Yamaha Corporation has released a new Po-uta voicebank for VOCALOID 6 in collaboration with EDM songwriter and producer Porter Robinson. This addition is based on Robinson’s well-known treble voice and includes 13 artist-approved vocal style presets. The name “Po-uta” is a pun on Porter and the word “uta”, which means song in Japanese. You can find this voicebank for $108 right now on the official website. However, to use it, you must have previously purchased the $225 VOCALOID 6 software.
As part of the release, Porter Robinson made a new demo song titled “Humansongs”. It is designed to show what this voicebank is capable of. The song has a “robotic” style similar to the songs he made famous VocaloidHatsune Miku herself. However, Robinson said the voice has options to sound more “human”.
Introducing VOCALOID Po-uta! An official YAMAHA VOCALOID6 voice bank, made with my voice in the style of “Nurture”!
I made a demo song for the product called “Humansongs”: pic.twitter.com/letyn284xZ
— goalkeeper robinson (@porterobinson) March 7, 2023
Po-uta also supports multilingual features, allowing you to work with Japanese, English, and Chinese. In addition, it works with the Vocalo Changer function, allowing users to reproduce their own style of singing using the voice bank.
Porter Robinson has long been known in the anime and video game communities. In 2016, he released “Shelter”, which received an official anime music video directed by A-1 Pictures (sword art). More recently, in 2022, he released the single “Todo siga” for League of Legends.
Robinson explained that he himself was a fan of Vocaloid songs and invited people to use this voice bank in their own creations. In fact, some users have already started testing the voice bank.
Po-uta voice bank is available for download worldwide from the official website Vocaloid site for $108 plus tax. VOCALOID 6 It is compatible with both Windows and Mac systems.