<s>
is	O
a	O
singing	O
voice	B-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
software	I-Application
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backed	O
by	O
the	O
Yamaha	O
Corporation	O
,	O
it	O
developed	O
the	O
software	O
into	O
the	O
commercial	O
product	O
"	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
"	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
voice	O
banks	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
synthesizer	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
avatars	O
are	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
,	O
and	O
are	O
often	O
marketed	O
as	O
virtual	O
idols	O
;	O
some	O
have	O
gone	O
on	O
to	O
perform	O
at	O
live	O
concerts	O
as	O
an	O
on-stage	O
projection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
originally	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
English	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
Leon	O
,	O
Lola	B-Application
and	O
Miriam	O
by	O
Zero-G	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
with	O
Meiko	O
and	O
Kaito	O
made	O
by	O
Yamaha	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Spanish	O
for	O
the	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
Bruno	O
,	O
Clara	O
and	O
Maika	O
;	O
Chinese	O
for	O
Luo	O
Tianyi	O
,	O
Yuezheng	O
Ling	O
,	O
Xin	O
Hua	O
and	O
Yanhe	O
;	O
and	O
Korean	O
for	O
SeeU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
intended	O
for	O
professional	O
musicians	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
casual	O
computer	B-Application
music	I-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
musical	O
groups	O
such	O
as	O
Livetune	O
of	O
Toy	O
's	O
Factory	O
and	O
Supercell	O
of	O
Sony	O
Music	O
Entertainment	O
Japan	O
have	O
released	O
their	O
songs	O
featuring	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
as	O
vocals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
record	O
label	O
Exit	O
Tunes	O
of	O
Quake	O
Inc	O
.	O
also	O
have	O
released	O
compilation	O
albums	O
featuring	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
's	O
technology	O
is	O
generally	O
categorized	O
into	O
the	O
concatenative	O
synthesis	O
in	O
the	O
frequency	O
domain	O
,	O
which	O
splices	O
and	O
processes	O
the	O
vocal	O
fragments	O
extracted	O
from	O
human	O
singing	O
voices	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
forms	O
of	O
time-frequency	O
representation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
system	O
can	O
produce	O
the	O
realistic	O
voices	O
by	O
adding	O
vocal	O
expressions	O
like	O
the	O
vibrato	O
on	O
the	O
score	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
's	O
synthesis	O
technology	O
was	O
called	O
on	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
name	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
used	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
and	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
synthesis	O
engines	O
are	O
designed	O
for	O
singing	O
,	O
not	O
reading	O
text	O
aloud	O
,	O
though	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Vocaloid-flex	O
and	O
Voiceroid	B-Application
have	O
been	O
developed	O
for	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
system	O
are	O
the	O
Score	O
Editor	O
(	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
Editor	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Singer	O
Library	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Synthesis	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
basically	O
no	O
difference	O
in	O
the	O
Score	O
Editor	O
and	O
the	O
Synthesis	O
Engine	O
provided	O
by	O
Yamaha	O
among	O
different	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
product	O
is	O
already	O
installed	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
enable	O
another	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
product	O
by	O
adding	O
its	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
works	O
standalone	O
(	O
playback	O
and	O
export	O
to	O
WAV	O
)	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
ReWire	B-Architecture
application	O
or	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Technology	I-Application
instrument	O
(	O
VSTi	O
)	O
accessible	O
from	O
a	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAW	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
entering	O
lyrics	O
,	O
the	O
editor	O
automatically	O
converts	O
them	O
into	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
phonetic	O
symbols	O
using	O
the	O
built-in	O
pronunciation	O
dictionary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
editor	O
supports	O
ReWire	B-Architecture
and	O
can	O
be	O
synchronized	O
with	O
DAW	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
license	O
develops	O
the	O
Singer	O
Library	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
database	O
of	O
vocal	O
fragments	O
sampled	O
from	O
real	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
database	O
must	O
have	O
all	O
possible	O
combinations	O
of	O
phonemes	B-Language
of	O
the	O
target	O
language	O
,	O
including	O
diphones	O
(	O
a	O
chain	O
of	O
two	O
different	O
phonemes	B-Language
)	O
and	O
sustained	O
vowels	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
polyphones	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
phonemes	B-Language
if	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
corresponding	O
to	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
sing	O
"	O
( [	O
sIN ]	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
synthesized	O
by	O
concatenating	O
the	O
sequence	O
of	O
diphones	O
"	O
#	O
-s	O
,	O
s-I	O
,	O
I-N	O
,	O
N-	O
#	O
"	O
( #	O
indicating	O
a	O
voiceless	O
phoneme	B-Language
)	O
with	O
the	O
sustained	O
vowel	O
ī	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
system	O
changes	O
the	O
pitch	O
of	O
these	O
fragments	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
fits	O
the	O
melody	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
has	O
fewer	O
diphones	O
because	O
it	O
has	O
fewer	O
phonemes	B-Language
and	O
most	O
syllabic	O
sounds	O
are	O
open	O
syllables	O
ending	O
in	O
a	O
vowel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Synthesis	O
Engine	O
receives	O
score	O
information	O
contained	O
in	O
dedicated	O
MIDI	O
messages	O
called	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
MIDI	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
Score	O
Editor	O
,	O
adjusts	O
pitch	O
and	O
timbre	O
of	O
the	O
selected	O
samples	O
in	O
frequency	O
domain	O
,	O
and	O
splices	O
them	O
to	O
synthesize	O
singing	O
voices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
runs	O
as	O
VSTi	O
accessible	O
from	O
DAW	O
,	O
the	O
bundled	O
VST	B-Application
plug-in	I-Application
bypasses	O
the	O
Score	O
Editor	O
and	O
directly	O
sends	O
these	O
messages	O
to	O
the	O
Synthesis	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
singing	O
voices	O
,	O
the	O
consonant	O
onset	B-Application
of	O
a	O
syllable	O
is	O
uttered	O
before	O
the	O
vowel	O
onset	B-Application
is	O
uttered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
starting	O
position	O
of	O
a	O
note	O
(	O
"	O
Note-On	O
"	O
)	O
must	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
vowel	O
onset	B-Application
,	O
not	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
syllable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
keeps	O
the	O
"	O
synthesized	O
score	O
"	O
in	O
memory	O
to	O
adjust	O
sample	O
timing	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
vowel	O
onset	B-Application
should	O
be	O
strictly	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Note-On	O
"	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
concatenating	O
the	O
processed	O
samples	O
,	O
discontinuities	O
are	O
reduced	O
by	O
spreading	O
the	O
phase	O
between	O
samples	O
via	O
phase	O
correction	O
and	O
estimating	O
spectral	O
shape	O
using	O
a	O
source-filter	B-Application
model	I-Application
called	O
the	O
Excitation	O
plus	O
Resonances	O
(	O
EpR	O
)	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamaha	O
started	O
development	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2000	O
and	O
announced	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
at	O
the	O
German	O
fair	O
Musikmesse	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
–	O
9	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Daisy	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Daisy	O
Bell	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
copyright	O
reasons	O
this	O
name	O
was	O
dropped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
"	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
engine	O
,	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
based	O
its	O
results	O
on	O
vocal	O
samples	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
analysis	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
synthesis	O
engine	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
were	O
completely	O
revamped	O
,	O
with	O
Japanese	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
possessing	O
a	O
Japanese	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
launched	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
products	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
studios	O
updated	O
their	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
products	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
engine	O
with	O
improved	O
voice	O
samples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
product	O
confirmed	O
for	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
4	I-Application
engine	O
was	O
the	O
English	O
vocal	O
Ruby	O
,	O
whose	O
release	O
was	O
delayed	O
so	O
she	O
could	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
newer	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
several	O
V4	O
versions	O
of	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
5	O
engine	O
was	O
then	O
announced	O
soon	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
5	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
overhauled	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
substantial	O
engine	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
a	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
engine	O
has	O
been	O
sold	O
with	O
vocals	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
previously	O
sold	O
separately	O
starting	O
with	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
6	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
previous	O
voices	O
from	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
line	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
voices	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
engine	O
within	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
6	O
known	O
as	O
Vocaloid:AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
is	O
only	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
standard	O
version	O
includes	O
the	O
4	O
voices	O
included	O
with	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
5	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
4	O
new	O
voices	O
from	O
the	O
Vocaloid:AI	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
6	O
's	O
AI	O
voicebanks	O
support	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
though	O
Yamaha	O
announced	O
they	O
intended	O
to	O
add	O
support	O
for	O
Chinese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
6	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
feature	O
where	O
a	O
user	O
can	O
import	O
audio	O
of	O
themselves	O
singing	O
and	O
have	O
Vocaloid:AI	O
recreate	O
that	O
audio	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
vocals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamaha	O
developed	O
Vocaloid-flex	O
,	O
a	O
singing	O
software	O
application	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
speech	B-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
announcement	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
edit	O
its	O
phonological	O
system	O
more	O
delicately	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
other	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
series	O
to	O
get	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
actual	O
speech	O
language	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
it	O
enables	O
final	O
devoicing	O
,	O
unvoicing	O
vowel	O
sounds	O
or	O
weakening/strengthening	O
consonant	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Peace	I-Application
Walker	I-Application
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
tool	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
was	O
VocaListener	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
package	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
realistic	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
songs	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
by	O
analyzing	O
an	O
audio	O
recording	O
of	O
a	O
singing	O
performance	O
(	O
a	O
cappella	O
)	O
and	O
imitating	O
it	O
to	O
generate	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
singing	O
parameters	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
3D	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
animations	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
MikuMikuDance	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
freeware	B-License
allowed	O
a	O
boom	O
in	O
the	O
birth	O
of	O
fan-made	O
and	O
derivative	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
boost	O
in	O
the	O
promotions	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MikuMikuDance	B-Application
's	O
developer	O
went	O
on	O
a	O
hiatus	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
(	O
initially	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
retirement	O
from	O
development	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
started	O
updating	O
the	O
software	O
again	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
synthesize	O
singing	O
voices	O
on	O
a	O
device	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
by	O
executing	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
engine	O
on	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
service	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
did	O
not	O
own	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
particular	O
software	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
3D	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
mascots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
made	O
from	O
3D	O
models	O
and	O
sound	O
files	O
that	O
have	O
already	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
disputed	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
for	O
that	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
particular	O
version	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
is	O
built	O
solely	O
for	O
Cubase	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
no	O
additional	O
voices	O
but	O
will	O
use	O
any	O
voice	O
from	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
plugin	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Cubase	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
is	O
that	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
most	O
functions	O
of	O
Cubase	B-Application
6.5	O
and	O
can	O
use	O
its	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
buses	O
,	O
filters	O
and	O
mixers	O
without	O
worrying	O
about	O
complications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
introduced	O
as	O
"	O
i-Vocaloid	O
"	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
with	O
Vocaloid2	B-Application
technology	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamaha	O
announced	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
which	O
exhibited	O
at	O
the	O
Y2	O
Autumn	O
2010	O
Digital	O
Content	O
Expo	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
VY1	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
an	O
adapted	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
"	O
iVOCALOID	B-Application
"	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
iPhone	B-Device
as	O
"	O
VY1t	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
particular	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
VocaloWitter	B-Application
app	O
took	O
first	O
place	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
paid-for	O
apps	O
on	O
the	O
iTunes	O
store	O
on	O
11	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
VocaloWitter	B-Application
app	O
and	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Vocaloid2	B-Application
and	O
Vocaloid3	B-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
called	O
"	O
i-Vocaloid	O
"	O
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
VocaloWitter	B-Application
)	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
using	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
functions	O
as	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
software	O
although	O
some	O
functions	O
are	O
absent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
a	O
much	O
lower	O
price	O
than	O
the	O
full	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
software	O
,	O
offering	O
a	O
cheap	O
alternative	O
to	O
buying	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
allowed	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Net	O
Cloud	O
storage	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
users	O
could	O
exchange	O
VSQX	O
files	O
with	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
or	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
Neo	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Net	O
gave	O
users	O
free	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
standard	O
song	O
writing	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
introduced	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
for	O
Unity	O
"	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
engine	O
for	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
Vocaloid	I-Application
Editor	I-Application
is	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
4	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
do	O
999	O
bars	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
4	I-Application
editor	O
,	O
cannot	O
do	O
"	O
growl	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
cross-synthesis	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
input	O
entries	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
differ	O
from	O
the	O
normal	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
4	I-Application
method	O
of	O
importing	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
also	O
to	O
iVocaloid	B-Application
,	O
it	O
can	O
achieve	O
the	O
full	O
C2	O
~	O
G8	O
range	O
of	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
is	O
set	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
hardware	O
version	O
called	O
Vocaloid-Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
LSI	O
sound	O
generator	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
"	O
VY1	O
"	O
(	O
version	O
dubbed	O
"	O
eVY1	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
and	O
unlike	O
the	O
software	O
version	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
,	O
works	O
in	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
computing	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
keytar	O
which	O
has	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
voices	O
loaded	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
developed	O
by	O
Yamaha	O
,	O
the	O
marketing	O
of	O
each	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
is	O
left	O
to	O
the	O
respective	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamaha	O
themselves	O
do	O
maintain	O
a	O
degree	O
of	O
promotional	O
efforts	O
in	O
the	O
actual	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
when	O
the	O
humanoid	O
robot	O
model	O
HRP-4C	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
Institute	O
of	O
Advanced	O
Industrial	O
Science	O
and	O
Technology	O
(	O
AIST	O
)	O
was	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
react	O
to	O
three	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
—	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
,	O
Megpoid	O
and	O
Crypton	O
's	O
noncommercial	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
"	O
CV-4Cβ	O
"	O
—	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
promotions	O
for	O
both	O
Yamaha	O
and	O
AIST	O
at	O
CEATEC	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
magazines	O
such	O
as	O
DTM	O
magazine	O
are	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
promotion	O
and	O
introduction	O
for	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
to	O
Japanese	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
featured	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
such	O
as	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
,	O
Kagamine	O
Rin	O
and	O
Len	O
,	O
and	O
Megurine	O
Luka	O
,	O
printing	O
some	O
sketches	O
by	O
artist	O
Kei	O
Garou	O
and	O
reporting	O
the	O
latest	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
news	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
SF-A2	O
Miki	O
's	O
CD	O
album	O
,	O
other	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
such	O
as	O
VY1	O
and	O
Iroha	O
have	O
also	O
used	O
promotional	O
CDs	O
as	O
a	O
marketing	O
approach	O
to	O
selling	O
their	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
opened	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
albums	O
were	O
featured	O
as	O
its	O
free-of-charge	O
contents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
2008	O
season	O
,	O
three	O
different	O
teams	O
received	O
their	O
sponsorship	O
under	O
Good	O
Smile	O
Racing	O
,	O
and	O
turned	O
their	O
cars	O
to	O
Vocaloid-related	O
artwork	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
crowned	O
as	O
2011	O
Super	O
GT	O
season	O
GT300	O
Champion	O
by	O
winning	O
in	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
eight	O
rounds	O
(	O
Sepang	O
,	O
Fuji	O
250km	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Motegi	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
all	O
from	O
pole	B-Application
to	O
checkered	B-Application
flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
starting	O
from	O
Hatsune	B-Application
Miku	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
DIVA	I-Application
were	O
produced	O
by	O
Sega	O
under	O
license	O
using	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
and	O
other	O
Crypton	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
fan	O
made	O
"	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TinierMe	O
Gacha	O
also	O
made	O
attire	O
that	O
looks	O
like	O
Miku	O
for	O
their	O
services	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
avatar	O
resemble	O
the	O
Crypton	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
unofficial	O
manga	O
were	O
also	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Maker	O
Unofficial	O
:	O
Hatsune	O
Mix	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
well	O
known	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Jive	O
in	O
their	O
Comic	O
Rush	O
magazine	O
;	O
this	O
series	O
is	O
drawn	O
by	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
artist	O
Kei	O
Garou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
features	O
the	O
Crypton	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
in	O
various	O
scenarios	O
,	O
a	O
different	O
one	O
each	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
Crypton	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
,	O
although	O
Internet	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd.	O
'	O
s	O
Gackpoid	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
makes	O
a	O
guest	O
appearance	O
in	O
two	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
also	O
saw	O
guest	O
cameos	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
variants	O
such	O
as	O
Hachune	O
Miku	O
,	O
Yowane	O
Haku	O
,	O
Akita	O
Neru	O
and	O
the	O
Utauloid	O
Kasane	O
Teto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
music	O
video	O
titled	O
"	O
Schwarzgazer	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
shows	O
the	O
world	O
where	O
Lily	O
is	O
,	O
was	O
produced	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
album	O
anim.o.v.e	O
02	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
song	O
is	O
sung	O
by	O
Move	O
,	O
not	O
by	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
confirmed	O
they	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
producing	O
an	O
anime	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
as	O
it	O
would	O
limit	O
the	O
creativity	O
of	O
their	O
user	O
base	O
,	O
preferring	O
to	O
let	O
their	O
user	O
base	O
to	O
have	O
freedom	O
to	O
create	O
PV	O
's	O
without	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
studio	O
that	O
was	O
allowed	O
the	O
license	O
of	O
figurines	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
for	O
their	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
figurines	O
and	O
plush	O
dolls	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
under	O
license	O
to	O
Max	O
Factory	O
and	O
the	O
Good	O
Smile	O
Company	O
of	O
Crypton	O
's	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
figures	O
were	O
also	O
Figma	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
"	O
Character	O
Vocal	O
Series	O
"	O
mascots	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Nendoroid	O
figures	O
of	O
various	O
Crypton	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
and	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pullip	O
versions	O
of	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
,	O
Kagamine	O
Len	O
and	O
Rin	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
produced	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
April	O
2011	O
;	O
other	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
dolls	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
announced	O
from	O
the	O
Pullip	O
doll	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
promotions	O
for	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Lily	O
,	O
license	O
for	O
a	O
figurine	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
Phat	O
Company	O
and	O
Lily	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
non-Crypton	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
to	O
receive	O
a	O
figurine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
English	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
studios	O
,	O
Power	O
FX	O
's	O
Sweet	B-Application
Ann	I-Application
was	O
given	O
her	O
own	O
MySpace	B-Application
page	O
and	O
Sonika	B-Application
her	O
own	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero-G	O
in	O
particular	O
encourages	O
fan	O
feed	O
back	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
adopting	O
Sonika	B-Application
as	O
a	O
mascot	O
for	O
their	O
studio	O
,	O
has	O
run	O
two	O
competitions	O
related	O
to	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
talk	O
from	O
PowerFX	O
of	O
redoing	O
their	O
Sweet	B-Application
Ann	I-Application
box	O
art	O
and	O
a	O
competition	O
would	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
redesign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Lily	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
competition	O
held	O
during	O
her	O
trial	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
English	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
have	O
not	O
sold	O
enough	O
to	O
warrant	O
extras	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
seen	O
with	O
Crypton	O
's	O
Miku	O
Append	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
confirmed	O
if	O
the	O
English	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
become	O
more	O
popular	O
,	O
then	O
Appends	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
option	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crypton	O
plans	O
to	O
start	O
an	O
electronic	O
magazine	O
for	O
English	O
readers	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2010	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
encourage	O
the	O
growth	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
fanbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extracts	O
of	O
PowerFX	O
's	O
Sweet	B-Application
Ann	I-Application
and	O
Big	O
Al	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
Soundation	O
Studio	O
in	O
their	O
Christmas	O
loops	O
and	O
sound	O
release	O
with	O
a	O
competition	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
largest	O
promotional	O
event	O
for	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
is	O
"	O
The	O
Voc	O
@loid	O
M	O
@ster	O
"	O
(	O
Vom	O
@s	O
)	O
convention	O
held	O
four	O
times	O
a	O
year	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
or	O
the	O
neighboring	O
Kanagawa	O
Prefecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
brings	O
producers	O
and	O
illustrators	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
art	O
and	O
music	O
together	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
sell	O
their	O
work	O
to	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
very	O
first	O
live	O
concert	O
related	O
to	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
was	O
held	O
in	O
2004	O
with	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Miriam	O
in	O
Russia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloids	B-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
promoted	O
at	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
NAMM	O
show	O
and	O
the	O
Musikmesse	O
fair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
promotion	O
of	O
Zero-G	O
'	O
s	O
Lola	B-Application
and	O
Leon	O
at	O
the	O
NAMM	O
trade	O
show	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
introduce	O
PowerFX	O
to	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
events	O
have	O
also	O
become	O
an	O
opportunity	O
for	O
announcing	O
new	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
with	O
Prima	B-Application
being	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
NAMM	O
event	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
Tonio	B-Application
having	O
been	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
NAMM	O
event	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
customized	O
,	O
Chinese	O
version	O
of	O
Sonika	B-Application
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
Fancy	O
Frontier	O
Develop	O
Animation	O
Festival	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
with	O
promotional	O
versions	O
with	O
stickers	O
and	O
posters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sanrio	O
held	O
a	O
booth	O
at	O
Comiket	O
78	O
featuring	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
an	O
unreleased	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AH	O
Software	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Sanrio	O
shared	O
a	O
booth	O
and	O
the	O
event	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
advertise	O
both	O
the	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
game	O
and	O
AH	O
Software	O
's	O
new	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Nico	O
Nico	O
Douga	O
Daikaigi	O
2010	O
Summer	O
:	O
Egao	O
no	O
Chikara	O
event	O
,	O
Internet	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
announced	O
their	O
latest	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
"	O
Gachapoid	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
popular	O
children	O
's	O
character	O
Gachapin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Hiroyuki	O
Ito	O
—	O
President	O
of	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
—	O
claimed	O
that	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
virtual	O
idol	O
but	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Technology	I-Application
instrument	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tour	O
was	O
run	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
promotions	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
Hatsune	B-Application
Miku	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Diva	I-Application
video	O
game	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
and	O
possibility	O
of	O
these	O
tours	O
is	O
owed	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
and	O
so	O
far	O
Crypton	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
studio	O
to	O
have	O
established	O
a	O
world	O
tour	O
of	O
their	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
appearance	O
at	O
the	O
concert	O
was	O
done	O
as	O
a	O
one-time	O
event	O
and	O
both	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
were	O
featured	O
singing	O
a	O
song	O
originally	O
sung	O
by	O
their	O
respective	O
voice	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
events	O
included	O
the	O
Vocarock	O
Festival	O
2011	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Festa	O
which	O
was	O
held	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Festa	O
had	O
also	O
hosted	O
a	O
competition	O
officially	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Pixiv	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
winner	O
seeing	O
their	O
creation	O
unveiled	O
at	O
Vocafes2	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
concert	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
at	O
the	O
Nokia	O
Theater	O
during	O
Anime	O
Expo	O
;	O
the	O
concert	O
was	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
event	O
except	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
improvements	O
and	O
new	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
became	O
very	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
's	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
software	O
and	O
her	O
success	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
user	O
of	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
and	O
an	O
illustrator	O
released	O
a	O
much-viewed	O
video	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
"	O
Hachune	O
Miku	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
super	O
deformed	O
Miku	O
,	O
held	O
a	O
Welsh	O
onion	O
(	O
Negi	O
in	O
Japanese	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
resembles	O
a	O
leek	O
,	O
and	O
sang	O
the	O
Finnish	O
song	O
"	O
Ievan	O
Polkka	O
"	O
like	O
the	O
flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
"	O
Loituma	O
Girl	O
"	O
,	O
on	O
Nico	O
Nico	O
Douga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
has	O
become	O
so	O
influential	O
that	O
studios	O
often	O
post	O
demos	O
on	O
Nico	O
Nico	O
Douga	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
promotional	O
effort	O
of	O
their	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
important	O
role	O
Nico	O
Nico	O
Douga	O
has	O
played	O
in	O
promoting	O
the	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
also	O
sparked	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
and	O
Kentaro	O
Miura	O
,	O
the	O
artist	O
of	O
Gakupo	O
's	O
mascot	O
design	O
,	O
had	O
offered	O
his	O
services	O
for	O
free	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
love	O
for	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
three	O
figurines	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
derivative	O
character	O
"	O
Hachune	O
Miku	O
"	O
were	O
launched	O
in	O
a	O
rocket	B-Application
from	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
state	O
of	O
Nevada	O
's	O
Black	O
Rock	O
Desert	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
reach	O
outer	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
petition	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
custom	O
made	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
aluminum	O
plate	O
(	O
8cm	O
x	O
12cm	O
,	O
3.1	O
"	O
x	O
4.7	O
"	O
)	O
made	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
balancing	O
weight	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Venus	B-Application
space	O
probe	O
Akatsuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
at	O
06:58:22	O
(	O
JST	O
)	O
,	O
Akatsuki	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
rocket	B-Application
H-IIA	O
202	O
Flight	O
17	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
spaceport	O
Tanegashima	O
Space	O
Center	O
,	O
having	O
three	O
plates	O
depicting	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
has	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
great	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
Black	O
Rock	O
Shooter	O
,	O
which	O
looks	O
like	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
linked	O
to	O
her	O
by	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
virtual	O
idols	O
"	O
Meaw	O
"	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
event	O
was	O
arranged	O
for	O
all	O
Japanese	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Vocaloid-themed	O
TV	O
show	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
called	O
Vocalo	O
Revolution	O
began	O
airing	O
on	O
Kyoto	O
Broadcasting	O
System	O
on	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
culture	O
more	O
widely	O
accepted	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
mascot	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Cul	B-Application
"	O
,	O
also	O
mascot	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Cul	B-Application
Project	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
radio	O
station	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
1-hour	O
program	O
containing	O
nothing	O
but	O
Vocaloid-based	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
had	O
a	O
great	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
freeware	B-License
UTAU	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
products	O
were	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
for	O
intended	O
use	O
for	O
the	O
programs	O
Reason	B-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
products	O
were	O
sold	O
by	O
Act2	O
and	O
by	O
converting	O
their	O
file	O
format	O
,	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
also	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
UTAU	B-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
Maidloid	O
,	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
,	O
which	O
works	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
to	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
,	O
except	O
produces	O
erotic	O
sounds	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
actual	O
singing	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
,	O
AH	O
Software	O
also	O
developed	O
Tsukuyomi	O
Ai	O
and	O
Shouta	O
for	O
the	O
software	O
Voiceroid	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
their	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
gave	O
AH	O
software	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
promote	O
Voiceroid	B-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
AH	O
Software	O
's	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
and	O
Voiceroids	B-Application
went	O
on	O
sale	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
2011	O
Tōhoku	O
earthquake	O
and	O
tsunami	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
related	O
donation	O
drives	O
were	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
contributors	O
to	O
a	O
10%	O
increase	O
in	O
cosplay	O
related	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
software	O
Oliver	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Cartoon	O
Hangover	O
character	O
PuppyCat	O
from	O
their	O
web	O
series	O
Bee	O
and	O
PuppyCat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
use	O
of	O
Vocaloid-related	O
software	O
used	O
prototypes	O
of	O
Kaito	O
and	O
Meiko	O
and	O
were	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
album	O
History	O
of	O
Logic	O
System	O
by	O
Hideki	O
Matsutake	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
sang	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Ano	O
Subarashii	O
Ai	O
o	O
Mō	O
Ichido	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
album	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
using	O
a	O
full	O
commercial	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
was	O
A	O
Place	O
in	O
the	O
Sun	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
Leon	O
's	O
voice	O
for	O
the	O
vocals	O
singing	O
in	O
both	O
Russian	O
and	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
progressive-electronic	O
artist	O
Susumu	O
Hirasawa	O
used	O
the	O
Lola	B-Application
Vocaloid	B-Application
in	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Paprika	O
by	O
Satoshi	O
Kon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leon	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
album	O
32bit	O
Love	O
by	O
Muzehack	O
and	O
Lola	B-Application
in	O
Operator	O
's	O
Manual	O
by	O
anaROBIK	O
;	O
both	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
these	O
albums	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
they	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
early	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
making	O
progress	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
valuable	O
asset	O
to	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
development	O
as	O
it	O
not	O
only	O
opened	O
up	O
the	O
possibilities	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
software	O
may	O
be	O
applied	O
in	O
practice	O
,	O
but	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
further	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
to	O
fill	O
in	O
the	O
missing	O
roles	O
the	O
software	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
A	O
Place	O
in	O
the	O
Sun	O
was	O
noted	O
to	O
have	O
songs	O
that	O
were	O
designed	O
for	O
a	O
male	O
voice	O
with	O
a	O
rougher	O
timbre	O
than	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Leon	O
could	O
provide	O
;	O
this	O
later	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Big	O
Al	O
to	O
fulfill	O
this	O
particular	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
albums	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
Exit	O
Tunes	O
label	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
producers	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
compilations	O
,	O
Exit	O
Tunes	O
Presents	O
Vocalogenesis	O
feat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
weekly	O
Oricon	O
albums	O
chart	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
album	O
ever	O
to	O
top	O
the	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
,	O
became	O
the	O
second	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
album	O
to	O
top	O
the	O
weekly	O
charts	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
album	O
,	O
Supercell	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
group	O
Supercell	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
songs	O
using	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Farm	O
Records	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
Cool	O
Japan	O
Music	O
iPhone	B-Device
app	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
record	O
label	O
Balloom	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
label	O
to	O
focus	O
solely	O
on	O
Vocaloid-related	O
works	O
and	O
their	O
first	O
release	O
was	O
Unhappy	O
Refrain	O
by	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
producer	O
Wowaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
Good	O
Smiling	O
racing	O
promotions	O
that	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
had	O
played	O
part	O
in	O
,	O
the	O
album	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
GT	O
Project	O
Theme	O
Song	O
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
collaboration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
month	O
prior	O
to	O
her	O
release	O
,	O
SF-A2	O
Miki	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
album	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
X'mas	O
:	O
Shiroi	O
Yoru	O
wa	O
Seijaku	O
o	O
Mamotteru	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
her	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
featured	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
singing	O
Christmas	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Yamaha	O
's	O
VY1	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
,	O
an	O
album	O
featuring	O
VY1	O
was	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
various	O
well-known	O
producers	O
from	O
Nico	O
Nico	O
Douga	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
includes	O
covers	O
of	O
various	O
popular	O
and	O
well-known	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
songs	O
using	O
the	O
VY1	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
press	O
edition	O
of	O
Nekomura	O
Iroha	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
a	O
CD	O
containing	O
her	O
two	O
sample	O
songs	O
"	O
Tsubasa	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Abbey	O
Fly	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
install	B-Application
disc	I-Application
also	O
contained	O
VSQ	O
files	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
songs	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
her	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
related	O
music	O
,	O
including	O
songs	O
starring	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
,	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Music	O
Gun	O
Gun	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
rare	O
singles	O
with	O
the	O
English	O
speaking	O
Sonika	B-Application
,	O
"	O
Suburban	O
Taxi	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Alexander	O
Stein	O
and	O
the	O
German	O
label	O
Volume0dB	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
software	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
album	O
titled	O
The	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD	O
contains	O
18	O
songs	O
sung	O
by	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
contains	O
a	O
booklet	O
with	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Porter	O
Robinson	O
used	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Avanna	B-Application
for	O
his	O
studio	O
album	O
Worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamaha	O
utilized	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
technology	O
to	O
mimic	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
deceased	O
rock	O
musician	O
hide	O
,	O
who	O
died	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
to	O
complete	O
and	O
release	O
his	O
song	O
"	O
Co	O
Gal	O
"	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Crypton	O
,	O
because	O
professional	O
female	O
singers	O
refused	O
to	O
provide	O
voice	O
samples	O
,	O
in	O
fear	O
that	O
the	O
software	O
might	O
create	O
clones	B-Application
of	O
their	O
singing	O
voices	O
,	O
Crypton	O
changed	O
their	O
focus	O
from	O
imitating	O
certain	O
singers	O
to	O
creating	O
characteristic	O
vocals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
concerns	O
are	O
expressed	O
throughout	O
the	O
other	O
studios	O
using	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Zero-G	O
refusing	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
several	O
of	O
their	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerFX	O
only	O
hinted	O
at	O
Sweet	B-Application
Ann	I-Application
's	O
voice	O
provider	O
,	O
and	O
Oliver	O
's	O
voice	O
provider	O
is	O
still	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Employees	O
working	O
within	O
the	O
studios	O
are	O
bound	O
by	O
legal	O
implications	O
not	O
to	O
repeat	O
any	O
details	O
given	O
to	O
them	O
from	O
Yamaha	O
on	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
development	O
without	O
Yamaha	O
's	O
permission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
also	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	O
disclose	O
details	O
of	O
upcoming	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
without	O
permission	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
studio	O
nor	O
reveal	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
the	O
singer	O
if	O
the	O
studio	O
does	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Crypton	O
started	O
an	O
independent	O
music	O
publication	O
for	O
seeking	O
copyright	O
royalties	O
if	O
songs	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
commercial	O
purposes	O
such	O
as	O
karaoke	O
,	O
because	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
users	O
hardly	O
used	O
the	O
copyright	O
collective	O
Japanese	O
Society	O
for	O
Rights	O
of	O
Authors	O
,	O
Composers	O
and	O
Publishers	O
(	O
JASRAC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
songs	O
using	O
the	O
software	O
are	O
made	O
by	O
independent	O
users	O
,	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
plagiarism	O
has	O
remained	O
a	O
highly	O
controversial	O
issue	O
among	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
users	O
and	O
their	O
published	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Japanese	O
boyband	O
KAT-TUN	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
admit	O
plagiarism	O
against	O
their	O
song	O
"	O
Never×Over	O
~「-	O
」Is	O
Your	O
Part	O
~	O
"	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
admitted	O
it	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
song	O
"	O
Dye	O
"	O
produced	O
by	O
AVTechNO	O
,	O
fans	O
having	O
expressed	O
their	O
outrage	O
over	O
the	O
similarities	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
portrayals	O
of	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
can	O
at	O
times	O
touch	O
controversial	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
controversial	O
uses	O
of	O
the	O
legal	O
agreements	O
of	O
any	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
producing	O
studio	O
was	O
from	O
the	O
Democratic	O
Party	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
whose	O
running	O
candidate	O
,	O
Kenzo	O
Fujisue	O
,	O
attempted	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Miku	O
's	O
image	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
House	O
of	O
Councillors	O
election	O
of	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
rejected	O
the	O
party	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
her	O
image	O
or	O
name	O
for	O
political	O
purposes	O
,	O
Fujisue	O
released	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
We	O
Are	O
the	O
One	O
"	O
using	O
her	O
voice	O
but	O
not	O
credited	O
to	O
her	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
by	O
replacing	O
her	O
image	O
with	O
the	O
party	O
's	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamaha	O
has	O
had	O
input	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
of	O
new	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
illustrations	O
for	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
AVANNA	B-Application
were	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
'	O
anime-esque	O
'	O
style	O
at	O
Yamaha	O
's	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avanna	B-Application
's	O
illustrator	O
,	O
AkiGlancy	O
,	O
theorised	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
backlash	O
against	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Spanish	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
packages	O
Bruno	O
and	O
Clara	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
outcry	O
from	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
fans	O
over	O
the	O
artwork	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
interviewed	O
by	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
producing	O
company	O
Zero-G	O
,	O
music	O
producer	O
Robert	O
Hedin	O
described	O
how	O
the	O
software	O
offered	O
creative	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
auto-tuning	O
software	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
itself	O
has	O
enough	O
imperfections	O
to	O
present	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
singer	O
who	O
does	O
not	O
sound	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
states	O
that	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
also	O
does	O
not	O
"	O
snap	O
into	O
tune	O
"	O
like	O
auto-tuning	O
software	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
music	O
industry	O
seems	O
to	O
favor	O
these	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giuseppe	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
produced	O
demo	O
songs	O
for	O
both	O
Zero-G	O
and	O
PowerFX	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
aided	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Spanish-based	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
,	O
had	O
noted	O
that	O
each	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
package	O
worked	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
hoped	O
that	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
progress	O
forward	O
so	O
long	O
as	O
its	O
userbase	O
continues	O
to	O
push	O
it	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CEO	O
of	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
noted	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
overall	O
was	O
put	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
response	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
specifically	O
,	O
many	O
studios	O
when	O
approached	O
by	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
for	O
recommendations	O
towards	O
developing	O
the	O
English	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
had	O
no	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
initially	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
particular	O
company	O
representative	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
toy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
level	O
of	O
failure	O
was	O
put	O
on	O
Leon	O
and	O
Lola	B-Application
for	O
lack	O
of	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
putting	O
the	O
blame	O
on	O
their	O
British	O
accents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crypton	O
praised	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
and	O
what	O
they	O
offered	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
users	O
for	O
their	O
capability	O
of	O
offering	O
the	O
English	O
language	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
would	O
otherwise	O
be	O
off	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
making	O
the	O
software	O
famous	O
,	O
her	O
voice	O
has	O
become	O
the	O
most	O
commonly	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
and	O
divides	O
opinions	O
of	O
critics	O
both	O
overseas	O
and	O
within	O
Japan	O
on	O
their	O
opinions	O
towards	O
her	O
and	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crypton	O
blamed	O
a	O
fear	O
of	O
robots	O
on	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
response	O
on	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
overseas	O
and	O
expressed	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
general	O
"	O
anti-Vocaloid	O
"	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
amongst	O
some	O
cultures	O
and	O
communities	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
hoped	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
this	O
would	O
change	O
as	O
the	O
software	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
product	O
,	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
had	O
also	O
noted	O
there	O
was	O
some	O
criticism	O
at	O
choosing	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
original	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
engine	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
licensing	O
product	O
,	O
although	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
choice	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
better	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
engine	O
felt	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
prototype	O
for	O
future	O
engine	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
poll	O
on	O
Japanese	O
gamers	O
 '	O
favorite	O
characters	O
,	O
owed	O
to	O
her	O
starring	O
role	O
in	O
Hatsune	B-Application
Miku	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
DIVA	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNN	B-Architecture
's	O
website	O
CNNGo	O
declared	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
best	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Tokyo	O
best	O
and	O
worst	O
of	O
2010	O
"	O
,	O
listing	O
her	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
new	O
virtual	O
singer	O
for	O
the	O
otaku	O
generation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	O
magazine	O
labeled	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
and	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
as	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
was	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
product	O
for	O
professional	O
musicians	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
there	O
were	O
many	O
producers	O
using	O
the	O
software	O
within	O
Japan	O
by	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
report	O
was	O
released	O
detailing	O
the	O
true	O
reflections	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
craze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
conducted	O
independently	O
by	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
and	O
detailed	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
certain	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
over	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
related	O
videos	O
struggled	O
to	O
get	O
over	O
5,000	O
views	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
producers	O
gaining	O
the	O
most	O
interest	O
over	O
lesser	O
popular	O
producers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
video	O
uploads	O
were	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
(	O
first	O
)	O
,	O
Kagamine	O
Rin	O
(	O
second	O
)	O
,	O
Gumi	O
(	O
third	O
)	O
,	O
Megurine	O
Luka	O
(	O
fourth	O
)	O
,	O
Kagamine	O
Len	O
(	O
fifth	O
)	O
and	O
Kaito	O
(	O
sixth	O
)	O
had	O
the	O
most	O
videos	O
uploaded	O
related	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
while	O
all	O
other	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
had	O
less	O
than	O
1,000	O
uploads	O
related	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
only	O
Gumi	O
and	O
the	O
Kagamine	O
software	O
packages	O
managed	O
to	O
stay	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
six	O
lists	O
of	O
all	O
their	O
calculations	O
,	O
with	O
popular	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
failing	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
mean	O
average	O
top	O
six	O
list	O
calculations	O
for	O
the	O
study	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
estimated	O
that	O
about	O
30%	O
of	O
all	O
videos	O
updated	O
each	O
month	O
on	O
Niconico	O
were	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
related	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
growing	O
popularity	O
as	O
a	O
franchise	O
,	O
by	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
was	O
still	O
struggling	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
impact	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
;	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
also	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
as	O
much	O
of	O
an	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concerns	O
were	O
mostly	O
focused	O
on	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
itself	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
reported	O
that	O
more	O
Japanese	O
companies	O
were	O
growing	O
protective	O
of	O
their	O
properties	O
,	O
with	O
Hatsune	B-Application
Miku	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
DIVA	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
one	O
such	O
conflict	O
of	O
copyright	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
