VOCAL SYNTHESIZER PLUG-IN
Ver.0.7.5.1 protopype

AQUEST Corp.
http://www.a-quest.com/

OWNER'S MANUAL
1. Overview
AquesTone is a vocal synthesizer VST instrument plug-in for Windows PC and will run under a VST hosting
application such as Cubase.
- Real-time generation of a singing voice from MIDI data and a lyrics file.
- Uses Japanese phoneme set.
- Lyrics file (written in ASCII character) can be edited with a text editor.
- Low CPU usage.

2. Configuration
AquesTone generates a singing voice from MIDI data and a lyrics file. In addition, it can control various
parameters, vibrato, pitch bend, etc. by MIDI control change.

3. Install
To play the AquesTone, you will need a VST host application.
Download the archive, unzipping, and copy AquesTone.dll file onto the folder by which the host application
specifies. For example, if you use CUBASE AI4, copy it to "C: /Program Files/Steinberg/Cubase AI 4/VSTPlugins".

4. Lyrics file
AquesTone has only the phoneme set of Japanese (Basically, a Japanese syllable consists of theconsonant and the vowel). The lyrics file is made with the text editor beforehand. It is possible to describe
lyrics by ASCII code according to the phoneme table below. Lyrics are described while phrasing changing
line usually. AquesTone can change focus line of lyrics by MIDI control change (CC:10). The lyrics filespecified number of lines available is 127 lines.

5. Panel and Parameters

1.

Lyrics area
Lyrics are displayed here of three lines at a time. Focus line is displayed in orange.
Before the Lyrics "000:" line number is displayed.
The lyrics file can be dropped here.

2.

OpenSelect a lyrics file and load it.

3.

Up CC: 10, nn (nn is line number) or CC:51
Change the focus line of lyrics to before.

4.

Down CC: 10, nn (nn is line number) or CC:50
Change the focus line of lyrics to after.

5.

Husky CC: 74
Set the balance of intensity between voiced and unvoiced.

6.

Resonance CC: 71
Set the resonance of formant.

7.

Volume CC: 7
Set the volume of the voice.

8.

Release CC: 73
Set the release time at note-off event.

9.

Portamento Time CC: 5
Set the portamento speed.

10. Vibrato Freq NRPN: 0108H
Set the vibrato period of voice.
11. Pitch-bend Level RPN: 0000H
Set the range of pitch-bend.
12. Phont
Select the voice character. Click here and select it from drop down list.

6. Phoneme Table
aiu
eo

ka
ki
ku
ke
ko

sa
si
su
se
sota
ti
tu
te
to

na
ni
nu
ne
noha
hi
fu
heho

ma
mimu
me
mo

ya

yo

rari
ru
rero

kya
kyu
kye
kyo

sya
syu
sye
syo

cya
cyu
cye
cyo

nya
nyu
nye
nyohya
hyu
hye
hyo

mya
myu
mye
myorya
ryu
rye
ryo

gya
gyugyegyo

jyajyu
jye
jyoyu

wanwo

wi
wetsa
tsi
tse
tso

ga
gi
gu
ge
go

zazi
zu
zezodababi
bu
bebo

pa
pi
pu
pe
pofa
fi
fefo

bya
byu
byebyopya swipyu thipye
pyo dhi

twu
dwu
dhu
thu

dedo7. MIDI Implementation Chart
AquesTone
Basic
ChannelMode
NoteNumber

MIDI implementation Chart
FunctionTransmitted
Defaultx
ChangedxDefaultx
Messagesx
Changed*********xx
Note ONx

Velocity
AfterTouch
Pitch BenderControl
ChangeNote OFFKey'sCh'sxxxx
1x5x
6,38 x
7x
10 x
50 x
51 x
71 x
73 x
74 x
122 x

Prog
ChangeSystem Exclusive

CommonRealtime

Aux Messages

Notes

True #98,99 x
100,101 xx*********x

Song
PositionSong
SelectTune
ClockCommandAll Sound Off
Reset
All Controller
Local ON/OFF
All Note OFF
Active Sense
System Reset

Recognized
1-16x
Mode2x*********
0-127********
o9nV=1-127*1
o9nH V=0o8nH V=0-127xooooo(Dis 38)
ooj=0-127 *2oooooo122 0o122 1o*4o*3o0-15*******xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ver.0.7.5.1
Remarks

Modulation
Portamento
Data Entry
VolumeChange Lyrics focus line
Next lyrics focus line
Before lyrics focus line
Resonance
Release TimeHusky
Change Lyrics Top
Change Lyrics Bottom
NRPN LSB,MSB
RPN LSB,MSB

xxxo (123)xxxx*1:Transition Speed (not Intensity)*2:move to line "j"*3：Only RPN(00H 00H): Pitch bend sensibity*4：Only NRPN(MSB:01H LSB:08H): Vibrato rate

8. Thanks
M.KAWAMOTO, N.SAGAWA, Y.NARA,

T.TAKAHASHI, S.IDA, ...

9. Contact
info@a-quest.com
or visit us.

http://www.a-quest.com/aquestone/

10. Legal Stuff
VST is a trademark of Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH, Germany.
Cubase is a trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
AquesTone is supplied as is. AQUEST corp. disclaim all warranties relating to this software, whether
express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for aparticular purpose. AQUEST will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similardamages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if AQUEST has been advised of the possibility ofsuch damages. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of thesoftware.
This software is provided free of charge. The distribution of this software is prohibited for the beta version.
AQUEST does request attribution (give "AquesTone" credit) when using this software in publicly released
projects.