Neo - Voicebanks under the "neo" moniker
are
Major Updates to previous voicebanks that feature a
complete re-recording of the voicebank samples, new features and new pitches.
1.x - A voicebank's 1.x version code denotes that it is a
Minor Update of its core append. This
features new extras, oto.ini fixes and fixes to samples
with issues. The voicebank is not re-recorded on the
whole.
Note: The 1.x version of a VB is not specified on this
website. It is only used on VB downloads and release
videos so as to make file management easier for those
who downloaded previous versions of a VB.
Roman Numerals (ex: II) - Roman
numerals denote a
Major Update that does not feature a complete
re-recording of a voicebank's core. This features new pitches, extras, or expressions that
are too major to fit under the "1.x" label, but do not
belong under the "Neo" label due to NOT being completely
new voicebanks meant to supplant a previous VB. They're
still the same VB as before, just with a LOT more.
BANK TYPE: VCV Multipitch
(A3/C4/F4/A4/C5)
RANGE: D3~C6
EXTRAS: Glottal stops, vocal
fry, end exhales, inhales, exhale + inhale, beginning
exhales, beginning inhales, beginning exhale + inhale,
English R, Trilled Rs, English V, English L, unvoiced
dental fricative (like in thing, or in
thought), voiced dental fricative (like in
this, or in them), Fu/Hu distinction (ふ
is an anglicized "f" sound wheras ほぅ is closer to
standard Japanese pronunciation), and an art folder.
SCORPION neo is a strong, shouty
voicebank with a mature feminine timbre in an
alto/mezzo-soprano vocal range. She is kire-like in tone,
with a dark, androgynous, mid-strength lower range, and a
bright, shouty, feminine upper register. She is fairly
versatile genre-wise, and lends herself best to pop, rock,
metal, or anything that requires a fair amount of energy.
She requires a bit of a heavy hand while tuning,
responding best to more dramatic tuning, but is overall
fairly easy to use. This is considered Arachne's default
Japanese voicebank, and this tone is used as the default
expression in her English and French voicebanks.
BANK TYPE: VCV Multipitch
(A3/C4/F4/A4/C5/E5 Falsetto)
RANGE: E3~C6
EXTRAS: Same as
SCORPION neo, however her A4, C5, and E5
pitches do not have vocal fry support.
RECLUSE neo is a sweet, voicebank of
medium-soft strength, with a cuter timbre, though she does
still sound more mature than a traditional "cute" vocal.
RECLUSE neo has a mezzo-soprano vocal range, though she's
at her best in her midrange and upper register as she is
recorded in a more "head-voice" tone. Her mid-to-low range
has very little air, and her upper register is much more
breathy and delicate, her faletto register in particular
being incredibly delicate sounding. She works best for
pop, bossa nova, soft rock, synthpop, and lo-fi. She is
fairly responsive to tuning, and responds well to both
dramatic and subtle tuning. This tone is marked as "Sweet"
in Arachne's English and French voicebanks, or as "Soft"
in older versions of her English voicebank.
BANK TYPE: VCCV English
Multipitch-Multiexpression (A3/A3S/D4/D4S/F4/F4S)
RANGE: D3~F5, E3~G5 (Sweet)
EXTRAS: Full VV, Canadian Raising, beginning inhales, ending
exhales, glottal stops, vocal fry, dark Ls, ng blends,
literally being a 6 pitch English bank, and an art
folder.
TARANTULA is Arachne's English voicebank.
Using CZ's VCCV list, as well as a variety of extras for
expression, utility, and to support her Canadian accent to
create a bank that is compatible with pre-existing tools
and files in the community, but has plenty of tools for
tinkerers and tuners. Not to mention that she's sporting
two tripitch expressions, with plans for more. Suffice it
to say, TARANTULA is a powerful tool in
the arsenal of any UTAU user who wishes to work with the
English language. Her strong/default expression is the
same tone as that of SCORPION neo, and
and her sweet is the same as that of
RECLUSE neo, meaning that the 3
voicebanks synergize fairly well together. Arachne's
English pronunciation is clear, consistent and natural - I
have worked tirelessly to ensure that Arachne's accent is
as close to my natural accent as possible and that her oto
is clean and smooth. This bank is very easy to tune and
work with for newcomers and veterans of VCCV alike. She
has a mezzo-soprano/alto range and works well for pop,
rock, new wave, metal, synthpop, electronic, and more.
BANK TYPE: VCV Multipitch (A3/C4/F4)
RANGE: D3~E5
EXTRAS: Same as SCORPION neo, as
WIDOW recieved an update after release
for feature parity with her other Japanese banks.
WIDOW is a dark, brooding, mournful
voicebank. Her lower register is fairly gentle, though her
upper register does have a decent amount of strength. This
makes her able to tackle slower, more somber songs, as
well as more up-tempo pop with a darker edge.
WIDOW has an alto/mezzo soprano vocal
range. She generally has a richer timbre here than in her
other appends, allowing for more subtle tuning, though she
does still respond quite well to dramatic tuning. She
works best for ballads, dark pop, progressive pop,
electrionic, ambient and soft rock. This tone is marked as
"Dark" in Arachne's French bank, and work to add it to her
English bank is underway.
BANK TYPE: VCV Multipitch (A3/C4/F4/B4)
RANGE: D3~E5
EXTRAS: Same as SCORPION neo, but vocal fry is
not supported in the B4 pitch.
SOLPUGID is, admittedly, a strange
voicebank. She's set apart from Arachne's other voicebanks
due to the way her tone and accent were achieved:
pronouncing Japanese vowels as though they were French
nasal vowels. She is a vivid, bright, nasally, light power
voicebank with very little air. She has a cuter, more
youthful, timbre than Arachne's other powerful voicebank,
SCORPION neo but she still has a fairly
mature tone. SOLPUGID has a mezzo-soprano
vocal range. She works best for rock, vkei, metal, pop, or
anything where an annoying vocalist might actually be
desirable for some reason. She's quite responsive when it
comes to tuning, so she can be a little sensitive when it
comes to larger pitchbends or fast vibrato, but she
usually will respond to these things quite well. Due to
the more experimental approach to her tone, this bank is
not planned to have an equivalent tone in Arachne's
English or French voicebanks.
BANK TYPE: VCV Multipitch (A3/C4/F4)
RANGE: F3~D5
EXTRAS: Same as SCORPION neo.
SALTICIDAE is a whisper voicebank that
isn't particularly sweet or dark in tone. Arachne's very
breathy and has a mature tone to her, and is incredibly
expressive in this VB, even without tuning. She's a little
tough to find songs for, but she's a joy to use once you
find one. She sounds great without tuning, but if tuned,
she is incredibly easy to work with and very responsive.
She has a mezzo-soprano range and is best suited for soft
pop, art pop, ambient music, lo-fi, or anything where a
very soft, breathy vocal works best. This tone is marked
as "Whisper" in Arachne's French bank, and work to add it
to her English bank is underway.