Megpoid
Megpoid V4 complete version
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| Developer(s) | Internet Co., Ltd. |
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| Initial release | June 26, 2009 |
| Stable release |
Megpoid V4 / November 5, 2015
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| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Platform | PC |
| Available in | Japanese English |
| Type | Vocal Synthesizer Application |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | SingerSongWriter |
Megpoid (メグッポイド?) is a Vocaloid by Internet Co., Ltd.. Her voice is sampled by Megumi Nakajima. The mascot of the software is called "GUMI".
The name GUMI is the voice provider Megumi Nakajima's nickname from her childhood. The software name, "Megpoid", was taken from the provider's name, "Megumi." The second half, the "poid", is short for "like Vocaloid," the full implied name of this product is "Megumi-like Vocaloid."
GUMI was developed by Internet Co., Ltd. using Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 2 synthesizer software. Her voice was created by taking vocal samples from singer Megumi Nakajima at a controlled pitch and tone.
On Dec 11th, 2010, the president of INTERNET Co. announced that Gackpoid, Megpoid, and Lily would be distributed in Taiwan.
On October 21, 2011, a new version of the software, called V3 Megpoid, was released containing a package of four different tones of Gumi's voice for VOCALOID3: Adult, Power, Sweet, and Whisper. This was one of the first 4 packages released on the same day for the new engine, the others being Mew, SeeU and VY1v3. This was originally going to be an expansion pack for the Vocaloid 2 version of Gumi under the name of "Megpoid Extend" and was based on the "Append" vocals of Crypton Future Media. On March 16, 2012, a update of the Vocaloid 2 Megpoid was released, called V3 Megpoid - Native. On February 28, 2013, another new version of Gumi, called '"Megpoid English" was released also for the Vocaloid 3 engine.
On November 5, 2015, an update to the V3 Megpoid package, called Megpoid V4, was released for the VOCALOID4 engine updating the vocals from V3 Megpoid and V3 Megpoid - Native along with adding alternative versions to the vocals including: MellowAdult, PowerFat, NaturalSweet, SoftWhisper, and NativeFat. These vocals made use of the new Vocaloid 4 feature "Cross-Synthesis". Vocaloid 4 Cross Synthesis was also allowed for the Vocaloid 3 version of the Megpoid software, though was restricted only to working with the 5 Vocaloid 3 Japanese vocals. Noboru responded that the English bank for Vocaloid 4 would be updated at a later time but there is currently no schedule. When asked about what this meant, Noboru replied "this year or next" (2016/2017). In regards to making more than 1 vocal, he noted this may be too difficult.
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