
On January 27, 2014, a downloadable demo referred to as "IAα Type C" was released in which 1st PLACE Co., Ltd. This project was revealed to be a new vocal in Japanese with a change of tone. Īt the end of 2013, news began to emerge of a new IA related project that was set to be released some time in spring 2014. Unlike the original voicebank, Lia found the IA ROCKS vocal to be difficult because her vocal normally lacked power. The vocal was made with an entirely new concept in mind and was made from entirely new recordings. It was built based on the most common complaints users had about the original vocal in an attempt to correct the issues. *1 The official recipient of the grand prize was "Taki Takota", which is an alt account belonging to "philo".According to the VOCALOID STORE, IA ROCKS began development soon after the original vocal was released and was in development for 2 and a half years.The voicebank also supports new VOCALOID6 features, such as VOCALO CHANGER, which uses the creator's vocal data to replicate their own singing style as-is, and Multilingual, which makes it possible to sing lyrics in a mixture of fluent Japanese, English, and Chinese with a single voicebank.


The voicebank authentically reproduces philo's powerful vocals, which are known for their high tone and dynamic vocal quality that makes them suitable for a wide range of musical genres, from rock to pop. The newly released "Fuiro" voicebank for VOCALOID6 allows users to enjoy creating vocals from artist "philo *1", who was chosen as the grand prize winner of Yamaha's "Become a VOCALOID voicebank! " vocals audition held in February 2022 via the "nana" music collaboration app, which is operated by nana music, Inc.

VOCALOID songs created using VOCALOID technology have sparked a new generation of music, boasting countless fans and listeners around the world. Released in October 2022, VOCALOID6 features the VOCALOID:AI synthesis engine, which uses artificial intelligence to synthesize more natural, richly expressive singing voices. Synthesizing different vocals is as simple as switching between voicebanks, which are generated from actual human voices. Developed by Yamaha in 2003, VOCALOID singing voice synthesis technology and software creates vocals for songs using lyrics and melodies as input.
