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=== Vocaloid products ===
=== Vocaloid products ===


Zero-G developed an English edition of Vocaloid software. They subsequently were given recommendations by [[Crypton Future Media]] to Yamaha Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|author=Utaenai|url=http://vocaloid-creativity.totalh.com/index.php/vocaloid-news/15-qits-a-toyq|title=It's a toy!|publisher=Vocaloid Creativity Community|date=August 13, 2010|accessdate=September 5, 2010}}</ref> The company then went on to releasing both the first Vocaloid voices and the first English voices. The first Vocaloids, Leon and Lola, were released by Zero-G on March 3, 2004, both of which were sold as a "Virtual [[Soul music|Soul Vocalist]]". Leon and Lola made their first appearance at the [[NAMM Show]] on January 15, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/comj.2004.28.3.89?journalCode=comj|title=Computer Music Journal|publisher=MIT Press Journals|accessdate=July 11, 2010}}</ref> Leon and Lola were also demonstrated at the Zero-G Limited booth during [[Wired (magazine)#NextFest|Wired Nextfest]] and won the 2005 Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vocaloid.com/en/index.html|title=Vocaloid|publisher=[[Yamaha Corporation]]|accessdate=July 11, 2010}}</ref> Zero-G later released Miriam, with her voice provided by [[Miriam Stockley]], in July 2004. A patch was later released to update all Vocaloid engines to Vocaloid 1.1.2, adding new features to the software, although there were differences between the output results of the engine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vocaloid.com/en/download/en_1.html|title=VOCALOID Software Update version 1.1|publisher=[[Yamaha Corporation]]|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref>
Zero-G developed an English edition of Vocaloid software. They subsequently were given recommendations by [[Crypton Future Media]] to Yamaha Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|author=Utaenai |url=http://vocaloid-creativity.totalh.com/index.php/vocaloid-news/15-qits-a-toyq |title=It's a toy! |publisher=Vocaloid Creativity Community |date=August 13, 2010 |accessdate=September 5, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110515030526/http://vocaloid-creativity.totalh.com:80/index.php/vocaloid-news/15-qits-a-toyq |archivedate=May 15, 2011 }}</ref> The company then went on to releasing both the first Vocaloid voices and the first English voices. The first Vocaloids, Leon and Lola, were released by Zero-G on March 3, 2004, both of which were sold as a "Virtual [[Soul music|Soul Vocalist]]". Leon and Lola made their first appearance at the [[NAMM Show]] on January 15, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/comj.2004.28.3.89?journalCode=comj|title=Computer Music Journal|publisher=MIT Press Journals|accessdate=July 11, 2010}}</ref> Leon and Lola were also demonstrated at the Zero-G Limited booth during [[Wired (magazine)#NextFest|Wired Nextfest]] and won the 2005 Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vocaloid.com/en/index.html|title=Vocaloid|publisher=[[Yamaha Corporation]]|accessdate=July 11, 2010}}</ref> Zero-G later released Miriam, with her voice provided by [[Miriam Stockley]], in July 2004. A patch was later released to update all Vocaloid engines to Vocaloid 1.1.2, adding new features to the software, although there were differences between the output results of the engine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vocaloid.com/en/download/en_1.html|title=VOCALOID Software Update version 1.1|publisher=[[Yamaha Corporation]]|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref>


After interest in Vocaloids grew, Zero-G began reselling their Vocaloid products again on their website, and were considering to update their box art to match current Vocaloid trends better.<ref name="Keefe">{{cite web|url=http://engloids.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/zero-g-interview-dom-keefe-vocaloid-production/#more-383|title=Zero-G Interview: Dom Keefe (Vocaloid Production)|publisher=[[WordPress]]|work=Engloids|date=January 28, 2010|accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref>
After interest in Vocaloids grew, Zero-G began reselling their Vocaloid products again on their website, and were considering to update their box art to match current Vocaloid trends better.<ref name="Keefe">{{cite web|url=http://engloids.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/zero-g-interview-dom-keefe-vocaloid-production/#more-383|title=Zero-G Interview: Dom Keefe (Vocaloid Production)|publisher=[[WordPress]]|work=Engloids|date=January 28, 2010|accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref>
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| Prima<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zero-g.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1004|title=Vocaloid Prima|publisher=Zero-G|accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref>
| Prima<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zero-g.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1004 |title=Vocaloid Prima |publisher=Zero-G |accessdate=July 8, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100127133214/http://www.zero-g.co.uk:80/index.cfm?articleid=1004 |archivedate=January 27, 2010 }}</ref>
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Revision as of 11:16, 21 July 2016

Zero-G Ltd.
Company typePublic
IndustrySoftware, Internet
GenreMusic and video
Founded1990 (1990)[1]
HeadquartersLondon, England
Area served
British Isles, European Union
ProductsProducts
Services

Zero-G is a company developing sound libraries, sound effects and loops. The company also develops singing synthesizers using the Vocaloid engine developed by Yamaha Corporation.

Products

Vocaloid products

Zero-G developed an English edition of Vocaloid software. They subsequently were given recommendations by Crypton Future Media to Yamaha Corporation.[2] The company then went on to releasing both the first Vocaloid voices and the first English voices. The first Vocaloids, Leon and Lola, were released by Zero-G on March 3, 2004, both of which were sold as a "Virtual Soul Vocalist". Leon and Lola made their first appearance at the NAMM Show on January 15, 2004.[3] Leon and Lola were also demonstrated at the Zero-G Limited booth during Wired Nextfest and won the 2005 Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award.[4] Zero-G later released Miriam, with her voice provided by Miriam Stockley, in July 2004. A patch was later released to update all Vocaloid engines to Vocaloid 1.1.2, adding new features to the software, although there were differences between the output results of the engine.[5]

After interest in Vocaloids grew, Zero-G began reselling their Vocaloid products again on their website, and were considering to update their box art to match current Vocaloid trends better.[6]

Product Language Sex Voice sampled Release date
Leon[7] English Male March 3, 2004
Lola[8] Female
Miriam[9] Female Miriam Stockley July 26, 2004

Vocaloid2 products

Zero-G's first Vocaloid 2 product, Prima, came out on January 14, 2008 with voice of a Soprano opera singer. The second Vocaloid 2 product, Sonika, is marketed as being able to speak any language, even though she is primarily an English vocalist.

An edition of Sonika was released in Taiwan on August 1, 2010. Users can choose to use the original English or traditional Chinese interface, however it does not have a Chinese language input method or a Chinese singing voice. This is the first edition of Vocaloid software widely released to speakers of Chinese.[10][11][12]

Their third installment in the Vocaloid 2 series, Tonio, is a classical singer designed to be able to sing in the Tenor - Baritone range and a partner to Prima.[13]

Released products

Product Language Sex Voice sampled Release date
Prima[14] English Female 2008-01-14January 14, 2008
Sonika[15][16] English Female 2009-07-14July 14, 2009
Tonio[17] English Male 2010-07-14July 14, 2010

Vocaloid3 Products

Zero-G has released a Celtic voicebank which later became AVANNA.

Released products

Product Language Sex Voice sampled Release date
Avanna[6] English Female

Rachel Dey

Summer 2012December 22, 2013

Vocaloid4 products

Zero-G released two Vocaloid4 voicebanks that are rock based.

Released products

Product Language Sex Voice sampled Release date
Daina English Female Summer 2012November 20, 2015
Dex English Male 2010-07-14November 20, 2015

References

  1. ^ "Corporate profile". Zero-G Ltd. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ Utaenai (August 13, 2010). "It's a toy!". Vocaloid Creativity Community. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Computer Music Journal". MIT Press Journals. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  4. ^ "Vocaloid". Yamaha Corporation. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  5. ^ "VOCALOID Software Update version 1.1". Yamaha Corporation. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Zero-G Interview: Dom Keefe (Vocaloid Production)". Engloids. WordPress. January 28, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  7. ^ "Vocaloid Leon". Zero-G. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  8. ^ "Vocaloid Lola". Zero-G. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  9. ^ "Vocaloid Miriam". Zero-G. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  10. ^ 飛天膠?新品發表會 (in Chinese). E-Capsule. Retrieved July 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Vocaloid2 SONIKA 正式開賣!" (in Chinese). E-Capsule. Retrieved August 9, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Vocaloid2 SONIKA ?擬女歌手" (in Chinese). E-Capsule. Retrieved August 9, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ link.
  14. ^ "Vocaloid Prima". Zero-G. Archived from the original on January 27, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Zero-G shipping Vocaloid Sonika". Rekkerd. July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  16. ^ "Sonika-Vocaloid by Zero-G". Zero-G. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  17. ^ "Tonio from Zero-G is a virtual vocalist based on a professional classical singer". Zero-G. Retrieved July 14, 2010.


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