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Το '''Vocaloid''' (ボーカロイドBōkaroido) είναι φωνοσυνθετική συσκευή. Itsη signalεπεξεργασία processingσήματος partαναπτύχθηκε wasμε developedσυλλογικό throughεγχείρημα aυπό jointτον researchKenmochi projectHideki ledστο byπανεπιστήμιο KenmochiΠομπέου HidekiΦάμπρα at theστη [[Pompeu Fabra UniversityΒαρκελώνη]] inτης [[Barcelona,Ισπανίας Spain]] inτο 2000 (theη ίδια sameομάδα teamπου thatίδρυσε laterαργότερα foundedτα Voctroεργασήρια LabsΒόκτρο)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voctrolabs.com|title=Voctro Labs - Advanced Voice Technologies|publisher=Voctro Labs|accessdate=April 6, 2013}}</ref>) and originally was not intended to be a full commercial project. Backed by the [[Yamaha Corporation]], it developed the software into the commercial product "Vocaloid."<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|author=Werde, Bill|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/23/arts/music-could-i-get-that-song-in-elvis-please.html|title=MUSIC; Could I Get That Song in Elvis, Please?|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|pages=1–6|date=November 23, 2003|accessdate=October 23, 2010}}</ref><ref name = "Interspeech">{{cite web|url=http://www.interspeech2007.org/Technical/ssc_files/Yamaha/VOCALOID_Interspeech.pdf|title=VOCALOID - Commercial singing synthesizer based on sample concatenation|author=Kenmochi, Hideki; Ohshima, Hayato|format=PDF|work=Interspeech 2007|publisher=Center for Advanced Sound Technologies, [[Yamaha Corporation]]|accessdate=January 9, 2011}}</ref> The software enables users to synthesize singing by typing in [[lyrics]] and [[melody]]. It uses synthesizing technology with specially recorded vocals of voice actors or singers. To create a song, the user must input the melody and lyrics. A [[piano roll]] type interface is used to input the melody and the lyrics can be entered on each note. The software can change the stress of the pronunciations, add effects such as vibrato, or change the dynamics and tone of the voice. Each Vocaloid is sold as "a singer in a box" designed to act as a replacement for an actual singer. The software was originally only available in [[English language|English]] starting with the first Vocaloids Leon, Lola and Miriam and [[Japanese language|Japanese]] with Meiko and Kaito, but Vocaloid 3 has added support for [[Spanish language|Spanish]] for the Vocaloids Bruno, Clara and Maika; [[Chinese language|Chinese]] for Luo Tianyi and Yan He; [[Korean language|Korean]] for SeeU, [[Catalan language|Catalan]] for Ona, and French for ALYS.
The software is intended for professional musicians as well as light computer music users and has so far sold on the idea that the only limits are the users' own skills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://emusician.com/mag/emusic_humanoid_vocaloid/index.html|title=Humanoid or Vocaloid|author=Wilkinson, Scott|publisher=Electronic Musician|date=August 1, 2003|accessdate=July 1, 2010}}</ref> Japanese musical groups [[Livetune]] of [[Toy's Factory]] and [[Supercell (band)|Supercell]] of [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]] have released their songs featuring Vocaloid as vocals. Japanese record label Exit Tunes of [[Quake Inc.]] also have released [[compilation album]]s featuring Vocaloids.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/170/170831/|title=初音ミクなどの人気曲だけを集めた高音質コンピCDが登場！|trans_title=A High Sound Quality Compilation CD, Collecting Only Popular Songs such as Hatsune Miku's, Appears!|language=Japanese|work=Dengeki Online|publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]]|date=June 12, 2009|accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1005/25/news066.html|title=初音ミクCD、週間ランキングでも初のオリコン1位に|trans_title=Hatsune Miku CD Scores the First Oricon Number-One on the Weekly Ranking|language=Japanese|publisher=IT Media|date=May 25, 2010|accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> Artists such as [[Mike Oldfield]] have also used Vocaloids within their work for back up singer vocals and sound samples.<ref name="Miriam-ZeroG">{{cite web|url=http://www.zero-g.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=805|title=Vocaloid Miriam|publisher=Zero-G|accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref>
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