Anizon VOCALOOP

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VOCALOOP
Manufacturer Anizon
Technical specifications
Polyphony Vocaloid: monophonic
Input/output
Keyboard No

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VOCALOOP was originally planned by Shota Kagami [1] who was one of the inventors of Vocaloid Keyboard [2] , also uses NSX-1 chip "eVY1", a LSI sound generator developed by Yamaha. The first protype was appeared on some Japanese media in March 2014 [3] [1] . The prototype was showcased at Experimental Electronic Event by Cobalt Bomb Alpha Omega and Electronic Music Lab, National University of Singapore [4] and Japan Techno Showcase in Japan Expo, Paris, France [5] , 2014.

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References

  1. 1 2 Ken Fujimoto (2014-03-24). "ボーカルをループさせる新発想の楽器、VOCALOOPとは". DTM Station. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  2. ↑ Shota Kagami, Keizo Hamano, Kazuki Kashiwase and Kazuhiko Yamamoto (2012-03-17). "Development of Realtime Japanese Vocal Keyboard" (PDF). Information Processing Society of Japan . Retrieved 2019-03-17.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)}}
  3. ↑ "ボカロでループ音楽をつくれる電卓型ガジェット「VOCALOOP」がスゴい". KAI-YOU. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Experimental Electronic Event by Cobalt Bomb Alpha Omega". 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  5. ↑ "Japan Techno Showcase". 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2019-03-17.


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