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it feels kinda dead here recently
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Yeah, when my brain don't have anything to add I usually don't. Also, kind of hate becoming "reply guy". When I'm reeady to add something tto this site I will, maybe others are in the same boat.
VV always goes a bit dead when no big news is announced for a while. Also, forums are nowhere near as popular as they used to be, at least compared to 20 years ago. Even 15 years ago, VocaloidOtaku used to be really active; then social media platforms like Tumblr, Reddit and Instagram started stealing the users who would have hung out on forums otherwise.
I’ve actually thought it has been a bit more lively than usual! It goes through periods of basically being dead but it always bounces back when news happens as stated above but this level of activity I still feel is a bit higher than typical
I only really post when I feel a need to (like for VoiSona vb updates, or whatever else). The forum did used to be super duper active a few years ago, when I joined, though.
I'd say super-active discussions started dropping after 2013 or so. I do recall 2014 being the point I noticed activity on VocaloidOtaku started to decrease, away from shitposts towards more thoughtful conversations - not necessarily a bad thing, but it did reflect the trends I've already mentioned with social media. VO's death in 2018 directly led to the creation of VV, because some of us on VO wanted to carry on with forum-based discussions without the baggage VO had gained over the years.
I kinda like it this way, to be honest. Back then—like, a decade ago—the vocal synth community was super active and full of deep talks. But that was ages ago. People got older, life got busier, so it makes sense things aren’t as lively as they used to be.
i miss vo tbh </3 rest in peace
But yeah, forums just arent as popping as they once were (unless youre counting Reddit, but even then it depends on the sub) VVN has done pretty well for itself and continues to still be pretty active for a forum.
But yeah, forums just arent as popping as they once were (unless youre counting Reddit, but even then it depends on the sub) VVN has done pretty well for itself and continues to still be pretty active for a forum.
I think what's also helped VVN survive the current social media-dominated landscape is that we can post tutorials and troubleshooting advice for vocal synths, which isn't easy to do on other platforms (except Reddit and maybe YouTube if a video is necessary to demonstrate or fix an issue). If you need help with something, it's easy to either track down an old post discussing the issue, or write up a new post asking for advice.
That has been on my mind as well. In my view, any form of engagement contributes to keeping forums active—particularly tutorials, guides, and troubleshooting threads. You don’t usually find good guides on random place. That’s what makes vocal synth forums special and what keeps them going.
The reason i prefer it this way because, when thing start to get attention and become super-active, almost every time thing go down hill so fast... and we already have so many example in the past.
Yup, I prefer somewhat dead forums, but peaceful ones.
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the thing about this forum for me is despite not posting a lot its kind of the only place i find decent news about vocal synths. there isnt a single place i go that rather consistently has new threads for tracking news on a new voice or whatever. forums are far more organized and easier to navigate for that information. reddit is the closest "modern" social forum but it is lacking in that subreddits dont have categories, some lack flairs for organization, and a lot of the subjects are still too niche for the subs to even me useful anyways. i have never found any of the vocal synth subs to be particularly useful.
imo i find this forum to be more of a useful website rather than a place i expect the same social activity as a place like twitter, reddit, discord, or amino. i dont really need VVN to feel like a social site when i come here for the news, and the discussions (and that too. my god, i much prefer having critical discussions on a forum like this than in the replies of twitter lol).
imo i find this forum to be more of a useful website rather than a place i expect the same social activity as a place like twitter, reddit, discord, or amino. i dont really need VVN to feel like a social site when i come here for the news, and the discussions (and that too. my god, i much prefer having critical discussions on a forum like this than in the replies of twitter lol).