My VCV Utau Sings Earlier Than Supposed To!

[dirt_bee]

my utau sings alot earlier and off beat, am i doing something wrong?

 

[ennw1]

my utau sings alot earlier and off beat, am i doing something wrong?

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I'm not familiar with OpenUTAU, but with VCV banks it's suggested to use Consonant Velocity to adjust the timing of consonants/where notes begin. Consonant Velocity speeds up the parts of the sample that are within the pink/Consonant/fixed bit in your oto. I tend to use 180 to 200, but I've been told that's reeeaaaallly fast and that normal usage is more around 150.

Also, your oto looks a little funky.

For 'n vi' you want Preutterance between the Consonant (v) and Vowel (i). And my personal preference for 'n (vowel/consonant)' is an earlier Overlap so that more of the 'n' is heard.


And for '- no', again the pre should be between the Consonant (n) and Vowel (o). But in the case of ' - ' samples, you want your Overlap much, much earlier. Before the note even begins, so that it doesn't play too early. Basically, Overlap tells UTAU where a note should start playing when transitioning from a prior note. For beginning notes, there should be some silence between the Overlap and the beginning of a sound so that they don't just sound exactly like a CV note.


The way you can tell where a Consonant begins is usually easily visible in the Spectrum. In the above image you can see where the Bright Green really begins vs where the Consonant is, which has significantly less green/is lighter. You can also see it in the transition between 'no no'. Some Consonants are harder to see, but adjusting Spectrum settings (if OU has them. again idk, I don't use it) can sometimes make it easier to see/tell where a Consonant is if the default can't. Excluding 'y' and 'w' consonants, which are a whole other rambling topic lol