It's that time of year again...
Last year's thread so we can laugh at our naivety. Mini bonus.
Need a refresher on what happened for vocal synths in 2020? Check out this great roundup by TheStarPalace.
2021 predictions
Last year's thread so we can laugh at our naivety. Mini bonus.
Need a refresher on what happened for vocal synths in 2020? Check out this great roundup by TheStarPalace.
quit messing around past me, this is a serious business.After their first voicebank was in English, many Vocaloid fans were shocked by SynthV's decision to focus more on Asian speaking markets. I predict this trend will continue, with SynthV 2 containing a breakout Japanese voicebank that sends the software mainstream. From then on Japanese and Chinese voicebanks will dominate the software, with the occasional English and Spanish releases. Many new fans will join, most unaware of Eleanor's existence, interested exclusively in the new Japanese and Chinese singers. Over 10 years later, just as Oprah enters her second term of presidency, SynthV 5 will release with a surprise crop of English voicebanks and new focus on the American market. Tragically, Kanru Hua will then lose interest in the software, leaving its future uncertain. Can I get an F in the chat
In the twist absolutely no one saw coming, an Alter/Ego song went viral. 2020 really did be like thatA Voiceroid will go viral via TikTok.
Well it was certainly delayed (on several occasions).The Piapro synth will be delayed as Yamaha and Crypton fight a custody battle over Hatsune Miku.
No idea what I was on for this one.A CeVIO character does a weird product endorsement
I think Minus qualifies!An original SynthV is released that makes a big splash in fandom for their cool design
I have been in this fandom for too long, I know how we roll.Over one hundred Western fans email Dreamtonics about English voicebanks, they announce a collab with a new Japanese developer instead. Maybe next year...
Announced but not yet released.DeepVocal gets an update and gains its footing as a competitor to UTAU
huehuehuehueST MEDiA vanishes like Tuxedo Mask
I am literally Nostradamus.Quadimension does something which sparks discourse
YES I am counting Charlie, NO you cannot stop me.And in the twist of the century, a new Vocaloid is released (??!!)
2021 predictions
- DeepVocal 2 comes out, and a new voicebank is released by Boxstar to accompany it.
- Yet another AI based vocal synth is announced, my brain explodes.
- New male SynthV? Well probably not, but.
- Maki Eng AI is released and becomes the most used English vocal synth for a few months.
- One more NT voice is released.
- 1st Place announces a singing voicebank for CeVIO AI