| Vocaloid 6 | |
| Author: | Yamaha Corporation |
| Developer: | Yamaha Corporation |
| Released: | October 13, 2022 |
| Latest Release Version: | 6.4.2 |
| Latest Release Date: | July 18, 2024 |
| Operating System: | Microsoft Windows macOS |
| Language: | Japanese, English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese |
| Genre: | Voice Synthesizer Software |
| License: | Proprietary |
Vocaloid 6 is a singing voice synthesizer application developed by Yamaha Corporation and marks the introduction of Vocaloid:AI technology. It is the successor to Vocaloid 5 in the Vocaloid series.
After scheduled maintenance of the official Vocaloid website on October 13, 2022, Yamaha released Vocaloid 6 without prior announcement.[1] [2] It introduces the Vocaloid:AI engine, which had been in development since around Vocaloid 3 and was first publicly shown in a concert, reviving the voice of deceased singer Hibari Misora.[3] Voices developed for it offer improved synthesis quality, multilingual singing and drastically smaller file sizes. Support for older voicebanks from Vocaloid 3 and up remains. It also features the addition of Vocalo Changer, a tool that converts the voice from a singing recording into that of a Vocaloid voice. Other additions are support for ARA 2 and an updated UI. A trial was released on the same day.[4]
New AI voicebanks featuring both male and female voices, made primarily for Japanese and English singing. They come bundled with the Vocaloid 6 software and act as default voices.
A primarily Japanese female voicebank developed by Internet Co., Ltd. based on the voice of Megumi Nakajima. It was released on October 13, 2022.[5] An append named AI Megpoid Solid was released separately on July 4, 2024.
This is a male English focused voicebank based on singer Porter Robinson and was developed in a collaboration between Sample Sized, LLC and Yamaha Corporation. It was released on March 7, 2023.[6]
Furio is a Japanese female voicebank based on singer philo and made in a collaboration between Yamaha Corporation and nana Music Co., Ltd., that released on May 9, 2023.[7]
Zola Project is a bundle of three male voicebanks, consisting of Yuu, Kyo and Wil. They are Japanese voices developed by Yamaha Corporation and released on June 20, 2023.[8]
A female Japanese voicebank based on the voice of Aimi Tanaka and developed by Internet Co., Ltd. that released on June 22, 2023.[9]
A collection of further default voicebanks that are in included in Vocaloid 6 since update 6.3.0, released on December 24, 2023.
Two English default voicebanks added in update 6.3.1a, released on February 19, 2024.
Hibiki Koto is a Japanese female voicebank developed by Internet Co., Ltd. and released on April 18, 2024.
A Japanese male voicebank developed byMUGEN Co., Ltd. and released on April 24, 2024.[10]
Two Japanese voicebanks developed by KUZUTOKAZE and Yamaha Corporation, released on July 18, 2024.[11]