The latest Vocaloid after the Gackpoid emerges in detail, set for release at the end of January; her name is 巡音ルカ / Megurine Luka.
She (her voice) is said to be “cool and husky”, a reasonable description as you can hear in the below demo song:
Player 1
This is the official rendition, by Kei, designer of the previous Vocaloids:
Her profile is as follows:
Age: 20
Height: 162cm
Weight: 45kg
Genres: Latin, Jazz, Ethno-pop, House/Electronic Dance
Tempo: 65-145BPM
Range: D3-D5
As far as the Vocaloid family of virtual idols goes (ignoring their usage as musical tools), she looks only third or perhaps second rate, as opposed to the first rate set of Miku and the Kagmine clan. Still, we shall see.
Art is already starting to accumulate all the same:
Do my eyes deceive me, or did I accidentally slip an image of Tear, of Tales of the Abyss, in there?
See also her official homepage at Crypton. The major sellers are all being difficult about international shipping, but it should not be too hard to acquire her.
Thanks to Topher Cantler of Tomopop for tipping me off.
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It sounded something like a bar singer's voice (where you see in those ganster movies accompanied by a piano).
It's called blues/jazz, holy shit.
Her voice is a bit odd to me but aesthetically she's quite attractive...
I like Megurine's voice. It lacks many of the qualities that I find annoying in most Japanese singing voices.
She is most fappable, but I don't think her voice can top any of the following which feautures Hatsune Miku:
1. Incarnation
2. Far Away
3. Stratosphere
4. Plugout
Etc..
Yes they are all trance songs, which I think fits Miku's voice perfectly.
I'm in love.
you know it
Meh, she doesn't appeal much to me~
Now we only need some purple-haired one.
PLEASE.
Seconded.
Lovely tune! Do want!
awesome, finally a way to reproduce tsugumi voices!!!!
best news so far
yeah. . do want dude . . .
Her Mascot is Maguro.. (A large size Tuna in japan)
but it not ready picked yet , their fans still choosing another mascot like Whip, Pink babe, Rose ,Dophin and more.. but i can see more Luka&Maguro much more than other mascot...
for me, her voice not good enough to beat Miku. It's not like i don't like her voice, just can't beat miku voice yet.
And i like the character design :)
Tear from the game, Tales of the Abyss = fail. Please look carefully. They look alike, but their outfits, bangs, and hair color are diferent.
I actually like the robotic sound of the earlier versions. It sets them apart from any old singer. The more realistic they sound the less they appeal to me.
Plus...she sounds like a more feminine Len.
Though I don't dislike her. She has a nice voice but Rin and Miku shall be my favorite female Vocaloids. Luka will most likely be my preferred backup singer though. Only time will tell.
...
Jeez, husky is right. Her voice is TOO low. Sounds like a boy.
My, my, here comes big sis. She certainly sounds and looks the most mature of the Vocaloids to date. In terms of popularity, we'll have to wait, but she wins hands down on breasts size!!! XDD
Aaaaah... I FOUND HER..... At last.... Miku's rival.....
hehe. you know it
i like her
because FINALLY a girl that doesnt sing like shes on helium
and idk i guess i like her voice more than meikos maybe cause i like singing low too haha
finally someone with a since to hear a good sexy voice and definitely good looking
i lol'd at the tear grants
digitized engrished amazing grace is awesome =)
Isn't the 6th photo from Tales of the Abyss?
BTW I knew that this new character has a big chest! XD
Yeah that is from Tales of the Abyss AND NOT this character at all....
You're a sharp one I see.
instead of just doing other vocaloid-voices, they should programm a better version already. No matter who, all have those weird very annoying computer-sound-like voices sometimes when they speak. Vocaloid is a good programm, but not perfect, so don't stop here please.
Actually, I have to agree. It does feel weird at times. Maybe it is a removable filter of sort, or left there intentionally to keep the voices more artificial? (Don't know what good that'll do though..)
I have heard some songs on the older Vocaloids that barely has the synthesizer feel, for some odd reason. I think it can be removed to a certain degree by fading out the the end of the word or something.
Sounds like a good voice for more Jazzy, or Latin American songs.
It is possible to tweak the vocaloids to human perfection but it takes a lot of time, generally people also seem to want to maintain the artificial sound the vocaloids produce.
Asakawa Yu? So THAT'S why I thought she looked a bit like Rider...
i think we're gonna have a lot of doujins in the future where she rapes the other vocaloids
Luka's outfit made me think of Tear too, at first. As I started flipping through the fanart, I kept thinking of Utena instead--same hair and eye color, and Luka's dress looks like a Rose Bride dress. I think she's cute, but it's more evident in the fanart. That wasn't a really great looking piece by KEI. Luka's proportions are really weird in that picture, especially her hands.
The English isn't too bad.
The voice range reminds me of Ren. But for some reason, she sounds more natural. Idk, maybe it's just me... but they seem to be refining the vocaloid software.
Character design is good... no change there. Though I still prefer Miku =P.
I like the way this one sounds. More mature in a way.
She's spreading pretty fast. 0_0...
There are tons of fanarts already for her at Piapro
http://piapro.jp/content_list/?view=image&tag=%8F%84%89%B9%83%8B%83J [http://piapro.jp/content_list/?view=image&tag=J]
I hope she won't over-famous Meiko. Sakine Meiko ftw
Though I still like Luka.
I really like the way she sounds. Not as annoying as previous models.
So this on another "blog". And I want her. And no, Tear wasn't slipped,.......or was she¿ 0_o
Why is Tear there?
Luka is an obvious palette swap of Tear.
Seems like Meiko may become forgotten if Luka catches on.
Did they mention who her singer was, if anyone of note?
wait.. Who's Meiko? I know who Miku and Rin and Len are, and EVERYONE's heard of Luka. But is Meiko another vocaloid, or a fan made one?
Meiko is the Vocaloid1 character, before Kaito and Miku.
I still think I'll stick with Meiko though.
Asakawa Yu is her seiyuu
That makes a lot of sense. She's go a great vocal range without sounding too artificial. Honestly wasn't terribly impressed by the majority of the demo, but Amazing Grace was well done.
tales from the abyss vocaloid?
Is that a whip I see there?
:3 Do want.
Wow, at least for me, this is better than miku :o
Meh, Miku was a way better virtual idol that all of the Vocaloid casts!