Creating A Voicebank Tutorial VERY THOROUGH!!! Part 1

Turn annotations on to avoid quite a bit of rambling!! FAQ at the end of description. Also, don't forget to watch part 2! A lot of your questions will be answered there :)

Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=wgS-l5SgfvE&list=UUV6Fw…

After recording it and cutting it out, the next step is to OTO your bank! Here's how: youtube.com/watch?v=Js7kYhAWKvM
You'll also want to alias it! ocarinalink24.deviantart.com/art/How-to-Alias-a…

I know, I get lost and confused to much, and there are a lot of long periods of silence. Editing this was a total bitch so I don't want to hear it!

Anyway here's a really thorough tutorial for creating a CV voicebank.

Here are the links I mentioned in the video.

Japanese/English Reclist (Recording List): ocarinalink24.deviantart.com/art/Japanese-Engli…

Download and install Utau: youtube.com/watch?v=HdVH6BtO45c

Download Audacity: audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

Bad Name Or File Number: youtube.com/watch?v=BlHeDukp2A8

Engrish Syllables Tutorial (Syllables that help them sing in english): youtube.com/watch?v=v5gBzUAHZdo&feature=g-u…

CV OTO Tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=Js7kYhAWKvM

Check out the playlist for a full walkthrough on how to make an UTAU, and how to make it sound the best it can be: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO7Q-M_Ptv4kKH9so7co…

WHEN YOU ASK A QUESTION PLEASE INCLUDE THE TIME AT WHICH YOU HAVE THE PROBLEM. I CAN HELP YOU A LOT BETTER IF YOU'RE MORE SPECIFIC.

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FAQ:

*My syllables don't show up on the sound list! (Example, the thing at 10:00 in part 2 is blank)*
First thing's first. Generate those FRQs I mentioned. Then make sure to check the bottom box on the right, otherwise they won't show up. Here's a tutorial on generating the FRQs the easy way: ocarinalink24.deviantart.com/art/FRQ-Generating…

*I don't hear anything when I run my voicebank through a UST!*
This could be a couple things:
Is your UTAU's voicebank in the same language/lettering as the UST? If the answer is no, then you need to have it aliased to read both Japanese and English letters. See here: ocarinalink24.deviantart.com/art/How-to-Alias-a…
If it is in romaji, are there any capital letters that don't match your voicebank? For some reason UTAU doesn't like to mix and match those. In most cases if your file says 'Ka' and the UST says 'ka' it won't play. Not in every case, but it happens. I don't know why.

*I can't register my voicebank! (Example: 0:24 in part 2)*
As stated in the tutorial, it has to be a single English letter. It will ONLY register those if you haven't changed your locale. 'ka' won't show up. Only SINGLE ENGLISH LETTERS.
It could also be that you saved your file as a .mp3. Only use .wav files.
If all else fails use the drop-down menu on the bottom right, click all files, and choose anything that shows up from there.

*There's a weird screeching sound when my UTAU sings!*
This is very important: YOU MUST HOLD OUT THE NOTE FOR A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, LIKE I SAID IN THE TUTORIAL. 2 seconds is fine, but you can't just barely say it. It's hard for the program to stretch it out, so PLEASE hold your vowel out for a good long time.
If it only happens occasionally and not all of the time, then go into the folder that has the UST in it and delete the cache folder. Also, update your UTAU program, mine hasn't done that since I updated.
It could also be a problem in your FRQ. See here: pink-of-sneezes.tumblr.com/pos...

*I can only hear the consonants and can barely hear the vowels!*
It needs to be OTOed. See here: youtube.com/watch?v=Js7kYhAWKvM

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