diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/config.mts b/docs/.vitepress/config.mts index a71bff5..cad1669 100644 --- a/docs/.vitepress/config.mts +++ b/docs/.vitepress/config.mts @@ -8,25 +8,56 @@ export default defineConfig({ description: 'Chanteuse Virtuelle Francophone', head: appHead, cleanUrls: true, - themeConfig: { - editLink: { - pattern: 'https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/alys.phundrak.com/src/branch/main/docs/:path', - }, - nav: [ - { text: 'Home', link: '/' }, - { text: 'À Propos', link: '/about' }, - ], - sidebar: [ - { - text: 'Pages principales', - items: [ - { text: 'Téléchargements', link: '/download' }, - { text: 'FAQ', link: '/faq' }, - { text: 'Communauté', link: '/community' }, - { text: 'À propos', link: '/about' }, + locales: { + root: { + label: 'Français', + lang: 'fr', + themeConfig: { + editLink: { + pattern: 'https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/alys.phundrak.com/src/branch/main/docs/:path', + }, + nav: [ + { text: 'Accueil', link: '/' }, + { text: 'À Propos', link: '/about' }, ], + sidebar: [ + { + text: 'Pages principales', + items: [ + { text: 'Téléchargements', link: '/download' }, + { text: 'FAQ', link: '/faq' }, + { text: 'Communauté', link: '/community' }, + { text: 'À propos', link: '/about' }, + ], + }, + ], + socialLinks: socialLinks, }, - ], - socialLinks: socialLinks, + }, + en: { + label: 'English', + lang: 'en', + themeConfig: { + editLink: { + pattern: 'https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/alys.phundrak.com/src/branch/main/docs/:path', + }, + nav: [ + { text: 'Home', link: '/en/' }, + { text: 'About', link: '/en/about' }, + ], + sidebar: [ + { + text: 'Main Pages', + items: [ + { text: 'Download', link: '/en/download' }, + { text: 'FAQ', link: '/en/faq' }, + { text: 'Community', link: '/en/community' }, + { text: 'About', link: '/en/about' }, + ], + }, + ], + socialLinks: socialLinks, + }, + }, }, }); diff --git a/docs/en/ALYS-1.0.md b/docs/en/ALYS-1.0.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e0c7ba6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/en/ALYS-1.0.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +--- +layout: home +--- + +ALYS Restrictive Licence 1.0 + +Copyright © 2014-2024 Lucien Cartier-Tilet + +Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this sound library, comprised of audio files (the “Vocal Library”), to use it within the boundary of vocal synthesis in the software UTAU, OpenUTAU, and Plogue Alter/Ego only. Permission is also herby granted to copy and/or modify the Vocal Library under the same licence and with the following conditions: + +The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Vocal Library. + +However, it is explicitly forbidden to publish, redistribute, merge, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Vocal Library. + +THE VOCAL LIBRARY IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE VOCAL LIBRARY OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE VOCAL LIBRARY. + +THIS ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE ONLY COVERS THE FILES THEMSELVES AND NOT THE VOICE THEY CONTAIN, WHICH REMAINS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF ITS OWNER. diff --git a/docs/en/about.md b/docs/en/about.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b979c20 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/en/about.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +outline: deep +editLink: true +prev: false +next: false +--- + +# About this website + +This website is maintained by [Lucien +Cartier-Tilet](https://phundrak.com) (hereafter the *webmaster*), the original developer of ALYS, former CTO, and co-founder of VoxWave. + +This website is self-hosted by the webmaster on his own server in France. This website is protected by Cloudflare. + +## License + +This site is licensed under the open-source licence [`AGPL-3.0`](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.fr.html), its source code is available on [this page](https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/alys.phundrak.com). + +The Discord and Gitea icons used in the site header belong to Discord Inc. and CommitGo, Inc. respectively. + +## Privacy + +### Cookies and data stored on the visitor’s computer +This site does not use cookies and does not store any information that could identify its visitors. The only data it stores on visitors' browsers is their colour theme preferences. + +### Traffic analysis +Ce site utilise également [Umami](https://umami.is) afin de réaliser des analyses de trafic. Ce service ne stocke aucune données sur l’ordinateur de l’utilisateur et ne collecte aucune données pouvant l’identifier. Si vous souhaitez tout de même bloquer ce service, vous pouvez rajouter le domaine `umami.phundrak.com` à la liste des domaines bloqués par votre bloqueur de pubs — je recommande personnellement uBlock Origin qui est d’expérience bien plus efficace que n’importe quel autre bloqueur de pubs. + +This website uses [Umami](https://umami.is) to carry out traffic analyses. This service does not store any data on the user's computer and does not collect any data that could identify them. If you still wish to block this service, you can add the domain `umami.phundrak.com` to the list of domains blocked by your ad blocker - I personally recommend [uBlock Origin](https://ublockorigin.com/), which in my experience is much more effective than any other ad blocker. + +### Advertising +Displaying advertising on this website is out of the question. If you +see any here, your computer or browser is probably infected with a +virus. diff --git a/docs/en/community.md b/docs/en/community.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..99d55de --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/en/community.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +--- +editLink: true +prev: false +next: false +--- + +# Community + +## Discord +The ALYS community is now on Discord! You can join via [this link](https://discord.gg/mChDJQW). diff --git a/docs/en/download.md b/docs/en/download.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..740d870 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/en/download.md @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ +--- +outline: deep +editLink: true +prev: false +next: false +--- + +# Download + +ALYS is currently available on three platforms: +- [Alter/Ego](#alter-ego), its former commercial platform +- [UTAU](#utau), its original platform for its initial prototype +- [OpenUTAU](#diffsinger-for-openutau), providing access to its prototype and its DiffSinger version + +Each of these three platforms has its own download link, which you can find below. + +## Alter/Ego +[Alter/Ego](https://www.plogue.com/products/alter-ego.html) is a +singing vocal synthesis program developed by [Plogue Art and +Technology, Inc.](https://www.plogue.com/). It is available free of +charge from their site and is compatible with various vocal libraries. +ALYS was the platform's first commercial voice bank and its first +French-language voice bank. + +This version of ALYS has the nickname *ALYS4AE* to distinguish its +Alter/Ego voice banks from the others. + +::: tip Information +Alter/Ego is a virtual instrument created for use in music software +(DAW, or *D*igital *A*udio *W*orkstation) such as Cubase, FL Studio or +Reaper. ALYS4AE is a plug-in for Alter/Ego and cannot be installed +without first installing Alter/Ego. +::: + +The ALYS4AE source files can be found below: +- [ALYS-DB-003-FRA](https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS-DB-003-FRA) +- [ALYS-DB-002-JPN](https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS-DB-002-JPN) + +### Installation +To use ALYS4AE, you must first [download and install +Alter/Ego](https://www.plogue.com/products/alter-ego.html). + +You will then need to download one of the two ALYS installers +depending on your operating system. + +- [ALYS4AE Windows](https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS/media/branch/main/installers/VoxWave_ALYS_for_AlterEgo_v1.101.exe) (282 Mio) +- [ALYS4AE macOS](https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS/media/branch/main/installers/VoxWave_ALYS_for_AlterEgo_v1.101.pkg) (284 Mio) + +::: danger ATTENTION +Due to their different processor architecture, ALYS4AE is not natively +compatible with the Apple M1, M2 and M3 or any future iteration of +their ARM processor architecture. +::: + +### Activation +To activate ALYS4AE, you will need to download [this +image](https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS/raw/branch/main/img/VoxWave.png) +which is the ALYS4AE activation key. Once this image has been +downloaded, you can drag and drop it onto the Alter/Ego interface from +any music software. + +::: danger ATTENTION +**THIS IMAGE MUST NOT BE MODIFIED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.** Any +modification renders this image useless and would destroy the data +allowing the activation of ALYS. +::: + +## UTAU +The original ALYS prototype was developed for UTAU. The set of vocal libraries developed for this platform is called *ALYS4UTAU*. + +[UTAU](http://utau2008.xrea.jp/) is shareware developed by Ameya/Ayame, originally released in March 2008 and last updated on September 5th, 2013. This platform allows anyone to create their own vocal library and run them through various singing synthesis engines. + +*ALYS4UTAU* can be downloaded via the source page for each vocal +library, of which there is a total of three: +- **ALYS-DB-001-JPN**: The Japanese vocal library of *ALYS4UTAU*, used + publicly. + + [download](https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS-DB-001-JPN/releases) + +- **ALYS-DB-001-FRA**: The first French vocal library for ALYS4UTAU. + It was never used publicly due to the poor quality of its + recordings. + + [download](https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS-DB-001-FRA/releases) + +- **ALYS-DB-002-FRA** : The second French vocal library for + *ALYS4UTAU*, used publicly. + + [download](https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS-DB-002-FRA/releases) + +They can be downloaded via the *Releases* tab on the source page of +each voice bank. You can download either the zip archive or the tar.gz +archive. If you are on Windows, I highly recommend you to use +[7-Zip](https://7-zip.org/) to extract them (or any other compressed +format, like `.7z`, `.rar`, or `.xz`). + +## DiffSinger +[ALYS for DiffSinger](https://www.alys.utaufrance.com/) is developed +and distributed by [UtauFrance](https://utaufrance.com/). DiffSinger +can be used with OpenUTAU. ALYS’ DiffSinger vocal library can sing in +French, Japanese, and English. diff --git a/docs/en/faq.md b/docs/en/faq.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..26c0321 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/en/faq.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +outline: deep +editLink: true +prev: false +next: false +--- + +# FAQ + +## Under which licence is ALYS? +ALYS is subject to multiple licences depending on its components. + +ALYS’ configuration files are under free licence +[`GPL-3.0`](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.fr.html). + +Documentation files are under free licence +[`FDL-1.3`](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.fr.html). + +The audio files are under a licence specific to ALYS, the restrictive +licence [`ALYS-1.0`](/en/ALYS-1.0.md). This licence can be summarised +as follows: +- Any person is free to access ALYS audio files without restriction; +- Any person has the right to use the ALYS audio files for vocal + synthesis within the framework in which this vocal synthesis occurs + via the Alter/Ego, UTAU, or OpenUTAU software; +- Any person is free to modify ALYS audio files within the framework + described above; +- Anyone is free to redistribute the audio files, provided they remain + under the same licence; +- It is strictly forbidden to change the licence of the audio files or + to sell them. + +The other components of ALYS (trademark, design, voice) are not +covered by the above licences but by other licences held by their +rightful owners. + +## Can I redistribute ALYS? +Absolutely, as long as the files redistributed comply with their +respective licences. + +Regarding its physical appearance and branding, as long as no +commercial use is made of it, there shouldn't be any problem either, +but it is strongly recommended that you contact the copyright holders +in case of doubt. + +Redistribution of audio files for any use other than their intended +use as described by the ALYS-1.0 licence can only take place with +Poucet's express permission. + +## Is ALYS maintained? +From a vocal library point of view, Lucien (the original ALYS +developer) no longer updates either ALYS4AE or ALYS4UTAU. Updates may +be proposed on the source file repositories to improve the vocal +libraries, but they will only be accepted at Lucien's discretion. + +ALYS for DiffSinger is outside Lucien's domain. The team behind +DiffSinger, [UFR](https://utaufrance.com/), should be contacted +instead. + +## Are there any plans for LEORA? +There are no plans for the moment. This depends, among other things, +on the will of the rights holders. Please avoid any unsolicited +communication with former VoxWave members regarding LEORA. diff --git a/docs/en/index.md b/docs/en/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..271a5a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/en/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +# https://vitepress.dev/reference/default-theme-home-page +layout: home + +hero: + name: "ALYS" + text: "Virtual French Singer" + tagline: ALYS’ original voice’s website + image: + src: /img/ALYS4AE_only.webp + alt: Artwork of ALYS for Alter/Ego + actions: + - theme: brand + text: Download + link: /en/download + - theme: alt + text: FAQ + link: /en/faq + - theme: alt + text: Community + link: /en/community + +features: + - title: Multilingual voice + details: ALYS can sing in French and Japanese thanks to its dedicated vocal libraries + - title: Crowd-sourced + details: ALYS’ source files are accessible to everyone and can be modified and improved by the community + - title: Free + details: ALYS is now available without having to spend a penny + - title: Multi-platform + details: ALYS is available on Alter/Ego and UTAU, both compatible with Windows and macOS, but also OpenUTAU which is additionally available on Linux +---