Vocaloid 2
| Vocaloid 2 | |
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 Vocaloid 2 on Windows 10 | |
| Original author | Yamaha Corporation |
| Developers | Yamaha Corporation Bplats |
| Release | June 29, 2007 |
| Final release | 2.0.12
/ November 6, 2010 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Predecessor | Vocaloid (software) |
| Successor | Vocaloid 3 |
| Available in | English, Japanese |
| Type | Voice Synthesizer Software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Vocaloid 2 Character Lineup at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-02-02) |
Vocaloid 2 is a singing voice synthesizer and the successor to the Vocaloid voice synthesizer application by Yamaha. Unlike the first engine, Vocaloid 2 based its output on vocal samples, rather than voice analysis. The synthesis engine and the user interface were completely revamped, with Japanese Vocaloids possessing a Japanese interface, as opposed to the previous version, which used English for both versions. It is noteworthy for introducing the popular character Hatsune Miku. It was succeeded by Vocaloid 3. This version was not backward compatible with the original Vocaloid engine. Its first voice bank, Sweet Ann, was released in 2007.