VOCALOID (软件)

VOCALOID是一款歌声合成器，是VOCALOID系列软件中的第一款。该系列软件的下一代是VOCALOID 2。这款软件能用日语和英语歌唱。

 历史 
已知最早与VOCALOID有关的开发项目，是2002年由山葉资助的。该项目代号为"Elvis"，由于其所需要构建的人声模型的规模就过于庞大（即使目标只是演唱一首歌曲），最终未能转化为产品。其贡献在于建立了许多早期模型与概念，这些内容为后来VOCALOID的开发奠定了基础。

雅马哈于2000年3月开始正式开发VOCALOID，并于2003年3月5日至9日在德国上首次公布了它。 开发者原来想致敬歌曲Daisy Bell将VOCALOID命名为“雏菊”（），但由于版权问题，最终软件被命名为VOCALOID。

The first Vocaloids, Leon and Lola, were released by the studio Zero-G on March 3, 2004, both of which were sold as a "Virtual Soul Vocalist". Leon and Lola made their first appearance at the NAMM Show on January 15, 2004. Leon and Lola were also demonstrated at the Zero-G Limited booth during Wired Nextfest and won the 2005 Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award. Zero-G later released Miriam, with her voice provided by Miriam Stockley, in July 2004. Later that year, Crypton Future Media also released the first Japanese VOCALOID Meiko who, along with Kaito, was developed by Yamaha. In June 2005, Yamaha upgraded the engine version to 1.1.<ref>{{cite journal |title = さらに自然なバーチャル・ボーカルに|trans-title = To more natural virtual vocal ... (VOCALOID v1.1 update) |url = http://www.dtmm.co.jp/archives/2005/06/post_48.html |language = ja |journal = DTM Magazine |publisher = Teraj