RUBY

RUBY is an English VOCALOID that was developed by Prince Syo, a VOCALOID and UTAU producer and Anders, an audio engineer and distributed by PowerFX Systems AB.. She was released in October 2015 for the VOCALOID4 engine.
She is voiced by an active American VOCALOID fan, Misha.https://twitter.com/KagamoneyLen/status/617412178581172224
==Concept==
RUBY is based on a female singer with a standard American accent.http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/55772-ruby-new-female-english-vocaloid/page__st__285__p__1202614&#entry1202614
===Appearance===
Her developer hinted that the voice provider was not white which may have influenced the design.https://twitter.com/Prince_Syo/status/577810172019486720https://twitter.com/Prince_Syo/status/617457851649253376
PowerFX revealed an unexpected design at Anime Expo due to a miscommunication between the developers and the company. The misunderstanding was resolved after negotiations with the voice provider. More information can be found on the Controversy Concerns page.
The final art by Natasha Allegri was worked upon for free though she insisted on not being paid. The concept itself was designed by Misha with some input from her friends.http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/55772-ruby-new-female-english-vocaloid/page__st__900__p__1274216&#entry1274216http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/55772-ruby-new-female-english-vocaloid/page__st__960 Misha stated that she wanted this concept to be like an 'opposite Miku'.https://twitter.com/Mishakeet/status/618120689762107392 This concept's skintone was based on Misha's mother, as she wanted RUBY to represent not only her but also her family.http://mishas-dunkinronpas.tumblr.com/post/123431378324/hey-there-i-know-youre-behind-ruby-there-was-a Temi, who collaborated with Misha in creating the concept, said the design was supposed to portray an upbeat and sporty personality.https://twitter.com/D_Artemi/status/618290237488406528 Misha wanted the outfit to reflect the Bronx, her hometown. Uniqueness and simplicity were major aims during the design process. From the beginning, sneakers were a must for the outfit, but a skirt was ruled out.http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/55772-ruby-new-female-english-vocaloid/page__st__1965 The belt, shorts, and hairstyle came from the producers' desire to add a few anime aspects in order to fit more into the 'ideal' VOCALOID style. Early concepts of RUBY included a younger age and a side ponytail.http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/55772-ruby-new-female-english-vocaloid/page__view__findpost__p__1276689
In RUBY's initial designs, she had braids, a hat, and different styles of clothing.https://twitter.com/Mishakeet/status/621158503860846592 However, the braids were removed because Rana was revealed to have pink braids as well.https://twitter.com/Mishakeet/status/621158626904928256
===Relations===
* (MAKU音ハチ) - An UTAU voiced by Misha.
==History==
===Marketing===
PowerFX had originally hoped to aim RUBY at EDM producers. Syo presented alternative ideas and thought it was better to expand upon the existing demographic, arguing that people who aren't fans of the VOCALOID software won't buy it.https://twitter.com/Prince_Syo/status/621194165485899778https://twitter.com/Prince_Syo/status/621194326261895168
RUBY has been featured in VOCAMERICA since 2016 along with DEX and DAINA.
===Voicebanks===
;RUBY
:RUBY was a voicebank intended to give a powerful vocal result. She had a number of voicebank fixes, though was created independent of the new English script by YAMAHA used for CYBER DIVA and CYBER SONGMAN. The voice is weighty with odd inflections. 
* RUBY (VOCALOID4), October 7, 2015
;Misc voicebanks
:A Japanese voicebank was recorded for her but never released. She also had a VOCALOID3 version that was unreleased.
==Music featuring RUBY==
==Reputation==
==References==
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==Navigation==
 
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