phundrak.com/content/en/keine-tashi.org

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* BSUP01 Keine Tashi
** Introduction
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.

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lang="en" dir="ltr">I’d like to also announce that from now on I am
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** Character and vocal libraries
Here’s a copy and paste of some old pages describing KEINE Tashi:

*** Presentation
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<ResponsiveImage
src="https://cdn.phundrak.com/img/UTAU/KEINE_Tashi_1024.webp"
:width="1024"
preview="https://cdn.phundrak.com/img/UTAU/KEINE_Tashi_512.webp"
:previewWidth="512">
Illustration de KEINE Tashi par Umi
</ResponsiveImage>

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- 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 reads as “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 :: 154 lb / 70 kg
- Heigh :: 6′0″ / 182 cm (very tall for a Tibetan)
- Hair color :: black
- Eyes color :: brown~black
- 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  :: to meditate, calligraphy, old books, manuscripts (is that
  a self-insert?)
- Dislikes :: selfishness, lies, arrogance
- Personality :: Tashi is somebody very calm, sweet. He really enjoys
  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 keeps
  quiet, it's really hard to make him angry.

  But when he is, his anger becomes wrath. Anyone who experienced it
  can attest how complex and difficult it is to calm him down.
  Strangely enough, shortly after being confronted by Tashi, the
  victims of this wrath see their quality of life greatly improve.
  Maybe these people needed to hear some truths they refused to face
  before?

*** Vocal libraries
**** JPN VCV
- Download link :: ⁣

  | Extension | Size     | Link |
  |-----------+----------+------|
  | 7z        | 25.7 MiB | [[https://cdn.phundrak.com/files/KeineTashi/BSUP01_KEINE_Tashi_JPN_VCV.7z][DL]]   |
  | tar.xz    | 32.5 MiB | [[https://cdn.phundrak.com/files/KeineTashi/BSUP01_KEINE_Tashi_JPN_VCV.tar.xz][DL]]   |
  | zip       | 38.0 MiB | [[https://cdn.phundrak.com/files/KeineTashi/BSUP01_KEINE_Tashi_JPN_VCV.zip][DL]]   |

- File size :: 60.7 MB
- Total uncompressed size :: 94.4 MB
- 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
- Download link :: ⁣

  | Extension | Size   | Link |
  |-----------+--------+------|
  | 7z        | 1.1Gio | [[https://cdn.phundrak.com/files/KeineTashi/BSUP01_KEINE_Tashi_JPN_Extend_Power.7z][DL]]   |
  | tar.xz    | 1.1Gio | [[https://cdn.phundrak.com/files/KeineTashi/BSUP01_KEINE_Tashi_JPN_Extend_Power.tar.xz][DL]]   |
  | zip       | 1.2Gio | [[https://cdn.phundrak.com/files/KeineTashi/BSUP01_KEINE_Tashi_JPN_Extend_Power.zip][DL]]   |

- File size :: 114 MB
- Total uncompressed size :: 155 MB
- 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

- Download link :: ⁣

  | Extension | Size     | Link |
  |-----------+----------+------|
  | 7z        | 237.7Mio | [[https://cdn.phundrak.com/files/KeineTashi/BSUP01_KEINE_Tashi_JPN_Extend_Youth.7z][DL]]   |
  | tar.xz    | 243.5Mio | [[https://cdn.phundrak.com/files/KeineTashi/BSUP01_KEINE_Tashi_JPN_Extend_Youth.tar.xz][DL]]   |
  | zip       | 268.7Mio | [[https://cdn.phundrak.com/files/KeineTashi/BSUP01_KEINE_Tashi_JPN_Extend_Youth.zip][DL]]   |

- File size :: 36.9 MB
- Total uncompressed size :: 42.0 MB
- 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
- Status :: abandonned

**** TIB CVVC
- Status :: abandonned

**** ENG
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<ResponsiveImage
src="https://cdn.phundrak.com/img/UTAU/KEINE_Tashi_EN_673.webp"
:width="673"
preview="https://cdn.phundrak.com/img/UTAU/KEINE_Tashi_EN_246.webp"
:previewWidth="300">
Illustration de KEINE Tashi EN
</ResponsiveImage>
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- Status :: abandonned

** Usage clause and license
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, except for folk music, and Buddhist and Bön songs. However,
due to the current controversy, any song linked to His Holiness the
Gyalwa Karmapa is strictly forbidden until said controversy has been
officially resolved. This is also applicable to His Holiness the Dalai
Lama, the Venerable Shamar Rinpoche, and Tai Situ Rinpoche. If you
have any question or if you are unsure, please email me.

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