D-Lin

> “Song,
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> It is a miracle of words and melody,
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> It is the continuous dislocation of rising and falling,
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> It is a leap between go and stop,
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> Even if everything is quiet,
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> Rhythm is still rooted in our soul;
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> Even without melody,
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> We also find rhythm in syllables.”
> —Introduction prior to debut
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**D-Lin** is a Mandarin Chinese vocal developed and distributed by Dreamtonics Co., Ltd., and released as an AI voice database for *Synthesizer V Studio* in July 2023.

His voice provider has not been revealed.

## Concept

Like previous Dreamtonics vocals before him, D-Lin was intended to be treated as an official voice database or an indispensable "reference-level" type of singing voice, representing Dreamtonics's brand quality.

D-Lin was designed as one of Dreamtonics's featured rap vocalists, marketed in line with Synthesizer V Studio 1.9.0's new rap support.

### Etymology

No official information was released regarding why the name "D-Lin" was chosen.

D-Lin's name in kana was rendered as "デイー・リン".

### Appearance

Like previous Dreamtonics vocals, rather than having an official human-like avatar, D-Lin is represented by an abstract symbol, the letter "D" and the letter "L", drawn from the first two letters of his name. The letters are orange in color with hints of pale blue and red-orange. The "D" is boxier in shape and the "L" is the same height as the "D". Characterization is left to the song producers themselves rather than the product, so D-Lin is open to any form of visual interpretation, allowing the producer to decide what they would like him to look like.

## Voice Libraries

* D-Lin AI (*Synthesizer V Studio*), July 4, 2023

## Additional Information

### Marketing

Like previous Dreamtonics vocals, D-Lin was treated as an official or standard vocal for the engine, where he could potentially be found in demonstrations of Synthesizer V Studio and its AI capabilities. This also meant that he would be among the first vocals to be equipped with the latest engine updates. Along with Ritchy, D-Lin was one of the focal voices of marketing Synthesizer V Studio 1.9.0, which introduced rap support.  The two were often promoted together as they shared some demonstration videos and were available for purchase individually or as a dual pack (exclusive to the Dreamtonics Taobao shop).

On August 2, 2023, Dreamtonics announced that D-Lin had his own artist association profile on NetEase Music. Creators can use the profile to add to their published songs, providing a more unified retrieval method and a higher exposure rate for the works. Dreamtonics would provide assistance services to creators at no charge and would not obtain any income belonging to the artist when associating their works with the singer profiles. Based on NetEase Music's policies, creators needed to provide relevant proof of purchase to NetEase Music's customer service in order to associate a virtual singer with their works, thus, screenshots of receipts would need to be prepared in advance. NetEase Music's customer service would then confirm the request and forward it to Dreamtonics, who would approve the requests within five business days of receiving them.

### Reputation

D-Lin's character status
**Reaction**

On February 28, 2023, D-Lin made his debut as an unnamed upcoming Mandarin Chinese vocalist who specialized in rap. With future support for this genre, the voice was met with interest from fans as the genre was a needed addition in voice synthesis as a whole. Fans waited in anticipation for further news.
**Achievements**

* One of the first commercial voice libraries overall to be completely dedicated to rap.

## References

1. ↑ https://store.dreamtonics.com/product/d-lin-voice-database/ - Despite confirmations that D-Lin was also trained with English samples, he is not considered to be a multilingual library by Dreamtonics Co., Ltd.
2. ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/767295924844101665
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/LenKiMo/status/1630132094893719552 - Translation by @LenKimo
4. ↑ https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1vo4y1j7oR/
5. ↑ https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv24768774
6. ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/825169475080814596