Naoki Amano (天野なおき (あまの なおき)), is a voicebank for the UTAU program. He was previously known as Uchuu (宇宙 (うちゅう)), but this name has not been in use since 2019.
History[]
2014[]
Naoki was originally released as Uchuu on June 22, 2014 with a Japanese CV voicebank.[1] An update to this voicebank with limited VC support was released a month later on July 22.[2] A new voicebank, a multi-expression VCV recorded with a new microphone was released on September 23.[3] A further VCV voicebank with improved pronunciation was released on December 22,[4] and Naoki's first multipitch and first full CVVC voicebank was released on December 31.[5]
2015[]
There was a notable lack of updates in 2015, though multiple voicebanks were recorded due to an upgrade in microphones. Eventually, a multiexpression CVVC voicebank called ORION was released on December 22.[6] This voicebank featured Core, Power and Soft voicebanks.
2016[]
A new multipitch CVVC voicebank was recorded and released on June 22, called bancha.[7] This voicebank also featured a new outifit and design for Naoki. During the summer of 2016 many potential append voicebanks were recorded,[8] and a multipitch VCV, matcha, was released in beta form on September 9.[9] This voicebank was later taken down. A further update to this voicebank, matcha++, was demonstrated but never released.[10] Multiple append voicebanks, such as a VCV called espresso,[11] two CVVC appends,[12] and a 9-pitch CVVC voicebank were also demonstrated but not released.[13]
2017[]
An English Arpasing library was recorded to assist in improving the system, but never released.[14] In December, a new multipitch VCV voicebank, reimei, was previewed and later released on December 22.[15]
2018[]
A new strong VCV voicebank called meigets was recorded in August and eventually released on December 30th with a new design and illustrations by Rikitoka and Jailbird.[16] All voicebanks other than reimei and meigetsu were no longer officially supported as of this point.
2019[]
Beginning in 2019 voicebanks were recorded in a studio environment. On April 2, Naoki was announced as a first generation member of the kemono idol group kemonomichi44 alongside other UTAU and original characters.[17] On April 21 it was announced that he would join the official unit Stylish☆Star, alongside other UTAU such as Leo Shishido.[18] It was announced that the unit would recieve a song called WHITE OATH.[19] A new Naoki voicebank was tested in November, and it was announced that the UTAU voicebank would no longer be known as Uchuu formally.[20] On December 21 it was announced that all previous voicebanks were discontinued.[21] The voicebank tested in November was released as Amano Naoki -quarter- on December 22.[22]
Concept[]
Etymology[]
- 天野 - 天 (あま) meaning sky, and 野 (の) meaning plains or a field.
- なおき - Japanese given name meaning straight or upright.
- 宇宙 (Old Name) - Space, universe.
Appearance[]
- Hair color - Dark blue
- Eye color - Lighter blue
Naoki was originally designed by theelectricmage, and various iterations have been drawn by other artists. He is a blue cat, though the exact species of cat is unknown. Naoki's outfits are intended to be modern and comfortable.
Relations[]
- Funne Utsuho - Boyfriend
- Kuno Ohne - Close friends.
Friends of the creator have approval to add these relations themselves, subject to change by the creator.
Product Information[]
| Product Information | |
|---|---|
| Optimum | |
| Genre: Pops, Rock Range: G#2 - G#4 Tempo: 70 ~ 160BPM | |
| Technical | |
| Input: Kana Encoded and Kana Aliased Reclist: VCV System: Microsoft Windows | |
| Package details as noted: | |
|
The voicebanks were recorded for the Japanese language. | |
| Voicebank sample | |
|
Coming Soon | |
Additional information[]
Marketing[]
A physical version containing the voicebanks ORION, VCV and VCV2 was available for a short period in 2015-2016.
Trivia[]
- Work in Progress
Reputation[]
Work in Progress
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/uchuu-unhappy-refrain-utau
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/uchuu-v1-5-anti-beat-utau
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/uchuu-vcv-the-palette-is-full-of-you-utau-release
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/vcv2utau-releasevb-in-desc
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/happynewyear-uchuutripitchcvvcrelease-ilyguys
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/uchuu-orion-release
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/uanniversary-vb_disambiguation_uchuubancha
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/uchuu-conceptvoice-1_sample
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/release_v-volt_uchuumatcha-beta
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/7pitch-uchuu-matcha_doubleplus
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/newvcvbank-espresso-samurai_soul
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/auto-oto-test_uchuu_2-3pitch-banks
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/9pitchcvvc_moresampler-test
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/uchuu-english-arpasing-test-2-uchuu
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/utau-release_mamma-mia_uchuu-reimei
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/utau-release_joint_uchuu-meigetsu
- ↑ https://twitter.com/P_FurstStars/status/1113050554438115328
- ↑ https://twitter.com/P_FurstStars/status/1119957551762685953
- ↑ https://twitter.com/P_FurstStars/status/1121386495162454016
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/amano-naoki-uchuu-new-voicebank-test
- ↑ https://twitter.com/uchuuzentai/status/1208493407418699776
- ↑ https://youtu.be/jFH8_w2julc