How many of you update your UTAUs?

[Ant]

When you finish making an UTAU, do you add onto it/improve it? Do you constantly add new languages, updates, changes to the OTO, VCV/CV VC versions, etc? Or do you just make a new voicebank? So far all I have is a simple CV voice bank, so I'm curious as to what others do.Also, if you do, how often?

 

[smeen]

I update my banks. But not very regular, since I need to get the accent done and stuff like that... I want to add languages too, haven't done hat yet though.

 

[Fawkesy]

First I started with some basic CV, then I decided to do 2 "appends", both CV.
Then I finally decided to do VCV, and I recorded for the main voice, and both appends although I still haven't finished recording one, and the other still needs otoing. xD
Once I oto them all I'll also think about recording CV VC

 

[Shine]

I dont even started my basic voicebank in UTAU, but once I've recorded his CV bank, I'll planed something just like Fawkesy: 2 CV Appends, 1 VCV main voice, and other two VCV Appends. Then, I'll maybe record a English CV VC voicebank and then other languages.
I'm quite ambitious. xD

 

[★M3ROKA★]

In my free time I'm always updating, recording and experimenting with my voice and UTAUs... probably why it take me so long to release and get something done. XD But yeah, I start off with LiTE VCV as an experiment, then move onto full VCV if I like how it sounds. -----But yeah, I haven't finished any of my UTAUs. I like to keep improving them.

 

[dCatharsis]

I update them, but I've re-recorded Katarina several times before. :B

 

[Yue Nagareboshi]

From my point of view:

UTAU community often calls an update "ACT" obviously of CRYPTON methodology. Even the most little change they make a whole new "ACT" for it... which lead most of users to have an INSANE amount of them on their UTAULOIDS.

I would recomment people to consider sub-versions in between their ACTS for small changes. "ACT2.1~9", like:

• Changes to the oto.ini file
• Changes to "read me" or "character" files
• Adding or changing avatar; as well adding an "omake" folder with concept art/reference sheet
• Fixing missprononuced / noisy samples
• Adding few extra samples; like thrilled R sounds, ending breaths, breaths, L-sounds, Cwx combos

Consider a new ACT if:

• You re-record a whole new voicebank if the previous had more than 50% of misspronunciations
• If you use a new microphone with higher quality
• If you are adding semitones (if your previous were monotone)
• If you are changing your recording technique from CV to CVVC or VCV
• Making VB multilingual (Bi, Tri, etc.)

Obviously considering you are always recording with the same kind of voice/accent.

• SOFT APPEND: ACT1(.1~.9), ACT2(.1~.9), etc.

I will be also so considerate if, sub-versions are made, let them be wrote down on the readme file. (Ver 1.1 - re-recorded k-samples from aspirated to non-aspirated ones) and so on.

Writting it on the file name is also helpful (SugoineNekochan_ACT2.2.zip / SugoineNekochan_CV+date). Some of the upload file services lets you update and rename your uploads, so this is more easy to deal with.

As I say, is my opinion on this topic.

 

[Ant]

that's some great advice, thanks. I may wind up redesigning and renaming my UTAU as well as re-recording him with a higher quality mic. I haven't made a wiki page for him, so it'd be like scrapping him and re-creating him as a new UTAU (since he will have the same voice, basically).

I guess appends and such are more common than I thought. ^__^

 

[Cdra]

Halt's CV 1.0 release was recorded on a low-quality mic and has a bad accent, so my CV 2.0 is an update on a better mic with a clean accent and stuff.  I name my banks based on recording style and then numerical update... so, Halt's on: CV 2.0, VCV 1.0 (2.0 being oto'd and tested), and CV VC EN 1.0.  If I were to add a few alias/oto/sample repairs to any of those, I'd call them a 1.1 or whatever.  I haven't yet done that because usually I don't release a bank until I've done a lot of testing... but I'm pretty sure I'll find some problems in my English oto before it's all said and done >w<  I change the main number when I completely re-record a bank.

Soledi's the same way, but she only has CV VC 1.0 and VCV 1.0 public.  I think there are missing aliases in her VCV oto, so when I fix those I'll release a 1.1 with an oto fix.  That's how I do it owo

(I don't say ACT though because I'm too hipster *shot*)

 

[dCatharsis]

(I don't say ACT though because I'm too hipster *shot*)

LMAO me too xDDD
Katarina's versions were named, like:
- v1.0
- v2.0
- v3.0
- NÜ (here the naming method changed because I've changed mics, and pretty much changed the whole recording method xDDDD)
- REDUX (changed mics again)

And Kanti's first version is like Kata's, "v1.0", but I like to call it in Esperanto, "UNU" (One).
v2.0 would be "DU", v3.0 would be "TRI", and so on.

 

[MioDioDaVinci]

Argh, I want to update my banks so badly, but low-and-behold, my microphone died the day I decided to record Crevan's ACT 2. ._.

But, however, in the future, I plan to give her different accents as appends, as well as different languages. For instance, I'm going to try a French append the next opportunity I get. In my case, I plan to improve each new bank the best I can.

 

[moonst4r]

I update my voicebanks like when they need new otos or if more sounds need to be added. So far it's been like Act1.1, 1.2 I haven't re-recorded a whole voicebank yet, so no Act2 as of now. I really want to redo my VCVs one day.

 

[UtauYork]

Every once in a while, I'll have an urge to improve one of my voicebanks with something, like with a better oto or a completely new thing. I usually never get around to it and now I can't at all because my microphone is completely broken. -v-;;

But I would like to get around to L'Aquila's ACT3 (Or EXEC3, as I'm going to call it from now on.). It'd basically just get pronunciation fixes and/or be VCV. And at one point in time, I'd like to get an Italian voicebank working for her. =v= Not quite sure how that'll fly. But basically, I do update the voicebanks I have, as much as I can. Improvement is something that I've learned to be a big part of this community. ouo

 

[glaciachan]

I usually update my UTAU's, hmm, usually every five or six months at the least for main voicebanks. When I update, I like to sort of one-up the previous bank, whether it comes to a different recording method, better samples/oto, the like.

 

[EmeraldBay]

I update my public voicebanks every month or so, but my private voicebanks are always being fiddled with and improved. I usually don't use version names for private voicebanks.

 

[LupinAKAFlashTH]

For me updates take place within the span of years due to procrastination and IRL stuff.
I released Kenji Baionoto ACT 2 CV Open Beta last year on my birthday, 7/11.  I updated it 2-3 months ago.
My birthday will probably be the day the full ACT 2 CV is released.
As for the other ACT, ACT 1, every once in a while I tweak the oto to fix some issues here and there. (current version is ACT 1.8.5.3, which reads "version 1.8, release 5, build 3"- its not currently released yet, however...)

 

[MixyHope39]

I'm in the process of updating my UTAU's VB.
I had some missing syllables and whatnot, AND I had a friend remaster him. He's CV+VCV LITE with multilingual capabilities, ranging from advance English to even German, Korean, Polish, etc. 

So, he'll be on the market within a week. I also changed him sorta. I used to have him as a mage UTAU, but now I think I want to make him psychic = w=

Mostly cause I doubt I've seen UTAUs with such an ability. And I like being creative.
Although, just recently, I've begun to call my VB under, V1, V2, and V3.
My recent VB is Re:Mix V3. But with this small update, he'll be Re::Mix V3-9
Sort of a play on words (I think) of what his ID # is (which is 39. Although I only found out AFTER I made that his number that Miku uses it. I some times think people think I took the idea from Miku. My only reasoning is that that number follows me everywhere <_<)

Nonetheless, he's almost done and ready for another release. I just don't want to OTO. Someone take it from me T_T

Well, that's my 2 cents in! I like what everyone's thoughts on this subject were ^^

 

[Zelfie Windwalker]

I have plans to update my utau.
Personally, I have an "update when you need to/can" attitude...I am getting a new mic, so I plan on updating then.

Last time I updated Mayo was...I can't remember ^^;;

 

[TheSnowSongstress]

i actually JUST updated hekine, i've had it done but needed to release it
i try to update whenever i find anyway to improve her, but don't make it a WHOLE new act unless i re-recorded everything
for oto update + Fixed/added samples, i make it a .5 usually

 

[poundthemochi]

  With Habu ACT2 I added three breath sounds.
I also made better prounciation.
Maybe one day I'll update him with a VCV.
Still fixing that horrible oto.ini. :D