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Don't forget about the Wayback Machine! Admittedly, the Internet Archive in general is now under threat from copyright holders, but the WM is still a godsend for archiving old pages (so long as a robots.txt script isn't on a site). I've tried my best to save songs and post them to YouTube in...

Admittedly, Miku V2 had choppy transitions as well, but people forgave it in hindsight because she was the second V2 ever released after Sweet Ann, and the very first Japanese V2. Nowadays, some people find V2's choppiness charming, but obviously that's nostalgia over older software. I agree...

These comments have just made me think if Crypton had just kept reissuing V2 Miku in some way (and even V1 Meiko and Kaito and V2 Rin, Len and Luka), a lot of fans would have been less upset over the years. With every engine upgrade and attempt to keep their V1 and V2 tones, ironically the...

This also really puts the nail in the coffin for Eleanor Forte's reputation - I can still remember when she was pretty much promoted as SynthV's (most likely) mascot bank and Miku equivalent, but that honour later went to Solaria and now Teto.

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...

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...

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...

AHS have posted some vocal mode demos of Miki and Kiyoteru:

Yet another Jun demo!

I don't own V6 myself (or any vocal synth for that matter lol), but I do know it has similar problems with V5 - mainly, it's too expensive for hobbyists and the Vocaloid engine still doesn't sound realistic enough for professionals, so it's caught in this awkward double bind where it alienates...

I know I'm gonna get keelhauled as a judgemental ass for saying this buuuuut... Kikuo is one of those artists who belong in a personal tier of mine which I can only designate as 'Sus'. I don't have any solid reasons as to why, but there's just something about him I don't like. It's really hard...

Ooof, even if I happened to stan the CUL family, I definitely wouldn't support any future Zan-Shin projects in the future after reading this. What a dumpster fire.

Aww man, that's so shitty to hear. Even if fans are understanding, I wouldn't be surprised if people didn't pay up again for a WhiteCUL VB (because what if history repeats itself?). I'm just gonna dismiss WhiteCUL V6 as vaporware for the time being, unless they get some kind of proper backer to...

Ohhh, a SynthV Utada cover has just made my day! Nakuru's voice in this demo is also a great fit for the song.

To be honest, I've always thought Flower had the same problem, but I have heard some songs where she's mixed well enough that you can't hear it so much.

I always assumed the early V2s in particular were choppy because nobody had really got to grips with V2 development yet. If you listen to VY2 V2 (the last V2 release), he sounds really fluid compared to say, Miku V2. (I still love Miku V2 tho, choppy phonemes and all. It's ironic how Miku NT is...

The Vocaloid Wiki has samples of VBs on specific product pages, and even though it's just Arsloid singing "Do re mi~", you can still tell how bad his Bright and Soft VBs are if you click the tabs for them. His base VB is completely fine, however.