The chipmunk effect isn't even necessarily part of it. Most vocaloid music is in a more "normal" range. It's a synthesizer. It's an alternative to human sing

The chipmunk effect isn't even necessarily part of it. Most vocaloid music is in a more "normal" range. It's a synthesizer. It's an alternative to human singers. I can imagine someone seeing a digital piano for the first time. "I'm not sure what it even does. I could just use an acoustic piano. It sounds the same."