I definitely agree with that. I love Sawtowne, but his music falls under the common issue of Miku being pitched way too high. I have a lot of sensory issues that cause me to HATE high frequencies and pitches, so I thought I was relatively alone in thinking that it’s annoying. (That’s why I can’t stand certain human vocals, especially sopranos, too) I think that’s also why I like Rishie-P’s music so much: the gender
imo the only time where high pitched miku can sound appealing is when she's using a softer tone (patchwork staccato for example)Sawtowne and a few other English Vocaloid producers (can't name any off the top of my head) tend to tune Miku in this really weird way thats a little grating on the ears. It's the pitch of the voice, probably (I think that was the main issue I had with Rotten Girl, when that came out. Her voice in the talking part was very unappealing to listen to).
Also just trying to make Miku squeaky is my least favorite thing ever. Deeper Miku is peak tbh (which is why Miku Dark is my fav vb of hers lol).