Kagamine Rin & Len (VOCALOID2)

==History==
The first hint of the release came on August 10, 2007. Crypton Future Media posted a page link to the the Character Vocal Series, showing a silhouette of a another character after Hatsune Miku, this was of Rin. The page itself was explaining the purpose of the Character Vocal series. Originally CV02 asset to be released at the end of 2007 with their final vocal CV03 following soon after.https://web.archive.org/web/20070810144529/http://www.crypton.co.jp/mp/pages/prod/vocaloid
Crypton Future Media intended to produce a VOCALOID with a young teen girl's voice at first following Hatsune Miku, but there was also demand for a boy's voice, so Crypton Future Media hired a voice actress who could produce both. Kagamine Rin was the first voicebank developed and introduced to the VOCALOID consumer market on November 8, 2007.link However, the package included two voicebanks: one for Rin and another for Len both provided by the seiyū Asami Shimoda (下田 麻美 Shimoda Asami), Kagamine Len was unveiled after Kagamine Rin on December 3, 2007.link The package was the same price as Hatsune Miku, even though there were two voicebanks in the box. Official Profile Asami Shimoda Asami Shimoda's Blog
According to Asami Shimoda, Len's voice was achieved by singing within her chest, while Rin's at the top of her head."VOCALOID MANIACS","DTM magazine"15（1）（No.165, 2008.1, Published by Terashima Jouhou Kikaku, P26 Weekly Plus - VOCALOID『鏡音リン・レンAppend』発売記念インタビュー第2弾は声優の下田麻美さん♪ (Len Append, interview with Shimoda Asami)
==Product Information==
===Demonstrations===
===System Requirements===
* Computer: Pentium4 2 GHz / Athlon XP 2000+
** (Recommended: Pentium4 2.8 GHz / Athlon 64 2800+)
* OS: Windows XP (32bit) / VISTA (32bit)
* RAM: memory 512MB or more
** Recommended: 1GB or more
** Real-time VSTi is recommended when using more than 2GB
* Other: At least 2GB of hardrive space
* Interface: VST / ReWire / stand-alone
===Voicebanks===
After the release of "Act2", this software became referred to as "Act1" by both Crypton Future Media and Vocaloid fans.link
The default voice for this package is "Kagamine Rin" and users have to manually select the Kagamine Len vocal.
==References==
==Navigation==
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