What is Vocaloid?
{{Infobox Software | name = Vocaloid | logo = Vocaloid logo.svg | screenshot = Vocal synthesizer piano roll.png | caption = Vocaloid 5 Editor | developer = [[Yamaha Corporation]] | released = January 15, 2004 | programming language = | latest release version = Vocaloid 5 | latest release date = {{Start date and age|2018|07|12}} | operating system = [[Windows XP]] / [[Windows Vista|Vista]] / [[Windows 7|7]]<br /> [[iOS|Apple iOS]] (iVocaloid, Japan Only) | language = English, Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese | genre = Musical Synthesizer Application | license = Proprietary | website = [https://www.vocaloid.com/en/ vocaloid.com] }} '''Vocaloid''' is a music [[software]] that's used to make vocals for music. It was created by [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]], a company that sells musical instruments, as well as other products. The user can type in [[lyrics]] and a [[melody]] and it will [[Synthesizer|synthesize]] singing. Voicebanks for Vocaloid are made by recording samples of singers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/23/arts/music-could-i-get-that-song-in-elvis-please.html?pagewanted=print|title=Could I Get That Song in Elvis, Please?|first=|last=|date=23 November 2003|website=The New York Times|publisher=|accessdate=30 December 2016}}</ref> Vocaloid was developed partially through a research project led by Kenmochi Hideki. The people involved in this project later created the company [[Voctro Labs]]. Vocaloid was originally not supposed to be a commercial product, but with the help of Yamaha, became the program we know today. Vocaloid originally only had an English version available, with two English voicebanks, Leon and Lola, being released for it. This changed later on with the release of Kaito and Meiko, which were both Japanese voicebanks. Vocaloid is meant both for professional and amateur music makers, since Vocaloid is easy to us