Fuzz with delay and reverb = awesome

  • @HatsuneMiku3D
    @HatsuneMiku3D Жыл бұрын

    The Vocaloid software is very versatile compared to pocket miku, which for its price tag is pretty reasonable. The actual software though in the hands of song writers and musicians can make some incredible songs.

  • @abyssosque

    @abyssosque

    Жыл бұрын

    That one kikuo song is a goddamn vibe

  • @pinkmiku12

    @pinkmiku12

    Жыл бұрын

    @@abyssosque are you talking about aishite aishite aishite? thats the most popular kikou song i can think of

  • @_axetrax1

    @_axetrax1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@abyssosque ALL kikou songs are a 'vibe' #fact

  • @mimaaellian2678

    @mimaaellian2678

    Жыл бұрын

    @@abyssosque hole dwelling you mean?

  • @abyssosque

    @abyssosque

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pinkmiku12 looked it up its emptiness, emptiness, emptiness of emptiness(kara kara kara no kara)

  • @ozaninan
    @ozaninan Жыл бұрын

    3:30 my girl miku turned into k.k. slider

  • @FreeaakyBooy
    @FreeaakyBooy Жыл бұрын

    I cant remember when the last time was i touched a piano or thought about producing music, but the quality of your video production and the sound of that japenese vocaloid thing is amazing. When you started playing around with the microcosm i was reeeaally blown away of how goooooood it sounded. please make more content on these devices !

  • @Generic-Cat-Drawing
    @Generic-Cat-Drawing Жыл бұрын

    0:03 I have heard of choirs on synths, but I have never heard a vocaloid on a synth! That’s pretty cool!

  • @utaukappasensei2

    @utaukappasensei2

    Жыл бұрын

    Isn't vocaloid itself a synth?

  • @richsackett3423

    @richsackett3423

    Жыл бұрын

    @@utaukappasensei2 Yes, vocaloid is a synth.

  • @netako

    @netako

    Жыл бұрын

    They even made a Miku guitar pedal called Miku Stomp (this one was developed by Korg however) and a very rare Vocaloid keytar named VKB-100 in the early 2010s.

  • @-Lola.

    @-Lola.

    Жыл бұрын

    Vocaloid itself is a synth, but there are also many products spun off from the initial software

  • @derflexo
    @derflexo Жыл бұрын

    I just love how you edit and storytell your videos with testing it out telling the story bout and meanwhile creating a short song with it. You are amazing!

  • @AngryCagen
    @AngryCagen Жыл бұрын

    Landed on this video sitting on my doorstep when I opened KZread back up. Great video! Very cool! Definitely looking forward to watching more of your videos. Thanks for sharing.

  • @JoshIsASoftie
    @JoshIsASoftie Жыл бұрын

    I watched your Microcosm video first and then got to this. Very glad you showed them both together!

  • @jikij2626
    @jikij2626 Жыл бұрын

    1:33 actually shes saying radon words but with japanese laguage, considering that japanese letters are consistent of entire sillables, japanese is actually really simple phonetically

  • @everytongueconfess
    @everytongueconfess Жыл бұрын

    I am so excited for this! Always wanted to make music on one of these things and now I can. Love being a member and you always come through with unique libraries. God bless ❤

  • @Nonnavlis
    @Nonnavlis Жыл бұрын

    I love your content and I'm a long-time fan of Miku and the Vocaloid software as well (and of synths in general, ofc!)--what a delightful little gadget this is!!

  • @Grim327
    @Grim327 Жыл бұрын

    3:02 feels like stepping out into a massive open world in a video game type of theme

  • @ForkySeven
    @ForkySeven Жыл бұрын

    The "syllables" mode at the very beginning is actually solfege.

  • @PraiseTracks
    @PraiseTracks Жыл бұрын

    Another amazing video, I loved getting pulled into the wonderful world of exploring these instruments. You make the journey so much fun and add such substance to them, that challenges and inspires us. I also really am blown away by what the Microcosm can do, amazing piece of gear. Joyfully yours!🎹

  • @Elecrlbloom
    @Elecrlbloom Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video, im very glad that you now have so many viewers and subscribers for new videos :3

  • @donatelling
    @donatelling Жыл бұрын

    that chill little tune omg...I'm in love. please make a 10 hour version on that!

  • @LouieTaylorMusic
    @LouieTaylorMusic Жыл бұрын

    So cool and quirky haha I would have never searched for a video like this to be completely honest, but I enjoyed it just as much as anything else due to your fantastic presentation style. Thanks!

  • @Simeon_Harris
    @Simeon_Harris Жыл бұрын

    actually sounds really nice with reverb and vibrato turned on. and the microcosm makes anything you put through it sound cool :)

  • @MrSarge-nw5jy
    @MrSarge-nw5jy Жыл бұрын

    This is quite interesting. The atmosphere with vocaloid specifics and tuning just sounds so unique for some reason.

  • @mikewebsdale4777
    @mikewebsdale47778 ай бұрын

    I am so glad I came across your work. It is so fun and brightening in the life department. Thanks for providing smiles all over the world!

  • @dixgun
    @dixgun Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for letting us know about it. The look of the Pocket Miku reminds me of the Stylophone. Your creations sound beautiful.

  • @michael1234252
    @michael1234252 Жыл бұрын

    Actually this synth instrument is based off an old synth from the late 60's called the Stylophone. A Stylophone is uniquely different from a Traditional synth like the Yamaha DX-7. It relies on the electroconductive keypad and a styles as the input for each keynote. While the DX-7 relies on a traditional piano keyboard and each key will toggle a switch to trigger the keynote input.

  • @duncathan_salt

    @duncathan_salt

    Жыл бұрын

    while the physical instrument is definitely based on a stylophone, the synthesizer software itself is certainly based on vocaloid

  • @adamedmour9704

    @adamedmour9704

    Жыл бұрын

    @@duncathan_saltThat said it’s extremely frustrating to watch him tap each note individually, and then pick up the pen, and then tap the next note, like a terrible keyboard. Stylophones have a unique glissando based playing style based on dragging the pen across the keyboard, which is evocative of a human voice even in its original primitive analogue form. Moreover, a traditional stylophone features an analogue master tuning knob on the back, which means you can easily tune to the key of the song and retain the “white key” glissando play style in any key. Based on this review video I have no idea how well this product works as an implementation of vocaloid on a stand alone stylophone based controller. For instance, this issue with certain vowels being out of time: what happens to the vowels when you glissando by dragging the pen from one key to the next is absolutely the main thing about this product, and it’s almost miraculously not featured in this video.

  • @Aonoexorcist100
    @Aonoexorcist100 Жыл бұрын

    Love that delay and reverb combo, was really pretty! 💙

  • @daphnelol
    @daphnelol Жыл бұрын

    I really love your videos, I love synthesizers but don't have the expendable income to buy any at the moment, so I like to live vicariously through you and your uploads!! Thank you!

  • @adtheviewer
    @adtheviewer Жыл бұрын

    omg it's a vocal stylophone I love it

  • @yagrU
    @yagrU Жыл бұрын

    adding the microcosm was brilliant. great video as always!

  • @drindy5166

    @drindy5166

    Жыл бұрын

    Totally agree with you on that. They definitely work well paired up for killer sounds. 👊🧡👍

  • @suisegs69420
    @suisegs69420 Жыл бұрын

    ok, this is by far the most unique vocaloid piece of sound I've heard love it

  • @paasulla
    @paasulla Жыл бұрын

    oh my :) i was exploring your channel after watching the piano toy video and im so glad i found something about vocaloid 😁 thanks!

  • @utaukappasensei2
    @utaukappasensei2 Жыл бұрын

    Please be careful with the library you created, I am not sure Yamaha might be mad because of the whole vocaloid situation and I don't want you getting sued or something

  • @skbevila
    @skbevila Жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Been waiting for this for ages and didn’t know it existed already. I tried to learn to use the original Miku software back in 2015 and it gave me a headache every single time. This looks like an incredible distillation of that software!

  • @SilencePandaa

    @SilencePandaa

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah this has been out FOR AGES (2014 iirc), unfortunately it's really hard to find a "Pocket Miku" without looking to pay 2-3x the original price

  • @cybergalacticnova

    @cybergalacticnova

    Жыл бұрын

    Technology is pretty amazing. Synthesizer V is also a vocal synthesis software, but it's the first to use artificial intelligence and has AI based voicebanks. It's also cheaper than Vocaloid,is flexible, accessible, and very easy to use.

  • @Metareduxxx
    @Metareduxxx Жыл бұрын

    yo ur videos are amazing and you have 1 of the cleanest setups thank you!

  • @frenchismexican
    @frenchismexican Жыл бұрын

    Very cool. That microcosm is such a lush tool. Thanks for sharing!

  • @anastasia7013
    @anastasia7013 Жыл бұрын

    Это прекрасно... Я очень скучаю по такому звучанию Мику, сейчас это уже что-то олдскульные. Звучит эфемерно, переносит на 12 лет назад

  • @soulfulandnice
    @soulfulandnice Жыл бұрын

    This is pretty cool! It definitely gives inspiration to be creative. I could definitely see myself adding something like this to a song if I buy one (once I figure out how to make words😅)

  • @sarakajira
    @sarakajira Жыл бұрын

    This is actually really cool. I would love for you to make a full song of that melody you made. Really pretty!

  • @ros_sauce
    @ros_sauce Жыл бұрын

    neat little thing and cool video!! i love seeing vocaloid content like this :)

  • @FizzyK-45
    @FizzyK-45 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, This is like the next level version of the Korg Miku Stomp Pedal, sounds amazing too.

  • @MrLemonGrahb
    @MrLemonGrahb Жыл бұрын

    Dude, I want you to know what this specific video of yours just meant to me. Listening to you talking about sound across all this details and with such passion filled me with awe toward the sheer potential of the number of brilliant minds in the world, connected to different topics, and what they could achieve together. You increased my hope in humanity, really. And I needed that. A thousand thanks.

  • @MountainHomeJerrel
    @MountainHomeJerrel7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for these awesome videos!

  • @nemanomenas2249
    @nemanomenas2249 Жыл бұрын

    man i really need one of these! I'd been digging around a while ago and it doesn't look like anyone sells them anymore. all in all, great video, hoping to get my own synth someday soon :)

  • @Lil_scribbles
    @Lil_scribbles Жыл бұрын

    I had some Maria Carey ptsd when I thought you were playing her song at 2:00

  • @N0Illl
    @N0Illl Жыл бұрын

    These sounds are so blessing, let's hope author releases something on bandcamp, or anywhere. UwU

  • @countgrogu1269
    @countgrogu1269 Жыл бұрын

    Dude it's so ominous for some reason with the pedal and I love it I used to listen to a lot of Vocaloid but this is so good!

  • @kumaoso2849
    @kumaoso2849 Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing! I want more videos about it, subscribing for that!

  • @ALaughingMan
    @ALaughingMan Жыл бұрын

    This is super unique and sounds very ethereal.

  • @VlogColton
    @VlogColton Жыл бұрын

    Getting big Portal turret voices vibe from this!

  • @adamdeverb
    @adamdeverb Жыл бұрын

    Ohh mannn.. you got great works!! Thank you for sharing!!

  • @mhmm6332
    @mhmm6332 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing video, very cool!

  • @timh.7169
    @timh.7169 Жыл бұрын

    3:49 OMG give me more of this, its like meditation music I would LOVE to recreate this, but I have no idea what the hell you are doing 😂

  • @georgehamilton1477
    @georgehamilton1477 Жыл бұрын

    Sir, can we have the whole track from this part please? 2:37 Because it's sounds very calm, and relaxing. This melody stuck in my head for long time! Thank you in advance. 😁❤️

  • @eg-draw

    @eg-draw

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes please!

  • @nathanielscreativecollecti6392
    @nathanielscreativecollecti6392 Жыл бұрын

    This is a huge rabbit hole to go down. Good luck!

  • @sailorpanda
    @sailorpanda Жыл бұрын

    It’s so expensive but it’s cheaper than buying the Vocaloid software and Miku’s voicebank

  • @zmix
    @zmix Жыл бұрын

    If you were able to read the manual you would have come across the draconian license agreement. It expressly forbids the use of the sound in any commercial recording.

  • @DavidHilowitzMusic

    @DavidHilowitzMusic

    Жыл бұрын

    woah! is that true!?? if so, that’s really nuts.

  • @TheMCCraftingTable

    @TheMCCraftingTable

    Жыл бұрын

    Big oof

  • @zmix

    @zmix

    Жыл бұрын

    Here you go: 2. Usage Restrictions You are not permitted to perform the following actions through use of the Software. i. Publication or distribution of content featuring lyrics or other content that is offensive to public order and morals ii. Publication or distribution of content that defames, otherwise harms the reputation of, or in other ways violates the rights of a third party iii. Publication of content including any of the following without permission of the Companies 1. Displays in products and services If “VOCALOID(TM) (this includes descriptions of the same in the Japanese language)”, Hatsune Miku or any items related to these (hereafter, “Protected Displays”) are displayed in the following product or service- related contexts: a. Products and services with any kind of credit displayed, e.g. singer, artist, or instrument names, which also show the Protected Displays b. Products and services that use the Protected Displays in the context of any kind of promotion or advertising such as packaging or promotional materials c. Products and services that use the Protected Displays in any form recognizable by the consumer in contexts such as the opening or end credits of video works 2. Use in commercial karaoke Use in commercial karaoke software, karaoke hardware, karaoke systems that use the Internet, and any other commercial karaoke product, in addition to karaoke services (whether online, offline, or in any other form) 3. Commercial use in contexts such as ringtones for telephones or mobile telephones Commercial use in sounds such as call alerts or warning sounds for telephones (including mobile telephones) or telephony devices (hereafter, collectively “telephony devices”), not including the use of musical ringtones that are sold exclusively as music to be used for entertainment purposes 4. Embedding in devices or other such use as sound effects In addition to the above, use as sound effects for commercial purposes in home electronics, robots, arcade machines such as pachinko machines, in-car devices such as car navigation devices, electronic instruments, computer software including music creation software, computer terminal applications such as smartphone or tablet apps, or in video game software 5. Use in commercial video works Use in commercial video works (not limited to animations, commercial films, or video games) where people or characters appear to be singing or performing 6. Use in commercial CDs and other such products produced by a company Use in CDs, records, cassette tapes, MiniDiscs, hard disks, flash memory, IC memory cards, or any other storage media that has been produced by companies for commercial purposes (hereafter, “commercial CDs and other such products”), regardless of whether the recorded materials have been produced by those companies or provided by a third party

  • @apurwaasuramana5202
    @apurwaasuramana5202 Жыл бұрын

    was wondering something vocaloid would come up but dident expect a whole video. thats sick

  • @maxdon2001
    @maxdon2001 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! Interesting stuff!

  • @TheMCCraftingTable
    @TheMCCraftingTable Жыл бұрын

    I got one so I don't care if the price skyrockets after this video! XD On a side note, this tiny synth has the same chip as the Vocaloid Keyboard, and apparently has some hidden features accessible with sysex. O yeah I also have a habit of running Pocket Miku through NTS-1's cathedral reverb :D sounds quite similar to your microcosm setup.

  • @philmarsh5593
    @philmarsh5593 Жыл бұрын

    Such a cool gadget. Like a 21st century stylophone (same stylus/metal keystrip but sounded awful even back in 1971). Very neat, looking forward to exploring the sample pack, thank you.

  • @aeiounix
    @aeiounix Жыл бұрын

    Good video. Good person making video of this good product!

  • @fluxreal
    @fluxreal Жыл бұрын

    I didn’t think you could get any cooler 😭😭😭😭😭 I’m in love

  • @CrashDunning
    @CrashDunning Жыл бұрын

    If anyone here not familiar with vocaloid is interested in this, I highly suggest checking out some of the actual music people have made with the vocaloid software over the last 15 or so years. Miku used to be huge back in the day.

  • @Maikurohon
    @Maikurohon Жыл бұрын

    Once upon a time, I made a "web app" to easily translate the japanese syllables to usable hex codes and then a Max/MSP plugin for Ableton to plug those into so I could sequence notes and syllables in real time in the DAW - still have it around somewhere I'm sure

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak Жыл бұрын

    You just created a masterpiece

  • @starshyosu

    @starshyosu

    Жыл бұрын

    and i just found you

  • @Music4Life2
    @Music4Life2 Жыл бұрын

    This is really awesome

  • @LexiClipsThings
    @LexiClipsThings Жыл бұрын

    omg!!! I really hope this can inspire people to make more vocaloid music 😁

  • @smolishaya
    @smolishaya Жыл бұрын

    Around 4:20 sounds like something I would hear in OMORI

  • @69420_ayo

    @69420_ayo

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello omori fan!!!!

  • @matthewcartermusic
    @matthewcartermusic Жыл бұрын

    Love those sounds!

  • @tangodayoo
    @tangodayoo Жыл бұрын

    This is really awesome🤯

  • @Marcotonio
    @Marcotonio Жыл бұрын

    Welcome to Vocaloid! If you look past the mainstream songs and games, you'll find some really esoteric, fun soundscapes using her voice. And more!

  • @IlbryenVT
    @IlbryenVT Жыл бұрын

    The fact you managed to get this for $75 is amazing, they are now around $300+

  • @user-fy9qt5qp3u
    @user-fy9qt5qp3u Жыл бұрын

    It's so wonderful!

  • @jakejake6029
    @jakejake6029 Жыл бұрын

    awesome self healing content, I love the sounds produce

  • @TheRoarer
    @TheRoarer Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely cannot wait to see you do more with this. Can you the demo track you made with it?