Kokone

Kokone

Developer(s)	Internet Co., Ltd.
Initial release	February 14, 2014
Development status	Active
Operating system	Windows
Platform	PC
Available in	Japanese
Type	Vocal Synthesizer Application
License	Proprietary
Website	www.ssw.co.jp/products/vocal3/kokone/index.html

Kokone (心響), whose name means "Heart Sound" in Japanese, is a Vocaloid 3 vocal released by Internet Co., Ltd..

Development

Kokone's project began with the development a falsetto vocal for the Megpoid software. The trouble was matching all 50 Japanese phonetics from Gumi's normal vocal and her falsetto. The focus of the vocal would have been to extend GUMI's range beyond "F4" giving her the capabilities to reach the range "A3" in the Vocaloid software. Due issues with balancing the vocal with the normal vocals, it was dropped and instead focus turned to developing a vocal instead with Falsetto capabilities already built in. Kokone was the vocal that came from this and due to the extension of cover a falsetto vocal range, she had the largest optimum range of any single vocal for Vocaloid at the time of release.^[1]

She was first announced via Twitter on December 23, 2013 which featured her first demo song.^[2] A tweet soon followed confirming her February release.^[3] The vocal was confirmed to be based on a new vocalist and was not from any of Internet co., Ltd's existing released vocalists.^[4]

Most of Kokone's production was made in-house.^[1]

She is also compatible with Mac versions of Vocaloid.

Video Game

Kokone appeared in a iOS game called "Vocadol" along with Vocals Anon & Kanon, Lily, Aoki Lapis, Merli, Cul and VY1.^[5]

References

1. "裏声がキレイなkokoneと喋るMegpoid Talkが揃って登場!". 藤本健の“DTMステーション”. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
2. "村上昇". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
3. "村上昇". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
4. "INTERNET Reveals "First Impression" of New VOCALOID3 Sound Library – Vocaloidism". Vocaloidism. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
5. "VOCADOL". Retrieved 27 April 2016.