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| Original author(s) | Yamaha Corporation |
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| Developer(s) | Yamaha Corporation Bplats |
| Initial release | June 29, 2007 |
| Final release | 2.0.12
/ November 6, 2010 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | English, Japanese |
| Type | Voice Synthesizer Software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Vocaloid 2 is a singing voice synthesizer and the successor to the Vocaloid voice synthesizer application by Yamaha. Unlike the first engine, Vocaloid 2 based its output on vocal samples, rather than voice analysis. The synthesis engine and the user interface were completely revamped, with Japanese Vocaloids possessing a Japanese interface, as opposed to the previous version, which used English for both versions. It is noteworthy for introducing the popular character Hatsune Miku. It was succeeded by Vocaloid 3.