<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
singing	B-Application
voice	I-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
voice	O
synthesizer	O
application	O
by	O
Yamaha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
engine	O
,	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
based	O
its	O
output	O
on	O
vocal	O
samples	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
voice	O
analysis	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
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
English	O
for	O
both	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	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
synthesis	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
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
all	O
versions	O
being	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
not	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
original	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
editor	O
could	O
not	O
load	O
libraries	O
built	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
software	O
was	O
not	O
localized	O
,	O
and	O
Vocaloids	B-Application
made	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
English	O
or	O
Japanese	O
in	O
mind	O
version	O
would	O
only	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
their	O
respective	O
version	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
although	O
Megurine	O
Luka	O
had	O
an	O
English	O
library	O
included	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
Japanese	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
she	O
was	O
only	O
usable	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamaha	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
software	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
first	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
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
using	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Yamaha	O
's	O
own	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
called	O
VY1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
products	O
were	O
launched	O
as	O
iVocaloid	B-Application
and	O
i-Vocaloid	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
VocaloWitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
,	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
vocals	O
could	O
be	O
imported	O
into	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
import	O
any	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
vocals	O
into	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Neo	O
or	O
the	O
Mac	O
ports	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Editor	I-Application
for	I-Application
Cubase	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
import	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
vocals	O
into	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
either	O
by	O
importing	O
them	O
into	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
then	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
or	O
via	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
import	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
while	O
VSTi	O
plug-in	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
provided	O
,	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
some	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstations	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
Sonar	B-Device
,	O
and	O
had	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
with	O
others	O
such	O
as	O
Fl	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
35	O
vocal	O
libraries	O
produced	O
for	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
17	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
five	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
ended	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
by	O
PowerFX	O
,	O
Sweet	B-Application
Ann	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
voice	O
bank	O
for	O
the	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sweet	B-Application
Ann	I-Application
's	O
most	O
notable	O
use	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
anime	O
Nichijou	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
instant	O
success	O
is	O
owed	O
to	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
being	O
a	O
cultural	O
hit	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
she	O
reportedly	O
sold	O
40,000	O
units	O
by	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
selling	O
on	O
average	O
300	O
units	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prima	B-Application
was	O
a	O
female	O
English	O
vocal	O
released	O
by	O
Zero-G	O
Ltd	O
.	O
She	O
possessed	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
a	O
female	O
Soprano	B-Application
opera	B-Application
singer	O
and	O
sang	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prima	B-Application
was	O
first	O
demonstrated	O
along	O
with	O
Sweet	B-Application
Ann	I-Application
and	O
Big	O
Al	O
at	O
the	O
NAMM	O
show	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prima	B-Application
was	O
noted	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
customized	O
English	O
library	O
with	O
more	O
phonetic	O
sounds	O
than	O
the	O
standard	O
English	O
vocal	O
contained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
notable	O
that	O
her	O
package	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
"	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
"	O
,	O
designed	O
when	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
bilingual	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
vocal	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
planned	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Character	O
Voice	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megpoid	O
is	O
a	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
by	O
Internet	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
half	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
poid	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
short	O
for	O
"	O
like	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
,	O
"	O
the	O
full	O
implied	O
name	O
of	O
this	O
product	O
is	O
"	O
Megumi-like	O
Vocaloid.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sonika	B-Application
was	O
an	O
English	O
vocal	O
developed	O
by	O
Zero-G	O
Limited	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonika	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Zero-G	O
vocal	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
amateur	O
singer	O
's	O
voice	O
rather	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
professional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Big	O
Al	O
had	O
a	O
deep	O
toned	O
,	O
masculine	O
voice	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
complementary	O
vocal	O
to	O
Sweet	B-Application
Ann	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
male	O
voice	O
that	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
complementary	O
voice	O
to	O
Prima	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tonio	B-Application
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
virtual	O
vocalist	O
modelled	O
on	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
professional	O
male	O
classical	O
singer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Prima	B-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
an	O
opera	B-Application
based	O
vocal	O
and	O
covers	O
the	O
ranges	O
from	O
baritone	O
to	O
tenor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
VY1	O
was	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
of	O
"	O
Mizki	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
professional	O
Japanese	O
female	O
vocal	O
with	O
no	O
mascot	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
fulfill	O
any	O
role	O
and	O
head	O
any	O
Yamaha	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
by	O
Bplats	O
and	O
designed	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Standard	O
"	O
vocal	O
of	O
noted	O
quality	O
for	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
handled	O
samples	O
differently	O
to	O
previous	O
Japanese	O
vocaloids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gachapoid	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
"	O
Poid	O
"	O
product	O
released	O
by	O
Internet	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nekomura	O
Iroha	O
was	O
the	O
4th	O
product	O
by	O
AH-Software	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Sanrio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
usable	O
in	O
575	B-Application
Utami	I-Application
,	O
these	O
two	O
voices	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Yuka	O
Ōtsubo	O
(	O
Azuki	O
Masaoka	O
)	O
and	O
Ayaka	O
Ohashi	O
(	O
Matcha	O
Kobayashi	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
song	O
used	O
Meiko	O
's	O
original	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
vocal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vocals	O
were	O
announced	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
dropped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
productions	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
using	O
the	O
beta	O
versions	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
Hatsune	B-Application
Miku	I-Application
and	I-Application
Future	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Mirai	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Megurine	O
Luka	O
Append	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
all	O
vocals	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
3	I-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
better	O
received	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Walden	O
of	O
Sound	O
on	O
Sound	O
had	O
reviewed	O
Leon	O
,	O
Lola	B-Application
and	O
Miriam	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
itself	O
had	O
no	O
previous	O
rival	O
technology	O
to	O
contend	O
with	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
Yamaha	O
for	O
their	O
efforts	O
as	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
was	O
an	O
ambitious	O
project	O
to	O
undertake	O
,	O
considering	O
that	O
the	O
human	O
voice	O
was	O
more	O
complex	O
to	O
synthesize	O
than	O
instruments	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
violin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
he	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
software	O
engine	O
in	O
a	O
passing	O
comment	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Undoubtedly	O
a	O
remarkable	O
and	O
innovative	O
product	O
and	O
,	O
with	O
experience	O
and	O
patience	O
,	O
was	O
capable	O
of	O
producing	O
results	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
frighteningly	O
realistic.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
congratulated	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
in	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
he	O
noted	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
still	O
far	O
from	O
being	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
top	O
rate	O
singer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Particularly	O
what	O
makes	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
difficult	O
to	O
sell	O
as	O
a	O
product	O
is	O
the	O
notion	O
that	O
the	O
human	O
ear	O
can	O
pick	O
up	O
faults	O
in	O
vocal	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
reviewing	O
Tonio	B-Application
,	O
Sound	O
on	O
Sound	O
writer	O
Tom	O
Flint	O
argued	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
understand	O
and	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
easier	O
to	O
hire	O
a	O
singer	O
for	O
half	O
an	O
hour	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
recording	O
session	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
fellow	O
writer	O
John	O
Walden	O
during	O
a	O
review	O
on	O
Sonika	B-Application
,	O
both	O
stated	O
singers	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
fear	O
losing	O
their	O
jobs	O
just	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
2	I-Application
software	O
was	O
an	O
instant	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bil	O
Byrant	O
of	O
PowerFX	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Big	O
Al	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
when	O
they	O
released	O
Sweet	B-Application
Ann	I-Application
that	O
they	O
expected	O
the	O
electronica	O
based	O
music	O
producers	O
to	O
use	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
and	O
were	O
surprised	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
reluctant	O
to	O
embrace	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
reported	O
in	O
2014	O
by	O
Crypton	O
Future	O
Media	O
's	O
website	O
"	O
Sonicwire	O
"	O
,	O
Vocaloid2	B-Application
was	O
able	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Vocaloid3	B-Application
vocals	O
even	O
as	O
late	O
as	O
2014	O
,	O
both	O
Crypton	O
themselves	O
and	O
fellow	O
developer	O
PowerFX	O
vocaloids	B-Application
saw	O
sales	O
from	O
both	O
versions	O
despite	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
in	O
Vocaloid3	B-Application
.	O
</s>
