Tsurumaki Maki - Tumblr Posts

While I'm still hyperfixating on Vocaloid and other vocal synths, I just want to rant about something.

See this YouTube thumbnail?

This thumbnail exemplifies a trend in the vocal synth community that really bothers me.

I get that SynthV has some amazing, realistic outputs. I understand that VOCALOID6 was disappointing to some people, especially those who like hyper-realistic vocal synths. However, I think this approach to criticizing VOCALOID (and other software by extension) comes off as unnecessarily combative.

There is certainly fair criticism of VOCALOID6 that should be discussed (looking at you, Vocalo-Changer), but it veers into more personal territory when you start pitting the mascots against each other. I get that this is often done as a joke, and it can be funny when executed well. It's just that some people also use this as a semi-serious way to promote their software of choice/disparage others. It's not the be-all end-all of annoying fandom behavior, but it gets under my skin nonetheless.

There's also a very small but very loud minority who will straight-up call you stupid if you like anything other than their preferred software. No one likes those people. The person who made this thumbnail is not part of that group, and I don't think they intend to start any serious drama. They're just trying to get views for their video. Please don't attack them.

I guess my larger point is, no one should feel like they're being mocked for their preferred vocal synth software. Each one has its unique strengths and weaknesses. It's okay to have your preferences, and it's okay (heck, more than okay) to criticize/want better of corporations and their products. It's just not fun when this criticism turns inflammatory toward fans of these products, who are not the original targets.

That's all.

omg gay people hello i like to interpret vocal synthesizers and make them gay not very shocking i think

some other hcs in addition to the ones stated up there:

they were already familiar with each other since they both started out as Voiceroids but only really started working together when they were ported over to SynthV

Maki uses she/they and Seika uses they/them

Maki is the type to seem very open but actually keeps her motions bottled up most of the time, and Seika might seem closed off but will be brutally honest with you if you just ask

they both joined the vsynth crowd roughly around the same time at 18 (they're now 23)

Seika is visually impaired and is mostly made to wear contacts while working but prefers glasses