Vocaloid Descriptions: Avanna

     (Sorry for the, ehm, un-announced hiatus last week. I was busy. I'll try not to disappoint you guys again. I was also working on a very big recommendation, which might be published next Saturday. I'm not sure at this point.)
Avanna's official boxart

Avanna
Company: Made and sold by Zero-G
Weaknesses: Avanna doesn’t really have a powerful voice.
Voice donor: Her voice donor was supposed to be anonymous, but the information was revealed that it was Rachel D., an Irish professional singer, composer, musician, and sound designer.
Engine: V3
Release date: December 2012
Updates and/or additional voicebanks: Nope
Language: English, slight Irish accent
Voice type: Avanna is a soft alto, clearer on her higher notes, sort of like Maika.
Strengths: Sounds AWESOME ghkslfhdscjdpwqfh. In all seriousness, she has good pronunciation, aside from a few bugs, and is really easy to use.
Examples: Beautiful Times, Forbidden, Half Life (it’s not about the game, it’s a song about a tree), Be My Love Song, Far Away, Want You Gone, The Only One, Dystopia
Reception: Her most well-known usage is by Porter Robinson, in Sad Machine, Goodbye To a World, and Fresh Static Snow (plus a few live edits). Overall, she’s slightly forgotten, but certainly not obscure or hated.

My opinion: Not only do I absolutely love her voice, she’s the Vocaloid I plan to buy if I do ever get one. I think she actually may have replaced Oliver as my favorite Vocaloid.

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