OLIVER

OLIVER is an English VOCALOID distributed by PowerFX Systems AB. in collaboration with developer VocaTone and was released in December 2011 for the VOCALOID3 engine. OLIVER's vocals are "based on a 12-year-old boy soprano"; a choir boy. His voice provider is from Britain, and during the time of recording, he was 13 years of age. Therefore, the identity of his provider has never been revealed for legal reasons.VocaloidOtaku: VOCALOID3: Oliver PowerFX + new VOCALOID company, VocaTone He is the first young male VOCALOID whose voice samples were not produced by an adult.
==Concept==
According to VocaTone, Oliver’s a choir boy thrown into the digital world of Vocaloid. It is also said that his bandages are a mysterious cause.http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/74776973815/vocatone-character-profile-1-vocaloid-3-oliver
===Etymology===
According to VocaTone, his name was originally "Cody".VocaloidOtaku: Vocaloid Oliver - (original name) It is unknown why "Oliver" was chosen. "Treble" and "Devin" were also names VocaTone considered.http://vocatoneofficial.tumblr.com/post/74776973815/vocatone-character-profile-1-vocaloid-3-oliver
While it is unknown what led OLIVER to be chosen for the name, according to the name's own etymology origin, "Oliver" has appeared from several different cultures independently and the interpretations vary depending on the language it originated from. In English, "Oliver" refers to the bible "Olive Tree", the biblical symbol of peace and therefore the implied meaning is "peaceful".http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/oliver
===Appearance===
Keeping within the "monster" theme of PowerFX VOCALOIDs, OLIVER is also a creature similar to Frankenstein's monster, like BIG AL and Sweet ANN. According to Lawlietlk, the illustrator of OLIVER, she was originally only told that OLIVER was a "classical" type of vocal. "James", OLIVER's bird, was drawn from references; however, OLIVER's design was done without any reference.http://vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/23564-vocaloid3-oliver/page__view__findpost__p__640318http://fav.me/d4fy8od 
His design was not influenced by . Despite the similarities, they were regarded as coincidences. VocaTone did not realize the similarities until later in development. 
 
According to VocaTone, he was given bandages instead of stitches, due to the fact that the stitches did not suit him. The bandages were described as having a "mysterious cause, but he doesn't let them get in the way of his singing". The main inspiration for his outfit was the uniforms worn by the , and upper-class male clothing of the late 18th and early 19th century. He has a on his cloak. 
===Relations===
* "James" - An and OLIVER's pet. 
==History==
===Marketing===
OLIVER was mostly discussed at Vocaloid Otaku forums,Vocaloid Otaku forums where news and updates of his pre-release were being discussed. The success of VOCALOID Otaku forums led to a discount being offered to those who had signed up to the forum up 3 months prior to his release. VOCALOID Otaku was already being used by PowerFX and Zero-G as their fanbase forum for gaining feedback from the English VOCALOID fans. The feedback and reactions were better received overall than the past with other VOCALOIDs, making this approach one of the companies' most successful marketing attempts on any VOCALOID. According to Anders', OLIVER was easy to market, but they wanted to avoid making him "too cute".MikuStar's blog - Q&A With Anders Sodergren
The art was also drawn in a sketch style, giving a less refined illustration than previous VOCALOIDs.
===Voicebanks===
;OLIVER
:OLIVER is the voice of a young child and that of a choir boy. He sings with a soft and sweet vocal.
* OLIVER (VOCALOID3), December 21, 2011
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