This article is about the VOCALOID6 software known as a voicebank, dubbed Kanade. If you are looking for the VOCALOID character then click here.
History
On July 18, 2024, the same day GekiyakuV and KazehikiV were released for the VOCALOID6 engine, Yamaha Corporation announced that Ci-chan, And Uge, Kanade Kanon, and Kasukabe Tsumugi –all of them based on Virtual YouTubers who received prototype releases on the VOCALOID β-STUDIO VX-β engine– would be receiving voicebanks for the VOCALOID6 engine as well. Kanon's voicebank, announced to be named just Kanade (花奏) for VOCALOID6, was announced to also be releasing as a voicebank for the VX-β engine's final release[1] (although later on VX-β would be reworked to simply accept V6 voicebanks rather than separate new VX-β ones). The release date was initially set to around the winter of 2024.[2] The information was also confirmed by her voice provider, Kanade Kanon.[3]
On November 8, Yamaha's VOCALOID Twitter account tweeted that an announcement regarding Kanade was to be made on November 11, which is Kanade Kanon's official birthday.[4] On the 11th, a demo song by producer shikisai, using VOCALOID6 Kanade, went public.[5] This was followed up by Yamaha shortly after with a tweet revealing not only Kanade's VOCALOID SHOP download icon but also the release date of November 27; the standalone voicebank would be bundled with VOCALOID6 Editor Lite, and a Starter Pack was also announced to be offered bundling the voicebank with the full VOCALOID6 Editor and Cubase AI.[6]
Kanade released in Japan on November 27, as intended. On the other hand, Yamaha was still preparing her for overseas distribution, with international release date yet to be determined.[7] She was finally released overseas on December 5[8] after the VOCALOID SHOP switched to a new international payment processor, FastSpring, as since July the previous payment processor, Digital River, had been facing problems causing it to delay sales payments to vendors utilizing its services,[9] including Yamaha.
Product Information
Demonstrations
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| ニューワタシ革命 (New Watashi Kakumei) |  NicoNico  YouTube
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System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 Version 21H2 (or later), Windows 11 Version 21H2 (or later), 10.15 (Catalina), macOS 11 (Big Sur), macOS 12 (Monterey)
- CPU: Haswell (4th generation) or later Intel Core series or Xeon series
- RAM: 8 GB minimum recommended
- HDD: At least 25 GB
- Other: Audio device, internet connection (for authentication, deauthentication, software updates, etc.)
- Monitor size:
- Minimum operating environment: 1366 × 768
Voicebanks
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| Optimum | |
| Genre: TBA Optimum Range: TBA Optimum Tempo: TBA | |
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| Trial/Demo Vers?: No Starter Available?: Yes | |
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References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Hp2FelysQ
- ↑ https://www.yamaha.com/en/news_release/2024/24071802/
- ↑ https://x.com/_kanade_kanon/status/1813823106437497223
- ↑ https://x.com/vocaloid_yamaha/status/1854827880133591468
- ↑ https://x.com/sshikisai/status/1855944147418361864
- ↑ https://x.com/vocaloid_yamaha/status/1855963313655746695
- ↑ https://x.com/vocaloid_yamaha/status/1861652985706881501
- ↑ https://www.vocaloid.com/en/news/news_17/
- ↑ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/15/digital_river_runs_dry_hasnt/
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