Utatane Piko Explained

Utatane Piko
Developer:Ki/oon Music
Released:December 8, 2010
Operating System:Windows
Platform:PC
Language:Japanese
Genre:Vocal Synthesizer Application
License:Proprietary

is a Japanese speaking Vocaloid by Sony Entertainment for Vocaloid 2. His voice is taken from the Japanese singer Piko. He was used in Samfree's "Night Series", singing the song "Piko Piko Legend of the Night."Later, Utatane Piko would be illustrated in two posters promoting an ending song to the anime Gintama, in which Piko sung.

Development

His design incorporates aspects of YAMAHA's RGX A2 guitar, along with a vague resemblance to his voice provider. A free trial version was released on December 1. The same day his trial was released, Sony demanded that all content made with it be taken down.[1] He was released on December 8, 2010 in download form.

He was later used as reference along with other masculine vocals during the development of VY2.[2]

On August 16, 2020, it was discovered that Piko's voicebank had sold out on the Sony Music website.[3] With no plans for an update, this officially rendered Utatane Piko as a discontinued product.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://twitpic.com/3c40sv
  2. http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1104/15/news084.html
  3. Web site: Piko sells out on the SONY Music website.