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It's kind of an acquired taste - it works better for some kinds of music than others. But I admit I can't stand the English voice because that sounds more obvio
by lidavidm 4y ago
It's kind of an acquired taste - it works better for some kinds of music than others. But I admit I can't stand the English voice because that sounds more obviously wrong to me.
I'm not sure you can paint the Japanese music industry like that? It's more like, this gives indie songwriters an easily accessible tool.
- deng 4y ago> I'm not sure you can paint the Japanese music industry like that? I didn't mean to. I was just wondering why Vocaloid is so popular specifically in Japan.
- lidavidm 4y agoAh ok, sorry. No clue there, other than the software also being developed there.
- kyazawa 4y agoI think J-Pop in general tends to create interest through composition (fast and complex chord changes, syncopated melodies with lots of movement) compared to Western pop, which tends to create interest through vocal performance. The characteristics of J-Pop mesh really well with Vocaloid where the voice itself is not that interesting to listen to but you have more composition possibilities for fast tempos or wide pitch ranges that wouldn't be possible with a human singer.