What helps you with your motivation for UTAU? (may be a tiny bit sad :'3 )

TakeruInudo

Ruko's Ruffians
Defender of Defoko
Whether it's making covers, character design, or recording the VB, what helps you stay or be motivated for UTAU? I don't normally discuss personal life issues (ie: mental/physical/emotional issues) but lately my Chronic Depression has been hitting me hard this year & I just have such a hard time finding the motivation & satisfaction of working with UTAU (and Vocaloid). I remember how when I first started back in 2014 I was so happy & excited, I would study on different tutorials, practiced my pronunciations, perfected my editing & other works when it came to UTAU. I was so proud of making my first (well made & accidental) utauloid NeeNeeko-chan, I loved making covers with her & sharing her around.

But now I just have a hard time with anything (not just with UTAU but I won't bore you with my other issues). When I go to make & experiment VBs Ill record half of the VCV reclist only to be so disappointed by it & myself (mind this this is after recording/editing/& saving files to the folder) that I will just delete everything, a half hours work just deleted. I try to get back into making cvers with my NeeNeeko but part way in the cover creation & get plagued of thoughts like "why bother?" -- "she isn't really good" -- "She's just a CV, no one cares about a CV" and on wards, then an hour of fine tuning envelopes/pitches/portamento/ect. just gets deleted because I just feels so horrible at what I'm doing.

I just feel like nothing I do is worth a listen to by people, yet even though I know I'm good at oto.ini, I'm good at my pronunciations, I'm good at editing in the UTAU program, and I'm (kinda, really depends on the song) good at mixing covers. I know all of this but I just feel like what I do isn't good somehow & lose my motivation.

I'm sorry for this being long but I think that maybe people wouldn't necessarily know what I meant unless I really explained it a little thoroughly.

So what helps your guys' motivation? I don't want to give up on UTAU but at this point I'm afraid of throwing in the towel.
 

kimchi-tan

Your local Mikotard
Global Mod
Defender of Defoko
I'm having some troubles as well, but what keeps me UTAUing (though I shouldn't since I'm busy) is that I just LOVE the stuff in it: I love tuning, I love mixing, I love the songs I'm covering, I love the UTAU voicebanks I downloaded, I love chatting with fellow users. Though it's easy to drop out by your own expectations from others, the best way to keep motivated (as it goes with all other hobbies) is to always remember that you LOVE doing those things.
 
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luiysia

Ruko's Ruffians
Defender of Defoko
maybe not a very profound or interesting answer but browsing nnd, sc, and yt help. esp if i find a new song i love! plus i dont feel any pressure to do well at this (at least, not as much as other things in my life) so like, this is the thing that i turn to when i can't find motivation to do other things like schoolwork or whatever.

also obsessively listening to my old work helps fire me up because it shows that at least i've improved like... a little?
 
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SOHBlue

Master of Doom
Defender of Defoko
Darn it, I've went and rambled again, my crap is in blue and the actual advice is in green for your reading convenience. And if you can't read it because of the theme or blue shade...Well, sorry. You'll have to waste another second highlighting it if you bother to read it. ^^;;

Ah, I've had my own troubles, yes. We all have. In all honesty, this seems to be a rather cruel first half of the year for many with all of the losses. In my own case, I took a break for a week or two, and in that time my head was filled with introspection and the sweet voices of my favorite Vocaloids and UTAU. Coincidentally, right now I'm finally getting to work on a song I wrote to help me and friends look up in our depression.

You all know of Error, right? Well, I rewrote it as I will be doing with many other Vocaloid songs as I make vids in my art style to practice and promote my manga I'm planning on releasing in nine months.

Now I'm not saying this just to drone on about my dreams, but that is what is important and keeps me going-my dreams, as should yours as well. More than that, the love for what you're working on helps as well. I love writing and drawing. I didn't realize how much I did until I paid attention to just how much I would write and sketch for the fun of it between other things.

That said though, losing motivation comes with all work as well. Depression makes it all seem so pointless and disinterest sets in. I'm not sure exactly what pulled me out of it-well-remembering why I work so hard in the first place did. So ask yourself seriously, "Why am I doing this?" and even if it is only because it makes you happy, I say that's a fine reason to keep going when you're down. Try to find that happiness again, but don't be so hard on yourself.

I suppose I sound as if I'm rambling a tad, and I am as I've gotten another rush of motivation myself. It has its ups and downs, and trust me, trying to keep your spirits up and make a deadline as well is hard. At any rate, that's me and my crap-we're talking UTAU!

This site and the community are lovely to me. Being surrounded by people that also create and keep going is a nice atmosphere to be in when you're a creator yourself. Seeing how other people work and support each other is nice. Not to mention that the songs and character designs can also be inspiring, but I think the supportive attitude is the best.

We're all working hard for our creations and we're all on the same level as someone else in the community in some way. Watching how we get through it and what we do can be inspiring. That being the artists, singers, musicians, programmers-you name it.

Darn, I went and got all patriotic in the land of UTAU again. >w<; My apologies for my super long, peppy message, but it is how I feel and I wish you the best~
...
Okay, that wasn't the most organized point...if there even was one, really, so...

Here's my advice in nice little bullets:
  • If you're stuck on one project, move to another or just walk away for awhile.
  • If you need inspiration, check out what other artists are doing and try some new techniques and approaches.
  • If you're happy with what you've done, (as you said you knew your work was good) then forget about your doubts and other's dislikes.
  • Do what makes you happy.
  • JUST DO IT! -Shia Labeouf
...M'kay, to be more clear on the second two, I mean do what you enjoy and lose yourself in it. If you're losing interest and trying to force your creativity, then you're probably moving against the gusting winds of your inner artist and need to move in another direction.
And with that, I will promptly shut up and get to my own work. Best of luck again!
Here's a gif to make up for my droning wall of text. ^_^;

giphy.gif
 

TakeruInudo

Ruko's Ruffians
Defender of Defoko
Thread starter
Darn it, I've went and rambled again, my crap is in blue and the actual advice is in green for your reading convenience. And if you can't read it because of the theme or blue shade...Well, sorry. You'll have to waste another second highlighting it if you bother to read it. ^^;;

Ah, I've had my own troubles, yes. We all have. In all honesty, this seems to be a rather cruel first half of the year for many with all of the losses. In my own case, I took a break for a week or two, and in that time my head was filled with introspection and the sweet voices of my favorite Vocaloids and UTAU. Coincidentally, right now I'm finally getting to work on a song I wrote to help me and friends look up in our depression.

You all know of Error, right? Well, I rewrote it as I will be doing with many other Vocaloid songs as I make vids in my art style to practice and promote my manga I'm planning on releasing in nine months.

Now I'm not saying this just to drone on about my dreams, but that is what is important and keeps me going-my dreams, as should yours as well. More than that, the love for what you're working on helps as well. I love writing and drawing. I didn't realize how much I did until I paid attention to just how much I would write and sketch for the fun of it between other things.

That said though, losing motivation comes with all work as well. Depression makes it all seem so pointless and disinterest sets in. I'm not sure exactly what pulled me out of it-well-remembering why I work so hard in the first place did. So ask yourself seriously, "Why am I doing this?" and even if it is only because it makes you happy, I say that's a fine reason to keep going when you're down. Try to find that happiness again, but don't be so hard on yourself.

I suppose I sound as if I'm rambling a tad, and I am as I've gotten another rush of motivation myself. It has its ups and downs, and trust me, trying to keep your spirits up and make a deadline as well is hard. At any rate, that's me and my crap-we're talking UTAU!

This site and the community are lovely to me. Being surrounded by people that also create and keep going is a nice atmosphere to be in when you're a creator yourself. Seeing how other people work and support each other is nice. Not to mention that the songs and character designs can also be inspiring, but I think the supportive attitude is the best.

We're all working hard for our creations and we're all on the same level as someone else in the community in some way. Watching how we get through it and what we do can be inspiring. That being the artists, singers, musicians, programmers-you name it.

Darn, I went and got all patriotic in the land of UTAU again. >w<; My apologies for my super long, peppy message, but it is how I feel and I wish you the best~
...
Okay, that wasn't the most organized point...if there even was one, really, so...

Here's my advice in nice little bullets:
  • If you're stuck on one project, move to another or just walk away for awhile.
  • If you need inspiration, check out what other artists are doing and try some new techniques and approaches.
  • If you're happy with what you've done, (as you said you knew your work was good) then forget about your doubts and other's dislikes.
  • Do what makes you happy.
  • JUST DO IT! -Shia Labeouf
...M'kay, to be more clear on the second two, I mean do what you enjoy and lose yourself in it. If you're losing interest and trying to force your creativity, then you're probably moving against the gusting winds of your inner artist and need to move in another direction.
And with that, I will promptly shut up and get to my own work. Best of luck again!
Here's a gif to make up for my droning wall of text. ^_^;

giphy.gif


Thank you all so much, this really helped me a lot. Especially yours SOHBlue :smile: I think that maybe I just need to step back from UTAU for a little bit & flex another hobbie that I have that I've hardly done in sooooooo long *dramatic drum roll* 'Anime Reviews/Comparisons'. Ive had both the anime .Hack & SAO on my mind lately & Ive noticed that a lot of SAO fans don't really know about .Hack & seem to think that SAO is an original form when in reality it's more of a inspiration from .Hack. (The video video would contain the differences/similarities, the anime statistics & ect.)
 

SOHBlue

Master of Doom
Defender of Defoko
Thank you all so much, this really helped me a lot. Especially yours SOHBlue :smile: I think that maybe I just need to step back from UTAU for a little bit & flex another hobbie that I have that I've hardly done in sooooooo long *dramatic drum roll* 'Anime Reviews/Comparisons'. Ive had both the anime .Hack & SAO on my mind lately & Ive noticed that a lot of SAO fans don't really know about .Hack & seem to think that SAO is an original form when in reality it's more of a inspiration from .Hack. (The video video would contain the differences/similarities, the anime statistics & ect.)
Sweet! I'd love to see your comparison. Glad I could help and good luck. ^w^/
 

HapiSong

Teto's Territory
My motivation so far is learning to do what I want to do. Once I get done learning things, I get kind of bored though. Maybe you are so good at it that it isn't challenging you enough anymore?
 
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TakeruInudo

Ruko's Ruffians
Defender of Defoko
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My motivation so far is learning to do what I want to do. Once I get done learning things, I get kind of bored though. Maybe you are so good at it that it isn't challenging you enough anymore?

Maybe, I know I'm nowheres good like Ryan-kun/Kyaami/Steel ect. but I know I can make decent/good utau covers & otot.ini

I'll take a break for the time being I think.
 

ShokoraOto

Ritsu's Renegades
Defender of Defoko
My motivation is basically being able to bring a character to life, I suppose?
I'm someone who 99% of the time does designs before recording, so I have an idea in mind of how they should sound, so it really feels nice when it's all together and it's like the character has their own voice now.
 

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