Vocaloid Keyboard

{{Short description|Physical MIDI keyboard with built-in Vocaloid synthesizer}}

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| synth_name = Vocaloid Keyboard{{cite web|author1=Yamaha Corporation|title=VKB-100 - 仕様|url=https://jp.yamaha.com/products/music_production/synthesizers/vkb-100/specs.html|website=jp.yamaha.com|access-date=2 January 2018|language=ja-JP|author1-link=Yamaha Corporation}}

| synth_manufacturer = Yamaha Corporation

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| dates = prototype 2012 - 2015, commercial product 2017 -

| price = ¥32,400~39,800 (Japanese Yen)

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| polyphony = Vocaloid: monophonic, Instruments: 48

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| keyboard = 37 keys

| left_control = Pitch Bend Wheel, Expression Wheel, Transpose Button, Phrase Button, Memory Button, Skill Button, Octave Button, Loop Button

| ext_control = mobile app

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Vocaloid Keyboard is a physical MIDI keyboard with a built-in Vocaloid synthesizer. The commercial product as a keytar was released in December 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vocaloid.com/vocaloidkeyboard/|title=VOCALOID Keyboard|last=Yamaha Corporation|website=www.vocaloid.com|language=ja-JP|access-date=2019-03-18}}

About

The Vocaloid Keyboard was designed using the VY1 vocal. It is part of the eVocaloid range, a LSI sound generator called the "NSX-1" source chip which can generate 30 sounds of midi. For VY1, it uses the NSX-1 chip "eVY1".

The first prototype was showcased at INTERACTION by Information Processing Society of Japan, March 2012.{{Cite web |author= Shota Kagami, Keizo Hamano, Kazuki Kashiwase and Kazuhiko Yamamoto |date=2012-03-17|url= http://www.interaction-ipsj.org/archives/paper2012/data/Interaction2012/interactive/data/pdf/3EXB-14.pdf |title=Development of Realtime Japanese Vocal Keyboard |publisher=Information Processing Society of Japan |access-date=2019-03-18}}

The commercial prototypes as 37 key keytars with three colours; black, white and pink were officially showcased at several events in Japan, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1504/25/news041.html|title=ニコニコ超会議2015：ボカロが気軽に使える「VOCALOID KEYBOARD」を見てきた！|language=Japanese|work=ねとらぼ|access-date=27 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://vocaloid.link/archives/2112|title=ヤマハがニコニコ超会議2015に「VOCALOID KEYBOARD」を展示！|language=Japanese|work=VOCALOID Link|access-date=27 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1504/27/news076.html|title=今度は簡単に弾けるショルキー型「VOCALOID KEYBOARD」2015年モデル、その仕組みを詳しく聞いてきた (1/2)|language=Japanese|work=ITmedia ニュース|access-date=27 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://net.vocaloid.com/articles/2yamahas1passion2015|title=【終了】VOCALOID™ KEYBOARDを目撃しよう！～ヤマハ、ヤマハ発動機合同デザインイベント開催|language=Japanese|author=ヤマハ株式会社|access-date=2019-03-18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000117462|title=球体型のドラムやボーカロイドキーボードが登場、ヤマハのデザインイベント・レポ|language=Japanese|work=BARKS|date=8 July 2015 |access-date=2019-03-18}}{{cite web|url=http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/series/dal/20151214_735140.html|title=【藤本健のDigital Audio Laboratory】第660回:Bluetoothやボカロと連携する"未来のMIDI"。「Think MIDI」で見た最新動向 - AV Watch|language=Japanese|author=株式会社インプレス|work=AV Watch|date=14 December 2015|access-date=2019-03-18}}

The keytars were able to be played at three Joysound's Karaoke in Japan in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://net.vocaloid.com/articles/joysound|title=【好評につき期間延長&対象店舗追加】JOYSOUNDでVOCALOID™ KEYBOARDと歌おう！|language=Japanese|author=ヤマハ株式会社|access-date=2019-03-18}}

In 2015, green Megpoid version was also showcased at Think MIDI{{cite web|url=http://www.ssw.co.jp/thinkmidi2015/|title=Think MIDI 2015｜INTERNET|language=Japanese|access-date=2019-03-18}} and purple Yuzuki Yukari version was featured in niconico live broadcasting by VOCALOMAKETS.{{cite web|url=http://www.vocalomakets.com/blog/archives/786|title=結月ゆかり誕生祭2015生放送告知内容まとめ - VOCALOMAKETS blog|date=21 December 2015|access-date=2019-03-18}}

The first commercial model VKB-100 was released in December 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.yamaha.com/ja/news_release/2017/17083101/pdf/1708310101.pdf|title=ヤマハボーカロイドキーボード『VKB-100』− 「初音ミク」をはじめ最大 5 種類の歌声に対応。12 月発売予定 −|trans-title=Yamaha Vocaloid Keyboard "VKB-100" - Supports up to 5 types of singing voices, including "Hatsune Miku". Scheduled to be released in December −|format=news release|language=Japanese|publisher=YAMAHA|access-date=2019-03-18}} VKB-100 won Good Design Award 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.g-mark.org/award/search?from=&prizeId=&keyword=awardNo%3A18G020179+OR+18G020177+OR+18G020176+OR+18G020174|title=Good Design Award 2018|language=Japanese|access-date=2019-03-18}} It was also selected as

GOOD DESIGN BEST 100.{{cite web|url=https://www.g-mark.org/activity/2018/best100.html?locale=en|title=GOOD DESIGN BEST 100|access-date=2019-03-18}}

References

Category:Vocaloid

Category:Keytars