Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago

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hi there! This cover is being used to test a Mandarin Chinese list that I have written for both Utan and UTAU.

The current accepted method for recording Chinese is CVVChinese. This method creates amazing results, but it sadly is nearly impossible to record as it is very, very long.

This list, however, is slightly shorter than a Japanese VCV list by breaking down the phonetic system to be fully diphonic as opposed to being based on initials and finals.

Explaining the list for English speakers:
utausnr.blogspot.com/2023/02/mandarin-chinese-phonemes-for-english.html

The base OTO, which sadly has some issues with aliases as they were done by hand:
pastebin.com/21rVrC5w
** note, cannot be directly used in utau - you must use find and replace to replace placeholders with the correct values so that you can spend less time otoing **

This cover is using Utan as opposed to UTAU.

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Video made in: vizzy.io

Background video by Rostislav Uzunov
pexels.com/video/sea-water-blue-ocean-7513671

Lyrics + translation by That’s Mandarin
thatsmandarin.com/inspiraton/chinese-lyrics-translations-you-exist-in-my-song

utan by @hataori301
Lou Malun by anonymous