Happy Synthesizers
A podcast exploring the music and subculture surrounding vocal synthesizers, including VOCALOID, Synthesizer V, UTAU, and more!
Episodes
Two decades of the Bestest Blue Boy, where has the time gone?
Transcripts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19qqx33FvvujT9F7DpicuLGAbKqbpZNDl/view?usp=sharing
Sources + song list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JnoNjCXh-AwuQp8X3NFnV8YxMio11-J2/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109882383577879267781&rtpof=true&sd=true
Links to social media + other listening platforms: https://linktr.ee/happysynthesizers
Part two of my list of favourite songs for every Vocaloid character ever!
Transcript + song links: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QdpJASsCAmMNb1AQmStvsV3BhUb7v7ME/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109882383577879267781&rtpof=true&sd=true
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXuYEBV0tq6E7ybbRLiOCItn5AQ29mMS5
There are more Vocaloid voicebanks out there than even I knew about, I didn't think this through.
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXuYEBV0tq6EonS2m9jm0WRzRQvtJUwLA
A deep dive into the history of Otomachi Una, the cutest singer to ever be themed around a weird little fish.
Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18_hqWtTynojBeSkhXpNQ0tx7zwXgzPSf/view?usp=drive_link
Other links: https://linktr.ee/happysynthesizers
Visual artist and longtime Vocaloid fan Aphelion IC and I sat down for a chat about our favourite singing robots, and the best-designed characters among them.
I sat down with GraySlate, AKA AssBackwards-P, to talk about growing up in the world of vocalsynth, Jinriki UTAU best practises, and the great Goro Majima.
Transcript + sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mbS3iZaoPgbwoDqsg41KBGcltH-169Vh/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109882383577879267781&rtpof=true&sd=true
I sat down with Kiyoteru Lofe Adlez Dystopia to talk UTAU, fandom engagement, and Hiyama Kiyoteru.
Transcript: https://linktr.ee/happysynthesizers
Other links: https://linktr.ee/happysynthesizers
A look at the meteoric rise of Kanaria, one of the hottest vocalsynth creators of the last five years.
Transcripts and sources (I've linked a LOT of good covers in the sources doc this time, so please check it out!): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/148Vk_tQlzHmXM6JnTMy-PX8195AVRSas?usp=drive_link
Social media: https://linktr.ee/happysynthesizers
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I sat down with Spanish translator GoldScans for a chat about the ins and outs of navigating lyrical meaning across three wildly different languages.
Transcript: https://www.patreon.com/c/HappySynthesizers
Ever wondered why your favourite vocalsynth producer picked their name? I know I sure have.
Transcript and sources https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xqYPwK54GQRg4zd9RF9CyjMY1zYJ8oJv?usp=drive_link
I sat down for an interview with special guest ChulipP (and also the Special-est guest, my sister’s cat who gets very offended when things aren’t about him and was meowing outside the door for the first few minutes) to talk about songwriting, musical inspiration, and the icon that is Mizuki Akiyama.
Transcript + notes: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HxlTN8_9iCFwwuMDXjmxoZMyfqyGct44?usp=drive_link
I sat down for a chat with Salem about his work with UTAU, and how his creative pursuits in the vocalsynth world have intermingled with his academic interest in linguistics.
Transcript and episode notes: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FbODvOzyt6Av1q9CGolO_WPmymJ30vlE?usp=drive_link
The story of Macne Nana and the Macne family
Sources and transcript: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10mGYT1xh2suMNfkGTdoMwZU_9yp2mfFq?usp=drive_link
A look at the life and career of producer 164.
Sources and transcript: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Anqdzcu1F3ALKBZNPUvO4BGEx98xpg2g?usp=drive_link
I sat down with my friend Dylan, AKA Overwelcome, and had a chat about the creative process, getting into Vocaloid, our favourite voicebanks, and more!
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15XSMK3nmj6chJhh5HjeKOFusEYzfkl3d/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109882383577879267781&rtpof=true&sd=true
A rundown of some of the best Halloween music the vocalsynth world has to offer.
Transcripts and sources: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DyVMHuR36CUos2bXJlH6eidxDfFhBRRg?usp=drive_link
A brief history of the UTAU vocal synthesizer program, through the lens of its default singer, Utane Uta, AKA Defoko.
Transcript and sources: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aiHHlURu8pu1nnOADy6CNlcbX4KE9vPp?usp=sharing
A look at the career of sasakure.UK, from his earliest hits at the beginning of Hatsune Miku's initial boom to today.
Hatsune Miku is the ultimate digital diva. This is but a brief introduction to her history and impact over the last 17 years.
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