mckatherine
【Introducing UTAU】Ievan Polkka【Sumuji Cheri CV】TEST
updated
It was on October of this year that I decided to do my first serious cover using an english voicebank, doing a song that I get hooked on every end of the year: Although I listen to a lot of "indie" music, this is one "mainstream" song that (I have to admit) is basically a masterpiece atleast from my point of view. I found that it had so much potential to be covered in different ways, so I did a more powerful cover with Meiko V3 back in 2020 and uploaded it to Soundcloud. But then I also wanted to do a cover that replicated the relaxed, dreamy and nostalgic atmosphere of the instrumental arrangement, while also keeping the phonetic rythm that the english lyrics had but the japanese ones lacked (I personally think the japanese lyrics are really well done though, it's just that the english ones fit in perfectly with the beat). That's how I came up with this cover.
And, hey, as limited as english Vocaloid voicebanks are, also given the fact that GUMI's pronunciation is not perfect, I'm quite happy with the result! I got exactly the disco sound I was looking for all this time! Sure, the vocals are not as real sounding as in many other japanese covers I've made, but that's not really what I was going for on this occasion anyway! I also took the freedom to change some of the lyrics, not for the sake of censorship, but just because I thought they would match the style better...
I also got inspired to draw something myself for the PV after more than a year of covers with recycled pictures and videos... This time I had to since the original music video is so well elaborated. I wanted to copy its aesthetics by drawing an "old-anime" stylized GUMI which was also fun to do! Unfortunately I was dealing with lots of exams too, so I had to postpone the upload of this video until I had free time, which is now! Hopefully I'll be able to get to work on the upcoming projects that I have planned!
PS: I'll see if I can upload the art to my DeviantArt...
PS2: I'm sorry for those who thought this was an original song
mp3 DL: drive.google.com/file/d/1pdzsHn_iZzXRcmyXu4xOSatSIwxSGnla/view?usp=share_link
- Credits: -
- Original song by Doja Cat
- Cover (VSQx, tuning, mixing) by me (Mckatherine)
- Voicebanks: Megpoid English (I also used Meiko V3 a little bit for the backing vocals)
- Drawing by me (McKatherine); I do not own the backround picture
- Japanese lyrics are taken from the Rainych cover.
- Software: Vocaloid 4, FL Studio, AviUtl, Medibang, Shotcut
Stay tuned!
Yep, my UTAU still won't work correctly, and I'm still forced to use it with my locale not set to Japanese (which means the program is almost useless). But although this is not a very high-quality voicebank either, I want you to acknowledge how much it means that Sumuji Cheri VCV is finally a thing...
I think some of you already know this, but unlike many other UTAU voicebanks, Cheri's whole existence is based solely on the few poorly recorded CV samples I was able to take when I was just turning 14. Even shortly after that (and to this day) I was NEVER able to recreate Cheri's voice again. There were many (and I mean many) attempts on recording new samples for all new kinds of voicebanks for her, but none of them came even close to the original sound. I could just record new versions of Cheri that sound more like my current voice and abandon that old CV voicebank, but there's something so special about the original tone: Cheri is a remainder of the naivety of a younger version of myself, and that's why she sounds so nostalgic and unique to me. I thought that such an innocent and sweet voice had too much potential to be simply wasted in a limited low-quality abandoned voicebank, so I did what other users did with other old CV voicebanks like Defoko: I edited all the samples (including unused takes) in Audacity to create VC transitions. The first step was Cheri 1.5, a CVVC conversion I released last year. This time, I took it to it's full potential and made an entire VCV voicebank as complete as remotely possible. This is formally THE most high-quality voicebank that it is possible to obtain only with the old, monopitch, low-quality original CV samples, and it's honestly a lot. A few years ago, the idea of a Cheri VCV voicebank that would actually sound like the original Cheri was pretty much impossible. It still may not sound 100% like a naturally recorded VCV, but it's the peak of the "1." line (that's how I call the series of voicebanks I made with the original Cheri samples). I also think that if you could use other resamplers other than the default UTAU resampler.dll you could even reduce the noise of the samples! Other than that, I'm quite proud of the final result! The fact that she is even close in quality to other voicebanks like Sukone Tei's is just amazing...
Also, I made a logo for her!
I kept the old image file for this voicebank too since it's from the "1." series that derives from the original version. If I ever get my UTAU to work correctly I may start recording new versions of Cheri with a new tone of voice, and that would be no longer from the "1." line.
And why did I re-cover the same song I did last year? I don't know, it fits Cheri very well and it makes it a fair comparison...
-- Credits: --
- Song: Fukujusou by Gunyo
- DEMO Cover and UST by me (McKatherine)
- Voicebank voiced and managed by me (McKatherine)
- Pictures by me (McKatherine)
- Voicebank Download Link: drive.google.com/file/d/11BdxUkiSLcW1sWz6L5lMZSQAaLDxLCaC/view?usp=sharing
- DEMO Download Link: drive.google.com/file/d/18it1RzVVY7YBnE9L4U-jSk2551tbq7HB/view?usp=sharing
-- Past versions: --
- Sumuji Cheri 1.0 (CV): youtu.be/fCZ09R-qwMA?list=PLcO3bryCpHdPPtkQ_M0wCVmPCnKzWjwJm
- Sumuji Cheri 1.5 (CVVC): soundcloud.com/mckatherine/utau-release-sumuji-cheri-15-demo-children-on-their-birthdays
Thank you!
#utau #release
For those who don't know it, this song is the opening theme of the anime Elfen Lied, and was made to match a classical style of music, being sung in Latin and originally performed by professional opera singer Kumiko Noma. I was a fan of this anime by the time I was discovering Vocaloid around 2016, and I always thought it would somehow match VY1. It was a popular song amongst the early Vocaloid community, so you can find lots of other covers, and almost none of them use an operatic style like the original does.
So this is just a fun test to please that old wish I had years ago. Of course it's not made to match the original at all, I might play with VY1V4 to sound more or less dramatic, but the truth is she was not designed to sing opera, nor in Latin. The original version is unique in it's own way and totally worth listening to. Kumiko Noma's voice has a charm that no Vocaloid can replicate, it's so soothing that it sounds like it's directly calming your anxiety xD On the other hand, this is neither my best nor my most serious/ambitious work, I'm literally forcing a japanese voicebank to sing in Latin and in a genre it's not even supposed to be singing: Again, it's just a fun experiment. That's why I didn't upload it to Soundcloud.
And no, this isn't the first time I cover a non-vocaloid song. Also, have in mind that I don't like doing anime openings or songs from series, since this channel is oriented only to music and I find that show/anime preferences are somehing much more personal and specific that not all of you share. But this was an exception because, weather you like or not this anime, Lilium is such a good piece that it deserves to be recognized as a work of art appart from it's context of origin in Elfen Lied.
PS: It's still my favourite anime series though, but I have to say my favourite thing from the whole show is this song xD
- Credits: -
- Original song by MOKA, performed by Kumiko Noma
- Instrumental by niu (nm3930838 on NicoNico)
- Cover (VSQx, tuning, mixing) by me (Mckatherine)
- Voicebanks: VY1V4 Natural/Normal
- PV made with: Stars Backround by Gerd Altmann; Official Art from Elfen Lied
- Software: Vocaloid 4, FL Studio, AviUtl
Stay tuned!
(Warning: flashing lights!)
Hello again!
I think it's easy to see that the idea behind this cover is pretty much the same as the Hikari Yo one. I just can't get tired of the combination of Kikuo's insane music with VY1 tuned in a dramatic tone! This absolute queen of a vocaloid can vary the way she sings so much! I mean, she's commonly with powerful rock songs, but somehow she's SO GOOD at lyrical singing. You play with the GEN and go crazy witht the pitch-bending and you somehow get an insanely expressive operatic-like voice 0_o I'll keep experimenting with her voicebanks in all the ways I can. Maybe I've reached the point where I'm overusing her, but I still feel like I've got to work even more with her :)
By the way, this is a song that I wanted to cover a long time ago since I like it a lot, but had never got to finish an entire vsqx of it because of how extensive it was, but now that I'm more experienced (and after doing all those Hikari Yo backing vocals) it's nothing that I couldn't handle!
Credits:
- Original song by Kikuo
- PV by si_ku
- Cover (VSQx, tuning, mixing) by me (Mckatherine)
- Voicebanks: VY1V4 Natural/Normal and Soft (Main vocals); VY1V4 Normal (Backing vocals)
- Software: Vocaloid 4, FL Studio
#vocaloid #vy1 #vocaloidcover #kikuo
I started doing this one in 2021, but didn't have much time to invest on it until summer (the end of high school), that's why it took so long. Now I've finished it just in time for the start of autumn and college.
I got inspired to do a silly-cartoonish pv this time, and wether you like it or not it was quite a good idea because it was so much less time-consuming than a more detailed video would have been...
I hope you don't mind the lazy tuning. At least I'm proud that I was able to compose something much more fitting for GUMI's vocal range this time. There's not really much to do with english vocaloids in general since they're not as good as japanese ones.
Also, you might notice this song sounds quite "upbeat/happy" and that the melody isn't that original to be honest. I got inspired by some old Vocaloid classics, and that's why it may also sound like it's from 2010 or something. The meaning is up to the interpretation of the listener as always, although it was meant to be essentially about su*cide.
ps: again, it's such a delight to finally post this, this stupid song has been occupying a huge space in my to-do list for months😓
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Info - Credits:
- Title: Stellar Chaos
- Music/Lyrics: McKatherine
- Vocals: Megpoid English (from InternetCo)
- Video/Art: McKatherine
- Tempo: 130 BPM
- Programs used: FL Studio, Vocaloid 4, AviUtl, Medibang Paint Pro, Shotcut
- DL mp3 + off vocal + acapella + piano version + lyrics + midi: drive.google.com/file/d/1bgm1cFM6IYoOlNgHFbboHpz1ZVOht0Qx/view?usp=sharing
- Acapella ver.: youtu.be/bzZtRfpN6JA
- Piano version: youtu.be/vx3tnljJqao
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- SoundCloud upload: soundcloud.com/mckatherine/original-song-stellar-chaos-mckatherine-ft-gumi?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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Thank you for watching!
#vocaloid #gumi #vocaloidoriginal
This cover might not be as heavily tuned and complex as that last Hikari Yo one I did, I'm just messing around with GUMI's Power VB to see what I can do with it.
Why? Well, for being such a popular Vocaloid with SO MANY Voicebanks and such a nice timbre, GUMI almomst hasn't ever appeard in this channel (appart from being my top english singer for my originals). I only uploaded one cover in SoundCloud recently, and it got quite popular. So I thought I wasn't doing her justice like I did with other singers like VY1 and Kagamine Rin. And well, that was added to the fact that I really liked this song and that its original vocals were quite poor in comparison to the composition and instrumental... This isn't a masterpiece either, but you know, it's good to finally finish another project and being able to kick it out of your "ideas" folder into the "finished projects" one! After I finally posted that one heavy project of Hikari Yo with VY1 I got inspired to finish one more, and so you have this for the time!
Now, talking about the voicebank, this might not be my best use of it, but it has quite a potential! I admit that I underestimated it in the past, thinking it was not as "powerful" as those soprano belting voicebanks that I loved (VY1, Rin, Una...), but using it on the right range can throw very natural results! From all of her appends, this is the one that sounds more "Gumi-like" (at least for me), I would even dare to say I like this tone more than her original Native voice! It has so much personality! It can sound rough, but as sweet as the original voicebank at the same time! It might be my favourite of all the appends! (Many may say SoftWhisper is the best, and although I think it's very nice, it's tone also goes too far from the original voice)
Also! This cover is inspired in zakuro's (human) cover. If it wasn't because of her version I would have probably never gotten hooked on this song to begin with!
PS: This song is quite fitting for the time I'm uploading this, since where I live we're passing the last days of summer. Anyway, I like to listen to it any time of the year xD
Credits:
- Original song: by Eight
- Cover (VSQx, tuning, mixing): by me (Mckatherine)
- Illustrations: by No.734
- PV: by zenvari
- Voicebank: Megpoid V4 Power (by InternetCO)
- Software: Vocaloid 4, FL Studio
- DL mp3: soundcloud.com/mckatherine/gumi-power-covervb-test?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Thank you for watching!
#vocaloid #gumi #とても素敵な六月でした
Just dropping a super dramatic cover over here that I should have uploaded months ago, hoping this channel isn't dead yet :p
This is kind of a remake of a cover I did when I was just starting using Vocaloid. It had the same voicebank but believe me the difference is huge... (if you still don't believe me, you can check it out yourself: youtu.be/nfsn5JAeqN4)
Also, if anyone notices the backing vocals sound KIND OF like a choir in the vocalizing parts, I want you to know that I did lots of separate tracks (also with VY1V4) to give that feeling and it was a nightmare mixing them all :)
PS: This song is an absolute masterpiece, maybe the best Kikuo has ever done. Hope you like this overly dramatic performance...
PS2: I really hope I can release my (almost done) next original by March ;-; (why is mixing and makiing PVs so time consuming??)
Credits:
- original song by Kikuo
- Cover (VSQx, tuning, mixing) by me (Mckatherine)
- Voicebank: VY1V4 Power (with some little Normal and Soft)
- PV by Otori
- Software: Vocaloid 4, FL Studio
- DL mp3: soundcloud.com/mckatherine/vy1v4?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Thank you for watching!
#vocaloid #vy1 #vocaloidcover
And yeah, this is like a remake of that one Teto cover I did for this amazing song. I felt like I needed to use Miku Solid more and I thought this song would fit with her and so I did this...
And yes, this should be called "The disappearance of McKatherine" instead of Miku's, and the reason is always the same: Lack of time because of studies.
I know the mixing/mastering is utter shit, and that's because I had to do (again) a low-quality "frankenstein" instrumental made of all the tracks I found on the internet since cosMo never uploaded a high quality FULL version of the original instrumental (And also because I was quite lazy and I had to finish it as soon as possible because I had to upload something after 6 months, I don't know) That's why I did such a "produced" animation, to cover the poor mixing, and also because I'm always curious to see what I'm able to do in MMD... I know you're probably watching this channel because of the music and not because of the PVs so anyway I owe you all an apology.
Just take this as an "I'm still alive" sign...
At least I put some effort doing the camera and the facials myself, and also re-animating all those talking parts... I'll probably give the camera motion dl link when I'm able to...
It's also about time for an original song... ehh, better wait for the holidays when I have more time C:
But I'll upload something for Halloween, that's for sure!
Credits (Music):
- original song by cosMo
- Cover, VSQx, Tuning, Mixing by me (McKatherine)
- The talking parts were inspired from Azuralunar's VSQ.
- Voicebank: Hatsune Miku V4 Solid/Dark (And some Rin in the harmonies)
- Software: Vocaloid 4, FL Studio
Credits of the 3D Animation/PV:
- Model and Dance Motion from SEGA's Project Diva, ripped by FlyingSpirits-P
- Lipsync Motion by kagamine134_dco9mqd (edited by me to fit in the full version)
- Camera Motion and Facials Animation by me (McKatherine)
- The in-between talking parts were fully animated by me (McKatherine)
- Moon Stage from SEGA's Project Diva, ripped by Hanaminasho
- Effects used: Greenershader, KiraKira(Snow)
Camera Download: youtu.be/Oq4U5UuhZV8
Software: MikuMikuDance, Aviutl, Shotcut
- Music Video based on Project Diva's PV for the song (youtu.be/inaHaY2uXeQ) and googoo888's edits of it (youtu.be/5qkTpJAhywg).
- TV Static Screen from the begining of the video by YouToogle: youtu.be/NYWTlVD4vDs
Thank you for watching!
Okay, let's get straight to the point: I finally got to change my HDD again (don't worry, I didn't break my computer again or anything, it was just an upgrade) and UTAU didn't work either. (For those of you who didn't read the community posts, the problem is that everytime that I wanted to install the program having the locale set to japanese, UTAU wouldn't run correctly: I couldn't play any notes, or register other voicebanks that weren't Dekoko, it didn't even let me save or open a .ust project!) Having this issue in two different HDDs makes me think the cause of this is something on the version of Windows I have. But the point is that I won't be able to install the program in any other computer, which meas that I won't be able to use UTAU correctly at all.
And how did I do this cover? Well, the only way UTAU would run decently on my computer is WITHOUT the locale set to japanese, leaving me only with that gibberish version of the program that can only read a few voicebanks and has so many glitches that it's almost unusable (it doesn't read any sampler but the default resamplers, sometimes it doesn't render the .wav files correctly, etc...). BUT it's still something! Something enough to run super-basic romaji voicebanks like Cheri.
So, am I going to stop using utau? I'll probably use Cheri and Teto (one of the few vcv's that happens to work on this version) just in some occasions, but I won't be able to use like 99% of all the vb's you can think of. I'll try to give my beautiful child (low-quality, choppy, yet lovely child) the attention she deserves too! I may not be able to record a super complex brand new voicebank for her, BUT I've figured out how to edit her samples so that I can make a CV-VC version out for her CV! The consonants of the samples are pretty long and I think she only sounds choppy because of the oto...
About the cover, if you notice some of the "n" and "s" transitions are a little bit better than usual, that's because I've been working with the oto, but she's still a CV (that's why I think she could sound smoother if I edited her samples)
Also, yes, I've done some changes in the design of her clothes if you ask...
And why a silly cover with Cheri instead of something more serious with Teto? I don't know, I wanted to let you know I didn't forget about her... I also want to stay as active as possible before school starts in next week.
- CREDITS -
- original song by Gunyo (lyrics by 10chouokumanen)
- cover by me (UST by me)
- inspired on the DAZBEE cover (youtu.be/AN8nfzNrLeQ)
- lazy pictures by me
- lazy PV by me
- VB: Sumuji Cheri ver. 1.0 (dl: mega.nz/file/U2IBHKLK#rnDrkCkfQXsUJ1Y-mivXuKDPN-EbJC1QzYqYadeyIrY) (by me)
dl mp3: soundcloud.com/mckatherine/use-your-old-cv-utau-challenge-fukujushou-cover-ft-cheri
thank you for reading!
(I'm sorry I love the funky version of this song so much it makes me want to dance)
*WARNING* : This cover has a low quality instrumental and mixing. I hope you can tolerate that, and here's why:
This cover was inspired on the live version of the Matsuri da Diva 2014 sung by Meiko Haigo (youtu.be/de1WvhhvX5w), which has a style and key that matches much better Sachiko than the original version. The original idea was to use an instrumental as similar as possible to the accompaniment of that live version, so tried to extract it with an AI of a website, and it worked surprisingly well, but it was in a really low quality and some parts had a very strong low pas filter, so I couldn't use just that. That's why I decided to mix it with some parts of the original instrumental so that it sounded decent. But there was another problem: the off vocal given by OSTER project had really strong backvocals, so I got the Project Diva instrumental (the second instrumental oster project did, this time without the backvocals) from a VSQx download, but it came in a low quality too, and as you can imagine that got even worse when I turned it 4 semitones down and changed the BPM from 135 to 132 to fit the live version: it got totally distorted and it was impossible to use it alone too. So I spent an entire day mixing both off-vocals, equalizing and alining each part for it to sound as good as possible and not like a Frankenstein made of different samples. It turned out pretty decent, but it had a lot of compression in some parts of the live version that made the mastering and mixing process really hard because if I used a little bit too much compression then the sound of the music would be totally destroyed.
Although the track has a really low quality, I'm happy with the result given the circumstances, and I hope you can still enjoy it like I do! And just in case you need them, I'll give them both to you (my isntrumental and the original low quality live version instrumental) within the mp3 pack!
(Thank you for reading the warning of the mixing, now I'll proceed to review my experience with Sachiko!)
Finally I get to use for the first time one of the best and most complex Vocaloids ever! I knew Sachiko for a long time, and I also knew she was one of the most high-quality vb's, but I was too scared to actually try using her. Why? Well, because the company promoted her like a very professional Vocaloid only ment for SUPER experienced and skilful users, and I also heard a lot of people saying "do not use her if you do not know what you're doing". They were not wrong though, but I was afraid of not being prepared enough for such product and scrweing it up or not having time to learn enough about her and ending up wasting her potential. But at last I took the risk and decided to install the vb, and oh my were they right... She truly is one of the best, most realistic, most expressive and most outstanding vocaloids ever! I don't care anymore if the tuning here sounds weird (I'm sure I'll improve by using her more), I had a lot of fun with her (more than I had ever had in a long time) and she quickly became one of my favorite loids! She was actually much more easy to use than I expected! And one of the things I loved the most about her is that she has so many expressive effects in her samples that the rest of V4 vocaloids lack, like vocal fry, a lot of consonants with exaggerted aspiration sounds before the vowel, and super dramatic intonations that makes each sound unique! Even in the untuned vsqx you can still hear a passion in the notes that you just cannot hear in other vocaloids and I'm totally in love with that! It truly is one of Yamaha's or Sachiko's promotion company's best work. Even her demo sounds good in comparison to the rest of the demos! To give you a reference, comparing Sachiko to an average V4 Vb like Miku V4 is like comparing a VCV Multipitch VB to a Monopitch CV VB in Utau, and it still bothers me how people use her just like any other vocaloid with songs that don't fit her range. Also, as an alto myself, she's actually the only female vocaloid whose vocal range is very similar to mine, and that's why I know it's not a good idea to make her sing songs like Rolling Girl in the original key and octave...
Oh, and as you can see I finally figured out how to apply the animation effects in aviutil to each letter for separate in the texts! I just had to check the 1char1obj box all the time...
- Credits: -
Original song by OSTER Project
Cover/VSQx/tuning by me
Vocals: Sachiko (Vocaloid 4)
Art by Midori Fuu
PV by me
dl (mp3+inst+live-inst): mega.nz/file/dngCCKLA#SFjuB6nSprFXHGGhLhy4MpMzQEP3MspZZh9u1ptsKPQ
SC upload: soundcloud.com/mckatherine/sachiko-piano-x-forte-x-scandal-cover-dlinst
#sachiko
(someone suggested that I used hashtags on my videos so :D)
Thank you for watching/listening/reading!
1) I wanted to re-make that old cover of this song with iroha. It was one of the worst in this channel and someone put it into the Vocaloid Wiki. It was such an embarrassment that I had to upload this to compensate that.
2) I really wanted to start using Iroha V4. I mean Iroha, not Iroha Soft. There are a lot of people out there, maybe you've seen it too, all saying that Iroha Natural V4 is really bad in comparison to Iroha Soft, which is said to be much "nicer" and "smoother". And that's just a ruthless lie/myth. After a long while of being afraid of using it, I've discovered how far superior the Natural VB is to the Soft VB. But don't get me wrong, I do understand why some people may not like it: its pitch is really unstable, some transitions are really glitchy and it's one of the MOST COMPLICATED voicebanks ever to use (I still haven't mastered it) and it would be a nightmare for beginner users to tune, while Soft appears much more friendly and stable. And yeah, Soft can be a nice voicebank, but it's just at the level of others like Rin Warm/Sweet and many of the "soft/whispered" appends in vocaloid: They're easy to use, but dull and really unrealistic, and their tone is so generic that their voices become unrecognizable from the original Vocaloid VB. And yes, I know Natural is very glitchy, but as the name says it, it can be one of the most natural and realistic VBs in Vocaloid. It's low range is one of the richest and most human sounding I've ever heard in a synth. The falsetto samples, unlike MANY other vocaloids', actually SOUND like a natural falsetto from someone singing high notes instead of some mid-range notes artificially pitched-up. And while her mid-range is the most unstable when it comes to pitch, it has a lot of variety too. And all that complexity is what makes it so difficult to use at the same time, and that's why it might "appear" to sound bad if you don't tune it correctly. I actually have to tune it differently to how I tune other vocaloids, and I'm still getting used to it, but the results are so realistic that I think it's totally worth it, so,if you can, don't be afraid to give it a chance!
Oh, and about the translation: I know I said I didn't like to add subtitles, but in cases like this where I had some decent sources it's fun to make your own translation and to be able to fully understand the lyrics word by word :)
mp3: mega.nz/folder/M2513Q7B#9YoD00zqAyb_mZ2T4ipwLg
Credits:
Original song: nekobolo
Cover (VSQx/tuning): by me
PV by me
Voicebank used: Nekomura Iroha V4 Natural
Sources used for the translation:
vocaloidlyrics.fandom.com/wiki/%E6%88%AF%E8%A8%80%E3%82%B9%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC_(Tawagoto_Speaker)
+ google translator and the little knwoledge I have of the japanese language
Thank you for watching!
Now you might be expecting a really good reason to upload such a short lazy cover. So I'll give it to you: I had the internal need to upload a VY1V4 cover of this song because 1) the song deserves it, 2) I wanted to upload a soft song for once to give this channel a little bit of diversity and "prove" that I can tune soft vocals (that's actually up to you, you'll be the one to judge if I did a decent work) and 3) because I also wanted to express my love to this song somewhere. (I understand if those excuses are not enough for you though)
Can I just talk about how (amazingly) bizarre this song is for a moment? I knew this song before, but I never understood why it made people so emotional because I had only heard the first part and had no idea what the lyrics were. But recently I decided to actually listen to it completely and look up the lyrics and oh my... how little did I know, it became one of my favorites for many reasons. The melancholic tune goes extremely well with the meaning of the lyrics.
But the magic of the song is the contrast between the theme and how it portrays it: You know it's all about death, the lyrics literally describe the process of passing away, yet the first part actually sounds a lot like a (really calm) lullaby, making it pretty weird already. And then the instrumental gets more and more melancholic towards the end, leaving you with a depressing feeling although the song never actually portrays it like something sad (it's a really weird feeling of hopelessness that could give the people going through difficult times some suicide thoughts... I mean the song doesn't make you want to die, I'm just describing the feeling, but it's ironic how that's exactly what the producer did a few years later unfortunately ...)
Then I thought that a mature and calm voice like VY1's could make that effect a little bit stronger, and I think it actually kind of worked, and that's why I uploaded it!
NOTE: I'm not trying to say having depression is "cool" at all. The reason why this song is so good is that it manages the theme in a really deep and complex way like no other song does. Please, never think that having suicide thoughts is cool or "quirky", that's just toxic and unrespectful for the people who suffer from that. And if you're going through something like that, get help.
Also, I'm sorry for my last videos not using drawings of mine... I really don't have enough time to draw for my videos...
Fortunately I could get a decent translation for this cover! I really thought the meaning was important for this one so I took the risk of adding them to the video. I know they aren't completely accurate, but at least they make some sense.
Credits:
Original song by Powapowa-P (R.I.P. one of the best producers in the community)
Cover/VSQx/tuning/mixing by me
Voicebanks: VY1V4 Natural/Normal
Original PV by meisa (with edits by me)
VY1 picture by hakus
I got the ink effect here: youtu.be/9GRmK4UXjys
Sources from the translation:
vocaloidlyrics.fandom.com/wiki/%E3%81%9D%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8A_(Sora_no_Sakana)
youtube.com/watch?v=b5EJVRw8vKE&feature=youtu.be
youtu.be/cj_gWrD6LNA
+ the little japanese I know and google translator xD
mp3 dl: soundcloud.com/mckatherine/vy1-sky-fish-cover
Thank you for reading/watching!
I know I said there would be no other uploads until the song was released, but the project took too long and I also had other things to do, so I decided to spend the little time I had on a lazy cover like this one and leave the song for later when I have more time and can actually focus on it.
But still you might be thinking "wtf is this? it really had to be this song? and why VY1V4 again?? can't you use other vocaloids??" Well, as I said in my miki cover, doing an actual GOOD cover of this song was always one of the big goals since I got to use vocaloid. There are many reasons why I think this is one of the best Vocaloid songs ever created, and I could continue talking about how amazing the instrumental, the lyrics and the PV are, but one of the things that also called my attention is how unique the original vocals are (and how well they fit the song). I cannot understand how most of the covers (including the old one I did) tune the vocals (or sing them) just like they would do with any other song, while the original ones are not upposed to be "normal" (I don't mean those covers are bad, it's just weird to me that they all do that). There are many other songs with disturbing lyrics or music videos (like I'm sorry I'm sorry from Kikuo), but what I love from this one is the fact that not only the PV is creepy, but also THE MUSIC, and all of that without stopping the track from sounding awesome (It's actually ironic how everyone talks about the video being scary but never about the music, which I personally find even creepier than the pv itself) And that is mainly caused by the vocals! The combination of the effects on them and the manipulation of the GEN factor that makes them sound deeper creates that feeling of something being clearly wrong with the singer (sometimes it sound like she's making fun of you and sometimes it sounds like she's dying, or at least that's what I hear), and that added to the meaning of the song is just priceless. Now, I know these vocals sound much more natural and less creepy than the original, but at least I tried recreating that effect a little bit in some parts and mix it with my tuning, so take this as a remake/test from that crappy cover I did a year ago with miki. And also, I thought VY1's mature voice was perfect for the song, I promise I'll use other vocaloids in the future...
Original song by mathru
Art (3D PV) by deino (with some little edits I did)
Cover/VSQx/tuning by me
Voicebanks used: VY1V4 Normal, Natural and Power (from Yamaha)
Track made with Vocaloid4 (from Yamaha) and FL Studio (from Image-Line)
DL (on the "more" box): soundcloud.com/mckatherine/vy1-bacterial-contamination-cover-mp3
Thank you for watching/reading!
I had to upload something so I did again a lazy cover of an old, underrated niki song with VY1V4. I know the tuning is really robotic in comparison to other covers I did, but I just realized this style fits niki's songs best. It doesn't have a powerful "SAYONARAA" growl, but in my opinion I think her voice works better here than in my lazy BC cover... don't kill me. I just think she doesn't need a really powerful song to sound good
Also, many of you will find this pv lazy because I just used the default VY1 picture that I love and always use, but I idn't have time to draw something :(
So take this as a little christmas present for now. I'm working on a new original and I don't think I'll have time to upload more covers until it's ready.
Hope you all spend a sweet christmas, have a happy new year (hopefully 2021 will be better...), and if you have a pet and live in an area where people celebrate with pyrotechnics like me, don't leave it alone!
- Credits:
Original song: niki
Cover/VSQx/tuning/mixing by me
Video by me
VY1 Picture by hakus
The Sunset-Drive footage was taken by Anuj N (link to his video: youtu.be/-m-mpxyJNKM)
I didn't take the sunset town picture, I found it in Pinterest: ar.pinterest.com/pin/710724384919121914
Voicebanks: VY1V4 Natural/Soft
Made with Vocaloid 4
DL in 320kbps: mega.nz/file/o2ABlIAI#rh-TPv_7YNmAZAJANz38yL9N7YtqlvY1b--EHXMQlJY
Thank you for listening!
Warning: Excessive reverb, if you don't like exaggerated reverb on mixing you won't like this.
Remember when McKatherine did the Patchwork Staccato cover turning the soft style of the song into a powerful one? Well, now she did that again! But this time it is EVEN worse! Patchwork Staccato had at least some rythm with drums and the lyrics were pretty sad so it wasn't that much of a change, but this one is totally pointless since it's just a smooth piano and there's no reason for it to be powerful!
-mckatherine pointlessly killing your favourite songs since 2004
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Ok, if you already knew this song you'll probably hate this version because there's no excuse for not doing it in a soft style. So why? Why would you do this? Who in their right mind asked for this? well... I did. This is entirely the result of a whimsical wish of mine. It's story time! :
I've got to be honest with you: I don't necessairly LOVE WITH ALL MY HEART every single song I cover. There are some that I really love (Q, for example), and some others that I just see they could potentially sound good with a specific voicebank and would get views but are not my favourites. But this one was an exception. The moment I listened to it for the first time it automatically became one of my favourites on a time where I could't find a new vocaloid song that I really liked and was slowly going away from the community and the synths. Oh my, it had been a LONG WHILE since I didn't listen to such a good song for the first time and absolutely loved it. I remember back in my "vocaloid/utau noob" days when at least a quarter from all the songs I discovered were a "WOW, THIS SOUNDS SO GOOD, I LOVE IT AND WILL LISTEN TO IT ALL DAY!". The magic slowly faded away as I got more experienced in music and now I can't even remember the last time I added a song to my "Music I love" or "I will keep listening to this" playlist. So this song had a real impact on me! But what really caught my attention was not only how complex the rythm and the melody were, but also how the instrumental itself (while the song was supposed to be "happy") transmited a feeling of happiness but at the same time a lot sadness. I see it as if the song created a relaxing and dreamy but nostalgic atmosphere and I wanted to have a version that actually transmited that with the vocals because of how special this piece is to me. So I did something I had never done before: I always just insert the lyrics on the VSQx and then start tuning from the melody and then just throw it to the off vocal, but this time I tuned each part depending on how the instrumental sounded in each note. It's just that this song is so well composed that every single note of the piano transmits a different emotion, just like telling a story with music. Ok, some of you will think I'm just overdramatizing this song and that I'm just being selfish tuning it just the way I interpretate it (and how I like it) and not how the song is "supposed to be"... and you might be right! This cover was basicaly made for me and I even drew Rin more "child-like" laying on the grass to make the pv look more like a happy memory or a dream from the past which gives the singer the sadness of this song. The only reason why I uploaded it is that MAYBE there are more listeners that also like this different way of viewing the song, with a "deeper" meaning and not just the Miku drinking coffee while she's listening to the singing birds story...
If you read that whole silly paragraph I really appreciate that! :)
If you're wondering how this PV suddenly looks so smooth in comparison to m other videos, it's because I (again) did something I never did before: I did all the pv in one aviutl project and exported it into one big video instead of rendering first the composition, then the effects and then the lyrics in separate videos and I'm so happy this is my first aviutl not-laggy PV! I learned that Aviutl is really bad at processing already existing video files and that it will almost never render them correctly, so take that in mind!
Also, I know there are some errors in the pronunciation (just like in other covers I did) That's because I always get the romaji from web sites and copy it into my VSQ. If there were some mistakes then they'll sure be on my cover because I never check if they're right and usually when I notice them it's too late :/
Credits:
Original song by Wato (with lyrics by Chouya)
Cover by me
VSQx and mixing by me
Art and video by me (the sky backround is a picture from google :p)
Voicebanks used: Kagamine Rin V4 Power/Warm + Kagamine Len V4 for lower harmonies
dl mp3: it's on the soundcloud upload!
Thank you for watching!
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Finally! It's been 2 years since my last original (and then I call my self a vocaloid producer...)
As some of you may know, this song was supposed to be released a long time ago. It was actually written in December 2019, but it was all delayed by the incident with my computer breaking... So if this doesn't sound so professional it's because it's almost a one year old song xD
I hope that also justifies the cuestionable decision of using Gumi for this, a fast song with Megpoid english being a soft voicebank... I think that explains why the tuning here is so simple and emotionless, maybe in the future someone will make a cover with better vocals...
Due to all of that, I'm giving this song to you for free, with the condition that you don't go all around the internet claiming it as yours. Also, you're totally free to make all the covers you want as long as you don't sell them. I made a kind of mini-album/pack with all the components you need, the download is at the bottom of the description!
Also, I apologize for the PV that looks so... bad. I had to make it as "cheap" and "less time consuming" as possible. I was just really busy and if I wanted to get into details it would have taken me forever to finsh it and I probably would have ended up procastinating and never uploading it. I just wanted to finish it as soon as possible, and that's why the "animation" is so poorly done (please don't think thats the best I can do with animation ._.)
Now, about the lyrics, I think they speak by themselves, but I always want to clarify that the interpretation to my songs is open to the listener. Having that said, this song is not supposed to be really edgy... well, it sounds edgy, but not as much as Role-play, the one I did when I was a 14 years old edgy-silly kid. This is more like personal a self-criticism...
I think that's all I've got to say. I know maybe not all of you will like this one since it's kind of a Rock-pop style, while the rest of my songs are more of a ... Electronic style, I guess. But don't worry, I'm not planning to change my whole style! (what am I talking about, I don't even have a music style ._.) But maybe you just won't like it because it's not really good... and I wouldn't blame you ._.
If you read the whole description, that's really nice of you! Thank you!
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Info - Credits:
- Title: World Behind
- Music/Lyrics: McKatherine
- Production/Mixing: McKatherine
- Vocals: GUMI (from InternetCo)
- Video/Art: McKatherine
- Tempo: 195 BPM
- DL Link for the song + off vocal + acapella + MIDI:
mega.nz/file/gzJTVSzJ#qfbnk1FcBAHo6_GE6s-bPdKXJbEIEEGRHunA29LVzRQ
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- SoundCloud upload: soundcloud.com/mckatherine/world-behind-vocaloid-original-song-mckatherine-ft-gumi
- Listen to the acapella: youtube.com/watch?v=5ELG2DsCRg4&t=23s
- You can listen to the off vocal here: soundcloud.com/mckatherine/world-behind-off-vocal-mckatherine
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Thank you for watching!
But I have to say I think I like this song more than "-ERROR"! It's probably one of my favourites from niki! The "monotone" singing style that lily has in his songs goes so well with this one! The original has a unique melancholic feeling that I tried to recreate with my cover... and failed miserably! Well, that's up to you actually xD
Credits:
Original song: niki
Cover (VSQx, tuning, mixing): by me
That picture of VY1: by me
The blue backround belongs to niki
Video: by me (usaing Aviutl)
Made using Vocaloid4 Editor (and FL STUDIO)
Voicebanks: VY1V4 Natural+Normal
Thank you for watching and reading the description!
Oh hello there! Just a new video after a half a year of not uploading content passing by...
I hope you didn't forget about me. But if you eventually did, I'm McKatherine, I make music with synthesizers like Vocaloid and Utau since 2017, nice to meet you again!
I can guess some of you will wonder what Miku is doing here. Yep, I ask myself that question too. But this is not Miku! It's Miku Solid/Vivid! Those are my favourite voicebanks from her. I know some people find them quite annoying, but they're the most realistic sounding ones! I never really liked Miku's original voice because of how monotone and dull she sounds. I swear the first time I listened to her voice I was shocked with disappointment: how could a vocaloid with such a creative design that appears to have so much personality sound so boring and unnaturally high pitched! Miku lacks (a lot of things, but most importantly...) what makes realistic sounding voicebanks sound as they do, which is the variety of tone colors that changes as they sing different notes. That is the main aspect I focus on when criticizing a voicebank. It doesn't only give the voice their personality but it also makes vocaloids like VY1 sound realistic EVEN BEFORE ADDING THE TUNING. At least Miku V2 had some little differences in tone in the samples, but with Miku V4 it seems like they didn't really try. But these two appends are a blessing for my ears after listening to the original voicebank. Vivid is in my opinion what Miku should have sounded like originally (high pitched, but with some voice color that makes her sound so human!) and Solid is the same but with the power and maturity she needed! (they complement each other very well!) That makes me wonder why they removed Vivid and Light from the appends pack! ...Now, I don't know if I used them properly...
I also don't know if you read that entire paragraph. I'm sorry for the long critic, I had to put it somewhere xD
About the cover, there are two things that were especially a total pain to do: the mixing and the minigun.
I had so much trouble with the first one because FL studio had a lot of issues with the volume parameters and I spent 3 days trying to make it sound decent and this weird sounding thing came out...
And with the minigun I had to get out of my comfort zone: I never really drew complicated guns (or that kind of mechanical stuff) in my life! It was my first attempt and if you know anything about guns you'll totally laugh at my picture. At least I discovered that I also have to practice drawing things I'm not used to and that, actually, while hard, guns are also fun to construct because of how detailed they are!
Anyway, let's just go to the credits!
Credits:
Original song: Powapowa-P
VSQx, Tuning, Mixing: by me
Picture, video: by me, based on the original PV.
Voicebanks: Hatsune Miku Solid (V4), Vivid(V3) and Soft(V4) for some harmonies.
- Made with Vocaloid4
Download MP3: mega.nz/file/kqYk2KBY#nXqxGPpH2SbdoEYQDvFeWndjYY_wy78azNWhnD5_oG8
Thank you for watching!
PS: R.I.P. Powapowa, the producer that made my favourite song :( (no, it's not this one, but I also like "Q" a lot!!)
This cover may be considered mediocre in comparison to my other covers. So why did I upload this thing? That's because I had too!! I'm currently working on a new original but it won't be ready until a while (a quite long while) And so I had to upload something! Anything! Even if it was a lazy Bacterial Contamination cover I did with miki just because I had no ideas! And to not make your disappointment so big, I'll give you my vsqx!
Also, I didn't get the ide from jaycob's cover, I wanted to make a cover of this song far before that, I'm not that kind of copycat ._.
Credits (already in the video):
Song: Kanimiso-P
Awesome animation/movie: Deino
VSQx/tuning/cover: by me
SF-A2 miki belongs to AH-Software
edited vsqx: mega.nz/#!EzBiGYyI!sv1BOYD8-zJNrey9QrmH1Kp1PQw0TdOrlJ7L2IIS7Ls
Thank you for watching!
1) I wanted to make shure you knew I'm still not dead
2) I'm not going to be uploading again for a while because of studies
3)miki is my favourite vocaloid, and I only have one cover in this chanel for her and it's a 1 year old one!!
and I know the animation is super laggy, the hair breaks the basic physics' lauws every 2 seconds and the part I animated is really cringey (I had to do it in less than 15 minutes ;-;), but I guess you came here to listen to the music...right...? Ok, if you came for the pv you can still have fun laughing at it!
CREDITS:
Original song: Toraboruta-P (he did a really good job :0) ft. Kagamine Rin
Video by me
Cover/vsqx/tuning/mixing: by me
About the mmd:
Motion: minmode
Hand and lipsync motion: Bakemono Wolf
Extra facial expressions and "fushigi kokoro" part animated by me
Camera: Bakemono Wolf
Model: Kyo
Kokoro stage modeled by SEGA, converted to MMD by lemonyPV (cript: chrrox on xentaz forum)
Amnesia Fields stage (last stage) by Reseliee from the game Tekken: Dark Resurrection
PV based on SEGA's project diva kokoro pv
Anyway, thank you for watching! :D
Before you dislike it just because it's not in english or japanese give it a chance. I don't usually listen to music that is in my own language but this one deserved a cover. There are just a few good spanish vocaloid songs and this one (which is my favourite one) NEEDED to be covered in this chanel.
If you didn't know it, let me introduce it to you. This is a nostalgic and melancholic song that I always listened to on rainy days back in 2017, and I consider it as one of the best vocaloid songs. Its composition, lyrics, production, everything is amazing! And well, I really thought that Renri would fit in nicely.
And well, as the main theme of the song is the rain I took some google images and gifs and made this pv ._.
Credits (they are already in the video but whatever):
Awesome song/music: darkbluecat (caja-p)
Piano: AlexTrip Sands
Ust/tuning/mixing/cover by me
Video by me
Yamine Renri belongs to Yuzuri and EyesOnly
Renri's image: kzr
None of the backround pictures used belong to me
*NOTE FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS/NOTA PARA LOS QUE HABLAN ESPAÑOL:
Intenté hacer que la pronunciación fuera lo mas entendible y neutra posible. Si estas leyendo esto por favor dime si se entiende sin ver la letra, es mi primera vez haciendo que un utau japones cante en otro idioma XD Perdónenme si suena raro que haya usado los fonemas con “j” para reemplazar las “y” y “ll”, sé que en muchos lugares se pronuncia como una “i”, pero no se me ocurrió otra cosa… de todos modos lo que más quería evitar era imponerle mi pronunciación argentina y ponerle la “sh”, eso sonaría horrible ._. Y si eres de España creo que comprendes que era más fácil hacerle una “s” americana :/ No estoy intentando decir que un dialecto es mejor que otro, solo para que no haya confusiones.
Yes, sorry for that part
I might have killed the song with this robotic tuning, I know it's supposed to be a softer singing style.
I also know that there are thousands of Rin covers, but please give a chance to this one...
If you're wondering why I high pitched the song it was not only to fit Rin's voice better but also because her low notes sounded...terrible
...and please don't kill me for the repetitive PV, at least I took the effort for doing one instead of just copying an already existing pv and pasting it with my cover ;-;
Credits: (I know they are already in the video but just in case)
Original song: Toa
Cover/VSQx/Tuning/mixing: by me
I used EchoBlossom123's ust to make the midi base I used for the VSQx
PV: by me
All the pictures in the video were also made by me
Voicebanks used:
Kagamine Rin V4 (Power/Warm), Kagamine Len V4 (for some harmonies), Kagamine Rin V2 (for harmonies)
Download MP3: mega.nz/file/Uz5S3KhL#FMWgt0MQUy9tL0dgoeMd99JPMdrxWG5XCkJ5EWcqulQ
Off vocal: drive.google.com/file/d/1SayKUAy_EyQYqjvY7L-H7Hcv09_YVOAt/view?usp=sharing
#kagaminerin
Thank you for listening! :D
And sorry for the weird video, I'm a noob at making motions :(
Credits:
Original song/Music: cosMo@暴走P
Cover(Tuning/UST/Mixing): McKatherine
PV: McKatherine
I used as midi bases Azuralunar's vsq for the normal parts and Lmocinemod's ust for the fast part.
Kasane Teto belongs to TWINDRILL and Oyamano Mayo
Model: SEGA (convertion by Luiz7429 and hidara-kun)
Stage by SEGA (convertion by Hanaminasho)
Dance motion by SEGA (convertion by minmode)
Other motions by McKatherine
Camera and Lip-sync while dancing: Kagamine 134
Facial expretions: McKatherine
Effects: Greenershader and Real figure shader
For some reason the raycast effect doesn't work for me :/
I used Eana Hufwe's japanese subtitles from the 2018 Reamake of the song for the video.
MP3: mega.nz/#!BnBiTSKa!l8JNlcqAbrruCYOF-QL0ajtsOrbmufPTr3v0BvkjpZo
Thank you for watching!
Also, I'm not the number 1 fan of this song but there were really weird theories on the internet. When a comic made for it was released people assumed that the real meaning of the story was the one in the comic: the story about the boy hiding real life to the girl with sweet things (or something like that). It's a sad theme, I know, but I have to admit I got used to the creepy theories and the "real" meaning sounds a little bit light xD
Original song: DECO*27 ft. GUMI
UST/Tuning/Cover: by me
Voicebank: Crecia Selestewa (MARIGOLD_Petal), voiced by Hanabii and configurated by Mana
Image by hanabii
I found the sky backround in google, I don't know who made it :(
MP3: mega.nz/#!ZnI2WIYJ!4NOQmpOeVbP_BrZ-Smjh7ojL6Xn_9siwZPOQIxuOnTQ
Thank you for watching!
This cover was originally going to be only with miki, but as I realized how well Una sang those high notes I did almost the whole song with her and the Allegro agitato part with miki since miki's voice was born to sing that part. Seriously, it's a robotic and not very strong part, it's the deffinition for miki's voice!
Also, sorry for using Una too much. I never thought I would use her again right after my Insanity cover!
If some parts of the pv look weird, it's because I'm a noob in MMD
Appart from this cover and the cringy video, I want to say how much I appreciate this song. At least for me, Meltdown is the best Vocaloid song and I'm not joking. It's not my number 1 favourite, but I have to admit objectively it's the best one. It's so smartly made! The sound, the original tuning, the drums and bass are in a whole different level from all the other vocaloid songs. I feel like it's much more mature than most of the songs in the comunity, whether you like it or not you cannot say the quality is not awesome. It's really hard to believe it was made in 2008, to be honest ._.
Credits:
-Cover-
Original song: iroha(sasaki) (and lyrics by kuma)
VSQx/Tuning/mixing: by me
Voicebanks: Otomachi Una (Spicy) (from INTERNET Co) + SF-A2 miki (V4) (from AH-Software)
-MMD-
Otomachi Una model: by Kuuwanko and Rennya
SF-A2 miki model: DesertDraggon
Moon Stage: SEGA
Animation: Dance motion by SEGA (convertion to MMD motion by Dover and Scripts by Minmode) /Facials and edits by me (sorry if they ruin the motion, it's my first time animating in mmd)
Effects: Real figure shader/Greenershader
Camera: by me
MP3: mega.nz/#!FzRSBKTI!ibXzVHSYhtmGBw7atUCWSHAC3i784shuPg3WRmO9aBM
Thank you for watching!
Also, I made another original song, but I didn't have time to make the pv, so for now you have this thing
I covered this song since it only requires a robotic tuning and that's it! And I'm not saying the song is bad, it's actually a Vocaloid classic with the best usage of SF-A2 miki in history! But it doesn't need to have the most realistic tuning like in other songs.
Original song(+backround PV): Circus-P (matt9five)
Original lyrics translation: Azuralunar
Cover/VSQX/Tuning/mixing: McKatherine
Voicebanks:
- Otomachi Una V4 Spicy+Sugar
- VY1V4 Normal+Power
MP3: mega.nz/#!UvI2VYyB!QEqsdw1uilJ_yLi2ny5wiD1cDUILKkWqPfSvkYnNwI8
Thank you for listening anyway!
Seriously, I feel like his songs have a special conection with me for some reason. Just listening to the beautiful music with the "old" backrounds in the video gives me so much nostalgia, it actually feels like the video shows moments of the past that I've lived! Please tell me I'm not the only one who feels this, because I'm not one of those edgy kids. It's 2019, and he's still the only composer that makes songs that are able to make me cry :(
Also, I made this since my last cover with iroha of a nekobolo song sucked, I hope this one is a little bit better I guess...
I tried to give that blurry effect to the mixing, but I don't know if I did it right.
At least I think I nailed it with the breaths! They're the most realistic sounding breaths I've ever made! And how did I do it? Well, the breaths in the cover are literally mine. I recorded myself singing this song and then cut out the best breaths and added them into the mix! Guess I'll do that again in my next cover if the voicebank I'm working with doesn't have the best breath files.
Original song: Nekobolo
VSQX: by me (using LuciDicul's UST as a midi base)
Tuning/mixing: by me
MP3: mega.nz/#!0jQQQKga!Qt7AkIrokVar05z79URFezAMULfWaC8ib34j1ZMVTJU
Thank you for listening!
Now, before you ask me why I did a speedpaint... well, I didn't really know if I should upload this cover or not, and I ddn't even know how to do the PV, so I did this shitty speedpaint! :D
As it is my first speedpaint (made witht he video option Ibis paint has) it has lots of errors... Like lag or glitches like Renri's face in the base of the beginning, which are errors of the video, because when I did the picture it didn't look like that :/
Also, I decided to add a rain sound in the backround, since it was raining when I did the cover and hearing Renri sing looking at the rain in the window with the sound of the water falling was so calming. So I literally recorded the rain in that moment and add it to the mix xD
And by the way, if you listen to the cover having in your mind the fact that samfree passed away makes the song like a 200% sadder :'(
R.I.P. Samfree (1984-2015)
Original song: Samfree
Vocals: Yamine Renri 1.5
Renri belongs to EyesOnly and Yuzuri
Midi base: ryusouta
UST/Tuning/Mixing: McKatherine
Picture: Mckatherine, made on IbisPaint (free version)
Download the UST: mega.nz/#!wroTCaDY!Nm2mh33mwyxGQ_OjjhXBmYpfHKRLiuhY23v_R4tlr9g
(please give the credits on the "read me")
Thank you for listening!
First, I would like to clarify some doubts:
What happened?: I had to study for some subjects in school, but now that I passed all my exams I have two weeks of holidays! :D
Why did you use Rin V2 instead of Rin V4??: This cover is a test of a V2 voicebank. (Actually, I was planning to do something with Luka V2 too) And I've noticed some things! They're not that bad after all! For example, I'm one of those users who add a "-" note almost before every syllable to make sure everything is on pitch, and that causes a really choppy sound in most of the V4 voicebanks. But guess what? Rin Act2 still sounded smooth even if I added the shortest "rest" note that could possibly be made!
Another thing that made me choose Rin V2 Act2 is how horrible Rin V4 sounds on her lower notes. I know most of you will not agree with me, but now I think Rin V2 Act 2 would be even better than Rin V4... WOULD BE, just because of one fact that it's how squeaky and nasal she sounds in her older voicebank. That gives, in my opinion, the both voicebanks almost the same queality. Rin V4 fits better in some powerful songs, and Rin V2 fits better in others like this...
Why does she sound so annoying in her high notes?: That's one of the issues of her V2 voicebank :(
What's wrong with the drawing?: I drew it as fast as possible to upload the video... I regret doing that.
Original Song: Tamaz-P
VSQ(x)/Tuning/mixing: by me
Picture/weird PV: by me
Thank you for watching!
And also, as I did in my Merry Christmas, My Hero cover, this video is an excuse to say Happy New Year! :D
Now, talking about the song, I didn't know it was possible for a nice VOCALOID Song about organ transplat to exist! What I mean is I would have never thought of making a song about that!
Seriously, I love its originality! :D
I think the most difficult thing of this cover was to do the deep vocals! There are just a few UTAU and Vocaloids able to fit in those parts. Also, ChaCha's Breakthrough voicebank is really nice and underrated but one of her only issues is that her deepest pitch (A3, which is the one that I mostly used for the deep parts) is recorded with some kind of low frequencies that aren't at the higher pitches.
That made it hard to mix the vocals with the song, but it was nothing that a good EQ couldn not fix! (or maybe I just hope so) And I won't lie, I had to edit a little bit the dynamic on the mixing!
Other than that, I really recomend this voicebank! ChaCha's got the most realistic Utau voice by far! Her E5 pitch is unique! First, I've never seen a UTAU with a E5 pitch, second, it makes the song super powerful and third, I love how it has an automatic growl! :0
Song by Rerulili & Moja
Art: Shigure Ui
Video: Makino Sena (I added the audio spectrum)
UST/Tuning/Mixing: by me
UST Download (Only encoded in Romaji VCV): mega.nz/#!8rhB2SCL!VQvteYUaLusWFly1KhbISFijrERIfrDdlXSpqmHcHKM
Voicebank: Amane Cha-Cha Breakthrough
Amane Cha-Cha belongs to 3dfantasy (with Cheonosa)
Thank you for watching!
After that, I would like to say that I did this cover to remember you that I'm not dead, and because I didn't want to leave for a long time without saying Merry Christmass! So yup, take this cover as a "I'll be back soon" and a "Merry Christmass!".
I had to do this cover in less than 24 hours and that's why it may sound a little bit messy. But apart from that, I think I've made an improvement using Renri! :0
And I also fixed some of her issues using fresamp! :D (It's my first time using a resampler that's not the default one, please don't kill me if I ruined the cover)
I would also like to tell my opinion of the song: It's so wonderful and underrated! It's short, but very sweet! And it gave me another chance to use Renri since my first cover with her was like a disaster! xD
I also added some "aaah" chords at the "merry christmass, my hero...", sorry if it makes the song sound too blurry!
Oh! And I uploaded this cover just in time for the anniversary of the song! :D/
Credits:
Original song: Live-P (ft. Kagamine Rin_Append Sweet)
Yamine Renri belongs to EyesOnly and ゆずり
UST/Tuning/Mixing: by me
PV: by me
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! :D
Everything belongs to me (but Gumi's voicebank, obviously, it belongs to internet co.
You're allowed to use it always that you credit me for the song and acapella.
Also, sorry for the weird mixing! I'm testing new methods of mixing tracks, that's why it may some too loud or quite in some parts!
And, I'm really sorry to say this, but I won't be uploading covers for a while :/ School is getting really hard and I've got lots of things to do! (I shouldn't have done this cover in first place .-.)
Credits:
Original song/PV: Chouchou-P ft. GUMI
VSQX/Tuning/mixing: by me
midi base: CODY Tailor
Art by: 24
Hope you like this...test cover? I guess...
And I know almost no one of you will know this song, but it's a really nice one I heard every day when I was a kid! :D and it gave so much memories and nostalgia to cover it :'D It's one of those 2009 songs that will always be in our hearts...
Also, I had to take some breath files from other voicebanks to make her breathe, unfortunately, synth v doesn't have breaths :/
By the way, am I the only one who thinks Eleanor Forte's voice sounds pretty much like JubyPhonic? I don't know why, but when I started to tune her I started to realize that her voice sounded really similar to her! I don't know if she's her voice provider or something xD
Original song: t.a.t.u
Tuning by me
Voicebank: Eleanor Forte
JSON by me
Thank you for watching!
So, what did we learn from this horrible story? Vocaloid 5 sucks! Ok, not really, but I'm really frustrated because this cover would sound so beautiful and realistic...but no ._.
Also, sorry for the low quality of the video! It's the best Rin PV I could found on YouTube!
Oh! And before you say "WHAT?? MCKATHERINE, LIVETUNE'S SONGS ARE SUPPOSED TO SOUND ROBOTIC AND AUTOTUNED, WHY DIDN'T YOU EVEN USE THE PITCH SNAP MODE??"
...you know why I didn't use the pitch snap mode? No? I don't know either! :D (I suppose I wanted to make it sound more realistic, but I don't really know if my tuning fits in with this kind of songs ._.)
And finally, I used Len for some harmonies! (Omg why do livetune songs have so many harmony tracks, it's so tedious to do them! D:)
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Original song: livetune/kz ft. Hatsune Miku
VSQx, Tuning, mixing: by me
Animation by SEGA (Project diva)
Voicebank: Kagamine Rin V4X Power
Thanks for watching anyway!
-(yeah, that's my comment for the song :p)
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Yaaay, McKatherine's second song! :D I know it's been a while from NO REGRETS, but here you have it! And I know it, my PVs still suck, but I think at least I've improved in digital art! :0 (the pictures were made in Ibis Paint and Medibang Paint for Ipad and with my lazy finger because I couldn't get a stylus pen :p)
Also, if you want to know what the song is about... well, have you ever met one of those drama-queens that always say they're poor little victims and make you feel like a horrible monster? Well, I've met some of them, and I thought it would be a great idea to do a cringey edgy history for a song xD it's basically about the singer being manipulated by one of this persons, but in a EXTREME way so that he/she feels she's being part of one of those role-play games where she plays the role of a monster and the other person of a victim. Anyway, you can think whatever of this song. I dunno, you can make a total different theory! Anyone can have any idea of the meaning of this song!
Oh! And most of you asked me about vocaloid5! Well, I tried it and... how can I explain this?... I'm pretty disapointed. I still don't understand it at all, but I feel like the new parameters don't fit in with my tuning and that it's really complicated! I'll keep trying it, but it also works really slow and I still prefer Vocaloid4 a lot :/ (please don't kill me, maybe I'll like it in a future)
Also! I don't know if you consider myself a vocaloid producer with only 2 songs! Because I was wondering if I could be called just McKatherine for making covers and McKatherine-P (just like the old good producers) for making original songs! However you can call me like you want! (Maybe if you're reading this you'll think: "no...just no...seriously, Mckatherine, no one will ever call you that -_-"
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Download the Instrumental for this:
WAV: mega.nz/#!orw0BaBb!NgZZ678WSFmVMRZCm7aV0ZXvCtmVnugrbej65iFwASI
MP3: mega.nz/#!YuoQCaSI!L7BoW91iWykoiWs_4xlCZOshdFN-AThJThhFGysPL5Q
Download the midi base of the vocals (for the ones that want to make covers):
mega.nz/#!gvpyGKgK!YibsEEuqZX_L_XY62OdF2ka3AIvJiH0POtjLDr_VuSM
The Tempo for this song is 150 BPM if you ask!
Thanks for listening!
And, this is one of those covers I didn't want to upload because I didn't really like how it sounded, but this time I uploaded it because of the heart touching meaning of the song and because I felt like VY1 was singing this to me when I was tunning her, OMG I REALLY LOVE HER, SHE'S MY FAVOURITE VOCALOID (with sf-a2 miki) AHHHH ...I seriously need to get a life.
And I know this cover sucks compared to ryo's godlike tuning in this song and that it sound pretty robotic and emotionless, but I really wanted to have my own version! Now I know I don't have anything to worry about because VY1 believes in me! (told ya I need to get a life)
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Original song: supercell/ryo ft. Hatsune Miku
MIDI: Cody Tailor (originially a ust, converted into a midi and then used as base for making the vsqx)
VSQX/weird tuning/mixing: by me
Picture is not mine!
Oh! And don't talk about VOCALOID5, I know it was released, and I REALLY WANT IT!!!! But I cannot...still...have it OMG!! I FEEL SO BAD!! D:
Anyway, thanks for listening!
I always thought Meiko was the perfect vocaloid for DECO *27 songs (seriously, her voice fits in soooo well! :0) so I did this thing...
Oh! And I have a question... Why are v3 voicebanks so hard to use??? D: It may be because I'm really used to how v4 voicebanks work, but as Meiko didn't have a v4 update, I used her v3 voicebank... hope it doesn't sound really choppy! (what am I talking about? This is absolutely choppy ;-;)
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Original song: DECO *27 ft. Hatsune Miku
Midi by: akem (it was originaly a ust, I converted it into a midi and used it as a base to do the vsqx ;3)
VSQx/Tuning/mixing: by me
Voicebank used: Meiko V3 Power
Art by iXima
Thanks for watching!
And befor you say "OMG MCKATHERINE, THAT GROWL IS SOOOO UNREALISTIC, I PREFER VY1V4/SHOOHEY/WHATEVER COVER!! DISLIKE" Please know how hard it is to put a growl into a ust, and especially when your utau program has a lot of issues (like mine).
After that, Amane Cha-Cha's voicebank is sooo awesome!!! I really love her voice and I feel like my tuning fits in with her voice!! Thank you, 3dfantasy for making her!!
Aaaaand OMG I REALLY LOVE THAT GUITAR SOLO IT'S JUST SOO FUFJDEHUDIEKEKEN IDK I LOVE IT AAAAAAAHHHHH (ok sorry)
Oh! I almost forgot to tell you! Cha-cha Breakthrough had growls in some of her wav files, and that was kind of helpful, but at the same time I had to do lots of things in the ust, replacing notes because my utau turned them into a really weird and annoying sound, and it took me a lot of time to make the growls sound powerful and not like an error or something ._. Yeh, remember my utau is 75% errors! ;-;
(And it's not 3dfantasy's fault, it's just my utau for some reason)
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Original song: buzzG ft. GUMI
UST, Tuning, weird mixing: by me
pv is not mine!
Voicebank used: Amane Cha-Cha Breakthrough (that belongs to the amazing 3dfantasy :D)
Thank you for listening!
It's been years since I uploaded this video, but seeing how much popularity it gained I have to make a clarification.
I very much apologize for how disturbing this cover may have turned out to be. Although by the time I did it I DID know how dark the lyrics of the song were, I was mainly focused on the music, and I always believed the song's purpose was to spread awareness and/or share someone's traumatic experience with abuse. However, I didn't consider the fact that Una's character herself was depicted as a child in the present moment, and wasn't aware of the horrible connotation this version might have. That was NOT the intention behind this cover.
I was 14 when I uploaded it and I was much more ignorant and far less cautious than today. So again, I'm very sorry. I'm willing to unlist the video if you don't mind.
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This is definitely not my best cover ._.
And why do I say this? Well, I don't know if it was a good idea to use Una in first place, her voice is for Rock powerful covers, not for Kikuo songs. I was going to use Nekomura Iroha, but she didn't really fit the song anyway.
Second, the TUNING. This song is supposed to be tunned with a really soft/innocent voice or with a really powerful voice. And I did a robotic (and kinda mediocre) voice. (Plus, she has some voicecracks in the song) Also, Una's breath samples had some errors, that's why they may not be mixed well with the vocals.
Third, the extremely weird mixing. I had to add some effects so that it didn't sound that bad, but i don't know if I totally ruined it :/
That's why I didn't know if it was worth it to upload it, so, I decided to upload it with the excuse of giving you a vsqx.
So here you can download it: mega.nz/#!FzBWUBLb!HfAPXmecC84qXT86529yVJEZlhCwL8xhKqq5nQdegFg
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Original song: Kikuo (ft. Miku)
PV: by Kikuo
VSQx/Tuning/mixing: by me
Otomachi Una belongs to Internet Co.
thanks for watching anyway!
Oh! And this cover may sound not as realistic as my other covers, Teto is amazing, her Sakebi append is awesome and her Whisper is just stunning! :D But she's definetely not the most realistic utau, that's why it may sound a little bit robotic in some parts!
And, if you ask, I used her three VCV voicebanks: Kasane Teto Normal, Sakebi, and Whisper.
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- Original song: doriko (ft. Hatsune Miku)
- UST/Tuning/weird mixing: by me
- PV: Project Diva F2nd (SEGA)
Thanks for watching!
Now, first of all, why did I choose that image? well, I saw it in most of VY1V4's covers, and yeah, it's hard to believe but, for me, this will be always the original VY1V4's (avatar) design! It REALLY looks like VY1V4! I've seen lots of other designs that didn't fit her voice! (Although I would choose another one for her V2 voicebank, she sounds totally different)
Second, if you ask me why the pv is so simple, well, I didn't have time for doing an audio spectrum, and I wanted to make it as similar as possible to the original one :/
Third, I made this cover with the original version and kyaami's Ritsu cover as inspirations, I wanted it to sound powerful but with Lily's touch, and this is the result... That's why it may sound a little wierd, sorry!
Oh! And the original song didn't have harmonies (and I couldn't find any fan harmonies in the internet) so I had to create my own harmonies (based on the instrumental chords)
And the lyrics may have lots of mistakes because I used the romaji of more than one website (and they all had differences), sorry again!
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- Original song: niki (ft. Lily)
- VSQX/Tuning/Mixing: by me (I just realized the vocals sounded too loud in some parts, sorry for that!)
- Image is not mine! (I always had this picture in my mind for years but I never knew who made it! D:)
If you ask which voicebank I used, it's VY1V4 Natural/Soft!
edited vsqx: mega.nz/#!4zxw3KIa!2_bMejYZLjTs6LqcgfCKG5eJ-mC7GZ4NlDNry8gW_bM
Thanks for watching!
Oh! And as I listened to a lot of Rolling girl covers that had a "aaah" at the begining, I decided to do my own "AAHAAAAHAA"... sorry if it ruins the song!
I also didn't know how to do the pv, so I did this mix of Akiakane's pv and Project Diva F2nd!
Sorry for any errors or mistakes!
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Credits:
- Original Song: wowaka/Genjitsutouchi-P
- Original vocals: Hatsune Miku
- Animation: SEGA
- Image of the Rin is not mine!
- VSQx/Tuning/mixing: by me
- Project Diva F2nd PV used: youtu.be/AQCkLk2FVu0
VSQX download: I'll repeat it, GIVE THE CREDITS!!
mega.nz/file/hi4U3abD#eYreDHrPk1KRjqlwhILPMEMe946k_yAkCZZAuycwZos
("aah" part and breaths are not included!)
Thanks for watching!
I'm also trying to turn my tuning into a mix of my favourite vocaloid users tuning! You know, kyaami, Circus-P (the king of vocaloid), MJQ, and more...
I've been downloading and comparing tons of VSQs to help me understand some things I didn't before! And guess what! It really works! :D
Maybe some of you will say "omg this tuning is really similar to this user" or maybe you'll just say "mckatherine, what are you talking about? you're tuning is just the same as always!"... well, I'm still practicing! I know one day my tuning will sound as realistic as I want it to sound! ^^
Also I think I've improved in my mixing! I just added a LOT of reverb before and that was it! Now I'm using lots of effects! :D
And finally, I was going to put the vsqx download link! But I first have to ask the midi owner to do it!
Credits:
- Original song: ryo (supercell)
- Original vocals: Hatsune Miku V2
- Voicebank used: Kagamine Rin V4x Power/Warm
- Image is not mine!
-Midi base (originally a ust converted into a midi and then made into a vsqx): Th3 Silent On3
- VSQX, Tuning, mixing: by me
Thank you for reading!
Well, don't worry, I'm not insane! I just started doing lots of videos of this song since I could extract the acapella! ;)
Oh! and sorry for the really weird mixing! I'm still learning how to mix! (Although I've done lots of covers before, please don't judge me ._.)
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Credits:
- Original song: Circus-P (matt9five)
- Original Vocals: SF-A2 miki ft. KAITO
- Picture is not mine!
- Voicebanks used: RIN V4X Power/LEN V4X POWER
-VSQX/Tuning/mixing: by me (ask me if you want the vsqx!)
Thanks for watching! ;)
- "MCKATHERINE, WHY ARE YOU UPLOADING INSANITY STUFF? WHAT HAPPENED??" well, since I was able to extract the acapella of iNSaNiTY I always thought "omg, this is really, REALLY useful! I should do something with it!", so I had to do this Remix...
Also! You don't know how much time I spent doing that audio spectrum!! So please, if you don't like it, do noot dislike it because I worked really hard for this thing!
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Credits:
- Original song: Circus-P/matt9five
- Vocals: SF-A2 miki and KAITO
- Remix by me (made in FL Studio 9)
- Picture is not mine!!
- Acapella that I used (also by me): youtube.com/watch?v=1YDVll1vbqc&t=77s
Thanks for watching!!
Omg, it's raining outside, the weather really fits this song! :D (I know I sound like an edgy fangirl, don't worry, mckatherine is just being silly)
And...I know, it's not a perfect acapella, you can still hear the music at some parts, but it's the best I could do!! :0
So...please don't dislike, I already know it doesn't sounds good at some parts, but it means a lot to me, it's one of my favourite songs in history!! I just uploaded this random video because I thought it could be helpful for some people! (like me :p)
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"OHMYGAD, MCKATHERINE, YOU'RE UPLOADING ANYTHING BUT COVERS!! ISN'T YOUR CHANEL SUPPOSED TO BE OF COVERS?? YOU ARE CHEATING YOUR POOR SUBSCRIBERS"
Well, this is a random video, after this, I'm sure my next video will be a cover! :D
Oh...and please, don't ask in the coments "OH MCKATHERINE, DO THE ACAPELLA VERSION OF THIS SONG!" because this is the only song that worked with the method of the polarity :/
(This doesn't mean that I cannot try it though)
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Credis:
- Music/Original Song: by the lovely Circus-P (or matt9five)
- Acapella: by me :p
- Original Vocals: SF-A2 miki (my favourite vocaloid :D) and KAITO
- PV by Circus-P
Thank you for reading! :D
...and well, this is a combination of a requested cover and an idea of mine, I always planned to do another remix of this annoying song that we all love and have in our hearts (since my last inst cover), and a few months ago, someone asked me to do another remix...so I made this thing...
NOTE: Guys, if you don't like it, don't dislike, just don't watch it ._.
I know it, it is really bad equalized, it's already an old remix, but I had to upload it anyway ;_;
Oh! And I was too lazy to do another "yoh" so I used the same that I used in my last ievan polkka remix!
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- "OH WAIT, MCKATHERINE, WHAT THE F*** ARE YOU DOING, YOU SHOULD BE DOING VOCALOID COVERS, YOUR CHANEL IS NOT ABOUT INSTRUMENTAL COVERS ANYMORE!"
Well, calm down my friend, I just had to upload someting to the chanel, I have like 1898928938 requested and not requested covers and tons of VSQXs that are still in process(+ I am really busy)... please be patient ._.
----Let's just go to the credits!---
Remix: by me (using FL Studio9)
Original song: Loituma
Remix based in Otamania's version
PV: Dreamy Theater Ievan Polkka (SEGA)
Video on Youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=u8Lo4AfElEw
Thanks to Maverick 4k for the 60fps version! :0
Hope you enjoy!
Also, sorry for the lazy tuning. I didn't want to do it that powerful to fit Cheri's calm voice. So I tried to do it a little bit more soft and robotic.
And... finally, sorry if she sounds too choppy, she really needs a VCV version, I'm trying to do it :/
I used Luka PD video because of 3 reasons:
1-Luka fits the rolling gil outfit better than miku.
2-Luka is the most similar voice to Cheri
3- I wish I had Project Diva so that I could do my own Sumuji Cheri module ._.
Credits:
Music: Wowaka/Genjitsutouhi-P
Original vocals: Hatsune Miku
Voicebank used: スムージーチェリ/Sumuji Cheri CV ver. 1
PV: Project Diva F2nd, Rolling Girl (Megurine Luka)
I found it on Youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=HT19Rp9ETjk&t=76s
UST/lazy tuning: by me.
Download the UST: mega.nz/#!1rAWxCIZ!-qHv_wMPQtFMmO420kqH3tMnpfTswcW3NClXrW1vDgQ
Sumuji Cheri belongs to me. (her picture in the right does too)
Download Cheri's VB (CV):
youtube.com/watch?v=fCZ09R-qwMA&t=26s
Thanks for watching! Hope you like it! (Althought it's really choppy and has a really weird mixing ._.)
Credit:
Music: Otamania
Original Song: Loituma
Voicebank used: MEIKO V3 Power (thought I used Vocaloid4)
VSQX: by me
Download link (MEGA):
mega.nz/#!IvATFZqL!alYhNfW-y3Jr-5qsQNt34P6NYt0KeSyHRWJhkZv_gqU
Thanks for watching! :D


