I came out of my hole because it was a really interesting thing to watch and pertained to a lot of personal interests (even outside Vocaloid), but I am still in health recovery so I am going to have to mute the relevant threads' notifications soon. I did the second thread because I felt --

Yesterday's thread about KAITO took off, but now that I'm being harassed by trolls, I'm realizing just how badly they contaminated public perception of the issue, so I'm going to take responsibility and give a more thorough look at what did and didn't happen. (Also a long thread)

Since the thread blew up (well, I suppose I did ask for this), just to make this clear! I'm a Korean-American who has been watching industry issues even outside my Vocaloid hobbies!! I studied linguistics and bridging cultural gaps (in both directions) is my hobby! That's all!!

I'm going to make a thread about what happened with the KAITO naming controversy because I don't think Westerners on my timeline realize it, but it actually had massive implications for both the status of Vocaloid as a whole and idol J-Pop's future

MEIKOとKAITO、他人にはMEIKO親衛隊はだいたい男で青廃は女というイメージがあると思うけど、せめてクリエイターや同人の側では実際は意外に違う。「例外ある」じゃなくて割と曖昧な感じ。

Incidentally, SeeU's renewal announcement was on Hangul Day, so it's truly a national holiday *SeeU's official name syntax is not in hangul

Due to all of the incidents that happened with SeeU and Uni over the years, I think there's been this feeling that Korean commercial vocalsynth has been cursed somehow, but VOX Factory has been making a lot of strides this year so the announcement really is a happy combo 🙏

Regarding my current health status, hiatus, and future plans stella-azurea.com/blog/2026/08...

I was worried I might not make it for health reasons this year but I was very glad I could. Thank you for coming again. It was especially fun this year ✌️

More info coming soon.

For those who have ever asked "I can't tell the difference between vocalsynths and real singers anymore," here's a tip: Even the highest-fidelity vocalsynths struggle with clear pronunciation on particularly high or low notes. I personally think it's the easiest telltale sign.

The project I've been hoping to announce has been taking longer than expected, but I hope to have something to show by the end of the year. Please stay tuned~

Because I'm sick and tired of people assuming Vocaloid/CeVIO/SynthV "AI" is generative AI just because it has the word "AI" in it: a quick and easy explanation on what vocalsynth "AI" is and why you need to stop freaking out.

What do you mean AviUtl 2 has *official English support* spring-fragrance.mints.ne.jp/aviutl/

Someone did anti-AI glaze for audio!

orithyia blue@miasshaw.bsky.social · 2y ago

For my musician friends who don’t want their music stolen for genAI www.knoxnews.com/story/news/e...

Hey, uh, just so people know: the type of "AI" primarily used in the context of vocalsynth is not generative. It's procedural. It's to induce randomness in ways like "making water ripples realistic" is done in games. You still have to do everything else by hand. Painstakingly.

Notice regarding change of handle name and branding stella-azurea.com/notice-regar...

Happy to see so many people seem to have remembered to find me even without me announcing it 🙏 Will try to post more on here!

Quite a few people found me here despite me not having made an announcement (yet), just by name alone. Thank you for remembering me 😊