Let's Create a Song in Synthesizer V Studio Basic! (A Walkthrough Tutorial)
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- čas přidán 18. 04. 2021
- Someone left a comment asking for a Synthesizer V tutorial, and at first I thought there's a bunch of videos by Dreamtonics already, but then I thought, well, maybe there are some things they don't address. Plus, I don't see a manual anywhere for Synthesizer V Basic.
Synthesizer V Studio Basic is FREE (available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS) as are the Lite versions of their voicebanks, so if you want to get into vocal synthesis music production, I think it's hands down the best option. Downloads are at the Dreamtonics website: dreamtonics.com/ - Hudba
![Comparing Female SynthV AI Voicebanks [Washing Machine Heart - Mitski]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/aKvoRLR7l78/mqdefault.jpg)
Hey man, I just got Synthesizer V because of your Tempura Gura song. Didn't expect to also be learning from your tutorial! but this turned out to be the ONLY tutorial that actually taught me the basic info like keyboard shortcuts and tuning for basic version. Thanks man, you a real G.
Thank you, this video is super appreciated! I'm the opposite to you, I can write lyrics easily but just can't get the melody I hum to sound right on paper/in the song!
OMG SAME
Huge help. Thanks for posting this. Will be referring back to this video a lot
I downloaded the basic version of SynthV today to use alongside VOCALOID4 & 6 and was utterly lost with the program, so I'm glad your video exists💖💖
i am amazed to see how many songs you have created, especially on a monthly basis. I can’t compete, takes me much more time to get the vocals right. So far I have published to synth v music videos on CZcams
Thank you so so much. I find your video so much better than the official ones. I just really like having someone guide through something. Your a really good teacher ha ☺️
Thanks for the very helpful tutorial. Just installed SynthV today with Solaria and after a few hours have my own version of Feelin' Groovy, a fun first project.
Thank you for this video ! That's frustrating that they didn't provide a real manual for this program. You explain so well, I hope they would hire you to make the official tutorial video of synthV (if they even think about making a real one xD)
Thanks a lot for your tutorial. Very useful to advance with my own Synthesizer V work. 👍 Very much appreciate your time and effort to explain the concepts
Nicely done and super helpful to a new user. Saved for future reference!👍
Extremely helpful video - thank you!
Excellent overview. Thanks!
Thank you so much! Incredibly helpful ❤
Thanks for your help getting started
Very helpful, thank you!
Just purchased Pro earlier today, can't wait to test your tutorial after work :D
Have fun with it! They've added a lot of new features since I did the tutorial, but the basic principles are the same.
Greatyou did video....I learned a lot.I'm having the same problem you did with getting the notes to line up with the tool bar. I create a midi track for the vocal and then import it....but it won't line up with the tool curser
I agree, it needs a note preview, doesn't have it in the pro version, and the ability to add a verse/chorus dialog. I don't know whether it can be done by scripting.
thank you, I couldn't even add a song before ufff, thanks !!
When i create the instrumental track the song dosen't play can u help with that
With basic, I'm struggling in terms of exporting it to other file types, like .WAV
I'm not even sure if it's possible - I hope so. I wanted to see what you thought.
On the right side, you'll see all these icons. The fifth one down (it has an arrow) is the RENDER button. That's how you render your tracks. You can mixdown everything or just render (export) the individual tracks. It's kind of confusing because a lot of other programs only say "export" whereas in Synth V, you export to Midi or UST, but for audio you "render" it with "Bounce to File" to get a .wav file.
Nice job!
Hi there. Thanks for your effort. Really appreciated. Maybe you can help. If I grab a group of notes to move them to a different location, maybe one bar earlier, it changes the pitch of the whole group. Is there a function to freeze a group of notes to move them around without the AI changing it? Cheers
Do you mean that you've made some pitch edits, and then when you move the notes, it will change? Do you have Instant Mode turned on? That will automatically make adjustments every time you do something to a note. You can turn Instant Mode off and then manually run Auto Pitch on any notes that you've highlighted. Or, if you want to keep Instant Mode on, I'd wait until you've finished all your note placements before making manual edits to the pitch.
Hey, thanks for this video! I understand that there is no midi input available here, but do you think it’s possible to copy the midi notes from a melody you created in your DAW (Logic Pro X in my case) and paste into Synthesizer V to apply it to the vocal track?
Synthesizer V can import midi files, so you can create your midi track in Logic Pro and export that into a midi file.
@@AnomieTrain thank you
Early in the video you mentioned there was a different way of tuning for AI voices, but you didn’t go into much detail in the video. Are there any major differences between Standard and AI tuning?
I had to refresh my memory as to what I was talking about. I think what I meant was, with the AI voicebanks, you can use the Auto Pitch Tuning as a base--then you can go back and do any manual tweaking whereas, with the Std voicebanks, it's all manual tuning. Of course, you don't have to use Auto Pitch Tuning with AI voicebanks--you can just tune the same way as you would with Std voicebanks if you want.
After the 2nd or 3rd time I opened the program. I dragged in some Midi to add lyrics to the notes and somehow grayed and muted all the notes and I can't unmute them even toggling the mute button. It's almost like the program has died. Is there a way to reset everything back to default settings or fix my mute problem? Also is their a place to hear the note as I write it in real time like Vocaloid? I really loved it at first and love working with digital singers. Any help appreciated.
If you have notes overlapping other notes, they become greyed out. It sounds like somehow midi notes got merged onto an existing track that already has notes in them--maybe. If you scroll down, do you see any notes that are an octave below? You might want to start with a fresh, blank file and bring in your midi again. If the midi file has multiple tracks, you should get a dialog box that gives you a choice which one to bring into the track.
Synthesizer V doesn't have note preview. It's kind of a pain. I have to click on the piano keys to hear the note--so I'm going back and forth with my mouse from the grid where I'm drawing the note to the keyboard. I think it actually used to have a preview function in the beta version but they took it out--maybe for performance reasons?
@@AnomieTrain I thank you so much for this help. I was so frustrated I kept trying to figure out the problem and finally realized that EXACTLY what you wrote here was the problem and no other tutorial explains this glitch anywhere. Other than that it's an outstanding program for even what you get with the basic version is darn near more functional than paid vocaloid in some respects. That drawing note curves is incredible, and is definitely better than emvoice which I almost considered buying a license for but now I don't need to. Thank you again for your awesome help and explaining this to me. Had I not figured out through trial and error, you solved my puzzle right here.
When I try to put an instrumental track in the program it says "Invalid input. Failed to load the audio file". I used a .wav file for the instrumental. This has been happening on synthesizer V studio and the original. I can't find anything online about how to fix this issue. I've only seen people ask how to fix this issue with the hours of googling I've done. Do you know how I could possibly fix this?
How are you creating the .wav file? I'm going to guess and say there is something weird about the file. Not all .wav files are the same. For instance, if I create a .wav file and save it as PCM raw data, I won't get an error when I load it into Synth V Studio, but it won't play. The .wav file format should be Windows PCM or ACM waveform.
@@AnomieTrain Tysm. I tried using pcm raw data and it worked. I swear I can't thank you enough. I was so scared because I thought I wouldn't be able to do covers.
Great tutorial 👍. Did you ever use a midi keyboard to use with Synthesizer V Studio instead of with the mouse ? Is it possible to play the keyboard and that the notes automatically show on the grid ?
They updated SynthV last year or so and included that feature--midi recording. However, with my Oxygen 49 keyboard--I have too much lag. Not sure if I just need to adjust something, but I'm so used to drawing notes in with the mouse, I don't feel the need to use a keyboard.
I’m back, since I have another question: what types of music files does SynthV support?
The reason I’m asking is that I intend to use the program to make Japanese covers of existing songs (that’s why I wanted to know where to get the free female Japanese voicebanks) and I need to know what file type the instrumental version of the song I’m covering should use. That way I don’t get an error message saying something like “That file type is not supported” and I’m left scrambling to figure out how to change the file type for the instrumental.
Thanks!
Your instrumental backing track should be in .wav format. It can actually import mp3 files, but you should not use mp3 because the timing will be off. Synthesizer V will actually warn you and let you convert it to a .wav file.
I wonder if its possible to add effects like reverb directly on here. For my songs i pretty much just use this purely for singing synthesis and then export this to a browser daw to add reverb. I notice some songs on youtube seem to straight up use the voice without applying any reverb.
Yeah, I do all processing on my DAW as well. Even if Synthesizer V had effects, I wouldn't use them (Vocaloid 5 had built in effects but I never used them either). I don't like to add too much to vocals--always a slight delay then a plate reverb.
@@AnomieTrain I see. I also don't apply a lot but I apply some reverb to make it sound like 50s/60s songs
It would be appreciated if I could play the vocal line on keyboard, and then edit.
SynthV Studio Pro does now support midi recording (introduced in version 1.8). I've never used it much--I have an Oxygen 49 keyboard and I get too much lag with it.
Also, they are going to introduce in version 1.10 ARA support and audio to midi conversion, so someone who doesn't even play keyboards can hum the melody and convert it to midi. Not sure how good that will work, though.
how do i go creating lyrics , dont know where to start .. i could do them for a party song but nothing else .. are there any tools which can help ?
It basically boils down to just keep practicing. Just keep writing. Eventually it will come more naturally to you. It's just like learning to talk. When you have a conversation with someone, you don't have to stop and think about it, right? You just do it. It's the same with writing. Don't worry about trying to create some masterpiece. Give yourself arbitrary topics to write about--like it's a homework assignment. Write about being stuck in traffic. Write about being caught in a rainstorm. Again, it doesn't matter if you're interested in the subject. Treat it like an assignment.
The other thing that can help is using AI. I know a lot of people freak out about using AI, but use it as a tool to help your writing rather as a gimmick to write the song for you. Google Gemini, ChatGPT, try them out. Give them a subject and specify how many lines you want, the structure (verse/chorus/verse/chorus, etc), and see what they come up with. Then edit and revise it (the lyrics they generate can be pretty cheesy).
What program did you use to make the song? Like just the music.
To make the instrumental track, I use Studio One Artist for my DAW. Guitar and Bass (actual instruments) are recorded by DI and I normally use an amp sim (bx_bassdude). All the other instruments are done in the program. For drums, I use an old VST called Session Drummer and any other instruments I may use are usually from the Presence XT VST that comes with Studio One.
I'm able to get music to play, but I'm not too sure how to get the voicebanks? is it a download?
Yes, you can download the free lite versions of the Dreamtonics voicebanks at:
resource.dreamtonics.com/download/Voice%20Databases/
The free lite version for Solaria is at:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/14gR5JUMThteD2yvgqE3ORiXDcXltToyT
And you can download the lite versions of the Ah-Soft voicebanks (like Tsurumaki Maki) at:
www.ah-soft.com/trial/synth-v.html
i have a question. When you select the voice, how do i get the voices i downloaded to appear? when i clicked "no default voice" the voice i downloaded didn't come up.
First, we have to make sure the voices are properly installed. When you download the voices, you can install them by just dragging and dropping the file onto the opened Synthesizer V program. Then you'll see the voices appear as choices.
I've downloaded an evaluation copy, but I can't work out how to activate a voice. I have downloaded one, but nothing I do works, and so the controls for play, voice, etc do not show on the screen. Any suggestions gratefully received as I am totally frustrated.
Do you have the latest software (not the earlier gen 1)? You should be downloading Synthesizer V Studio Basic Edition. Make sure you're downloading it at
resource.dreamtonics.com/download/English/
You'll also find most of the free lite voicebanks there.
Once you do that, if you add a track, you'll see (No Default Voice) and when you click on that, you'll get a menu of the voicebanks that you have added.
Okay. One question: can you do pitch bending freehand on basic edition?
Yes, you can draw the pitch curves in Basic just like in the Professional version. You can draw it in directly on the note grid, or, if you prefer, you can open the parameter panel which appears on the bottom and draw in your pitch curves that way (similar to the Vocaloid editor)
@@AnomieTrain i really pefer pitch bending freehand. It's bery easy. Have you tried pitch bending freehand yet? It'll make your tuning very realistically
Is there a reason the voice bank sounds different for me? I downloaded the AI lite version of Eleonor (apparently v100) but it doesn't sound the same as the video somehow?
I don't use the default settings for Eleanor. When they came out with the AI version of Eleanor, her voice changed. To get it back closer to how it used to be, I lower the Gender setting a bit to make her sound younger, and I also lower Tone Shift a bit to smooth it out. With the Lite version, you don't have the Tone parameter, but you do have the Gender parameter.
I downloaded the basic version and I have the issue that there is no voice. Just a synth sound. I can't select any voice and the button "Load/Save Presets" is greyed out.
I just want to make sure first that you are downloading the latest version at the right place:
resource.dreamtonics.com/download/English/
Hello, I recently downloaded the basic version and I cannot lesson the vibrato of Asterian's lite voice (which has a wide vibrato by default). I slid the "depth" in the vibrato section from the voice tab but the vibrato does not change. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for your help.
Yeah, Asterian has a strong vibrato. If you want to change that, you need to be in Manual mode. In your Note Properties, highlight the note, then click on Manual. You can then adjust the Vibrato settings.
If you want something global, go into your Settings tab, change Note Default Pitch Mode to Manual. You might also want to uncheck the box for "preserve the pitch when switching back and forth" from manual to sing, and sing to manual.
Now, adjust the vibrato settings to your liking. All new notes will now have this setting.
@@AnomieTrain Thanks for your help! I was able to adjust the vibrato for Asterian; however, he sounds more robotic now. He lost his natural tone. Do you know what I can do to fix this? Thanks again.
Can someone please give me a list of the free Japanese female voicebanks and where you can get them?
You can download most of the free lite voicebanks from the Dreamtonics site, but a more up to date selection can be found at the AH-Soft website, which makes most of the Japanese voicebanks. This includes Eri, Sora, Teto, Chifuyu, Karin, Seika, Tsuina-chan, Maki, Rikka, Sakki and Akane and Aoi.
Go to www.ah-soft.com/trial/menu1.html
and click on the graphic for Synthesizer V
i downloaded synth before and i recently wanted to get onto it again but it's not letting me download it and chrome thinks it's a virus or smth
Are you downloading it from the official Dreamtonics website?
resource.dreamtonics.com/download/
I only just found out about this program. It's pretty cool that you can make a realistic singing voice with an ai.
I've installed the voicebanks and selected Eleanor but it doesn't even make a sound I can't find the solutions for this problem T T
Are you using Windows? What version of Synthesizer V are you using, Pro or Basic? Do you hear any kind of sound when you try to play back a note? Because even if you do not load any voicebank, you will hear a tone. If you don't hear anything at all, something is going on with the sound system in your computer (a conflict maybe)? When you try playing back the notes, does the playback head move at all--or does it do nothing?
@@AnomieTrain I'm using windows 10, synthesizer basic ver. Thank you for replying! I've figured it out. I only has to choose which voicebank I want to use first before putting the lyrics.
What to do if Im double clicking and nothing happens((??? The lyrics/notes are not created. I've installed voicebank but I can't make it sing
The multi-edit tool might not be properly selected. See those five icons next to where it says Piano Roll. The first icon and the fourth one should be selected. That allows you to draw notes by double clicking. If you have the other buttons selected, then you are in edit mode (to edit the pitch curve)
@@AnomieTrain oh. thanks, it works now!
when I click to choose the voice_bank no singer appears. you know what it is? or what do i have to do first
Have you downloaded and installed voicebanks? They are separate. You can get many of the free lite versions here:
resource.dreamtonics.com/download/English/Voice%20Databases/Lite%20Voice%20Databases/
@@AnomieTrain yeah, I downloaded it. but I don't know how to put it in the synthesizer v
Hello, I just wanted to know if this is the payed version, because I got the free version of this and I can't edit lyrics.
I'm using the free Studio Basic version in the video. You should be able to edit lyrics by double clicking on the note.
@@AnomieTrain I can do it now, thanks!
can i use midi controller with synthesizer v studio?
No, unfortunately right now, the Synthesizer V Studio software does not have midi input/control features.
@@AnomieTrain thanks. Damn, still im trying to learn how to use it with the trial version.
@@AnomieTrain How am I supposed to have the vocaloid singer properly sing a single syllable word that's slurred? I thought you would mention it in this video, but you didn't :(
I think its much easier to use the keyboard and record midi instead doing it manually, but this needs the Pro version, right?
Yes, the midi record feature is only with the Synth V Pro version.
Can i make my own voicebank in this program?
No, I think you'd have to be company to work with Dreamtonics to produce a commercial quality voicebank product.
You can make your own voicebank in Utau.
I ACCIDENTALY CLOSED THE PARAMETERS MENU NOW I CAN'T FIND IT TEACH ME HOW TO FIND IT
That middle bar that separates the Arrangement section and the Piano Roll section--all the way to the right, there are three little horizontal bars--click on that, then Add Paramenter Panel to get it back
Which of these programs can I get a male voice, not a boy?
English? Synthesizer V recently released an English adult male voicebank called Kevin.
@@AnomieTrain SOLD!!! Thank you.
but i dont understand how you add vocals mine is just a noise please tell me
Which voicebank are you using? When you say "noise," does it at least sound like singing, or do you mean like buzzing or something?
@@AnomieTrain it's like a buzz
Basically no voice
@@YourOneAndOnlyMiMi Sounds like you either didn't install a voice, or you didn't select one. By default, no voice is assigned to a track, so it sounds like a sine wave. Look at the track in the Arrangement Panel on the upper left, and if it says "(No default voice)", then click where it says "(No default voice)" and a popup list of voices should appear that you can select from. If you don't have any voices installed, you'll need to install a voice.
@@davidcuny7002 how do I install Eleanor I can't read japanese
i cant download the voices for some reason
I'm worried if I buy Synth V Pro version + sound bank ($232 Canadian - ouch) next month, I'll have the same problem - can't load the free English voice. Downloading was easy.
Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu very much. I now know how to use it.
One thing. Can you also try make another tutorial where you attempt making a cover using only Synth V (Eleanor Forte Lite), please?
@@sammpaul Hmmm...let me think. Eleanor is tough to use for covers (IMO) because her vocal tone is hard to place. I always picture her singing children's songs or something, LOL.
@@AnomieTrain I know but it would be good if you do what I requested
chat gpt a.i. is now your instruction manual. xD
marking this for myself later: 8:25
I cant make mine sing :(
Okay, let's make sure you have all the basics covered. Do you have an actual voicebank loaded? Make sure it doesn't say "No default voice" on the track in the Arrangement box.
Otherwise, what operating system are you using? Windows 10? What version of Synthesizer V are you using--the latest one?
@@AnomieTrain Oh i figured how to import the Vocals! :D i just looked at the website i was on than found the Vocals voices! So im okay now!! Ty for showing me how to use Synthesize V!! 😊
Thanks now I need like 100 dollars for synthV, tutorial when?
You can download a basic version of it. You can download multiple voices too. I have some on my CZcams channel you can hear.
@@heartroll8719 Oh yeah, I have karin lite, maki (jp and eng) lite, and saki, also I the basic voices (eleanor, genbu and the other XD, the utau) can be download for free yet, but I want Ryo Ai :c
@@decko_choripan okay :)
I was hoping to see how to make proper sounding voice. But video is very long and singing sounds awfull and robotic. I heared your samples where vocal sounds real and human. Vocal in this one sounds useless. Please make new tutorial