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We have Vocacolle stats again for Summer 2023!
I was curious about whether Teto would impact Japanese producers, I saw a great deal of excitement for her from nostalgic English-speakers, but I wasn't sure if that success would translate to her core market. Based on this chart, it definitely has. There are a few other small changes as well - people buying SynthV for Teto naturally gave Mai a little boost too.
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Summer 2023
The most used vocal synths of Vocacolle, translated:
1. Hatsune Miku, as always
2. Kafu
3. Kasane Teto
4. Flower
5. Kagamine Rin
6. Chis-A
7. Kagamine Len
8. Hanakuma Chifuyu
9. Gumi
10. Koharu Rikka
11. IA
12. Natsuki Karin
13. Mai
14. Sekai
15. Rime
Note that due to the sample size there isn't a huge difference (if any) between say, Flower and Len, or Gumi and Karin. So I would treat most of those below the top 3 as in no particular order.
SynthV seems to have made rapid gains in Japan, Vocaloid is still definitely the most popular, and it's fun seeing the top 3 now represent the 3 main engines.
I was curious about whether Teto would impact Japanese producers, I saw a great deal of excitement for her from nostalgic English-speakers, but I wasn't sure if that success would translate to her core market. Based on this chart, it definitely has. There are a few other small changes as well - people buying SynthV for Teto naturally gave Mai a little boost too.
Source
Summer 2023
The most used vocal synths of Vocacolle, translated:
1. Hatsune Miku, as always
2. Kafu
3. Kasane Teto
4. Flower
5. Kagamine Rin
6. Chis-A
7. Kagamine Len
8. Hanakuma Chifuyu
9. Gumi
10. Koharu Rikka
11. IA
12. Natsuki Karin
13. Mai
14. Sekai
15. Rime
Note that due to the sample size there isn't a huge difference (if any) between say, Flower and Len, or Gumi and Karin. So I would treat most of those below the top 3 as in no particular order.
SynthV seems to have made rapid gains in Japan, Vocaloid is still definitely the most popular, and it's fun seeing the top 3 now represent the 3 main engines.
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It looks like there's another NND VocaColle-format contest coming up soon, affiliated with Crypton for Miku's 16th anniversary. Same sort of submission period and ranking, with a chance of a song being in Project Sekai.
I'm having trouble deciphering the premise and rules with translation software though. Something about MVs consisting of one picture, and a list of guidelines that I can't tell if they are meant to be suggestions or things that are disallowed.
I'm having trouble deciphering the premise and rules with translation software though. Something about MVs consisting of one picture, and a list of guidelines that I can't tell if they are meant to be suggestions or things that are disallowed.
these are the official rules ^-^
Single picture video submission festival - Video examples suitable for regulations
Thanks, that's a lot more intelligible. Interesting, they really do just want a still frame.
I'm going to participate in this! Just have to test out that the video/audio get uploaded to Nico Nico properly, and to get a feel for how tagging works.It looks like there's another NND VocaColle-format contest coming up soon, affiliated with Crypton for Miku's 16th anniversary. Same sort of submission period and ranking, with a chance of a song being in Project Sekai.
I'm having trouble deciphering the premise and rules with translation software though. Something about MVs consisting of one picture, and a list of guidelines that I can't tell if they are meant to be suggestions or things that are disallowed.
This seems like a good guide to using NND: Nicovideo
When I search for myself on NND, I don't come up. Can you not search for users by username, or maybe do you need to actually have videos to show up? (If it's not one of those, I might need to change some other setting....)
Update: I was able to upload a test video, and it does look like you need to have a video in order to appear in the search results. Either that, or it worked because my name is in the video description.
I had a similar issue to @Vector: I applied my tags when uploading in Japanese mode, and they ended up not coming through at all in either mode. The test video didn't show up when searching, either. So I had to add the tags afterwards in both Japanese and English modes, as well as lock them.
There's an option to set a creative license, I think for in case others want to base derivative works off of yours. What is the default value for that (i.e., if you don't specify anything)? I'm assuming it's basically that your work remains yours, and people who want to use it would need to ask you?
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Specifying no license is the same as uploading with no license to any other platform. Subject to the terms of use but does not enter any “Creative Commons” or public domain.
Also, the English mode has officially been discontinued. It doesn’t “exist” anymore. The reason it is still visible in the footer is unknown. Please use the Japanese version of the site.
I’ve never had issues with tagging on the Japanese version of the site, so not 100% sure what is going on there.
Also, the English mode has officially been discontinued. It doesn’t “exist” anymore. The reason it is still visible in the footer is unknown. Please use the Japanese version of the site.
I’ve never had issues with tagging on the Japanese version of the site, so not 100% sure what is going on there.
Thanks!
Too bad about the English version. Friendly word of warning to English users: I could swear the site was automatically detecting which language to use when I was there; I had to set it to Japanese manually. Not sure if it knew where my computer was, or if it was based on my use of machine translation. Anyway, since the tags were still separate between languages, if you don't continue to set them for both languages until the English side completely disappears, English users might not see your videos if you only tag them in Japanese.
At least that's how it seemed to me.
Update: Actually, the site is probably setting my language based on either a language setting I chose, or the fact that my account is an "overseas" one.
That makes me think of a question:
Am I correct in assuming that the times for the event are in JST, or would it compensate for your home time zone? (In which case, you COULD accidentally upload a few hours too early/late and get disqualified.)
That makes me think of a question:
Am I correct in assuming that the times for the event are in JST, or would it compensate for your home time zone? (In which case, you COULD accidentally upload a few hours too early/late and get disqualified.)
@MagicalMiku: I have a question about this point:
Does this mean that the names of the singing synths you use should be written/listed somewhere on your submission? Or is it just saying that you should use Miku and possibly other singing synths?
mm basically the rule is about the song: the main singer must be Miku, but there can be additional virtual singers too, and in any case please write in the tags, for example 初音ミク, VOCALOID, UTAU、CeVIO , etc..
if you use Miku NT, it is okay to write in the tags both 初音ミク and 初音ミクNT (I recommend to always set the site in japanese from the bottom left menu, and I also recommend to write the singer in the title video too)
from the updated guide:
as for the time limit submission, it is japanese time ^-^
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@MagicalMiku: Thank you!
For the original Vocaloid VBs, aren't we prohibited from including the synth's name in the name of non-commercial songs? (For NT, though, the guidance was to include the name, if I remember correctly.)
you're very welcome! ^u^
mm..as written in the guide, I think is enough to put in the tag VOCALOID, UTAU, CeVIO, VOICEROID, NEUTRINO, and SynthesizerV . If you are unsure about some of the tags or what to write in the video description, I recommend to wait a little after the starting posting period and see some of the uploaded videos ^-^
the most important thing is:
mm..as written in the guide, I think is enough to put in the tag VOCALOID, UTAU, CeVIO, VOICEROID, NEUTRINO, and SynthesizerV . If you are unsure about some of the tags or what to write in the video description, I recommend to wait a little after the starting posting period and see some of the uploaded videos ^-^
the most important thing is:
@MagicalMiku: I've been wondering about this part also. It's one of the tags, isn't it? Why is it recommended to add this tag? Does adding it to the video indicate that it's ok for other Nico Nico users to create derivative works (e.g., covers) based on it?
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correct! ^-^ and as written in the guide, that tag can help with the ranking of the video itself:
when you apply to this contest, you confirm that you own the rights of the song, but you also agree to the contest terms of use:
(a bit long, but useful to read ^^)
Hm, a sublicense.... I haven't seen anything about this on the site or in the terms, but I assume it's still ok to post your entry in other places at the same time, right? (For example, embed the submitted Nico Nico video here on VVN during the contest, or even upload it to SoundCloud eventually.)
Actually, if it's a sublicense, I'd expect that the original creator could still do pretty much anything they want with their submission--they're just guaranteeing Nico Nico/etc. the ability to do anything they want with the submission also.
Actually, if it's a sublicense, I'd expect that the original creator could still do pretty much anything they want with their submission--they're just guaranteeing Nico Nico/etc. the ability to do anything they want with the submission also.
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Among some fans of niconico, it’s considered best practice to wait until the contest is over to publish on other platforms to attract interested parties to niconico and encourage them to get involved. I personally think this is a good sentiment, but it’s not a requirement.
Hm, I can understand that. I think it makes sense not to host the video on external sites (e.g., YouTube, SoundCloud) during the event period.
At the same time, this thread was the first time I'd encountered these sorts of events. (Though I may live under a rock....) I would think a Nico Nico embed with a link back to the event would be beneficial for awareness. Though that thinking may only be applicable in places where awareness isn't very high to begin with.
Mm, it's probably most in line with the spirit of the event to post on NND and leave it exclusively at that until the event has concluded.
At the same time, this thread was the first time I'd encountered these sorts of events. (Though I may live under a rock....) I would think a Nico Nico embed with a link back to the event would be beneficial for awareness. Though that thinking may only be applicable in places where awareness isn't very high to begin with.
Mm, it's probably most in line with the spirit of the event to post on NND and leave it exclusively at that until the event has concluded.
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I just realized that the reason why my YouTube feed/recomendations suddenly explodes with a lot of new vocaloid tracks every so often is VocaColle. A lot of people must only post to NicoNico and then post the videos to YouTube immediately once the season is over. (I’m sorry, this isn’t directly related to what you guys were talking about)