Singing Computers

     (It’s time for another one, bois. Prepare yourselves. Also, this was the post that I bit more off of than I could chew. Can you tell? Anyway, let's just jump right in, since you already know what this is.)      Vocalsynth cover artists:       MioDioDaVinci - Turned me into a Kyo fan in the span of an hour when I listened to their covers. Also does a good job with the other ZOLA boys and VY2.       Lanuman - First, their tuning is really realistic. Second, I really like how they use a lot of Vocaloid “underdogs” really well. Third, their manly Piko gives me life.      Vocalsynth Producers:       kyaami/cillia - The absolute goddess of Vocaloid and other synth tuning in general. Show her covers to your friends and they'll think it's a human singing. She used to be in the cover artists section, but recently she released a Vo...

     (Note: This is Part 2 of a very long post, because Blogger was being weird about it when it failed to load.)      The law of Equivalent Exchange is this: In order to obtain or create something, something of equal value must be lost or destroyed.      The type of alchemical reaction, called a transmutation, an alchemist desires is determined by what kind of transmutation circle, sometimes called an array, that they draw. I won't even try to explain that, but I found a good guide to drawing them here:       How to draw a transmutation circle      That's the magic system in a nutshell. Oh, actually, there's kind of another rule. It's not a fundamental rule like the other two, but bad things will happen if you try to do it: Do not perform any transmutation involving human souls. Why?      "Since the alchemical forces being manipulated are not human in origin, but of the world as a whole, th...

     (Note: I've been working on this intermittently for about 3 weeks now, and I think I bit off sliiiightly more than I could chew with this because I wanted to make it really really good. Now, of course, I want to do another one of these monsters, about my favorite Webtoon, because there has been some exciting news about it recently. However, I think I'm done for a while with this kind of thing- especially considering the start of school... I will do that one later, definitely.      Another thing. Blogger wouldn't let me post this whole thing at once, so I did it in 2 parts, very close together in time. If you somehow caught this exactly at 9:00 AM, then the next one will post at 9:01.)      I watch anime. Well, one anime, because I'm unsure whether the Studio Ghibli films count, and if so, how many they count for. My entire family has watched those. They are film masterpieces, and have the general vibe of classic Disney films with sl...

     I have been reading a lot. If you know me at all, this should not surprise you. As a result, I have a recommendation. Actually several, but this is one of the best:      I highly recommend the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik. The best phrase to describe the genre is probably historical fantasy. Starting with His Majesty's Dragon , it is an account of the Napoleonic Wars- except everyone has dragons. What, you expected something not about dragons? Anyway, the plot is that Will Laurence, captain of the British ship Reliant, captures a French ship and along with it, a valuable dragon egg. To prevent it going feral, as hatched dragons do without masters, he hatches, harnesses, and raises the dragon, and joins the British Air Force. What follows are his many and exciting adventures with his dragon, Temeraire.      The general mood/vibe of the book is, as a quote on the back of the book from Time magazine says, "Like Jane Austen playing Du...

     Remember how in Fanart and My Musical Ear I recommended something called a Webtoon to y'all? Well, I'm at it again.     I just finished reading a Webtoon called Live With Yourself! . The official description is:      "An explosive time-space accident leaves happy-go-lucky 20-something Todd living with himself, and himself, and himself. You get to watch the struggle."      That says it all (although I don't know why it uses so many dashes in the process), but I suppose I should elaborate a little bit. The first "himself" he calls Tomo, who is the future Todd from a few hours to a day later. The second "himself" is Oldie, Todd as an old man. The final one is Babs, him as a baby.      It's a light comedy story that I devoured in a few hours. Not only that, but it makes you think of your future self as more of a person- they are you, after all. For example, I was procrastinating on writing this ...

     If you feel like my Vocaloid Descriptions and poor attempts at explanations of Vocaloid history, I would like to recommend a good resource for you. There's a YouTube channel called addictedtoheriones , or AtH, which has good, comprehensive videos on the history of Vocaloid and individual descriptions.      My apologies for this disappointing blog post. I am very busy today.      :(