<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
is	O
a	O
singing	B-Application
voice	I-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
engine	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
known	O
development	O
related	O
to	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
was	O
a	O
project	O
that	O
had	O
occurred	O
two	O
years	O
prior	O
and	O
funded	O
by	O
Yamaha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
credited	O
as	O
the	O
project	O
that	O
established	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
models	O
and	O
ideas	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
tested	O
and	O
tried	O
for	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
.	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
,	O
this	O
name	O
was	O
dropped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
"	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
,	O
Leon	O
and	O
Lola	B-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
Zero-G	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Virtual	O
Soul	O
Vocalist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leon	O
and	O
Lola	B-Application
made	O
their	O
first	O
appearance	O
at	O
the	O
NAMM	O
Show	O
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leon	O
and	O
Lola	B-Application
were	O
also	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
Zero-G	O
Limited	O
booth	O
during	O
Wired	O
Nextfest	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
2005	O
Electronic	O
Musician	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
Japanese	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Meiko	O
who	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Kaito	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Yamaha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
patch	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
to	O
update	O
all	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
engines	O
to	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
1.1.2	O
,	O
adding	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
were	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
output	O
results	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
five	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
products	O
were	O
released	O
from	O
2004	O
to	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
was	O
also	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
more	O
husky	O
results	O
than	O
later	O
engine	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
had	O
no	O
previous	O
rival	O
technology	O
to	O
contend	O
with	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
only	O
having	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
later	O
release	O
of	O
VirSyn	O
's	O
Cantor	B-Application
software	O
during	O
its	O
original	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
1	I-Application
products	O
were	O
permanently	O
retired	O
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leon	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
complementary	O
vocal	O
"	O
Lola	B-Application
"	O
,	O
were	O
noted	O
for	O
their	O
attempt	O
to	O
convey	O
racial	O
qualities	O
within	O
a	O
vocal	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
genre	O
choice	O
of	O
"	O
soul	O
music	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
female	O
vocal	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
complementary	O
vocal	O
to	O
Leon	O
,	O
Lola	B-Application
also	O
sings	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lola	B-Application
was	O
noted	O
for	O
her	O
deep	O
tone	O
that	O
left	O
her	O
sounding	O
"	O
like	O
Big	O
Ma	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
generally	O
considered	O
the	O
better	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
Soul	O
singers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lola	B-Application
is	O
also	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
oldest	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
works	O
on	O
website	O
Nico	O
Nico	O
Douga	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Miriam	O
was	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Leon	O
and	O
Lola	B-Application
and	O
had	O
a	O
softer	O
toned	O
vocal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meiko	O
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
most	O
popular	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
product	O
they	O
sold	O
and	O
the	O
least	O
popular	O
of	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
's	O
own	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
touch	O
the	O
uncanny	O
job	O
of	O
recreating	O
the	O
human	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamaha	O
received	O
much	O
praise	O
and	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
was	O
hailed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
quantum	O
leap	O
"	O
on	O
vocal	O
synthesis	O
,	O
while	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
itself	O
received	O
much	O
attention	O
and	O
praise	O
within	O
the	O
industry	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>
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>
