Zero-G Vocaloid 2 SONIKA

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Key Features

  • Sonika is a Virtual Vocalist Plug In with a Female Voice
  • Modeled Off a Young Pop Singer
  • Great Customisation Allows for Added Realism
  • Includes VOCALOID2
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Zero-G Vocaloid 2 SONIKA Overview

Sonika by Zero-G is a virtual vocalist plug in with a female voice that is powered by Vocaloid 2 and will also work with Vocaloid3. Sonika is modeled off a young pop singer but thanks to the vast control over many different parameters this software can be used to fit almost any genre.

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Sonika Vocaloid 2 is perfect for anything from pure leads to backing vocals or harmonies, and has no limit on what it can say as you type the words that you want singing. With a little work Sonika can also be made to sing in different languages and to add to the realism you can add vibrato to Sonikas voice.

Voice Control Paramaters

  • Changing syllables/phonemes
  • Timing of each note (precise position/length)
  • Vibrato (you can change its type/position/amount/frequency)
  • Volume
  • Attack
  • Crescendo or diminuendo
  • Pitch bend (amount, and positionable in time)
  • Glide (portamento)
  • Resonance (Frequency/bandwidth/amplitude)
  • Harmonics
  • Noise
  • Brightness
  • Clearness
  • Gender factor
Sonika Vocaloid2 PC Software includes VOCALOID2 which has the following
  • Piano-roll editor
  • Note editing / Automatic phonetic conversion / Phonetic editing / Note auditioning
  • Transparent control track
  • Toggling between playback/rendering
  • Expression control
  • Synchronization with host sequencer through ReWire

Key Features of Vocaloid 2

  • Compatible with VOCALOID3 editor (so for example, if you have purchased the Vocaloid3 editor you can use SONIKA and AVANNA together within the editor).
  • Improved GUI: The VOCALOID Editor (score editing tool) of VOCALOID2 has a cool look with improved user functionality.
  • A much more realistic and natural sounding vocal: The synthesis engine of VOCALOID2 uses a different signal processing technique from Version 1, creating a clearer and more natural vocal.
  • Realtime Keyboard Performance (VST Instrument): Written lyrics can be assigned a note by touch of a keyboard. Now you can "sing" using a keyboard.
  • New functionalities and improvements: Much easier to use functionalities are newly implemented, which reduce workloads in creating your music. Existing functionalities are also improved.
  • Note auditioning: If you press a note, singing with lyrics and pitch will be assigned to the note. Instantly check lyrics and notes.
  • Transparent control track: Control track for controlling timbre is transparent, so you can check two parameters at once.
  • Toggling between Playback and Rendering You can specify playback/rendering mode for each track. By rendering the finished track, you can reduce CPU load in playback. Maximum number of tracks is 16.
  • Expression control: You can easily specify musical expression (attack and vibrato) with this intuitive user interface.
Minimum technical requirements
  • Windows XP/Vista 32bit (Windows 7 is not officially supported; 64bit is NOT SUPPORTED)
  • Pentium 4 2 GHz/ Athlon XP 2000
  • 512 MB RAM (1GB of RAM recommended) (2 GB or more recommended when using VSTi realtime)
  • Approx 4 GB Free Hard Disk Space / DVD Drive