How to make a VOCALOID growl / Death Metal scream / Black Metalshriek. This is my personal method to get a full sound, withoutfocusing on how realistic it is. I'm 90% sure that this is how Utsu-Pgot his main vocals 'till Algorithm, after that, they got clearer andless processed, but the first few steps still apply. I'll explain howto replicate them with VOCALOID 4 and 5, but the methods for V4 alsowork for V3.
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Also I've included both project files, .vsqx and .vpr, as per the finalrender of my song 'Hypocrite', so you can compare the clean and theoriginal version and see which method you like the most. Plugin bundle vst. The downloadwill be at the end of the post.
I'll start by saying that there are vocal synthesizers that have thissort of feature built-in, and that it is way easier to use theminstead. Namely UTAU Hakaine Maiko and Synthesizer V.
If you still want to turn cute Hatsune Miku into a grueling gutturaldiva, power through, cause it is a little complicated and rewardsdon't come till the end.
The most important step to get a proper end result, is to work withthe best source you can, just like recording a real instrument. Whatwe want to emulate is called fry scream, you can learn about ithere, though it is not neccesary, it helps to understand what we aredealing with:
What I will teach you, is how to get that static or white noise soundthat Mary showcases, then you can distort it into a full screamhowever you like, for example with a virtual guitar amplifier, a dirtycompressor, etc.
This works on VOCALOID 3 and I believe it should work on PiaproStudio, but I haven't tried it yet.
The trick is to use the voiceless phonemes that the engine cangenerate since V3, so any voicebank can use this. To do so, you onlyneed to append _0 to every phoneme. Just right click on any note andselect Note Property, then in the PHONETIC field you can input thechange.
For example: [ D V ], would become [ D_0 V_0 ].
This is extremely time consuming, luckily, there's a job plugin thatdoes this for you: WhisperAll.lua. Sadly the official VOCALOID Storethat hosted most job plugins is dead. Luckily I have most of them andhere's a download link to them:
To use the plugin, simply go into the VOCALOID part you want to modifyand run it.
Now we have a vocal that sounds like this:
Note however, that consonants are not treated the same way as vowelswhen devoiced, they will be much louder than them, especiallyplosives. So you have to edit them now, or they will become superannoying after we distort them. You can level the vocals either in theVOCALOID EDITOR or in your DAW.
Our next step will be to add some of that gargling sound that is socharacteristic of vocal fry, though I will show you how in anothersection, you can skip to it by clicking on the table of contents onthe side.
Now, how to create this whisper with the VOCALOID 5 EDITOR.
This is actually a lot easier to achieve with the new editor, asthey've added a new STYLE tab with everything you need, the mostimportant part is the VOICE COLOR section, for now, you can just copythe settings, it is easy to figure out what each slider does by playingwith it.
Afterwards, we only need to process it, unlike with the V4 EDITOR, we cando some serious weight lifting in here:
Some explanation may be needed here:
DE-ESSER: Think of it as a compressor for 'S's' 'T's' and other highfrequency plosives, it will turn them down automatically so you don'thave to. It is important to adjust the threshold 'till you get adecent amount of GAIN REDUCTION.
GAIN: After our VOICE COLOR adjustment and DE-ESSER we lost a lot ofvolume, as the VOCALOID AUDIO EFFECTS don't have an input knob, wemust dial in the gain in this step.
TREMOLO: Used to get a little of the 'gargling' sound of vocal fry,we'll use another plugin for this once we get to editing in our DAW,so only a mild amount of tremolo is needed now.
EQUALIZER: Pretty much all we have at this point are highs, to avoid areally harsh vocal, we can shape the tone a little now.
DELAY: Just for previewing while working on the song, I tend to removeit once I export, as I prefer my VST delays.
CHORUS: Same as for the DELAY.
Now we should have something that sounds like this:
Notice how much softer and controlled it is when compared to the V4version, not that you can't edit the .wav to get the same results, butall you have to do to get this far is slap the style preset and you'regood to go.
You still with me? This is the fun part, it is also where everyproducer does things differently. I'll show you 2 vocal chains, onefor each method above. We'll be using our DAWs from now on, Ipersonally like to use REAPER, but you can use whatever you like.
There are 2 VST plugins that are essential for you to get a similarfinal file, you can replace all the others with whatever tools youhappen to have.
The developer of this plugin has long since closed his website, I have a backup of all his free downloads. You can get only charsiesis, but I suggest you play with all of them as they are very unique.
This one was developed especially to get this kind of growling effect.
The first thing I will show you is the routing setup, for this I'vedivided the .wav straight out of VOCALOID 4 into 3 tracks where I canprocess each one individually. You could always just triplicate theorginal track, but you save on plugins and thus processing power whenyou do it this way.
The cool thing about send/returns is that you can alter the source andthus every track you are sending to, only by adding plugins to 1track. In this case, I've added a limiter plugin to squash all theconsonant peaks I might have missed when editing.
Then this is how I processed each track:
Growl Miku Hi:
First in the chain is VocaScreamer, this is a wild plugin so try touse mild settings.
Next one is Charsiesis, this is a complex effect, you can think of itas if you split your signal into multiple delay pedals, the voicesknob controls how many you split into. Then imagine that there is adude playing with the knobs of every single one of those delay pedals.
The min delay and delay range control how much they can turn the delaytime knob.
The min rate and rate range control how often they turn the delay timeknob.
The rate update is a technical implementation, the plugin must updateits parameters internally at this rate.
The other parameters don't really interest us as they have to do withfiltering and modulation, though they are cool to play with it if youput the plugin on a synth or other instruments. If you want to learnabout them read the included manual.
For the purposes of this tutorial, these are the settings that workbest:
voices: At 16 or 32
min delay 2ms
delay range 20ms
min rate 240ms/s
rate range 285ms/s
rate update 50 units
feedback 21%
mix 35%
The EQ is self explanatory, it pretty much replicates what I did onthe VOCALOID 5 AUDIO EFFECT section.
This is how Growl Miku High sounds soloed:
Growl Miku Mid:
This one is more straightforward, I've simply added a pitch shifterbefore going into VocaScreamer.
It sounds like this:
Growl Miku Lo:
This is a sub-bass track. Pitch shifter into VocaScreamer intoCharsiesis.
I run slightly different settings in here:
voices: 32
min delay 2ms
delay range 20ms
min rate 0ms/s
rate range 10ms/s
rate update 50 units
lowpass 53%
feedback 0%
mix 100%
pre 7.5db
Then in the parent folder I've shaped the tone some more, you don't have touse these plugins, if you have them cool, if you don't, use any EQ.
Oneknob phatter simply boosts the mids and distorts them a bit.
When you sum it all you get this:
It may not seem like that much of a difference compared to the firsttrack alone, but it does make an important one when you post-processthis, which I will get into in the next part.
Alright we are almost there! If you ignore all the plugins beforeVocaScreamer, you can use this exact vocal chain to enhance what youwound up with using the V4 method.
First we clean up the low end as we have our own source of controlledrumble like I've showed you before, a parallel track with a pitchshifter.
Then some general purpose EQ, once more it doesn't have to be thisEQ, I just like the API for it's simplicity.
Remember that it is always better to clean a track, that is, to reduceproblem frequencies, before boosting.
That leads us into the next step, boosting, this time with acompressor, you generally want a fast attack and a strong ratio totame all the peaks. Think of this one as a softer limiter like the oneI showed you before.
You already now the next pair ;)
The settings this time are:

voices: 16
min delay 2ms

delay range 20ms
min rate 240ms/s
rate range 285ms/s
rate update 50 units
feedback 21%
mix 35%
post 2.5db
Afterwards another compressor! I like to use multiple ones as youdon't have to push them as much, besides we added a lot of noise withthe last 2 plugins.
DensitymkIII is a free plugin, you should definitely go download it asit is absolutely amazing.
Next is a DeEsser, some vocaloids needs this at this point, othersmaybe not, don't just blindly follow along.
Pultec! I'm only using the high shelf, be wary of killing all your topend.
Oof I'm kinda tired at this point. ReaDelay is free too, comes withREAPER. I'll link you to this preset, as it's easier than making 6screenshots.
One last touch before we go.
So all of that for what! Judge for yourself:
The delays sound kinda insane, but in a project with a lot of guitars,it is actually a very reasonable amount of wetness.
Now there's a couple things I haven't showed you here, but they areminor things, like a reverb where I send into and some stereo spreadhappening in parallel, but this post is waaaaaaaaaaaay too longalready and I highly doubt you'll make it this far. If you have doneso, please show me what you made with it. I hope it served you well,because damn I would have payed for something like this when I startedplaying with VOCALOID.
You might be amused by the fact that I don't use the GWL(Growl)parameter, that is because GWL only affects pitched notes. When youuse the voiceless phonemes, all the sounds you produce are essentiallypitchless, so they are not affected by GWL automation. However,where you place the notes on the piano roll does change the sound, ittends to distort it in different ways, don't be afraid of moving thenotes to the very extremes of the MUSICAL EDITOR, as suddenly thegrayed-out areas become very interesting.
Having said that, in this part I will show you a method that does use theregular pitched samples, it exploits both the GWL parameter and thedistortion caused by placing notes beyond 'C5'.
This will only work on V4 voicebanks as you need the newly added GWLsamples and not everyone will behave the same, some go full robotmode when you push them past their spec. Miku V4 is lovely for this trick.
All you need to do is max out GWL and BRE on a really high pitch,you can use DYN and PIT as volume and tone controls. What you getis a wailing screech a la Dani Filth, really wild stuff!
Here's how it sounds:
When you go towards the other end, below 'C1', you get something thatresembles an actual vocal fry, it is very noisy though and I've nevergotten anything useful out of it. I do know that HERNIA CROCO has done so.If you play enough with it, you can figure something out.
Here's a link to one of his covers that showcases this kind of extremevocals:
As promised, here's the .vsq for my song, if you make a cover with it,I would love to listen to it <3.
This one doesn't have much tuning going on, if you can, always KISS(Keep It Simple, Stupid). Kinda ironic after all this typing, welp.
If it complains it can't find the instrumental .wav, you can downloadit for free on my Soundcloud page.
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Simply drag and drop top quality vocals into your music project. VOCALOID5 has over 1000 vocal phrases and over 1000 audio samples.
For Users Who Have Trouble Creating Lyrics and Melody
You can add “singing” to your songs simply by selecting your favorite phrases from the huge list of approximately 1000 phrases that are included. You will never again need to search websites for phrases and a cappella voices.
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Extensive video tutorials
Video tutorials are provided to explain how to install VOCALOID5 and to introduce each of its functions.
There are also video tutorials by overseas creators that introduce the music production techniques they use in VOCALOID.”
With VOCALOID5, in addition to editing lyrics and melody, you can select the new “Style” function and “Attack & Release” function presets to further adjust the emotional quality of your vocals.
Make Your Computer Sing, Simply by Entering Lyrics and Melody
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“Style Function” for easy conversion to your favorite singing/vocal style
A large number of style presets (more than 100) are included to match a wide variety of music genres. Simply choose your favorite, and the singing/vocal style will be adjusted automatically. A wide variety of styles are available, including lead vocals, background vocals, and robotic vocals.
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VOCALOID5 includes 11 audio effects in the standard package. You can use the new Emotion Tool function to adjust vocals while keeping an eye on the waveform. Of course, you can also use the numerical parameters to make adjustments
Attack & Release Effects for more realistic vocal expression
You can easily achieve vocal techniques that are difficult to adjust (such as vibrato) simply by clicking an icon and then copying & pasting. These vocal techniques have been sampled from actual singers, for more realistic vocal expression.
“Emotion Tool” for easy control of vocal strength while keeping an eye on the waveform
You can use simple mouse operations to adjust vocal strength, speed, phoneme length, and other settings while keeping an eye on the displayed waveform.
Extensive control parameters for adjusting vocals
There are three new/improved control parameters (Exciter, Air, Breathiness), for a total of 13 parameters for adjusting vocals to your needs.
4 Voicebanks
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VOCALOID5 has 4 voicebanks.
English (Amy, Chris) and Japanese (Kaori, Ken) are included.
Voicebanks for a wide range of genres.
Use Voice Banks from VOCALOID3 and 4 without Modification
Voice banks from VOCALOID3 and 4 can be used in VOCALOID5 without modification. You can use VOCALOID5 to rediscover your favorite singing voice.
More than 50 Voicebanks
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VOCALOID 4.5 Editor for Cubase included
VOCALOID5 includes the VOCALOID4.5 Editor for Cubase, which integrates VOCALOID functions into the “Cubase” DAW platform from Steinberg.
This allows you to use VOCALOID5 Voice Banks with the familiar GUI and operability of the VOCALOID4 Editor for Cubase.
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