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		Select this parameter in the control menu, then
		use the appropriate tool(s) to enter and edit the
		control curve as required.
POR	Portamento	Adjusts the position of the portamento (the point
	Timing	at which the pitch changes).
PIT	Pitch Bend	The control range in the PIT control parameter is
		from –8192 to 8191. The central “0” value
		corresponds to no pitch change. With the
		maximum PBS (Pitch Bend Sensitivity) setting
		(below) the overall pitch bend range allows pitch
		variation of ±2 octaves. Use the pencil or line tool
		to enter the control curve, and edit as required.
PBS	Pitch bend	Determines to what degree pitch bend value
	Sensitivity	changes (above) will affect the produced pitch. At
		the maximum setting of “24” (24 semitones) the
		full pitch bend value range will produce pitch
		variation of ±2 octaves. A setting of “12” allows
		full-range pitch bend of ±1 octave, and so on. This
		parameter makes it easy to use the full pitch scale
		to create even delicate pitch variations.

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3-8. VST Effects

VOCALOID3 makes it possible to modify and refine your sound with VST (up to Version 2) effect plug-ins that can be applied to the vocaloid sequence tracks as well as the WAV tracks via the Mixer window (2-6. The Mixer Window). A huge variety of VST plug-in effects are available from a range of sources: reverbs, delays, compressors, equalizers, distortion … just about anything you might need to create the sound you imagine.

VST plug-ins to be used with VOCALOID3 should be placed in the “VSTPlugins” folder that’s inside the VOCALOID3 program folder (Program Files / VOCALOID3 / VSTPlugins). You can actually put the plug-ins anywhere on your computer and locate them via the VST Plug-in Manager that can be accessed by clicking “VST Plugins …” in the Settings menu (2-1. The Menus -> 2-1-9. Settings). The VST Plug-in Manager lets you manage your plug-ins and make sure they’re available for use via the mixer.

Once your plug-ins are properly installed and available you can apply them to individual tracks via the Mixer window, or via the Mixer’s send/return loop (2-6. The Mixer Window).

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3-9. File Compatibility with Other Music Applications

Exporting Wave Files

VOCALOID3 sequence can be exported in a standard WAV audio file format. Doing so will allow you to import and playback the WAV file in other music programs. First, go to VOCALOID3’s “File” menu, then select “Export” and “WAVE”. The “WAVE file Export” dialogue will appear. Next, you designate the file save location (where to export the file) and file name, and clicking [Save] exports the file.

WAV file sampling frequency can be specified during export.

In the event of multiple tracks, choose “Individual tracks” and export them.

This allows you to export all musical tracks as separate files, making it convenient when importing into other DAWs.

Additional VST effects for exported WAV files are catalogued below.

Effect	Track Insert	Send Effect	Master Insert
	Effect	( [2] below)	Effect ( [3] below)
Export Type	([1] below)
Master Track	ON	ON	ON
Current Track of	ON	OFF	OFF
Musical Editor
Selected Track in	ON	OFF (*1)	OFF (*1)
Track Editor
Each Vocaloid	ON	OFF	OFF
Sequence Track into
a Separate File

(*1) In versions up to V3.0.3 this was ON, but from V3.0.4 it is now off.

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[1]	[3]
	[2]

Importing Wave Files

Wave files can be imported into the WAV (MONO) and WAV (STEREO) tracks in the VOCALOID3 Track Editor window to serve as sound effects and/or backing tracks as required. Only mono WAV files can be imported into the WAV (MONO) track, and only stereo WAV files can be imported into the WAV (STEREO) track. The WAV file import procedure is described in “2-1. The Menus -> 2-1-1. File”.

Importing MIDI (SMF) Files

You can import standard SMF (Standard MIDI File) files you have created in another sequencer application and use the notes as the basis for VOCALOID3 sequences. Imported parameters include MIDI note on, note off, velocity, and pitch bend data. Since VOCALOID3 sequences can have up to 16 tracks, multitrack SMF files containing up to 16 tracks can be imported in one operation.

SMF files are imported via the standard File menu “Import …” dialog. When you open an SMF file, however, the SMF Options window will appear allowing you to choose which tracks you want to import. Simply check or uncheck the tracks as required, then click [OK] to import the file.

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4. Appendix

4-1. Phonetic Symbol Charts

VOCALOID3 Phonetic Symbol Table (English)

Symbol	Sample	Comments
@	the sun	(schwa)
V	strut
e	them
I	kit
i:	beef
{	trap
O:	taught
Q	lot
U	put
u:	boot
@r	maker
eI	pay
aI	buy
OI	boy
@U	oat
aU	loud
I@	beer
e@	bear
U@	poor
O@	pour
Q@	star
w	way
j	yellow
b	cab
d	bad
g	bag
bh	big	beginning of syllable, with aspiration
dh	dog	beginning of syllable, with aspiration
gh	god	beginning of syllable, with aspiration
dZ	jeans
v	vote
D	their
z	resort
Z	Asia
m	mind
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n	night
N	long
r	red
l	feel
l0	list	beginning of syllable
p	dip
t	sit
k	rock
ph	peace	beginning of syllable, with aspiration
th	top	beginning of syllable, with aspiration
kh	kiss	beginning of syllable, with aspiration
tS	touch
f	feel
T	think
s	sea
S	share
h	hat

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VOCALOID3 Phonetic Symbol Table (Japanese)

	Sample (in roman
Symbol	letters)	Description
a	ai
i	ima
M	uta
e	egao
o	omoi
k	kokoro
k'	kibou	followed by /i/
g	genki
g'	giri	followed by /i/
N	ongaku	nasalized /g/
N'	kagi	followed by /i/, nasalized /g/
s	sadame
S	shiawase
z	kizu
Z	iji
dz	zuboshi	beginning of word
dZ	jibun	beginning of word
t	taido
t'	baraeti	followed by /i/
ts	tsuki
tS	inochi
d	daichi
d'	merodi	followed by /i/
n	namida
J	nioi	followed by /i/
h	hana
h\	mahou	inside a word
C	hinagiku	followed by /i/
p\	hushigi
p\'	fianse
b	boku
b'	bijin	followed by /i/
p	posuto
p'	piano	followed by /i/
m	manako
m'	mirai	followed by /i/
j	yume
4	sora
4'	rikutsu	followed by /i/
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w watashi

N\ jikan

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VOCALOID3 Phonetic Symbol Table (Korean)

				Sound
	Symbol	Main Sign	Complementary Sign	Classification	Remarks
		[a]
		[ja]
		[7]
		[j7]
		[o]
		[jo]
		[u]
		[ju]
		[M]
		[i]
	,	[e]			[ ] [ ] ,
					[ ]
	,	[je]			[ ] [ ] ,
					[ ]
		[oa]
		[u7]
	, ,	[ue]			[ ],[ ],[ ] ,
					[ ]
		[ui]
		[Mi]
		[g]	[gp]		[gp]
		[n]	[np]		[np]
		[d]	[dp]		[dp]
		[r]	[l],[rp]		[rp] , [l] [rp]
					[r] ( [l]
					)
		[m]	[mp]		[mp]
		[b]	[bp]		[bp]
		[s]	[sh]		[sh] [s]
					[ja],[j7],[jo],[ju],[i],[je],[ui]
		[N]	[Np]		[Np]
		[c]
		[ch]
		[k]
		[t]
		[p]
		[h]
		[g']
		[d']
		[b']

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