Yamaha vocaloid recreates voice of late singer
The voice of Japanese vocalist Hibari Misora has been brought back to life using an AI-enabled singing synthesiser, courtesy of Yamaha and national broadcaster NHK
News By | 8 October 2019
Yamaha Corporation has reproduced the voice of legendary Japanese vocalist Hibari Misora, through its trademarked Vocaloid:AI singing synthesis technology.
The public debut of the technology took place on the television programme Bringing Hibari Misora Back with AI, broadcast in Japan on 29 September by the NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation).
The NHK-led project used Yamaha’s technology to present a live performance of a new song by Misora, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of her death. A high-definition, 3D video reproduced the…
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