Vocaloid Hatsune Miku

Debatably the most popular Vocaloid ever, Hatsune Miku's mascot has appeared in the form of everything from figurines to concerts. Being one of my favourite Vocaloids, I feel it fit to post my next topic on her.

Data on Hatsune Miku
Name: Hatsune Miku
Voice Provider: Saki Fujita
Versions: CV01 Hatsune Miku, CV01 Hatsune Miku Append (Creating Miku English Version+Planning V3 Hatsune Miku)
Release Date: August 31st 2007 (Original Miku), April 30th 2010 (Miku Append)
Language/s: Japanese
Official Web page: http://www.crypton.co.jp/mp/pages/prod/vocaloid/cv01.jsp

Strengths: (Original) Very unlikely to loose her original sweet tone, stronger 'attack' notes, results more favourable to new users. (Append) Can be made to resemble voice provider, has variety in tone and volume.
Weaknesses: (Original) Doesn't sound very realistic, nor compares to her voice provider, voice not very smooth. (Append) If not used in variety, songs can song bad - so not very favourable to new users, Hard to distinguish between Light and Vivid voice banks.

Append Voice banks Available: Sweet, Dark, Soft, Light, Vivid, Solid.

Mascot Data:
Birthday: August 31st
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Height: 5'02''/158cm
Weight: 92.4lbs/42kg
Mascot Item: Spring Onion
Appearance: (for official appearances, see images)

Original                                                                                                                           Append

Hatsune Miku

Hatsune Miku Append

Technical Information
Original
Optimum Tempo: 70 ~ 150 BPM
Optimum Range:  A3 ~ E5
Optimum Genre: Pop Idol/Pop Dance

Append Sweet (My Favourite Append <3)

Optimum Tempo: 55 ~ 155BPM
Optimum Range: F 3 ~ D5

Miku lazying about

Optimum Genre: French Pop/ Ballad/Electronica

Append Dark
Optimum Tempo: 60 ~ 145BPM
Optimum Range: D3 ~ B4
Optimum Genre: Ballad/Jazz/Folk/Ambient

Append Soft
Optimum Tempo: 70 ~ 150BPM
Optimum Range: A3 ~ E5
Optimum Genre: Soft Rock/Ballad/Folk/Ambient

Append Light
Optimum Tempo: 85 ~ 175BPM
Optimum Range: A3 ~ D5
Optimum Genre: Pop/Rock/Dance/Techno Pop

Append Vivid
Optimum Tempo: 95 ~ 180BPM
Optimum Range: G3 ~ D5
Optimum Genre: Pop/Techno Pop/Trad

Append Solid
Optimum Tempo: 65 ~ 160BPM
Optimum Range: D3 ~ C5
Optimum Genre: Pop/Rock/Dance/Electro

Demo Versions

YouTube:
First Demo Song

NicoNicoDouga:
If anyone knows a link to her demo, please tell me :)

Promotional Videos for Hatsune Miku will appear in later posts. For those that can't wait can visit my YouTube channel for my playlist, here: UtaiteUploader's YouTube Channel: Hatsune Miku Playlist

JITTER DOLL - Vocaloid PV

There are absolutely loads of Vocaloid songs and PVs, but I'd like to introduce you to a really good one - JITTER DOLL!

It is a really upbeat song with a PV that is quite down-scale - but attracted me as of its complexity...and of course because it was catchy. There are multiple Vocaloids who have covered this song, all who have done so incredibly well, my favourite being Gakupo V3's version.

Original Song
Name: JITTER DOLL

Vocals: Lily
Release Date: 25th February 2012
Composer: niki
Arrangement: niki
Lyrics: niki
MP3:  4Shared

English Lyrics:

Gazing at a droplet when the rain recedes,

The right eye connects to a power adapter,

Disorder, disorder,  With this temperature,

Everything seems to melt,

Go, go, With this hologram,

To a world filled with melancholy,

And I am manipulated, manipulated,
What can you see in that world,

The abnormal level of subconscious noise,
Humans, yes, still call this love,
There is no one who has not been granted with love, 

In this world of love and being loved,

Install the repeating history, 

And a whitish blue flash of thunder drones,
Connect, connect,  With this cord to a world filled with conflicts,
Dye, dye,  With a parasite ,

Into the bloodstream,

And what can you see, what can you see,
A flash of light breaking the sky,

The mad, uncertain power source,
Humans, yes, still call this life,
There is no one who anguish in tears, 

In this world of protecting and stealing lives,
Believe...

A trace of miracle in the clearing sky,
A trace of heartbeat in the blooming puddle,
Wake up, wake up,
The rusting gears start to move,
Connect...

Those who hold life,
Humans, yes, still call them humans,
There is no one who anguish in tears, 

In this world of protecting and killing people,

The abnormal level of subconscious noise,
Humans, yes, still call this God,
There is no one who bemoan with a withered voice,

In a world that can be salvaged while believing in God,
Believe...

Japanese Lyrics: JITTER DOLL Romaji Lyrics

Obviously, I also mentioned the different versions of this song. I'll post them below. Please take a listen :)

Cover: Kagamine Len

I found this cover really good, as it was clearer than most but still quite deep. It also has the full PV attached.
MP3: 4Shared

Cover: Kamui Gakupo V3 Native

This one is my favourite. Although his voice is not as loud compared to the music, his tone really suits the song, being is all deep and husky.
MP3: 4Shared

Cover: UTAUloid's Ritsu Namine

This is one of the most popular covers of the song. UTAUloid is a really hard program to get voices spot on, but the person who created this used the mascot's voice in a lower octave - making it (in my opinion) one of the best UTAUloid covers made. By the way, before anyone asks - Ritsu is in fact a guy who dresses as a female...
MP3: 4Shared

So, now they're all down...which one is your favourite? I know there is tough competition, but I suppose everyone will have their fave :)

Cute Anime Widgets!

For all that love anime, you'll love these cute widgets - from the infamous Fruits Basket!

I've been searching for new things to add into my blog, but thought these really suit the ultimate otaku blogger, more than my weird mix up...(LOL)

The widgets are animated, and are available to be placed in the 'Corner' or 'Sidebar' position.
For those that don't know how to install widgets into their blog, go here for a good diagram:
 Foreign Blog - But still best diagram I can find

Fruits Basket Widgets:

Here is a preview of the widgets:
 
Tohru, Yuki and Kyo

 To get the codes, click here!