Glossary

Listed in this article are common terms in regards to UTAU that people may not be familiar with.

Forced multilinguality - The act of forcing a non-multilingual UTAUloid to sing in a language it is not designed to. The results for this can vary greatly, as it can sound good or it can fail in epic proportions.

oto.ini - Every voicebank in UTAU has one, and it is one thing that spells the difference between rock and suck.

Slang - When a voicebank sings in a very odd accent or way, it can sound slang. One example is a Japanese Single Language UTAUloid whose voicebanks are recorded with the pronunciations done in an American accent. The results can either be funny or ear-gouging.

voicebank - UTAUloids come in voicebanks. This is what you call their voice packages.

applocale - If you're not running in Japan settings for Windows XP, chances are you'll need this one.

Omakase - This little script in UTAU is what makes or break vocals in UTAU. This feature explicitly requires Japanese locale settings or UTAU will give you a divide by zero error.

airy voice - If a voicebank shrills or sounds like he/she is exhaling while singing, this is what you call it.

Genderbend - An UTAU fan's pasttime. Sometimes fans do this. Other times, it is the author themselves who allocate their voicebank's alter ego.