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Below is a list of some videos on YouTube which have tips and tricks that users have made for using VOCALOID.

Official TutorialsEdit

This section is for the video tutorials created by the respective companies associated to VOCALOID™.

VOCALOIDEdit

Official video tutorials for the first version of the software.

Vocaloid Tutorial - Part 1
	Featuring L♀LA Author(s) Zero-G Category Tutorial Description A tutorial by Zero on how to use the original VOCALOID software

Vocaloid Tutorial - Part 2
	Featuring L♀LA Author(s) Zero-G Category Tutorial Description A tutorial by Zero on how to use the original VOCALOID software

Vocaloid Tutorial - Part 3
	Featuring L♀LA Author(s) Zero-G Category Tutorial Description A tutorial by Zero on how to use the original VOCALOID software

Vocaloid Tutorial - Part 4
	Featuring L♀LA Author(s) Zero-G Category Tutorial Description A tutorial by Zero on how to use the original VOCALOID software

Vocaloid Tutorial - Part 5
	Featuring L♀LA Author(s) Zero-G Category Tutorial Description A tutorial by Zero on how to use the original VOCALOID software

Vocaloid Tutorial - Part 6
	Featuring L♀LA Author(s) Zero-G Category Tutorial Description A tutorial by Zero on how to use the original VOCALOID software

VOCALOID2Edit

Importing MIDI Files into Vocaloid
	Featuring Sweet Ann Author(s) PowerFX Category Tutorial Description A tutorial by PowerFX on how to use VOCALOID2

VOCALOID3Edit

Work a Karaoke track using VOCALOID (Cubase)
	Featuring VY1v3 Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial Description A Japanese tutorial by YAMAHA on its official VOCALOID channel. The tutorial shows how to use VOCALOID in Cubase, how detect the tempo of a Karaoke track and fix its timing and mix and how create the vocal and tune the vocal track in conjunction of both programs.

VOCALOID4Edit

V4 New feature - Growl -
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Demo Description Japanese Demo of the new Growl (GWL) parameter

V4 New feature - Pitch Rendering -
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Demo Description Japanese Demo of the new Pitch Rendering feature.

V4 New feature - Real Time Recording -
	Featuring Japanese Demo of the new Real Time Recording feature. Author(s) YAMAHA Category Demo

V4 New feature - Pitch Snap Mode -
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Demo

V4 New feature - Cross Synthesis -
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category

VOCALOID4 First Step Guide
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

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VOCALOID 1 minute TIPS Edit

A series of short video tutorial by YAMAHA. It shows the basic usage of the VOCALOID editor, some editing shortcuts and some features from the synth's menus and interface.

Note: These videos are mostly in Japanese, however these ones also include some English explanations and note or have subtitles available. Turn on the notations to check them out.

Beginner Level Tutorials

How To Easily Open The VOCALOID User Manual
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

Change the singer with a right-click
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

How To Enter Lyrics Into Notes
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

How To Easily Enter Multiple Lyrics
	Featuring VY1v4 (JP) Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

How To Shift Notes Into Different Octaves
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

How to change the tempo
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

How to import a backing wave file
	Featuring VY1v4 Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

How control the lenght of the consonant (VEL)
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Parameter Tutorial Description A short demo of the Velocity (VEL) parameter.

How to adjust the mouth of the open condition (OPE)
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Parameter Tutorial Description A short demo of the Opening (OPE) parameter.

How control the brightness of the voice (BRI)
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Parameter Tutorial Description A short demo of the Brightness (BRI) parameter.

Method of changing the tone of the voice (GEN)
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Parameter Tutorial Description A short demo of the Gender Factor (GEN) parameter.

How to subtle changes in control of pitch (PIT)
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Parameter Tutorial Description A short demo of the Pitch Bend (PIT) parameter.

How to adjust the timing of pitch change (POR)
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Parameter Tutorial Description A short demo of the Portamento (POR) parameter.

Intermediate Level Tutorials

Let's set up the Cross-Synthesis (XSY) Function
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Parameter Tutorial Description A short demonstration that shows how to set up the voicebanks for the XSY function.

How to use the Cross-Synthesis (XSY) Function
	Featuring VY Author(s) YAMAHA Category Parameter Tutorial Description A continuation of the previous demo, which shows how works the XSY parameter.

How to avoid changing the control parameters which are outside the drawing
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial Description A short demonstration of the 'Draw control params like V2' option, which allows edit the parameters without modify the rest of the track.

Let's use the Growl (GWL) function
	Featuring Rana V4 Author(s) YAMAHA Category Parameter Tutorial Description A short demonstration that shows how behaves the GWL parameter.

How to use Sachikobushi Job Plug-in.
	Featuring Sachiko Author(s) YAMAHA Category Job Plug-in Tutorial Description A demonstration of the plug-in for Sachiko, which allows to simulate Enka and other eastern style singing.

How to temporarily ignore the quantize function
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial Description A short demosntration of how temporaly disable the quantize function while dragging a note.

How to change the length of two successive note at once
	Featuring VY1v4 Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

How to shift notes an octave
	Featuring VY1v4 Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

How to export only the selected region
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

How to move notes with parameters
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Job Plug-in Tutorial Description A short demonstrations that shows how to drag notes along their associated parameter curves using the NugdeL and NugdeR Job plug-ins.

How to add expressions by splitting notes
	Featuring Sachiko Author(s) YAMAHA Category Job Plug-in Tutorial Description A short demonstrations that shows how to use the Split Note Job plug-ins.

How to shift the lyrics to the left or right
	Featuring VY1v4 Author(s) YAMAHA Category Job Plug-in Tutorial Description A short demonstrations that shows how to drag the lyric without alter the melody using the ShiftLyricsL and ShiftLyricsR Job plug-ins.

Tips for VOCALOID4 Editor for Cubase

How to add a second track to VOCALOID4 Editor for Cubase
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

Allow some editing during Cubase playback
	Featuring VY1v4 Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

Change the singer of each part from the Cubase menu
	Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

How to quickly enter lyrics to VOCALOID4 Editor for Cubase
	Featuring Fukase Author(s) YAMAHA Category Tutorial

Cillia & Asin Kuroda Tutorial Series Edit

A series of video tutorial host by Cillia and Asin Kuroda, in which they analyze the VSQs of different songs, the tuning and edition behind these ones.

Cilia stream Tips vol. 2
	Featuring VY1v4 Author(s) YAMAHA, Cillia and Asin Kuroda Category Tutorial Description The song analysed in this stream is Upper Tune by yksb.

Cilia stream Tips vol. 3
	Featuring VY1v4 Author(s) YAMAHA, Cillia and Asin Kuroda Category Tutorial Description The song analysed in this stream is a Cillia's cover of the song Uta o Utau Hito by Powapowa-P

Cilia stream Tips vol. Final
	Featuring VY1v4 Author(s) YAMAHA, Cillia and Asin Kuroda Category Tutorial Description The final installment of the tutorial series. The song analysed is Pencil Days by Asin Kuroda

Piapro StudioEdit

Challenge! Piapro Studio Course
	Featuring Hatsune Miku Author(s) Miku Channel (Crypton Future Media, Inc.) Category Tutorial Description An English/Japanese tutorial explaining the basics about Piapro Studio and Studio One.

Fanmade tutorialsEdit

Tutorials created by user of the software for user of the software. Unlike the official tutorials, these videos may be deleted or removed by the respective authors.

Fade Away
	Featuring SONiKA Author(s) TheIndisputed21 Category Original Song, Making of Description Includes brief documentary on the build up of the song.

SONiKA's vocal mixing
	Featuring SONiKA Author(s) TheIndisputed21 Category Original Song, Making of Description Mixing SONiKA's vocals

VOCALOID SONiKA's reversed and highly reverbed voice~
	Featuring SONiKA Author(s) TheIndisputed21 Category Tutorial Description How to use VOCALOID for a trance vocal effect

How I Cheat
	Featuring SONiKA Author(s) TheIndisputed21 Category Tutorial Description Cheats for music making + VOCALOID

Making songs for Vocaloid
	Featuring Hatsune Miku Author(s) Gaizer Dragon Category Tutorial Description Guide to making songs for VOCALOID

Phonetic Symbol Edition
	Featuring Hatsune Miku Author(s) 他称・失脚 Category Phonetic Tutorial Description A tutorial by 他称・失脚, which makes a revision of the Japanese phonemes and shows a few tips related to their edition.

Parameter Edition
	Featuring Hatsune Miku Author(s) 他称・失脚 Category Tuning Tutorial Description A tutorial by 他称・失脚, which makes a revision of the Parameters and Note Properties and shows how affect the voice.

Sorosoro-P's Kagamine Rin ACT1 Tuning Tutorial
	Featuring Kagamine Rin ACT1 Author(s) Sosoro-P Category Tuning & Phonetic Tutorial Description A tutorial by Sosoro-P that shows some general tips for Kagamine Rin's ACT1, including some workarounds for her most typical issues.

Basic Mixing in Vocaloid3
	Featuring Aoki Lapis Author(s) GuitarHeroPianoZero Category Tutorial Description A demo that shows how process a voice just using the Parameters and Equalizer provided in the synthesizer.

Zero-G Vocaloid 3 Avanna virtual vocalist
	Featuring Avanna Author(s) timespace08 Category Tutorial Description A short demo that shows how process a voice just using the Parameters and Equalizer provided in the synthesizer.

How to get Non-Crypton Vocaloids into Piapro Studio
	Featuring Hatsune Miku, MEIKO, KAITO Author(s) Move-Forward Category Piapro Studio Tutorial Description A narrated tutorial that shows how to import a non-Crypton voicebank into Piapro Studio

How to add icons into Piapro Studio
	Featuring Hatsune Miku, MEIKO, KAITO Author(s) Move-Forward Category Piapro Studio Tutorial Description A narrated tutorial that shows how to add and customize the icons on Piapro Studio's interface.

Megurine Luka V4X EVEC Preview
	Featuring Megurine Luka V4X Author(s) josh Category Demo, Phonetic Tutorial Description A demonstration of Luka V4X's E.V.E.C. samples and how input them into VOCALOID4 editor.

"ANTINOTICE" Vocaloid Tuning Streaming
	Featuring Kagamine Rin/Len V4X Author(s) p i x i e Category Tuning Tutorial, Making of Description A video stream that depicts the tuning used in ANTINOTICE cover by pixie.

See alsoEdit

• Phoneme List - This wiki's own lists of phonetic data and its links.
  • English Phonetics
  • Japanese Phonetics
  • Korean Phonetics
  • Spanish Phonetics
  • Chinese Phonetics

Misc.Edit

Please note we are waiting for more information on some languages

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