#+TITLE: On my UTAU, KEINE Tashi #+HTML_HEAD: #+HTML_HEAD: #+HTML_HEAD: #+INCLUDE: headers #+options: auto-id:t #+startup: content * Introduction :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: Introduction-88220912 :END: KEINE Tashi is a character and set of vocal libraries developed for the shareware [[http://utau2008.web.fc2.com/][UTAU]], a singing voice synthesizer. I developed KEINE Tashi over the course of several years, from 2012 to 2015. Three vocal libraries have been released to the public, the most used one being his JPN Power Extend one. On March 10th, 2017, I announced I would cease any kind of activity related to UTAU. #+begin_export html

I'd like to also announce that from now on I am dropping my previous UTAU projects other than covers and won't develop any new UTAU library

— P’undrak ཕུན་གྲགས། (@Phundrak) March 10, 2017
#+end_export * Character and vocal libraries :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: Character_and_vocal_libraries-8e8e5ebf :END: Here’s a copy and paste of some old pages describing KEINE Tashi: ** Presentation :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: Character_and_vocal_libraries-Presentation-90918615 :END: [[https://cdn.phundrak.com/img/UTAU/KEINE_Tashi_original.png]] - Codename :: BSUP01 恵音བཀྲ་ཤིས་ KEINE Tashi - First name :: Tashi (བཀྲ་ཤིས་), Tibetan name meaning “auspicious” - Last name :: Keine (恵音), Japanese name meaning “Blessing sound”. It is read “keine”, although its regular reading should be “megumine”. - Model :: BSUP (Bödkay Shetang UTAU Project) - Number :: 01 - Gender :: male - Birthday (lore) :: June 28th, 1991 - Birthday (first release) :: October 14th, 2012 - Weight :: 154lb / 70kg - Heigh :: 6′0″ / 182cm (very tall for a Tibetan) - Hair color :: black - Eyes color :: brown~black - Headphones :: none - Appearance :: Tashi wears a modernized Tibetan suit from the Amdo Region (Chinese: 安多 Ānduō), colored in blue. He also wears some turquoise jeweleries. - Favorite food :: meat momo (Tibetan raviolies) - Character item :: a Tibetan manuscript - Voice and creator :: [[https://phundrak.com][Phundrak]] (me) - Likes :: meditate, calligraphy, old books, manuscripts (is that a self-insert?) - Dislikes :: selfishness, lies, arrogance - Homepage :: here - Personality :: Tashi is somebody very calm, sweet... He really enjoy old books and manuscripts, and he LOVES meditate! He's never hungry, so, he can stay meditating for 2~3 days meditating, just like that, until he realizes that he should eat something. And he always keep quiet, it's really hard to make him angry. But, when he is, be careful! He can use very rude words against the person who made him angry, and it's very hard to calm him. But, for an unexplained reason, his "victim"'s life become a lot better after that. Some people think it's because he knew he had to use rude words to help his "victims" in their life. ** Vocal libraries :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: Character_and_vocal_libraries-Vocal_libraries-497b4e3c :END: *** JPN VCV :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: Character_and_vocal_libraries-Vocal_libraries-JPN_VCV-871ea8f8 :END: - Download link :: [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2gIxlZGDdX_eUs1UUJfbmZfbHc/view]] - File size :: 60.7MB - Total uncompressed size :: 94.4MB - Number of voice phonemes :: 1264 (253 audio files) - Average frequency :: G#2 - Vocal range :: C2~D3 - FRQ file presence :: partial - Release date :: October, 14th 2012 - Phoneme encoding :: Romaji with hiragana and CV romaji aliases - Supported languages :: Japanese - oto.ini :: Tuned myself - Recommended engines :: TIPS, VS4U *** JPN Extend Power :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: Character_and_vocal_libraries-Vocal_libraries-JPN_Extend_Power-b5b4c561 :END: - Download link :: [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2gIxlZGDdX_SnZqUTJVT0wxa2s/view?usp=drivesdk]] - File size :: 114MB - Total uncompressed size :: 155MB - Number of voice phonemes :: 3020 (546 audio files) - Average frequency :: C3 - Vocal range :: B1~D4 - FRQ file presence :: partial - Release date :: June 28th, 2013 - Phoneme encoding :: Romaji (hiragana aliases) - Supported languages :: Japanese - oto.ini :: Tuned myself - Recommended engines :: VS4U, world4utau *** JPN Extend Youth :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: Character_and_vocal_libraries-Vocal_libraries-JPN_Extend_Youth-6785c5c8 :END: - Download link :: [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2gIxlZGDdX_STRzRTlwNmRVN0E/view?usp=drivesdk]] - File size :: 36.9MB - Total uncompressed size :: 42.0MB - Number of voice phonemes :: 1954 (182 audio files) - Average frequency :: C4 - Vocal range :: F#3~A#4 - FRQ file presence :: partial - Release date :: June 28th, 2013 - Phoneme encoding :: Romaji (hiragana aliases, romaji added with the oto.ini update) - Supported languages :: Japanese - oto.ini :: Tuned myself - Recommended engines :: fresamp, VS4U, world4utau *** JPN Extend Native :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: Character_and_vocal_libraries-Vocal_libraries-JPN_Extend_Native-935d64fa :END: - Status :: abandonned *** TIB CVVC :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: Character_and_vocal_libraries-Vocal_libraries-TIB_CVVC-5f355fb5 :END: - Status :: abandonned *** ENG :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: Character_and_vocal_libraries-Vocal_libraries-ENG-f14b88e2 :END: [[https://cdn.phundrak.com/img/UTAU/KEINE_Tashi_EN.png]] - Status :: abandonned * Usage clause and license :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: Usage_clause_and_license-0abcacaa :END: KEINE Tashi is released under the [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/][CC BY-SA-NC 4.0 license]], meaning you are free to: - use :: make use of the vocal libraries in UTAU or any other singing vocal synthesizer software. - adapt :: remix, transform, and build upon the material - share :: copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format my work, on the condition of: - Attribution :: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. - NonCommercial :: You may not use the material for commercial purposes. - ShareAlike :: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. Although I cannot add anything to this legal notice, I would also like if you followed the following rules of thumb regarding this character: any religious use of this character and its vocal libraries is forbidden, with the exception of folk music, and Buddhist and Bön songs. However, due to the current controversy, any song of long life to the Karmapa is strictly forbidden until said controversy has been officially resolved. This is also applicable to Shamar Rinpoche and to Tai Situ Rinpoche. If you have any question or if you are unsure, please shoot me an email.