Comments on: 12 Moments of Anime #12: The Vocaloid Revolution and the Summer of AIR http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/12/14/12-moments-of-anime-12-the-vocaloid-revolution-and-the-summer-of-air/ Thoughts, insight, and analysis from a starry-eyed fan seeking enlightenment Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:46:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: vocaloidluver http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/12/14/12-moments-of-anime-12-the-vocaloid-revolution-and-the-summer-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-6167 vocaloidluver Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:34:57 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2797#comment-6167 hey is this a anime or a manga i get the whole virtual singer thing iv herd that a lot but but iv seen vids on their life and stuff if someone knowes tho whole story plz tell i wanna know alli can!!!! hey is this a anime or a manga i get the whole virtual singer thing iv herd that a lot but but iv seen vids on their life and stuff if someone knowes tho whole story plz tell i wanna know alli can!!!!

]]> By: Day 4 of The 12 Days of Chistmas | Oishii Anime http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/12/14/12-moments-of-anime-12-the-vocaloid-revolution-and-the-summer-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-5402 Day 4 of The 12 Days of Chistmas | Oishii Anime Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:54:34 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2797#comment-5402 [...] all warm and squishy inside. Be sure to check out animemiz’s scribbling’s and Unmei Kaihen and Eternal’s blogs for more 12 Days posts and there are plenty of other ones out there as well! Oh and there [...] [...] all warm and squishy inside. Be sure to check out animemiz’s scribbling’s and Unmei Kaihen and Eternal’s blogs for more 12 Days posts and there are plenty of other ones out there as well! Oh and there [...]

]]> By: Day 3 of The 12 Days of Christmas | Oishii Anime http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/12/14/12-moments-of-anime-12-the-vocaloid-revolution-and-the-summer-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-5398 Day 3 of The 12 Days of Christmas | Oishii Anime Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:47:22 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2797#comment-5398 [...] all warm and squishy inside. Be sure to check out animemiz’s scribbling’s and Unmei Kaihen and Eternal’s blogs for more 12 Days posts and there are plenty of other ones out there as well! Oh and there [...] [...] all warm and squishy inside. Be sure to check out animemiz’s scribbling’s and Unmei Kaihen and Eternal’s blogs for more 12 Days posts and there are plenty of other ones out there as well! Oh and there [...]

]]> By: bluemist http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/12/14/12-moments-of-anime-12-the-vocaloid-revolution-and-the-summer-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-5368 bluemist Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:10:21 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2797#comment-5368 Vocaloid certainly changed my appetite for music this year. Indie or fan-made music wasn't in my radar at all until Miku came to me. The quality of songs sometimes far exceeds that of commercial works. There is of course a load of crap out there too as well as multiple duplicates, it is quite hard to keep track of the music because there's so many out there and new ones just sprout every day. I can only muster listening to the weekly ranking. Your blogs do help a lot too. Vocaloid certainly changed my appetite for music this year. Indie or fan-made music wasn’t in my radar at all until Miku came to me. The quality of songs sometimes far exceeds that of commercial works. There is of course a load of crap out there too as well as multiple duplicates, it is quite hard to keep track of the music because there’s so many out there and new ones just sprout every day. I can only muster listening to the weekly ranking. Your blogs do help a lot too.

]]> By: ETERNAL http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/12/14/12-moments-of-anime-12-the-vocaloid-revolution-and-the-summer-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-5362 ETERNAL Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:03:00 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2797#comment-5362 Haha, no worries, I love a good tl;dr :P I don't think the Vocaloid <i>technology</i> is too revolutionary in itself, but like you said, it's a powerful tool with a lot of potential. The thing is, the more popular it becomes and the bigger the subculture grows, the more people (creators and fans) will benefit from it. I think Project Diva is a good example: who would have guessed that a game developer would design a rhythm game based on a musical composition program? I don't see too many Cubase or Sibelius rhythm games out there. But when you have stuff like that bringing Vocaloid into the mainstream, it attracts more attention and rewards the skilled creators. Supercell, enough said. But yeah, I really just put the word "revolution" in the post title because it sounded nice lol. It's an exaggeration, but at the same time, the subculture is definitely growing, and the more it grows, the more opportunities people will have to make use of the technology - and in that sense, it's changing our preconceptions of doujin music and J-Pop as a whole. Haha, no worries, I love a good tl;dr :P

I don’t think the Vocaloid technology is too revolutionary in itself, but like you said, it’s a powerful tool with a lot of potential. The thing is, the more popular it becomes and the bigger the subculture grows, the more people (creators and fans) will benefit from it. I think Project Diva is a good example: who would have guessed that a game developer would design a rhythm game based on a musical composition program? I don’t see too many Cubase or Sibelius rhythm games out there. But when you have stuff like that bringing Vocaloid into the mainstream, it attracts more attention and rewards the skilled creators. Supercell, enough said.

But yeah, I really just put the word “revolution” in the post title because it sounded nice lol. It’s an exaggeration, but at the same time, the subculture is definitely growing, and the more it grows, the more opportunities people will have to make use of the technology – and in that sense, it’s changing our preconceptions of doujin music and J-Pop as a whole.

]]> By: polymetrica http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/12/14/12-moments-of-anime-12-the-vocaloid-revolution-and-the-summer-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-5333 polymetrica Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:12:36 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2797#comment-5333 Whoa, thanks for mentioning my sad enclave of text that doesn't matter, even though it's not entirely centered on Vocaloid stuff (Or is it...) There's also Kyouran Kyoudai and a few other blogs that make Vocaloid their primary subject, but the recency of establishment for all those blogs (including mine...) does really seem like Vocaloid is becoming more mainstream nowadays, especially in the international scene. Even people I know in rl lyf seem to know what Vocaloid is. It really can't be helped, though, since it's just exploding in popularity, where new songs are released EVERYDAY on niconico, and there are at least uh, way too many songs out to count every month. It never fails to surprise me when I listen to an "old" Vocaloid song, look at the date, and find out that it was posted last month. Oh internet, why does time progress so fast on you... I'm still not convinced that Vocaloid is wholly becoming a revolution, though, despite it's multiplying popularity, since it's not really changing the entire genres or something. I see it as more like a tool for helping illustrators, composers, and video makers get their name out to the mass public through a super-popular medium that everyone has their eyes on, rather than slowly "revolutionizing" (or slowly replacing) old tactics such as human vocals or other subjects of artwork. Although, Vocaloid most likely won't fade out anytime soon since the product of Vocaloid-related things are limited only by one's imagination. Except for those official costumes which so much artwork feature, but for some reason they never look old...maybe. Sorry for tl;dr-ing all over your lovely, splendid page. Just step over and ignore this mess if it's not too much trouble. Whoa, thanks for mentioning my sad enclave of text that doesn’t matter, even though it’s not entirely centered on Vocaloid stuff (Or is it…) There’s also Kyouran Kyoudai and a few other blogs that make Vocaloid their primary subject, but the recency of establishment for all those blogs (including mine…) does really seem like Vocaloid is becoming more mainstream nowadays, especially in the international scene. Even people I know in rl lyf seem to know what Vocaloid is.

It really can’t be helped, though, since it’s just exploding in popularity, where new songs are released EVERYDAY on niconico, and there are at least uh, way too many songs out to count every month. It never fails to surprise me when I listen to an “old” Vocaloid song, look at the date, and find out that it was posted last month. Oh internet, why does time progress so fast on you…

I’m still not convinced that Vocaloid is wholly becoming a revolution, though, despite it’s multiplying popularity, since it’s not really changing the entire genres or something. I see it as more like a tool for helping illustrators, composers, and video makers get their name out to the mass public through a super-popular medium that everyone has their eyes on, rather than slowly “revolutionizing” (or slowly replacing) old tactics such as human vocals or other subjects of artwork.

Although, Vocaloid most likely won’t fade out anytime soon since the product of Vocaloid-related things are limited only by one’s imagination. Except for those official costumes which so much artwork feature, but for some reason they never look old…maybe.

Sorry for tl;dr-ing all over your lovely, splendid page. Just step over and ignore this mess if it’s not too much trouble.

]]> By: chii http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/12/14/12-moments-of-anime-12-the-vocaloid-revolution-and-the-summer-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-5331 chii Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:25:08 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2797#comment-5331 I think i watched air in 2007 . didn't overly enjoy it but i do think it's the best of the rest of the key stuff :P I think i watched air in 2007 . didn’t overly enjoy it but i do think it’s the best of the rest of the key stuff :P

]]> By: Day 2 of The 12 Days of Christmas | Oishii Anime http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/12/14/12-moments-of-anime-12-the-vocaloid-revolution-and-the-summer-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-5330 Day 2 of The 12 Days of Christmas | Oishii Anime Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:07:02 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2797#comment-5330 [...] and squishy inside. Be sure to check out animemiz’s scribbling’s and Desu ex Machina’s and Eternal’s blogs for more 12 Days posts and there are plenty of other ones out there as well! Oh and there [...] [...] and squishy inside. Be sure to check out animemiz’s scribbling’s and Desu ex Machina’s and Eternal’s blogs for more 12 Days posts and there are plenty of other ones out there as well! Oh and there [...]

]]> By: Shance http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/12/14/12-moments-of-anime-12-the-vocaloid-revolution-and-the-summer-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-5329 Shance Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:38:08 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2797#comment-5329 You totally forgot to mention O'Herman's site. Superior /miku/ board is superior. Too bad it's closed to a select few now. So where's our Project Diva 2 now? You totally forgot to mention O’Herman’s site. Superior /miku/ board is superior. Too bad it’s closed to a select few now.

So where’s our Project Diva 2 now?

]]> By: Fang-tan http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/12/14/12-moments-of-anime-12-the-vocaloid-revolution-and-the-summer-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-5325 Fang-tan Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:49:21 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2797#comment-5325 I think I watched AIR around that time. Hah, even my best friend who doesn't even watch anime asked me if I'd seen it when she came over this weekend. I facepalm'd and told her ofc. Although I never really enjoyed Air in Summer as much to be honest. I remember hating Miku when she first came out because she flooded pages of Danbooru. Oh, how things have changed. *hugs Miku nendoroid* I think I watched AIR around that time. Hah, even my best friend who doesn’t even watch anime asked me if I’d seen it when she came over this weekend. I facepalm’d and told her ofc. Although I never really enjoyed Air in Summer as much to be honest.

I remember hating Miku when she first came out because she flooded pages of Danbooru. Oh, how things have changed. *hugs Miku nendoroid*

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