SynthV the great dreamtonics christmas announcement theory zone

[BANKARA_TEEvie]

So, we've had a good few big updates to SV revealed/teased/released on or around Christmas a few times now - NineZero, the XLS update, even SV2 getting teased.
I have reason to believe this will happen again this year, because while SV2 has only just released, I feel like we don't really know the kind of direction that the engine will be going in (that's to say, we can assume they'll keep supporting it with major feature updates like sv1, but what can they really change!) - what sort of changes we can expect in the very long run, as the SVStudio that existed on launch is very different from how it stands today after SV2's release.
could we have another complete engine-overhaul like hdvm? could we get even *more* languages? or perhaps a feature we don't even know could be supported/added, like realistic growl effects for EVERY voicebank. NONE of these feel very likely, which is why I'm asking the question about what people think could be revealed! Or, at the very least, what ways DT could feasibly do to keep updating and upgrading SV2.

Me personally, I think an update that focuses on adding more depth to XLS would go a long way... more language support sure, but I think now is time more than ever for some kind of way to finetune a voicebank's accent when singing in a different language.

is this a boring discussion? a BAD thread? who care! let's talk about it :)

 

[lIlI]

I find this topic really interesting to think about, it definitely gets exciting towards Christmas to see what crazy thing Dreamtonics drops. I'm tempering my expectations a little this year, as SV2 is still recent enough that their schedule may be too busy for a huge Christmas announcement. My conservative guess would be the full release of version 2.2, which is currently in beta - but that wouldn't be that exciting as we've already seen most of what it'll have to offer. New letter voicebanks are regular drops, so I'm not sure about that either... My far out guess would be French, which has been floating around as a possibility for a while.

What I'd really like is just some blanket improvements to areas where SV2 voicebanks fall behind SV1, I still haven't switched over to SV2 despite owning it because 90% of my voicebanks are reported to be weaker/buggier on the new engine. But I wouldn't be opposed to a big surprise! Maybe the addition of a famous character?

 

[BiscuitsandTriscuits]

In a perfect world of my own creation they will just drop the bomb of Crypton expanding the engines their vbs are one with Luka and Meiko to start (and also for some reason a sweet ann update from powerfx's grave) but I'm expecting maybe a real release for the 2.2 and some letter vbs and maybe a new ahs character maybe

 

[Bookworm2]

Methinks... I dunno. There are TONS of things I'd love to see from Dreamtonics, but most of them are wistful thinking. Like I'd love for them to add XLS for Latin, but I just don't think that'll ever happen. Realistically, I feel like Growl/Vocal Fry as a feature for all voicebanks might happen, but I'm not too sure about that. Likewise, Glottal Stops being added would be really nice, but I'm simply not sure about that. I guess maybe an update to the Rap mode to make it more like actual rap and less like slurred singing could be possible, as I'm pretty sure that's a common point of complaint among users looking for a true Rap vocal synth. On that note, maybe a talking mode? I'm not sure how highly requested that is, but I guess it could be possible.

Keep in mind, most of this is either wistful thinking or theory making, so take it with a grain of salt. However, it would be nice if Dreamtonics did any of this wink wink nudge nudge.

 

[mary34]

Cowboy SynthV voiced by P.M. Seymour trust

In all seriousness it's probably gonna be something relatively modest, I imagine they were busy this year with many things. Maybe something crazy happens and we get French but like? Idk tbh

 

[Rylitah]

On that note, maybe a talking mode? I'm not sure how highly requested that is, but I guess it could be possible.

Probably not since Voicepeak exists. My dream is for Voicepeak to have XLS of its own though. I have wanted for years for talk synths to have more English support because people already like making talkloids! JP users for years have been making entire dramas with Voiceroid and other talk synths, and I really think creatives in the Western fandom would thrive too if they just made using these TTS programs more accessible.

All I want for Christmas is English Voicepeak make it happen Dreamtonics

I don't have opinions or wishes for Synth V besides Minase Kou SV so this is all I can contribute to this thread lmao

 

[parallax_fifths]

Dreamtonics will announce a $10bn investment from nVidia to improve their technology, which will be used to rent $10bn of computational resources from OpenAI, who in turn will buy $10bn of hardware from nVidia.