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Hiyama Kiyoteru
| Hiyama Kiyoteru | ||
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| Biographical information | ||
| Developer | AH-Software | |
| Distributor | AH-Software | |
| Age | 22 (book; "Ice Mountain")[1] | |
| Technical Information | ||
| Voice provider | Kiyoshi Hiyama | |
| Additional information | ||
| Gender | Male | |
| Height | 5'9" / 179cm (book; "Ice Mountain") | |
| Weight | 130lbs / 59 kg (book; "Ice Mountain") | |
| Product Code | SAHS-40713 VOCALOID2 氷山キヨテル | |
| Affiliation | YAMAHA Tokuma Media Plus Co.,Ltd. | |
Hiyama Kiyoteru (氷山キヨテル) is a Japanese Vocaloid released in December 4, 2009. He is developed by AH-Software.[2] Officially he teaches Kaai Yuki at school and is good at mathematics. He joins a rock band "Ice Mountain" as "Ice Mountain Teru" on weekends (note: this is a play on words as "Hiyama" (氷山) means "Ice Mountain").
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History
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Kiyoteru's voice was offered by a Japanese singer, Kiyoshi Hiyama. His name had been secret for a long time, however, Kiyoshi himself announced this on Nico Nico Live on August 12th, 2010.[3][4]
Three demos have been released, named "Seichi Jerusalem", "Wings", and "I'll love you again".
Vocaloid 3; starter packEdit
Ah software are releasing their Vocaloid 2 era Vocaloid with Vocaloid 3 starter packs. However, there have been no updates for the 4 voicebanks and although they are sold with Vocaloid 3 they are all still Vocaloid 2 voicebanks.
MarketingEdit
Kiyoteru is meant to be portrayed as a sensei (teacher). His tie clip is a motif of Yamaha's electric upright bass SLB100 and his glasses are ZS92001A by Zoff.[5]
Until May 2011, all Ah-software Vocaloids were banned from Karen-T.
Book: "Ice Mountain"Edit
A book is being released about Hiyama Kiyoteru's band "Ice Mountain Teru". The book lists information on the band "Ice Mountain". [6][7]
Voicebank LibrariesEdit
Vocaloid 2Edit
Hiyama KiyoteruEdit
| Hiyama Kiyoteru | |
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| Development Information | |
| Developer(s) | AH-Software |
| Initial Release | December 4, 2009 |
| Stable Release | Vocaloid2 |
| Development Status | Unsupported as of Vocaloid 3 |
| Operating System | Windows 32-bit operating systems (XP, Vista) |
| Type | Japanese Vocaloid |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | homepage |
| Technical Information | |
| Optimum Tempo | 60 ~ 160BPM |
| Optimum Range | C2 ~ G3 |
StrengthsEdit
Kaai Yuki and Kiyoteru were designed to be Vocaloids that had human-esque traits about them. His treble range is supposedly smooth, which allows for an easier usage of the higher octaves.[8] He has the softest of the Vocaloid male voices within the Vocaloid 2 voicebanks. Also he has clear Japanese consonant sounds and stable voice.
WeaknessesEdit
He is not good at singing in a low voice as a male singer and the beginning consonant sounds get shorter as well as with other AH-S vocaloids. Because of this he is often said upon his inital release that he was not easy for beginners to use.[9] A particular noted weakness of his voicebank is that he cannot produce a satisfactory low masculine vocal tone.[10]
DemoEdit
A 14 trial version of the Vocaloid 2 engine for this Vocaloid was made able to be downloaded in March 2012 from Ah Softwares website. This does not allow .VSQ saving but .Wav files can be saved.[11]
Examples of UsageEdit
Kiyoteru singing in his raw state - no vocal editing (Vocaloid 2)
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One of Kiyoteru's more famous songs | |||
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An orginal song feat. Kiyoteru, visual appearances of "Ice Mountain" included | |||
Notable Kiyoteru SongsEdit
- Main article: Songs featuring Hiyama Kiyoteru
- Main article: Youtube List/Hiyama Kiyoteru Songs
PopularityEdit
He was overall the least popular of the trio of Ah Software Vocaloids. Ah Software's Vocaloids took a while to gain popularity, leaving him as the least popular Japanese Vocaloid in Japan for a time.[12]
An independent Vocaloid search on Nico Nico Douga revealed that most Vocaloids had less then 1,000 videos uploaded on Nico Nico Douga in between July 1 and December 15 2011 with Kiyoteru falling into that category as well.[13]
TriviaEdit
- According to the book "Ice Mountain", the default configuration for his software package is Kiyoteru's vocals as a rookie singer.
- Yuki and Kiyoteru's announcement came in November 2009. Interestingly enough, at the end of the previous month Crypton Future Media had just made their own announcement of a series called Project if… which was set in a elementry school setting.[14]
Notable for...Edit
- One of the first 3 AH software Vocaloids
- First male AH software Vocaloid
- Once held the title of "least used Japanese Vocaloid"
GalleryEdit
Notice: Due to the number of artwork both official and non-official, only significant artwork and MMD models will be listed. And please, respect the producers of the models and do not distribute illegally or edit without permission. In some cases, a producer known or unknown may have already ceased distribution of said model, possibly due to violations of the terms of use.
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External linksEdit
- Hiyama Kiyoteru fanart DeviantArt / Pixiv / Piapro
- MMD model
links and passwords are provided publicly by model producer(s)
- YouTube (BuffyCheese) - MMD Introduction - Hiyama-sensei!
- YouTube (Yaoiboy777) - [MMD Newcomer] Kiyoteru Hiyama
- DeviantArt (ChieMadara) - MMD Kiyoteru Hiyama -Kio- + DL
References Edit
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- ↑ [1] Ah-Software - ボカロ先生 氷山キヨテル (Hiyama Kiyoteru)
- ↑ [2] Vocaloid Blog - 出た！比山貴咏史氏が「氷山キヨテルの中の人」であることをカミングアウト (Coming out Ice Mountain Teru)
- ↑ [3] Himi Izutsu Official Web - 比山貴咏史（比山清） Kiyoshi Hiyama
- ↑ [4] IT Media - 新人VOCALOID「ボカロ小学生」「ボカロ先生」「ボカロフルカワミキ」登場――さっそく歌ってもらった (1/2) (The new Vocaloids a Grade schooler, a teacher, and Furukawa Miki appear)
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- ↑ [5] Vocaloidism - New Vocaloid “Kaai Yuki” And “Hiyama Kiyoteru” By AH-Software, New Demo Song for “Project if…
- ↑ [6] Amazon/jp - AHS-VOCALOID2-氷山キヨテル
- ↑ [7] IT Media News - コードネームは「勇馬」 ヤマハ純正のイケメンボカロ「VY2」の話を聞いてきた
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- ↑ [8] VCC - How big is the Japanese Vocaloid community?
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