What are the best VOCALOID alternatives?

VOCALOID is described as 'singing synthesizer. It uses synthesizing technology with specially recorded vocals of voice actors or singers. To create a song, the user must input the melody and lyrics. A piano roll type interface is used to input the melody and the lyrics can be entered on' and is a Text to Speech service in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to VOCALOID for Windows, Mac, Linux and Online / Web-based. The best alternative is UTAU, which is free. Other great apps like VOCALOID are Synthesizer V, Alter/Ego, Sinsy and Emvoice.

VOCALOID alternatives are mainly Text to Speech Services but may also be Music Production Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of VOCALOID.

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VOCALOID

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Text to Speech Service

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VOCALOID is a singing synthesizer. It uses synthesizing technology with specially recorded vocals of voice actors or...

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UTAU
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11 alternatives to UTAU
UTAU or Vocal Synthesizer Tool UTAU is a voice-synthesis software developed by Ameya/Ayame and made for the Windows operating system.
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UTAU Features
MIDI Keyboard Input
Custom voice
Voice synthesis
Synthesizer
Piano Roll
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I like UTAU as an alternative to Vocaloid because it's free.
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I like it because it's free but still works well and easy to use.
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No way to use English voices or even a keyboard set to English.
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It has a truly absurd amount of voices available for use if you do even the slightest amount of googling, and can sound very good if used well. Additionally, while it may be intimidating at first, it isn't that hard to learn how to use it well.
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its the free version of vocaloid.
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Synthesizer V
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Synthesizer V is a vocal synthesizer developed by Kanru Hua, aiming for "artistic perfection of artificial voices".
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Synthesizer V Features
Voice synthesis
Piano Roll
Music import
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Almost everyone thinks Synthesizer V is a great alternative to VOCALOID.
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Incredibly user-friendly interface, with incredibly high-quality voices available for use.
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i personally think it can be more realistic
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Very easy to just put in notes and lyrics, the arpasing vocabulary is easy to understand. And it's new! I hope more voicebanks will become available, though..
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It's good and easy to use, go for utau if you can tho
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It is the same thing but there are no japanese voicebanks
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Alter/Ego
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Free • Proprietary
Text to Speech Service
Mac
Windows
9 alternatives to Alter/Ego
Alter/Ego is based on the award winning technology featured in chipspeech but instead of targeting Vintage voice technology, it focuses on more ‘modern’ (1990+) singing synthesis algorithms and research.
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Alter/Ego Features
1. Support for MIDIAlter/Ego includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
2. Text to SpeechAlter/Ego allows you to transform written text into spoken text.
Voice synthesis
MIDI Keyboard Input
Alter/Ego vs VOCALOID opinions
Some users think Alter/Ego is a great alternative to VOCALOID, some don't.
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Alter/Ego is great. its sad that you need a midi keyboard though. you can add english or japanese lyrics or use the sounds (like for duh something like D uH)
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Sinsy
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Free • Open Source
Linux
7 alternatives to Sinsy
Singing voice synthesis system based on HMM algorithm.
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Sinsy Features
Music XML Support
Voice synthesis
Cloud based
Sinsy vs VOCALOID opinions
Most users think Sinsy is a great alternative to VOCALOID.
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Voice synthesis in Sinsy is just as easy as in Vocaloid, despite having to create MusicXML file with MuseScore (which is also FOSS)
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Emvoice
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Paid • Proprietary
Text to Speech Service
Mac
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10 alternatives to Emvoice
We're building a Text-to-Voice engine that can sing and speak expressively. We're giving music producers access to the only virtual instrument they lack: the human voice.
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Emvoice Features
1. Text to SpeechEmvoice allows you to transform written text into spoken text.
Piano Roll
Voice synthesis
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Almost everyone thinks Emvoice is a great alternative to VOCALOID.
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Extremely good documentation for anyone just starting out. Easy to download and install, and super simple.
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RenoidPlayer
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Free • Proprietary
Online
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Renoid is based on the idea of Sato-san, the Renoise-Gate webmaster. Renoid is a virtual singer system using Renoise XRNI or SoundFont SF2 sound library and cascaded pitch-corrector. Through this, virtual singing can be used without any special program.
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RenoidPlayer Features
Voice synthesis
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i think that renoid player is one of the best no download alts to vocaloid. it has good voice bank options and is easy to use.
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DeepVocal
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
11 alternatives to DeepVocal
DeepVocal is a free to use singing synthesizer application software developed by Boxstar. It is the successor to the Sharpkey Galaxy software, which was a successor to the Sharpkey software.
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DeepVocal Features
Voice synthesis
Chipspeech
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Paid • Proprietary
Text to Speech Service
Mac
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10 alternatives to Chipspeech
chipspeech is a vintage-style speech synthesizer which recreates the sound of famous 80's voice synthesis chips. It features 12 different voices, each with its own characteristic timbre. It is specially tailored for musical needs – simply type in your lyrics, and then play...
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Chipspeech Features
1. Text to SpeechChipspeech allows you to transform written text into spoken text.
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eCantorix
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Free • Open Source
Linux
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eCantorix is a singing synthesis frontend for espeak. It works by using espeak to generate raw speech samples, then adjusting their pitch and length and finally creating a LMMS project file referencing the samples in sync to the input file.

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OpenUTAU
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
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9 alternatives to OpenUTAU
OpenUtau is an open source editing environment for UTAU community with modern user experience.
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OpenUTAU Features
1. Support for MIDIOpenUTAU includes MIDI hardware and software support to record and import audio.
2. Ad-freeOpenUTAU doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Works OfflineOpenUTAU can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. Virtual InstrumentOpenUTAU uses mainy virtual instruments (piano, guitar, drums, bass, etc.).
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From my experience, editing and figuring stuff out is easier in open utau, it's realy good for begginers. The ability to use different renderers is also cool. Its also easy to use in english, and to make songs in english
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