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Hello /jp/, can we have a vocaloid thread?

I've been trying to make some music using vocaloid, but I've found very little in the way of english-language tutorials and learning resources. Most of what google brings up is extremely old tutorials for previous versions of vocaloid, or lame fansites and forums.

Probably asking the impossible here, but is there a particular trick or technique to get a really natural, human-like sound out of the software? Yuukiss seems to have mastered it with his "vocannaindesu" video http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm3472911 but I can't make head nor tail of what he's doing given that I can't read japanese. Anyone feel like offering some pointers?