Frequently Asked Questions
What are "Davloids"?
The Davloids are artificial singing voices (also referred to as voicebanks) developed, managed, and owned by Dav-P.
They are created to be compatible with the UTAU and OpenUtau singing synthesis softwares,
therefore they are also considered "UTAUs" / "UTAUloids".
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What is singing synthesis?
Singing synthesis, also referred to as "vocal synthesis" and "vocal synth", is the practice of artificially simulating the human singing voice with a computer program. There are plenty of such computer programs available for this said purpose, including VOCALOID, Synthesizer V, UTAU, CeVIO, and many others.
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What are UTAU and OpenUtau?
UTAU is a free singing synthesis software developed by Ameya/Ayame. You can download it here.
OpenUtau is an unofficial open-source successor software to UTAU developed by StAkira. You can download it here.
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What is a voicebank?
A voicebank is a collection of audio files (usually voice recordings), configuration settings, and frequency files
compiled into one folder for the purpose of being synthesized as a voice in a vocal synthesis software.
Click here to learn more about voicebanks and how to install them.
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"CV", "CVVC", "VCV", "VCCV"? What are these?
These are UTAU voicebank formats.
The type of format a voicebank uses is based on the language and complexity of said voicebank.
"C" stands for "consonant", and "V" stands for "vowel".
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Where can I learn more?
Feel free to explore the links listed below
if you wish to learn more about UTAU and singing synthesis:
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