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>>16203786
Len is best vocaloid.

>>16203786
The Project Diva pastebin is a little outdated regarding Future Tone.

>>16203825
Yeah, it will be kinda useless in a month when it releases in the west... Unless someone in the west really wants the JP version for some reason. Still, leaving it there for now, maybe some people don't want to wait for January, or are getting/gifting that for Christmas, etc...

>>16205053
Well the JP version will get the DLC faster.

>>16203825
Yeah, I haven't had time to update it. New job has me working like 80hrs a week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emrt46SRyYs

Is HUMAN in FLAC anywhere yet?

>>16208914
If you mean ピノキオP's latest album then some anon ripped his CD in 320 previous thread, so I suppose you could ask him to rip it in .wav for you.

Best Snow Migu

>>16209534
2012=2013>2014=2015>2011>2017>2016

Feels like the most recent snow mikus aren't as good as previous years.

>>16209631
Sounds like vocaloids in general.

Where does the "UK" from sasakure.UK come from?

>>16205435
Is that even legal?

>>16209945
Maybe he's a teaboo.

>>16210532
>teaboo
kek, does that mean an anglophile?

>>16209945
>>16210532
Using google I could only find two relevant tweets :
https://twitter.com/sasakure__uk/status/746474666093481984
https://twitter.com/sasakure__uk/status/716917971470299136
First one he jokes about the .UK part of his nickname which might have to retire since the UK is leaving the EU. The second one is about participating at a live show in the US and thus joking about putting .USA instead of .UK.

Since both are joke tweets I'm not sure whether the .UK in his nickname really was about the United Kingdom or not.

Where do I get this particular song and more songs like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv0l2WMBxAM

>>16212734
Vocadb, search jin

>>16212777
I might be a retard but I don't see a download link here
http://vocadb.net/S/59413

>>16212831
It doesn't look like that song is on any albums, you're gonna have to rip it off NND or youtube

Has there been any Luka V4X song of any merit and popularity yet?

>>16215285
>luka
>popular

>>16215285
Well she's in Ai Dee

>>16215296
Piggybacking on Migu as usual eh?

>>16215285
This one is great :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQbw-8aLbqM

>>16215285
Not that I know of, not surprising considering most Luka artists somewhat retired or announced a hiatus not long before her V4 got released, while some of them straight out ignored the V4 and kept using her previous voicebanks. I can't blame them, there's nothing appealing about her V4, and Luka is my favorite.

To me it appears Crypton completely misunderstood why Luka fans had Luka as a favorite and what they liked about her voice. In other words, what her real strengths were. If you pick Miku or other upgraded Vocaloid, you can easily sense and notice a logical continuity between her different updates; even better : you don't necessarily changes per se, especially when tuning is something that is subjective among artists. I could link different songs using her different voicebanks and most people wouldn't be able to perfectly pinpoint which version x or y song is using. In Luka's case, this is immediately recognizable, you can immediately recognize whether the V4 is used because it is too detached from what Luka used to sound like.

If I had to go deeper, I have a feeling Crypton tried hard to make Luka fit a certain genre of songs, such as songs made by Dixie Platine >>16215326, or songs like Hello Worker, and such. In other words, mainstream and popular pop artists Crypton love to feature in their concerts, all while ignoring 95% of the artists who'd love Luka for her melancholic, heartfelt and motherly voice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA9ULuDbgho

If I had to be asked to link a V4 song I like, that'd be that one : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-5zy1R3wdg
but even then, it feels a bit off, her voice isn't as sharped as it should be, it's as if she had a cat her month or something. It's irritating as fuck and just upsets me trying to get myself to like anything related to her V4, my brain can't register it. I resent Crypton for having done what they've done to her. Here's hoping she gets fixed for her V5, but I'm not holding my breath for it, because ultimately, there never was anything wrong with her V2 as to many and myself included, she had already reached "perfection".

>>16215788
>Not that I know of, not surprising considering most Luka artists somewhat retired or announced a hiatus not long before her V4 got released,

Why did this happen?

>>16216799
What guys can't just retire or stop to take a break?

>>16216799
I mean, Luka's last version had been back in 2009, she was more and more relegated to the side in favor of Miku (even Rin and Len got a ton of upgrades, and good upgrades too)... It's no wonder Luka producers got a bit tired of just working with the same 7+ year software to make music with a Vocaloid people weren't interested in anymore.

>>16215296
Not V4X though.

>>16215832
>implying there'll be a V5

>>16215285
I never fully understood the reason her v4x sucks so much. Could someone explain to me or link some example songs?

Anyone else feeling /festive/, yet?

>>16217355
L-lewd!

>>16217316
First off, it sounds different; which is usually fine, since it's supposed to be a new version, but Luka, a vocaloid previously know for a deeper, breathy voice, has none of that at all now. She sounds lighter, her pronounciation is actually a lot worse than in the previous version , her tone is different, her voice seems to "break" a lot regardless of tuning, and she's just basically unrecognizable.

For examples, compare this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07xDMRkym9o
to >>16215326

Keep in mind Dixie Flatline is a very talented, experienced producer and that's all he was able to pull off Luka V4. It doesn't even come close to any of Crypton's own other V4 vocaloids in terms of quality.

>>16217355
Cute!

Are there any vocaloid christmas songs?

>>16217554
ever heard of deadballP?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b96_3A9O6j4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldS7FUBXW2g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ524Jw8zls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXbLMe_rtvc

>>16217554
Incoming best christmas song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA74dh45Vpk

>>16217734
Aww, I was going to post that. Good taste.

>>16217780
>>16217554
Also, Snowman is at least winter themed. Posting superior Len version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur3JkmXzoFI

>>16217780
Sorry. Have another picture of cutest loid as an apology.

>>16217787
I really like that one, thanks for sharing!

>>16207433
>new album in January
I guess I will be celebrating a late Christmas.

>>16217958
>cutest loid
Damn right.

>>16217554

>>16219017
IMPURE

>>16219026
If you love Len then respect their love.

>>16219038
DELET THIS

>>16219053
Love will not yield to rudeness.

>>16219081
This is better, at least.

>len shitters
>>>/y/

>>16219736
It's vocaloid. It may not be your favorite, but it's on topic.

>>16219984
Now Mikuposting
That's off topic.

>>16220900
Everyone knows posting Miku in a vocaloid thread is a bannable offense.

Few songs have been stuck in my head for more than 24 hours. This is one of those:

https://youtu.be/i0MnZDnHUEM

do any of you faggots use vocaloid software?

>>16221674
I tried it once. Opened, played a little with the interface and made Miku to say that she liked penises. Then I feel ashamed of myself and never touched it again.

>>16221688
l-lewd!

>>16222178
Realistically speaking, I bet the first words tried by all producers, including Mitchie M and LamazeP was something lewd. It's just impossible not to fall into the temptation.

>>16221674
>>16221688
>>16223791
How hard is it to make vocaloids form coherent english words?

>>16223876
Very difficult and awkward if the voicebank is Japanese. That's why Miku and Luka has separate English versions.

The only other language perfectly usable with Japanese voicebanks is Spanish.

>>16223791
The first words I tried were "I love you."

>>16223935
I wonder why there aren't any spic producers

>>16224003
あいしてる

>>16224003
How sweet. I love you too, anon.

>>16221674
Yes. Do I post anything with it? No, because my music is terrible and I'm still learning how to use a DAW and how to mix and so forth

>>16225645
>not using miku to make vocashitposts

4 new songs for future tones (ps4) coming december 22 Check out @pjd_sega's Tweet: https://twitter.com/pjd_sega/status/806794557958459393?s=09

>>16221688
The first thing I make Miku say was my name and that she loves me.

>>16226478
>LOL
>With an actual PV
Is this real life?

>>16226528
Mirai did it first.

>>16226478
>all Miku
Well, that's ok, I guess.

>reol announcement tomorrow
whatever could it be

>>16227391
I hope she's quitting.

>>16227391
>>16227492
More likely they'll officially announce their retirement from the vocaloid scene and focus on REOL.

>>16227587
Or maybe she's announcing Giga dropped her shit ass.

Voters for objective best album of the last month?

>>16227492
>>16227676
This. More Kagamine songs.

>>16227152
Why would you want someone else?

>>16227676
>being this delusional

>>16228218
I'm just being hopeful.

>>16227947
I'd like a Len song.

>>16227700
I don't recall having downloaded anything this past month. Anything interesting came out?

>>16228836
Of course not. They don't make good vocaloid songs anymore.

>>16229127
I wonder how mentally ill someone has to be to type these sorts of comments every few days or so. I suppose you're also spamming /jp/ with "Who are you quoting?" and "Great post!" all day, right?

>>16229565
Not him, but it seems he's being ironic. Don't get so triggered.

Vocaloid is really dying though.

>>16229565
Aww, it's his first day on /jp/

>>16229959
>Dying
>2016 had the first live vocaloid orchestra
>2017 has new concerts, including a joint concert with Kodo sponsored by Tokyo 2020 and new tours on Asia
>2018 will have the first concert in Europe, promoted by the Japanese Prime Minister himself
>2020 will very probably have Miku singing the opening ceremony of the Olympics

>>16229959
>>16229968
Ironic shitposting is still shitposting. Besides it's not a friendly case of "I'm being ironic haha, it's funny laugh with me!", it's just blatant mindless repetitive and extremely appalling shitpost with no purpose whatsoever. As far as I know bot posting has never been encouraged.

If it's "dying" and "no good songs are made anymore" then leave. We've had this argument multiple times before, so no need to exchange (You)s any further.

>>16230073
You didn't get it. >>16229127 said that with the same tone someone that doesn't support Trump would say "now America is going to be great again". Get it? He doesn't think vocaloid is dead. At least it seems he doesn't.

>>16230150
>At least it seems he doesn't.
You haven't visited this thread in a while, have you?

So now mods are defending bot posting like this? >>16229127

I suppose I'll also copy paste the same comment over and over again and repeatedly spam in the thread as well then since that's the new posting standard. Thanks for the heads up.

They don't make good vocaloid songs anymore.

Vocaloid is dead.

Vocaloid was only good in 2009-2012. Beyond that absolutely nothing good ever came out.

>>16227700
probably soh yoshioka's new album. I'm going to go out on a limb and say synergy style 7 will be best one out in december

I have undeniable proof that vocaloid is dead.

Mods still encouraging bot posting by defending this kind of post and deleting anything criticizing it : >>16229127

They don't make good vocaloid songs anymore.

Vocaloid is dead.

Vocaloid was only good in 2009-2012. Beyond that absolutely nothing good ever came out.

>>16230216
Wow, I just got done listening to the XFD for that one. It's amazing!

>>16227391
Probably some sort of live, since it's what's written at the end of their new MV.

>>16203786
what 15 a voca1od?

>>16227700
I like LamazeP's new album a lot.

how do ya'll keep your music organized? there have been a few times that i get song stuck in my head, but i can't find the song because its in a moonspeak.

>>16236224
Just learn Japanese.

>>16236224
I have my music organized in folders by genre -> artist -> album. If I'm looking for a song, I better know the producer or it's a lost cause. The albums and songs are all in Japanese, but I'll include the most common romanization of the producer in the folder name so everything comes up in search.

>>16236224
>artist
>album
if it's a single then
>singles

>>16238165
And they're all in a big ass vocaloid general folder.

>>16235417
What is Len's face trying to convey?

>>16238177
Lewd.

>>16236224
learned Japanese. use foobar and foo_customdb custom SQL database to store extended data (such as ratings) in an external file as to not modify the original file. I set all songs I like to a rating of 5.

I keep everything I've already organized in its own Vocaloid\ folder, separate from the rest of my music.

for single artist albums i tend to use the artist's most prolific name, regardless of alias, and attempt to address which alias was used on the release if that was the case. example: %artist%[ %alias%] - %album%.
>ブンガP (Radio tidaltail) - Spinning Lotus
>ブンガP (BUNGALANGIT) - Flowers

i do _not_ include the vocaloid in the folder name unless that folder is just a single. %artist% feat. %vocaloid% - %album%

i mark non-standard compression formats at the end of the folder name like such [FLAC] [WAV].
>ぼーかりおどP - L-i-n-K [FLAC]

if it's a various artist i just plainly name the folder %album%.

if it has multiple artists but less than four, i'll attempt to list them all in alphabetical order in the folder name. i also try to replace unallowed windows filepath characters such as * and : with non-ascii variants.
>DECO＊27, kous feat. 初音ミク - 妄想税 EP

for song files, I only allow a pattern of nn. title.mp3. I try not to collect anything not compressed as LAME MP3 or lossy low bitrate encodes. nothing lower than V2 VBR is acceptable.

although it's a huge process, i'm also removing all "feat. %vocaloid%" from song tags and moving them to the comment field. thanks to VocaDB's CSV export i can actually do this on a per-track basis, and since foobar has extended search options, i can still search for any vocaloid voice bank and get a list of all the comment fields they appear in.

finally, and this should go without saying, no pig-disgusting romaji is allowed in my collection ever. Hatsune Miku is 初音ミク. Lunachu is るなちゅ. I found out years and years ago how stupid it is to be obsessed with a foreign language's music and not being able to even read it.

>>16238576
forgot to mention, every folder is required to have a cover.jpg. not just autism reasons however, it's to ensure compatibility for my crossfade generation script. it's good to keep those standardized anyway.

>>16238576
Where do you download your stuff (assuming you don't buy all of it) from?

I hate having romaji but I get certain albums from AB since they don't have FLAC on mikudb, but if the uploader used romaji changing the names makes it unseedable.

Or is there maybe a way to have foobar display different names without editing the source file or something?

>V4 Kaito
>chinese Meeku

Will they do a V4 Meiko too?

>>16238691
>Where do you download your stuff
lost my entire collection unfortunately, so i bulk downloaded everything from mikudb earlier this year. still trying to sort it all out today.

>changing the names makes it unseedable.
buy cheap flash sticks and seed copies off of those

>Or is there maybe a way to have foobar display different names without editing the source file or something?
yep it's possible with foo_customdb. but the previous solution is probably better for you in the long run. i can only think of one way of being able to display romanized/unromanized tags in the same fields without modifying the files and it's a time-consuming, convoluted setup process that would eat way more memory than necessary. unless you have a terabyte of torrents to seed i'd personally just rather re-tag the copies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-NIUGNlRQY
>actually plugging a fucking domestic abuse hotline in dooblydoo
What is it with western vocaloid producers and being incredibly fucking unsubtle with their social commentary

Like holy shit half the reason anybody listens to vocaloid is for the 2deep4u; if you're going to be that direct just write a fucking opinion piece

>>16241208
>Like holy shit half the reason anybody listens to vocaloid is for the 2deep4u
What? No one listens to vocaloid for the lyrics.

>>16241208
>He doesn't listen for the cute
you dun fucked up nigga

>>16241208
>Eyeris
>Vocaloid producer

Pick one, kek

>>16241230
>implying the 2deep4u is confined to the lyrics

>>16241241
>implying that isn't the other half of the reason I listen to it

>>16241241
what>>16241251
said

>>16241251
>>implying the 2deep4u is confined to the lyrics
Do you even know what you're talking about at this point?

>>16241208
Why is the western vocaloid scene so full of edgelords?

What advantages does a vocaloid have over a more conventional singer?
asides from not needing to pay them.

>>16242569
Vocaloids are cute.

>>16235417
Can anyone share this in 320?

>>16241230
I listen to vocaloid music for the lyrics. I really like songs with some sort of plot or story and songs where Miku directly confess her love.

>>16242569
It allows you to have the cutest girl in the universe in your song.

>>16242569
You can make them sing songs about dicks and they won't complain

>>16242569
Doesn't have an "image" to mantain - won't cancel shows, get mad at fans, do drugs, no scandals, etc. It also acts kind of like a platform for unknown artists to release their music in; think about it, if you're a new artist, no one will be looking for your songs, but if you use vocaloid and just attatch the "Hatsune Miku" tag to your upload there will be a lot of people interested in watching already.

>>16243133
pic related

Need some outside opinions. Should I get VOCALOID4 + Rin/Len V4x for Christmas and try my hand at it or just get a vita? How dedicated would I need to be to start making my own songs?

>>16243149
>Len will never show you his O.T.N.

y liv.

>>16242569
>he doesn't pay his vocaloid

>>16243192
You might as well just get Utau or Cevio and see if you can work with them before investing money in either.

or if you're desperate, pirate it.

and don't forget that Vocaloid has nasty DRM.

>>16243192
I think it's only worth it if you truly plan on dedicating yourself to learning to use the software. I mean, it's not easy, it's got kind of a learning curve. If you're not sure you're gonna have the time/patience to learn it then just get the vita and have fun.

Y liv indeed.

>>16243149
>>16243192
tfw Len will never be real

>>16244158
Don't remind me anon, it hurts too much

>>16244177
It hurts me every day.

>>16243771
Miku is probably the thing I spend the most money on aside from living expenses. And even then it's close.

>>16244257
Figures?

>>16244262
Everything with her face or name on it. Plus some custom stuff.

>>16244271
I'm the same with Len. I need help.

>>16244329
You need help for a different reason that has nothing to do with vocaloid.

>>16244329
>I need help.
Mike Pence can help you.

>>16244343
>>16244347
>2013+3
>not being gay

>>16244257
>>16244329
I don't see anything wrong with that... People say buying stuff can't make you happy but it's absolutely not true IMO. If I had the money to spare I'd definitely go after some Vocaloid stuff (besides the few albums I have)

>>16244495
It makes me comfy.

>>16244495
I can speak from experience, buying stuff really doesn't make you happy. It can make you happier, and it's harder to be happy if you're broke. But you can't use stuff as a source of happiness.

>>16244526
I'm sure anon didn't mean he would magically become fulfilled on every fronts simply by buying plushies, but surely it'd make them a little bit happier to have those in their room. Liking the environment you live in just a little bit more can really add on a daily basis. It's just the little things.

Speaking of plushies, I'd like to buy some Luka or GUMI ones similar to the Touhou fumos >>16219299 but I have idea if they exist or if they would look as good as those. I'm kinda jealous of their fumos, they're pretty adorable.
In the same vein pic related, these two figures I never could find anywhere.

>>16245076
https://solarisjapan.com/products/vocaloid-megurine-luka-nendoroid-plus-009-gift
Here you go, anon.

>>16241363
There's also weird shit going on in the music videos, and if you know where to look in the composition as well. Pinocchio-p occasionally gets pretty wacky with his progressive house, and some of the more obscure producers will head straight into post-rock.

>>16245100
Yeah I know of that one but I don't really like it. Thanks for the trouble though.

>>16245124
There's this one, too, if you don't like that one.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEGA-Vocaloid-Hatsune-Miku-Megurine-Luka-34cm-Jumbo-Big-Plush-US-SELLER-/291941132612?hash=item43f90c2944:g:5SQAAOSwKOJYJ5DY
I have the Len, Rin, and Miku version and they are super cute.

>>16245132
Yeah, I'll look into it. I was thinking perhaps I could seek out someone to craft a custom one for me, especially in GUMI's case. Apparently some of the folks over /fumo/ have done so when they couldn't find what they were looking for.

In more or less the same vein, has anyone ever attempted or made Vocaloid papercrafts/origami? I remember having made a Luka out of these famous dA thingies https://www.google.fr/webhp?hl=en&gws_rd=cr&ei=ZcRNWI2IFca4UeeyqXA#hl=en&q=vocaloid+papercraft
I'd like to attempt pic related sometime soon.
How it's made :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lra2ucbmmNo

>>16245197
That's pretty cute, anon.

What are the best, must hear, trance songs?

My favorites are Unfragment and the Song For Eternal series.

Any other suggestions?

>>16245393
HSP is the only artist that comes to mind.

>>16209631
>talking shit about snowboardin' xtreem migu
otherwise pretty much

>>16245500
>tfw you will never go snowboarding with miku or any other vocaloids

>>16245520
>no fun zipping down a mountain
>no teasing after one of you crashes
>no playing in the snow
>no intimate moments on a ski lift
>no snuggling together with some hot cocoa by the fireplace later that night
kill me now

>>16245393
"Star Will Rise Again" and "Ephemeral" on Synergy Style Vol. 5.

Lapis has good songs in that genre too.

>>16245541
anon pls

>>16223935
how hard would it be to make them sing in polish

>>16245571
All she would be able to sing about is cleaning toilets and not getting to space.

>>16245588
doskonały

>>16215285
>>16217535
What are the odds there's gonna be a 4.5 luka or something to unfuck at least the technical issues if not her losing her trademark breathy deep voice?

>>16246158
She's dead m8

>>16246577
And future tone will never come to the west right?
NEVER SAY NEVER
please don't say never, fix my pink gay singing robot crypton please ;_;

>>16246634
>gay

>>16245541
>>no snuggling together with some hot cocoa by the fireplace later that night

>>16246634
Mourn not the passing of Luka. Instead, celebrate the life she lived, and be thankful that you were able to spend the time with her that you did. It's because of death that we are able to appreciate life. And know that even though you may feel grief right now, you will soon be reunited with her in a place more beautiful than you could ever imagine.

>>16245571
https://youtu.be/IoSzz-zr2eA

>>16242303
Considering most of them are weeb "musicians" it's expected.

>>16247452
ja pierdolę I did not expect it to actually exist, not half bad either
that being said much of the pronunciation is quite butchered

>>16247931
>much of the pronunciation is quite butchered

>>16238576
how did you learn japanese? did you just google stuff on your own or?

>>16244329
Are you a male?

>>16242569
midi style means they can be fine tuned in spots instead of re-recording every time, they're more of an instrument in that regard
not limited by normal human limits like breathing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC-zPJAFfXY))
consolidation of music production, one otaku can do it all minimizing chances of disagreements, drama, or making compromises with singers
far cuter than inferior 3dpd
brand recognition

>>16249930
not him, but just learn hiragana and katakana. It'll take a day to learn and a week to stick tops.

>>16250070
I think the next step in music should be sampling the sounds of magnetic fields from the planets and using them to create phonetic sounds. A new line of artificial singers based on the planets themselves.

>>16250115
>reproducing the greco-roman pantheon as aidorus using advanced astrophysical sound sampling
the future looks bright

>>16250107
how do you learn sentence structure and grammar and which kanji to learn first?

>>16250107
Not particularity helpful unless the artist and every song is all kana.

>>16250128
>>16250129
its purely for artist names which are mostly covered by those. of course, you would have to learn a lot more if you actually want to do anything with the language.

>>16249930
>>16250128
Read the guide first please.
>>16234077

>>16249930
im hoping that between watching anime and reading the lyrics to vocaloid songs, i will be able to at understand/speak simple japanese.

i have very little interest in learning kanji, though. id imagine that takes a lot of work and dedication.

>>16250819
There is no simple japanese. If you want to understand beyond buzzwords decide whether it's worth your time and make a conscious effort towards learning it. Anime and translated lyrics won't do shit.

>>16250906
I would just like to know enough to get myself around japan, not enough to become a functioning member of japanese society.

im not expecting to reach N3 by just watching chinese cartoons

>>16250018
yes

>>16251235
Yeah, I'm not trying to pressure you or anything, but if that's your goal, then you still have to study with that goal in mind. At least, japan is very english friendly. Most of the train stations will have the english romanization of their names printed everywhere. You can get by with small phrases without knowing a lick of grammar.

>>16251244
hot

>>16244329
>>16251244

do you have any other weeb stuff? len daki?

>>16251432
Why?

>>16251445
I have a sizeable figure collection. I think i've dumped it before. I don't have a daki, though I've thought about getting one.

>>16251459
what is your living status like? it took me a while to overcome the embarrassment of having a daki and living with my parents.

id feel weird talking to my parents in the same room that i have my plushy collection in.

>>16251491
My parents didn't care when I lived at home. I live at college, now. I'm intimidating enough that nobody would make fun of me about it. Also, I don't usually hang out with people in my room, usually theirs.
And yeah, the embarrassment of owning a pillow with an anime boy on it, is one of the main reasons I haven't gotten one yet.

>>16251524
>tfw also a Lenfag
>Want to get merchandise but way too embarrassed and my parents are southern and "traditional" so would probably lose all respect for me if there was any hint I was gay

I'm proud of you anon keep following your dreams so I can live vicariously through you. Even though if Len ever becomes real I may have to fight you to the death for him.

>>16251545
I had the same fears when I lived at home and also since I live in the middle of rural PA.
But, if you really like him, you should do it! Just start with something small like a nendoroid.
Bring it on.

>>16251524
>college, now
Everything makes sense now.

>>16251599
What? I made a grammar mistake on the internet?

>>16251560
I may do that at some point, those are really cute. Probably as discreetly as possible though. Thanks for the motivation fellow Lenbro.

>>16251613
You'll understand when you're older.

>>16251682
Can't work as a marine biologist without a degree :^)
>>16251670
Any time. Stay strong Lenbro.

>>16251682
I am far older than that anon, and I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

>>16251682
Also far older and to me it just sounds like you're trying too hard.

>>16244257
I remember in a discussion before the Expo, someone mentioned that he spent something like $100 a month on his actual drug habit, and $1000 a month on Miku.

I'm not even sure how that's possible. Wouldn't you run out of space eventually?

>>16252124
They didn't post an image of their collection?

I am not into the figure scene, but I know some of them can cost a good amount. If you only get the really expensive ones, you could probably spend a few hundred a month.

Dakis take up very little space when they aren't on a pillow. Virtual content takes up even less. Even physical discs don't take up much space and could cost you a decent penny if you need to import them and what not.

They were most likely exaggerating though desu.

>>16252124
You always find room but, yeah, space becomes a big issue. Luckily there are other poor sods like me out there with the same problem.

>>16252124
>>16252258
>running out of space on my desk
>jumbo miku coming in

>>16252229
>>16252124
>own like 4 prize figs (not migu particularly)
>still feel like it's a bit much
>meanwhile people rocking small miku museums in their home
how do I let go and give into the buyfaggotry?

>>16253925
Have no shame

>>16252360
>jumbo Miku
Dude, I wishlisted one of those just this week.

I need it and I have no idea where it's gonna go. This is our life.

>>16254268
teach me master, I want to proudly display more cute animes (despite living with my parents)

>>16252229
Proud to say that most of my collection isn't even Miku, much less cryptonloid.

>>16251545
Are you actually gay? Or do you just not want your parents to think you're gay?

>>16254804
he's probably a guy, so there's the obvious issues with parents thinking since their son is collecting vietnamese flipbook boy dolls he's clearly caught the gay.

>>16251545
>>16254804
>if Len ever becomes real I may have to fight you to the death for him.
Oh wait, never mind.

You should never be ashamed of who you are, anon-kun!

>>16254804
Not as gay as you.

everybody move on, nothing gay to see here.

>>16254468
Also a buyfag here, still live with parents too. Have a lot of albums, a few figures, a poster, etc. IMO if your parents are sensible, they won't care as long as you're responsible with it. Personally, I'm halfway through college, in a paid internship, have always spent only my own money on this stuff, and my parents never cared at all what I did to my room.

This here >>16251545 was a bigger issue for me since like half of my stuff is Len as well, but since I have a girlfriend they probably give me the benefit of the doubt joke's on them though I'm actually bi

who /don't live with parents/ master race here?

>>16254960
honestly my parents don't care in the least, one of my few figs is magic show pochaco (no bully pls) other than some uncomfortable looks from my dad at first they never found any issue and at one point my mom noticed and went
>where's the cute girl from?
let alone something tame as a vocaloid
I think the issue would be I'm NOT a productive social member of society and too much buyfaggotry would compound the image of being a loner almost-NEET (I'm in college, so NET I guess?)
and I'd probably judge myself harsher than my parents could

>>16255017
and i've collected more since then but i don't have enough space to show it all

>>16254804
>>16254834
Mostly what >>16254831 said, though I'm also bi like the anon above me.

Thank you for the encouragement! I should be getting money soon so I suppose I'll try buying a nendoroid or plushie.

>>16255068
i'd say just go for what you want. if it makes you happy, who cares what others think. if you're really paranoid just buy figmas of both the twins and just tell them it was a bundle.

i own the figmas in the above two pics and my parents and roommates have literally said jack shit about them and don't judge me in the slightest. my parents already knew i have a history of jacking it to cartoons anyway. they still love me anyway, at least i hope so.

they fucking hate vocaloid tho.

>>16255092
>my parents already knew i have a history of jacking it to cartoons anyway

>>16255125
I'm pretty sure we probably don't want to know the greentext behind that one.

>>16255092
>they fucking hate vocaloid tho
specifically hate vocaloid, or just show no interest in them? did you try introducing them to the genre or something?

>>16255188
speak for yourself...

>>16254856
FINALLY. I've seen the prototypes and was eagerly awaiting the final version.
>>16254468
If they won't accept you for liking cute anime stuff, why should their opinion matter?
>>16254311
I have about 6 inches of desk space, so I think I have to sacrifice a different figure.

>>16255017
Nice Kagamine book, I won't be living with them in 5 years, hopefully.
>>16255092
Why do they hate vocaloid?
>>16255068
Original Len plushie anon here, go for it!
>>16254960
Post collection?

>tfw my parents are hippies and can appreciate the culture of music and art sharing with Vocaloid, even if they don't like the songs itself.

Feels good man.

I also have a small collection of straps and small junk. The key is to budget it out and know what you really want (aka don't buy it because it's cheap, buy it because you actually want it). It's saved me a lot of money.

>>16255478
>tfw you want everything

>>16255017
Here~

But I had daki and figures even while living with parents. They don't really care just like my current roommate.

>>16255516
Nice anon, i'm happy my roommate doesn't mind either.

>>16255228
>>16255309
obviously because they are old. they grew up on the who and led zeppelin, natural sounding things. high-pitched synthetic sounds hurt their ears, and that's pretty much all vocaloid is.

>>16255299
>sacrifice a different figure
I have sacrificed many to the figure gods.

Will nothing slake their thirst?

>>16255038
That's a HELL of a collection.

>>16255837
well obviously it's not all vocaloid CDs. the back three rows are all regular music i've collected over many years. you can see Nirvana's iconic "Nevermind" spine at the top left of Miku Appearance. i had to move all this out to the living room to watch over it while the window installation guys were here trampling around the house. mikuzukin and romeo to cinderella miku went into the closet.

>>16255849
>Nirvana and Miku
You're just making me love you more.

>>16255906
it's an original pressing too. i also have their MTV Unplugged on vinyl.

>>16255916
Sugoi. One of the defining albums of my adolescence.

Wax is always sexy.

>>16255017
>>16255516

what do ya'll do for money?

>>16255994
manage a sandwich shop

>>16255994
Video game programmer.

>>16254709
is it vocaloid?

>>16256057
Dang that's pretty cool, what kind of stuff do you do?

>>16256231
It's not a place for blogging.

>>16255309
>Post collection?
Away from home for the holidays atm, will as soon as I get back.

>>16255803
Might be related but I've never met a vocaloid fan over ~35 or so. Granted I haven't met that many vocaloid fans but still.

>>16255837
I meant I would have to take one back home, lol.
>>16255994
Worked a hellish 8 hour summer job.

>>16255994
Audiologist

>>16254960
how do you even find a 3d ok with buyfagging?

>>16257044
No idea, honestly. She just accepts it as a hobby thing, I even got her to play Project Diva and she thinks it's cute, but that's as far as it goes.

>>16257056
>>16257044
tfw no vocaloid fan bf

>>16255994
Tutor English. Hope to do so in Japan soon. Fingers crossed I get shortlisted.

C'mon Miku, you helped me get this job, help me get to Japan too...

>>16255478
My mother is an old Star Trek geek, who also used to collect a lot of memorabilia junk. She also went to several concerts in her youth. The only way I was able to afford to go to the Expo was by guilting her into paying for the ticket.

Shameless, I know, but when you've dealt with mother guilt for two decades, turnabout is fair play.

>>16257202
How the hell did Miku get you a job?

>>16257385
obv. by being enough of a goddess to make you want to translate her songs.

you have tried your hand at translating your favorite songs right?

miku a shit

>>16257557
wow rude

>>16255478
hippies are secretly based as fuck but no one realizes it because they're too distracted by them being smelly or weird.

So how come GUMI could become the 2nd most popular vocaloid? She doesn't seem to be shilled as much as the Cryphton vocaloids, doesn't have much merchandise/figures, doesn't have decent concerts aside from Nico Nico Chou, doesn't have decent game, doesn't have really popular project like Kagepro, her original design is also kinda ugly, etc.

>>16257674
Her voice is just that good.

>>16257686
It's shit.

>>16257702
It's really not. It's what happens when you sample your voice bank from a trained, professional singer instead of random voice actresses.

But why is she scared of birds?

I mean, who the hell is scared of birds?

>>16257674
Ranka fags
May'n amd Sheryl are objectively superior.

>>16257385
>tripfag has his mom pay for his weeaboo concert tickets
Holy shit. Get a fucking job.

>>16257747
don't be rude, man.

derp commander is our friend.

>>16257783
(You)

Mitchie M is shit!

>>16257783
>tripfag
>having friends

>>16257674
Because she actually has a good voicebank.

>>16257674
>how come GUMI could become the 2nd most popular vocaloid
I don't mean to be rude (and I don't know if I'm correct) but isn't what you're stating a bit late? It's been a couple years now GUMI's been 2nd most popular Vocaloid. If anything I'd say she's lost popularity compared to that huge popularly peak she got in 2012-2014(ish? I don't have stats at hand). Someone corrects me if I'm wrong though, I haven't checked new GUMI songs in a while, or even niconico at all in a while.

>her original design is also kinda ugly
It is but it doesn't matter when you have pixiv artists pumping high quality fan arts. I don't even remember what half of her official arts look like because it doesn't matter.
As for why others anon said it best, her voice is great and versatile and fits all sorts of musical genres.

On a second thought I'm not sure whether you meant GUMI's design is ugly as a whole or just her official art. The official art is indeed awkward : http://i.imgur.com/TRlq6Vq.png especially the face and weird style, but GUMI herself has always been super top cute with a good design.

I'm not sure why they chose to go with that same ugly art style for her V4 (same artist who did the original one?), especially when just days after pixiv already had much better arts of it all over. Surely they could've afforded a better artist if they had wanted.

>>16258482
Yeah, I mean that one. It looks like something that come out how to draw manga books.

>>16257385
I went in to take the test for the job on Miku's birthday, and I asked her to give me her blessing. I got the job. Clearly she gave me her blessing.

>>16257747
Believe me, I'm working on it. It's hard to get a job when you have classes, live in the middle of bumfuck nowhere, and don't even have your own car.

Who is the lewdest loid?

Why was this a thing?

>>16258453
>she's lost popularity compared to that huge popularly peak she got in 2012-2014
Vocaloid in general lost popularity. We have been over this many times already.
>Someone corrects me if I'm wrong
You're wrong. She still holds second place.

>>16259379
I never said nor implied she wasn't 2nd place anymore. I said she lost popularity comparatively to other Vocaloids and to the popularity she used to hold a few years ago; it didn't even have anything to do with how Vocaloid is popular in general either.

Take a break from posting and work on your reading comprehension.

>>16259423
>Luka

>>16259423
How do I read this chart? What is the x and y axis?

>>16259450
X-axis: weeks. Y-axis: % of new songs featuring that Vocaloid.

>>16259450
y is rather straightforward, 100% aka all Vocaloid videos from niconico.

x is # of weeks.

http://vocaran.jpn.org/stat for updated charts, the one I posted isn't up to date. I suppose pic related would be the updated equivalent of what I previously posted (sorted by "new songs(%)").

>>16259423
I'm more pissed off at how confusing the color coding is

Nevermind, just noticed the first one is "Points(%)", it was written above the pic.
>I suppose pic related would be the updated equivalent of what I previously posted
So this then : http://vocaran.jpn.org/img/stat/en/vocpts_ratio.png

>>16259480
What do you find confusing about it?

>>16259433
It's okay, she is still great in my bed

>>16259483
Not him, but who is dark blue supposed to be

>>16259489
複数 which means plural, so I'm guessing it's for duets etc aka songs using more than one Vocaloid.

>>16259483
>What do you find confusing about it?
Not him, but the colors are clearly messed up. Why yellow for Gumi, blue for Len, purple for Kaito, green for Yukari, orange for Gakupo? The colors are already there, it could easily be fixed just by switching them around (green for Gumi, yellow for Len, etc).

>>16259503
Oh yeah, I agree, it also bothered me the first time I looked at those.

Thinking back to the dark blue thing, having in-depth stats for those would have been welcomed. I'm willing to bet the majority of those are Rin x Len songs, and even then, it'd be interesting to have a full total for each Vocaloid, be it solo or duet songs.

Also wondering, is the khaki color covering UTAU videos too? Or are those for MMDs/fanmade stuff? At first it had none of them and then it suddenly started surging. There's no Lily either, but that's perhaps because she'd be too low to be visible.

>>16259423
>I never said nor implied she wasn't 2nd place anymore
You implied that, even if unintentionally.
>she lost popularity comparatively to other Vocaloids and to the popularity she used to hold a few years ago; it didn't even have anything to do with how Vocaloid is popular in general either.
It actually does. She lost popularity because vocaloid in general lost popularity. These things are correlated. You can argue that Gumi's popularity drop was bigger than other vocaloids', and an explanation for that would be that Internet Co. puts much less effort into promoting Gumi than Crypton and 1st Place do with their vocaloids.
>work on your reading comprehension
I'm guessing that when you asked to be corrected you were referring to your statement that Gumi lost popularity. You're correct, then.

>>16259552
We both know, and everyone in this thread also does, that you're an emotional wreck and an argumentative retard who spends his days trying to prove the world how right you are by being an argumentative autist on 4chan.

Know when to back off, because now is the time.

>>16259569
not him but damn that escalated quickly, calm down man

>Magical Mirai 2016 blu ray coming for christmas
>New future tone dlc a few days before that
Everything i need for a happy christmas

>>16259831
>tfw probably have to leave ps4 at dorm when you go home
>tfw can't play new dlc

>>16259837
damn that sucks, stay strong brother she'll be waiting for your return

>>16259499
Ah right, Japanese doesn't have plural forms.

>>16259862
How long do I have to wait for a Gigantic O.T.N.?

>>16260557
You already have that in PDX, give me Hibikase instead please

>>16260719
>incomplete version
Meh. How about this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o_xpwp8oxo

Neat. She has her own road now.

>>16260719
It's not unlikely we'll get hibikaze in either round 3 or 4 since they ported 骸骨楽団とリリアand 君の体温 pretty fast from their arcade release.

>>16260735
>it's a Texas farm-to-market road
keke

>>16260719
>>16260759
Yeah, we're 100% getting Hibikase as DLC, and probably sooner rather than later.

>>16260728
Being incomplete sucks, yeah, but at least it's something, right? I'd say it's a wonder it was in any of the games at all. I want to see a Gigantic OTN module sooo bad though

>>16260898
Well, they included Sacred Spear Explosion Boy, so I assume they can go lewd with him.
Me too, anon.

SISTAH MIGU
IT'S
OVAH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3l4XLZ59iw

>>16255994
IT

Miku Symphony is one of the best albums to come out this year. It took me a long time to hear about it. I would have loved to go to the live performance.

>>16262328
what specifically? i am trying to get into the field myself.

do you have any certs?

>>16262707
Hey, good luck! What focus are you going for?

I'm in Network administration. Yes, I do have certs. Most of which are relevant to my career path.

>>16262792
I'd be happy with anything to be honest. Networking is what I am most interested in. Cybersecurity seems like a safe career choice, because those jobs are never going to be outsourced to China or India.

I am going to get my CCENT soon and then work towards a CCNA. I could pass the CCENT right now, I am sure... but I know I have a lot of studying to do if I am going to get a CCNA.

Mind giving a quick run down on how you got to your current position? Like, did you start at a help desk or something? Do you have a bachelors in computer science? Every job listing I have seen requires a bachelors or ~10 years of experience.

>>16262833
Certs tell an employer that you're competent. A Bachelors however, will give you a greater edge to get the job. CCNA is def one you should pursue then if you like the networking. I recommend you use 9tut .

You plan to take the two-part exam or the combined CCNA exam? I'm excited for you! I can remember how fun that exam was of all the cert exams I've taken.

It wasn't easy getting to where I am, and I'm nowhere near where I want to be. It's a whole lot of ongoing study. I started right from the bottom (just because I thought it was necessary) like desktop support, on to tutoring IT certification, then on to teaching all while obtaining a BSIT in net administration. Just make sure you really tailor your career choices towards what you want to do.

It's all worth it because now I never have to deal with help desk. It's all build this, configure that, maintain everything.

Have any of you met お父さん yet?

>>16262925
>You plan to take the two-part exam or the combined CCNA exam?

My professor advised against taking the combined one, so I'll probably do the two-part.

Thanks for the site recommendation. My professor gave me a list of sites that he had used/uses, but they are all subscription based and aren't very cheap. Do you have any other resources you used to prepare for the exams?

>>16262970
Was that picture taken at the place the Expo was, in NYC? It looks very familiar.

>>16258825
Miku_____ duh

Why do you chumps support proprietary singing robots when you can support free and open source ones?

>>16264399
Miku is licensed as Creative Commons. It's good enough for me.

>>16264399
Because I don't particularly like any of the few utau musicians (who make original songs) that I know.

>>16264399

if you fuck her you get open sores

>>16264566
>her

>>16264399
When was Luka open source?

Huh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn8Axqlsgi0

>>16265040
Has this collaboration been announced anywhere?
Also using english song makes no sense.

>>16265040
Is the age of real waifus/husbandos upon us?

>>16265146
You don't know what waifu means, do you?

>>16265172
Yes, I do. I mean real life versions you can interact with, if not fully tangible.

>>16265182
Then no, it's not more inteligent than Cortana or Siri. Putting voice recognition behind round screen with 3D character doesn't really brings us any closer to hard AI.

>>16265211
It's better than nothing.

>>16255994
fix airplanes.

Why is Kagamine Hachi Hachi on the Arcade but not in Future Tone? I love that song!

Have there been any good recent shoegaze-y vocaloid albums? Latest I have is NOIZFACTORY - landscape ep

>>16268684
Probably will be DLC in the future

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm30228946

NICE

>>16269527
postgazer
You ought to get pic related too if you liked landscape EP.

Otherwise I'm not sure, would be really interested to have more shoegaze stuff too. If you don't know about it yet I'd recommend pretty much all the albums available over the tsukimachi label : https://tsukimachilabel.bandcamp.com/

>>16268684
I saw a Youtube comment suggest that it isn't on arcade anymore either. Is anyone able to testify this?

Are any of the anime based on loid songs any good?

>>16273392
Nope
Okay maybe the BRS anime just for animation since it looks like a prototype of the technique they used for Guilty Gear Xrd.

>>16273392
What else is there aside from BRS and Gakuen something?

>>16273458
KagePro or Mekakucity Actors

>>16273477
Ah right. Well as anon said BRS is nice for the animation aspect, and the cool designs. It's fun to watch all around.

Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku was too girly (as expected of Last Note.), watching it through the end was kind of a pain and this is coming from someone who always picks up 15+ anime every season.

Mekakucity Actors had nice visuals as expected of Shaft but was pretty shallow all around. Reminds me I should read the books sometime.

>>16273528
>nice visuals
>ep 9

>>16273392
BRS ova was great.
BRS anime series was an average Okada.
Mekaku City Actors was edgy shit.
Mikagura Gakuen was an average low budget highschool teenagers with superpowers anime.
The HoneyWorks movie was an okay teenager romance anime.

>>16268684
Licensing issues most likely. Saturation didn't make it either for that reason

>>16274025
>licensing issues
Just no. There's tons of songs not in the port.

>>16269527
pic related is pretty good

I cannot access mikudb.moe, is anyone else experiencing this problem?

>>16274917
it goes down all the time

its good right now though

>>16273692
Well I thought about pointing this out but they fixed it for the BDs IIRC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOfr40OVtZA

Damn that really was bad.

>>16273779
>The HoneyWorks movie was an okay teenager romance anime.
Since I didn't know either, for those wondering the movie in question is "Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai".

cutest girl ever.

>>16266978
>>16266980
>>16266985

Awesome.

It was about time IA had a nice Racing Queen design update.

>>16276912
I thought she was the prettiest?

>>16266978
>>16266980
>>16266985

Is this fan art or official art?

New Thread:

>>16277140
>>16277140
>>16277140

>>16276956
>>16277079
Yeah it made it.
https://twitter.com/haorun
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=60392608

Looks like Luka found a new job.

>>16277219

It really stands out.

>>16277219

Alright its time to race.

With Lightsabers.