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Hatsune Mikuo 初音ミクオ はつねみくお | |
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Biographical Information | |
Introduced |
June 7, 2008 |
Gender |
Male |
Age |
16 |
Height |
Undefined |
Weight |
Undefined |
Alias |
Mikuo Hatsune (western order) |
Technical Information | |
Series type | |
Series no. |
01 |
Chara item |
Not determined, usually Negi (spring onion) |
Voice |
Hatsune Miku |
Opt genre |
Not defined, usually Pop |
Additional Information | |
Creator |
Vocaloid fandom |
Illustrator |
Current illustration by an unknown artist |
Affiliation |
Hatsune Miku (derived) |
Hatsune Mikuo is the popular genderswap based on official Vocaloid Hatsune Miku.
Design
Mikuo's design is often reminiscent to that of Hatsune Miku, a Vocaloid 2 developed and distributed by Crypton Future Media. There has been no defined design as it changes from artist to artist, but it is common to see him wearing pants and a sleeved shirt. The most popular hairstyle for him is short with bangs, though a ponytail has often been seen. On his left upper arm is the red mark "01", which is Miku's series number.
Personality and traits
Mikuo has no defined personality, as he is an open source character. His height, weight, and optimum voice settings are undefined as well. This is because portrayals of him vary from artist to artist, he's commonly portrayed as tall and muscular or of small stature with a build similar to Miku.
Biography
Source: Vocaloid Wiki
Mikuo came to be as a result of extreme down pitching of Miku's songs, and possibly a desire to have Miku sound masculine. His visual characteristics followed soon after.
Mikuo's depiction varies; he's often portrayed as Miku's sibling, either as a twin or an older brother. And although he is one of the Vocaloid derivatives that continues to be popular, he is not officially recognized by Crypton Future Media. [1]
Voice configuration
Having a history of being a mere Pitchloid, Mikuo was not easy to tune for Vocaloid; sometimes he still has hints of Miku's voice characteristics, or doesn't sound convincingly masculine. This limitation has since been overcome thanks to the efforts of many fans who wanted a proper configuration for Mikuo.
These configurations are also applicable to V3-- it is safe to ignore the Opening parameter. Additionally, the configuration can be applied to Hatsune Miku English; using it grants Mikuo the ability to sing in English.
These examples of configurations on the Fanloid wikia should not be viewed as being widely accepted or acknowledged by Crypton Future Media or Yamaha.
Configuration: Hatsune Miku | |||||
EXPLAINED: This is an earlier attempt to tune Miku into Mikuo, which is said to be quite unstable. | |||||
TECHNICAL INFORMATION | |||||
BREATHINESS (BRE) | 0 | BRIGHTNESS (BRI) | 80 | CLEARNESS (CLE) | 40 |
GENDER FACTOR (GEN) | 80 | OPENING (OPE) | 63 | ||
SPECIAL NOTES: Mikuo may need dynamic Gender Factor editing in the sequence roll in some cases. |
Configuration: Hatsune Miku 2 | |||||
EXPLAINED: Esrael has made a voice configuration for Mikuo. The sole purpose of the configuration was to generate a decent male voice for choral works. Therefore, the voice may sound too deep to fit Mikuo's aesthetics. | |||||
TECHNICAL INFORMATION | |||||
BREATHINESS (BRE) | 0 | BRIGHTNESS (BRI) | 127 | CLEARNESS (CLE) | 0 |
GENDER FACTOR (GEN) | 106 | OPENING (OPE) | 0 | ||
SPECIAL NOTES: These settings have been used as is for both bass and tenor voices, with no additional tweaking of the parameters. All parameters can still be freely customized according to the user's wishes. |
Configuration: Hatsune Miku 3 | |||||
EXPLAINED: Another configuration by Crossfrown, designed to fit Mikuo's aesthetics. | |||||
TECHNICAL INFORMATION | |||||
BREATHINESS (BRE) | 0 | BRIGHTNESS (BRI) | 127 | CLEARNESS (CLE) | 0 |
GENDER FACTOR (GEN) | 45-50, 65 | OPENING (OPE) | -127 | ||
SPECIAL NOTES: The gender factor set to 65 is the standard configuration. Lowest note recommended for this configuration is C2. With the gender factor set to 45-50 the voice is designed for a younger range. Highest recommended note is C3. |
Configuration: Hatsune Miku 4 | |||||
EXPLAINED: A Special configuration by ZeRX (User:180.247.97.109), designed by an accidental discovery. | |||||
TECHNICAL INFORMATION | |||||
BREATHINESS (BRE) | 0 | BRIGHTNESS (BRI) | 127 | CLEARNESS (CLE) | 0 |
GENDER FACTOR (GEN) | 127 | OPENING (OPE) | 0 | ||
SPECIAL NOTES: This configuration is a bit unstable, but considered masculine enough, according to ZeRX. |
Notable media
The following songs were created by configuring Miku's voice in Vocaloid, not by merely down pitching existing songs with a third-party audio program.
みくおみくおにしてあげる | ||||||||||
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Ylioppilaslaulu | ||||||||||
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/4vSURN9n8g8/default.jpg September 4, 2009 |
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Боже, Царя храни! | ||||||||||
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/TXsWdVGFClY/default.jpg November 19, 2009 |
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線香花火 | ||||||||
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/AmZMY9XGufo/default.jpg August 2, 2009 |
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Notable media: Aria-P
This producer made an album 'Dull Color Reliance' featuring 9 original songs using Mikuo and Miku.
peace maker | |||||||
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border line | |||||||
October 05, 2008 |
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LIGHT | |||||||
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Additional info
Media trivia
- peace maker
In this song, Mikuo is a soldier. He sang about his lover (Miku) and his mission to destroy the 'yellow diva' (Rin). In the end, Mikuo was killed by a boy (Len) for revenge.
- LIGHT
An original song by Aria-P. In this song, Mikuo is shown to be a 'bug' in Miku's voicebank. The Master of the computer wants to update the voicebank so no 'bugs' will be seen ever again. This song is about Mikuo spending his last moments with Miku before his 'deletion'.
Relationships
- The proposed fanon relationship appears to be popularized by pairing Mikuo with Megurine Luki, Megurine Luka's genderswap. And depending on the intention it is either brotherly or romantically.
- And as previously mentioned, the relationship when paired with Hatsune Miku varies, though it is commonly established as being sibling related.
Trivia
- No one truly knows who first coined the name Mikuo.
- The name ミクヲ (Mikuwo) or ミク♂ has also been seen, but both are not as frequently used as ミクオ (Mikuo).
- Mikuo is among the first generation of Fanmade Vocaloids that are what today are called Pitchloids.
- On 29th of May, it was known as 'Mikuo Day 2011'. A number of fanmade PVs, and covers using Mikuo were posted to celebrate that day, and can be found with the tag 'ミクオの日2011' in Nicovideo.
Appearances
- Artwork & Related content
- Search Hatsune Mikuo on deviantART Pixiv PiaPro
- MikuMikuDance (MMD), 3D software
- Search for Hatsune Mikuo models on MikuMikuDance wiki
MMD models of Mikuo are commonly created by Western users who use the PMD Editor.
Gallery
Note; this is not a gallery for every fanart out there, just for reference
References
- ↑ Vocaloid Wiki: Mikuo Hatsune
External links
- NicoPedia: 初音ミクオとは (ハツネミクオとは) [単語記事] - ニコニコ大百科
- Vocalchara encyclopedia: Mikuo entry 0039
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