GEMVOX is a next generation record label featuring A.I. singers developed by Studio ENTRE Inc. developed using the latest voice synthesizer technology such as Synthesizer V Studio and VoiSona aimed with the goal of having new works created daily by various creators and to provide a series of captivating "AI Singers"[1] that inspire creators' imagination, curate the works produced, and encourage collaboration among creators.
Concept
Each GEMVOX character vocal is conceptualized with a gemstone theme, such as Topaz and Jasper.
History
2024
On August 5, 2024, a collaboration project between two companies, Studio ENTRE Inc. (a company with the goal of creating new businesses by combining the broad entertainment business with technology)[2] and the Japanese animation studio GONZO K.K., announced the formation of a new A.I. singer label, "GEMVOX". GEMVOX was announced to be a next generation label that includes A.I. singers, all named after gemstones, developed using the latest voice synthesizer technology aimed with the goal of having new works created daily by various creators and to provide a series of captivating "AI Singers"[3] that inspire creators' imagination, curate the works produced, and encourage collaboration among creators. The project was launched together with Shinichiro Ishikawa, president of GONZO, who continues to pioneer the use of technology in the anime industry, while also taking advantage of the activities of the AI research group "ARS" (AI Resonate Society). The first announced vocalist of the company was Shimon Topaz, a mysterious girl with a dark appearance who has a beautiful and clear voice and is trilingual, fluent in Japanese, English, and Korean. At the time, it was not specified which synthesizer Topaz would be developed for. Topaz was also announced to be featured as the main vocalist for the theme song for the upcoming anime PV, "Gloria".[4][5][6][7]
On August 21, the president of Studio ENTRE Inc., Norikazu Yamaguchi, followed up on a blog detailing further details of Topaz's development, confirming she would be sold as a singing voice database for Synthesizer V Studio. The technology was not only to be linked to Dreamtonics Co., Ltd., but would also be collaborating with Techno-Speech, Inc. and Yamaha Corporation (developers respectively of VoiSona and VOCALOID), intent to create AI singers for various platforms and are preparing various projects.[8]
After Topaz, three other AI vocalists, all of them then-unnamed, were being hinted on the GEMVOX homepage, with no mention of any specific synthesizer engines for them. While silhouettes were only shown for two of those vocalists (packed together as a pair over the placeholder name "???"), an image of a masked man was being shown for the remaining vocal (also temporarily labeled as "???"). On October 13, Yamaguchi revealed that the second AI vocal project would be a masculine singer named Jasper; although he was then announced to be releasing in November, his target engine was left out unspecified.[9] On October 25, in an article covering the release of Topaz's second anime PV "Wafu", Yamaguchi went on record to reveal that the second project was being developed for VoiSona.[10]
Voice Libraries
Released
VoiSona
External links
References
- ↑ Not to be confused with AISingers, a Chinese AI vocal synthesis program developed by Xiamen Youta Animation Technology Co., Ltd. released in February 2020.
- ↑ https://entre.studio/about
- ↑ Not to be confused with AISingers, a Chinese AI vocal synthesis program developed by Xiamen Youta Animation Technology Co., Ltd. released in February 2020.
- ↑ https://gemvox.ai/posts/opening
- ↑ https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000047.000062348.html
- ↑ https://japan.cnet.com/release/31011412/
- ↑ https://gemvox.ai/topaz
- ↑ https://note.com/yamabug/n/nd0e6ddda0672
- ↑ https://note.com/yamabug/n/n3d0fca71fc50
- ↑ https://medium.com/@anime_chain/vocaloid-project-topaz-released-the-music-video-using-the-newest-ai-technology-966697cd04c8