CeVIO AI Announced by Techno-Speech
With all the new voice synth software besides VOCALOID being developed these days – especially those that utilize A.I. technology like NEUTRINO and Synthesizer V – it may be tough to keep up with them all. But unfettered by the crowded market, Techno-Speech Inc. has announced their own state-of-the art voice synth software called CeVIO AI!
About CeVIO AI
As the name implies, the new engine is a result of Techno-Speech’s work with the CeVIO Project. It’s described as voice synth software that uses state-of-the-art synthesis technology to re-produce human voices, habits, and singing and speech styles at high precision levels previously unheard of. Furthermore, it even boasts a user friendly GUI for editing parameters like pitch pattern and timing with incredible ease, creating new possibilities for voice re-production.
What’s more, CeVIO AI was developed in collaboration with 1st Place Co. Ltd., VOCALOMAKETS, and gynoid to create a launch lineup of familiar voice synth characters created by third parties. Not only will the CeVIO banks, IA TALK and ONE TALK, be getting CeVIO AI updates, but even v flower and Yuzuki Yukari will be getting brand new CeVIO AI banks, their first non-VOCALOID singing banks, in fact!
According to VOCALOMAKETS, although the press release image shows Yukari’s Jun design, they assured fans that 文倉十 / Ayakura Juu was commissioned to create a new illustration for her CeVIO AI release. Expect the reveal of that illustration soon.
Sound Demos
You can listen to demos of CeVIO AI in the below press release from December 2018 when the project was first announced. Notice how there are demos for English and Chinese voices as well, which could hint at future language banks for CeVIO AI.
Press release: https://www.techno-speech.com/news-20181214a-en
Upcoming Release
CeVIO AI is planned for release sometime during the third quarter of 2020 at PC and electronics shops in Japan, as well as being made downloadable online. Techno-Speech also announced post-release plans to add additional singing and speech voice banks, though which characters those banks represent – if any – have not been revealed yet.
There’s always room for one more voice synth engine for us to cover, and for fans to learn to love using. The familiar launch lineup for CeVIO AI means it will likely hit the ground running thanks to the support of fans who already love the 1st Place, gynoid, and VOCALOMAKETS characters.
Stay tuned for more about CeVIO AI!
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