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Miku V4C is an interesting choice, given that she's by FAR the worst of the Chinese vocals.....

Also I wouldn't recommend Yohioloid as a first Vocaloid to anyone, he's not bad but has some VERY weird pronunciation and a really small range. He's probably one of the more aggravating vocals I've used.

Curious, a lot of users and even a Vocaloid compocer recommended. I know but to practice is good
And miku chinese is really weird, is soft, her pronuntiation is weird but a lot of user said is easy
I asked to Korean and Chinese users for this

I haven't heard anything positive about Miku Chinese honestly. She's much worse than all the natives. I got the impression she only really gets used because, well, she's Miku (same as Miku V3 Eng)

I also have talked to a lot of people who own Act2 Kagamines, and not a single person actually liked using them. Most people suggest either getting the Appends, V4x, or trying to find Act1, because Act2 are apparently pretty LQ (VERY muffled and a pain to make sound not awful)

Ehh of course, Miku sells coz is Miku, she have a HUGE problems coz Saki didn't know chinese
Yeah Kagamine act 2 are awful, but compared to other japanses vocaloid and their previous versions, choose Act2

good list. People have recommended Gumi V3 for English. I got her a bit later. Miku’s V4 English voicebank is hard to use and Nana’s V4 English is hard too. I think harder than Miku’s but I love it. I’ve heard Miku’s Chinese voice before and she sounds so cute.

I wouldn't recommend Rin and Len's Act1 OR Act2 for beginners - their Appends are much less frustrating to work with, honestly, as the samples are of much higher quality. (Act1 is usually regarded as slightly better to work with than Act2 if you're using Rin, while Act2 is better for using Len.) Either way, you're better off getting their Appends or V4X if you intend to get a lot of use out of both of them. Probably V4X, considering you have to own their Act2 to use their Appends.

Regarding V3 Chinese banks, I've heard Yanhe's quite nice to work with as well! I've yet to have the pleasure of using her, but I've heard nothing but good things from most people who I've seen use her. Xin Hua is one that could be added to the "Don't use if you're a beginner" list: her VP is Taiwanese but an attempt was (apparently) made to make her sound more Mainland Chinese, and the result is a bank that both Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese users find difficult to get good results with. No idea if this was resolved with her V4.

For English banks: I'd also put Oliver on the "Avoid if beginner" list. Take it from someone whose first VB was Oliver; I knew he'd be a pain and got him first because he was the cheapest of the VBs I wanted, but even now I struggle with him. He's so popular in the fandom that people don't realize how frustrating he can be to use. Nana V4 English, from what I've tried, is actually pretty easy to use. Her only major "issue" is that her Rs are Ws, but a lot of people (myself included) find that to be one of her charms. Miku English is a very 50/50 sorta bank. People either call her one of the easiest non-native English banks to work with, or one of the hardest, with very little in-between. However, Len's English bank is one I can only recommend to absolute masochists.

Phew! Sorry, this was longer than I meant for it to be.