Sonya

**Sonya** (Соня) is the first Russian voice library ever publicly released in DeepVocal.

## History

Her Alpha version was released 8.11.2021 with the song "Мачо" by Zemfira, her last stable release, Delta, was teased with the song "Зеркало" from cinematic film "Чародеи".

Her Russian voicebank, as well as pronunciation/recording guide + DeepVocal Toolbox project can be downloaded **here**.

Her Japanese voicebank was released 15.12.2021 with the cover of "トゥール" by MARETU. It can be downloaded **here**.

Her Bulgarian add-on was added 06.03.22.

## Russian dictionary

### **Vowels**

Vowels can be prolonged and intertwined between each other without issues.

* а = [a]
* и = [yi]
* у = [u]
* э = [e]
* о = [o]
* ы = [i]
* е = [ye]

"Fake vowels" are in-language consonants which got considered as vowels for some reason. There is a consonant equivalent for each one of the "fake vowels".

"Fake vowels":

* м = [m] ; soft equivalent: мь = [m']
* л = [l] ; soft equivalent: ль = [l']
* н = [n] ; soft equivalent: нь = [n']
* в = [v]
* й = [y]

### **Consonants**

Consonants are participants in CV and V\_C relationship, which cannot be used separately.

* б = [b] ; soft equivalent: бь = [b']
* в = [v] ; soft equivalent: вь = [v']
* г = [g] ; soft equivalent: гь = [g']
* д = [d] ; soft equivalent: дь = [d']
* ж = [zh] ; soft equivalent: "жь" = [zh']
* з = [z] ; soft equivalent: зь = [z']
* й = [y]
* к = [k] ; soft equivalent: кь = [k']
* л = [l] ; soft equivalent: ль = [l']
* м = [m] ; soft equivalent: мь = [m']
* н = [n] ; soft equivalent: нь = [n']
* п = [p] ; soft equivalent: пь = [p']
* р = [r] ; soft equivalent: рь = [r']
* с = [s] ; soft equivalent: сь = [s']
* т = [t] ; soft equivalent: ть = [t']
* ф = [f] ; soft equivalent: фь = [f']
* х = [h] ; soft equivalent: хь = [h']
* ц = [ts]
* ч = [ch']
* ш = [sh] ; soft equivalent: щ = [sh']

*Notes:*

* Each consonant can be used separately with typing it's sign in square brackets *(done through Independent symbol list)*.
	+ *Example:* ch'
* Each consonant can be somewhat prolonged with double typing it's sign in square brackets.
	+ *Example:* ch'ch'
* Each consonant can be used as a part of V\_C relationship with typing "-" then it's sign in square brackets *(done through Tail symbol list)*.
	+ *Example:* a -ch'

### **CC (consonant-consonant pairs)**

*Done through Independent symbol list.*

* зв = [zv] ; пр = [pr] ; сп = [sp] ; др = [dr] ; врь = [vr'] ; зрь = [zr'] ; фсь = [fs']
* тп = [tp] ; св = [sv] ; всь = [vs'] ; свь = [sv'] ; ск = [sk] ; кс = [ks] ; ксь = [ks'] ; ськ = [s'k]
* рт = [rt] ; тр = [tr] ; рть = [rt'] ; трь = [tr'] ; ст = [st] ; сть = [st'] ; тьсь = [t's']
* тк = [tk] ; кть = [kt'] ; тьв = [t'v] ; тв = [tv] ; твь = [tv']
* кв = [kv] ; вк = [vk] ; квь = [kv'] ; кр = [kr] ; рк = [rk] ; крь = [kr'] ; рьк = [r'k]
* гдь = [gd'] ; гд = [gd] ; шт = [sht] ; тш = [tsh] ; шк = [shk] ; дв = [dv] ; вьдь = [v'd'] ; фд = [fd]

*Done through Tail symbol list.*

* сть = [-st']

## Ukrainian dictionary

### **Vowels**

"Fake vowel":

* в = [w]

### **Consonants**

* г = [gh]
* дж = [dj]  ; soft equivalent: дж' = [dj']
* дз = [dz] ; soft equivalent: дз' = [dz']
* ч = [ch]
* щ = [shch]

*Notes:*

* Each consonant can be used separately with typing it's sign in square brackets *(done through Independent symbol list)*.
	+ *Example:* shch
* Each consonant can be prolonged with double typing.
	+ *Example:* shchshch
* Each consonant can be used as a part of V\_C relationship with typing "-" then it's sign in square brackets *(done through Tail symbol list)*.
	+ *Example:* a -shch

## Bulgarian dictionary

### **Consonants**

* щ = [sht] ; soft equivalent: щ' = [sht']

*Notes:*

* Each consonant can be used separately with typing it's sign in square brackets *(done through Independent symbol list)*.
	+ *Example:* sht
* Each consonant can be prolonged with double typing.
	+ *Example:* shtsht
* Each consonant can be used as a part of V\_C relationship with typing "-" then it's sign in square brackets *(done through Tail symbol list)*.
	+ *Example:* a -sht

## Russian VB additions

* [HH] after vowel = endbreath.
	+ *Example:* n HH

*Note*: notations below don't work for "fake vowels".

* ['HH] after vowel = focal fry fade-out ; ['] before vowel = focal fry fade-in
	+ *Example:* 'a 'HH *(vocal fry in-out)*

* [~HH] after vowel = glottal stop ; [~] before vowel = glottal start
	+ *Example:* ~a ~HH *(glottal in-out)*

8 types of in-breaths as [inbr1] to [inbr8]; 3 types of out-breaths as [outbr1] to [outbr3]; 1 [sigh] *(done through Independent symbol list)*.

**Sonya-dict.txt** covers the first hundred of the most frequent words of the Russian language according to this dictionary written in "translit".

## Japanese VB additions

* [R] after vowel = endbreath.
	+ *Example:* n R

* ['R] after vowel = focal fry fade-out ; ['] before vowel = focal fry fade-in
	+ *Example:* 'a 'R *(vocal fry in-out)*

* [~R] after vowel = glottal stop ; [~] before vowel = glottal start
	+ *Example:* ~a ~R *(glottal in-out)*

* [v] consonant is present
* [l] consonant is present

**Sonya\_JP-dict.txt** allows this voicebank to possibly read hiragana input.

## Russian VB Information

 * No VV (vowel-vowel) transitions.
* Most of CC (consonant-consonant) notes are missing.
* Although "w","v" and "y" are considered as vowels, but there are no CV notes (such as "bv" or "ky").

## Japanese VB Information

 * Weird screech in some notes is present.