AH-Software

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AHS Co., Ltd.
株式会社 AHS
Company type Public KK (unlisted)
Industry Software, hardware, digital content, IT solutions
FoundedAugust 22, 2005 [1]
HeadquartersWaseda Bldg. 6F, 7-7-7 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005 Japan [1]
Area served
 Japan
Key people
  • Kanru Hua, President & CTO [2] (since June 30, 2022) [3]
  • Tomohide Ogata, Executive Chairman [2] (since June 30, 2022); [4] President & CEO [1] (until June 30, 2022) [4]
Products List
Services Online shopping
Number of employees
13 (as of March 2010) [1]
Website Official website

AH-Software is the software brand of AHS Co., Ltd. (original full name: Artist House Solutions Co., Ltd.), [5] an importer of digital audio workstations and encoders in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as the developer of Voiceroid and a number of Vocaloid voicebanks.

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Products and services

Vocaloid Products

AHS released their first Vocaloids on December 4, 2009, named SF-A2 Miki, Kaai Yuki, and Hiyama Kiyoteru. Kaai Yuki became the first Vocaloid to use a child's voice. AHS also published a Hello Kitty -based Vocaloid, Nekomura Iroha, based on the Kittyler featured in the game Hello Kitty to Issho! Block Crash 123!! in cooperation with Sanrio. AHS are also heading the first project led by producers working with the software. [6]

Vocaloid 2 Products

ProductLanguageSexVoice sampledRelease date
SF-A2 Miki [7] JapaneseFemale Miki Furukawa December 4, 2009
Kaai Yuki [8] JapaneseFemaleUnknownDecember 4, 2009
Hiyama KiyoteruJapaneseMaleKiyoshi HiyamaDecember 4, 2009
Nekomura Iroha [9] [10] [11] JapaneseFemaleKyounosuke YoshitateOctober 22, 2010

Vocaloid 3 Products

ProductLanguageSexVoice sampledRelease date
Yuzuki Yukari [6] JapaneseFemaleChihiro IshiguroDecember 22, 2011
Tohoku Zunko [12] [13] JapaneseFemale Satomi Satō June 5, 2014

Vocaloid 4 Products

ProductLanguageSexVoice sampledRelease date
Yuzuki Yukari V4JapaneseFemaleChihiro IshiguroMarch 18, 2015
Nekomura Iroha V4JapaneseFemaleKyounosuke YoshitateJune 18, 2015
SF-A2 miki V4JapaneseFemaleMiki FurukawaJune 18, 2015
Kaai Yuki V4JapaneseFemaleUnknownOctober 29, 2015
Hiyama Kiyoteru V4JapaneseMaleKiyoshi HiyamaOctober 29, 2015
Tohoku Zunko V4JapaneseFemaleSatomi SatōOctober 27, 2016
Kizuna AkariJapaneseFemale Madoka Yonezawa April 26, 2018

Vocaloid 5 Products

ProductLanguageSexVoice sampledRelease date
Haruno SoraJapaneseFemale Kikuko Inoue July 26, 2018

Speech Synthesis

Sound editing and recording

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Corporate Profile". AHS Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2011-01-29. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  2. 1 2 "Corporate Profile". AHS Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  3. ↑ 株式会社AHS (English: AH-Software Co. Ltd.) (2022-06-30). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJVmg0cIZrM&t=2246. AHS公式生放送 (English: AHS Official Live Broadcast). Episode 181 (in Japanese). Event occurs at 0:37:26. Retrieved 2024-04-03– via YouTube. 新代表取締役 & CTO　ファ カンル[New Representative Director & CTO, Kanru Hua]{{cite episode}}: |url= missing title (help)
  4. 1 2 株式会社AHS (English: AH-Software Co. Ltd.) (2022-06-30). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJVmg0cIZrM&t=2430. AHS公式生放送 (English: AHS Official Live Broadcast). Episode 181 (in Japanese). Event occurs at 0:40:30. Retrieved 2024-04-03– via YouTube. 取締役会長　尾形 友秀[Executive Chairman, Tomohide Ogata]{{cite episode}}: |url= missing title (help)
  5. ↑ "AH-Software". AHS Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  6. 1 2 "出た!「ボカロPによるボカロPのためのボカロ制作」プロジェクトが始動!" [It's Appeared! The Start of the "Vocaloid Work for Vocaloid P Due to Vocaloid P" Project] (in Japanese). Hatsune Miku Miku. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  7. ↑ "SF-A2 開発コード miki" [SF-A2 Development Code miki]. AH-Software. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  8. ↑ "ボカロ小学生 歌愛ユキ" [Vocaloid Elementary School Student Kaai Yuki]. AH-Software. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Yamaha's Twitter page" (in Japanese). Twitter. August 12, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  10. ↑ "AH Software's Twitter page" (in Japanese). Twitter. August 13, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  11. ↑ "VOCALOID2 猫村いろは" [Vocaloid 2 Nekomura Iroha] (in Japanese). AH Software. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Yamaha's Twitter page" (in Japanese). Twitter. June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  13. ↑ "VOCALOID3 東北ずん子" [Vocaloid 3 Tohoku Zunko] (in Japanese).
  14. ↑ Product page
  15. ↑ link to Maki
  16. ↑ links
  17. ↑ "Tohoku Zunko VOICEROID+ Software Gets Release Date". Vocaloidism. August 30, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Local Mascot Girl in Kyoto Named as "Seika Kyomachi"". CrunchyRoll. September 2, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  19. ↑ "東北きりたん（CV：茜屋日海夏）に声をください！ボイスロイド化プロジェクト | SSSファンド" (in Japanese). Green Funding. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  20. ↑ "東北ずん子姉妹のVOICEROID2がついに登場！『VOICEROID2 東北イタコ』2018年11月8日発売｜AHS(AH-Software)" (in Japanese). AH-Software. September 27, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Crowdfunding for Tsuina the Ogre Hunter to Become a VOICEROID!". Vocaloid News Network (VNN). January 22, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  22. ↑ "AHS Official Livestream 153 Highlights". VocaSphere. January 30, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Gigazine". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
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