AH-Software is the software

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of AHS Co., Ltd., an importer of

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s and encoders in

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. It is also known as the developer of

Voiceroid Voiceroid is a speech synthesizer application developed by AH-Software and is designed for speech. It is only available in the Japanese language. Its name comes from the singing software Vocaloid, for which AH-Software also develops voicebanks. ...

and a number of

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voicebanks.

Products and services

Vocaloid Products

AHS released their first Vocaloids on December 4, 2009, named SF-A2 Miki, Kaai Yuki, and Hiyama Kiyoteru. Kaai Yuki became the first Vocaloid to use a child's voice. AHS also published a ''

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''-based Vocaloid, "Nekomura Iroha", based on the Kittyler featured in the game ''Hello Kitty to Issho! Block Crash 123!!'' in cooperation with

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. AHS are also heading the first project led by producers working with the software.

Vocaloid 2 Products

Vocaloid 3 Products

Vocaloid 4 Products

Vocaloid 5 Products

Speech Synthesis

**Tsukuyomi Shouta; based on a seven-year-old male. **Tsukuyomi Ai; based on a five-year-old female. **Yoshida-Kun; based on the character from

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. **Tsurumaki Maki; a teenage female musician voiced by

Tomoe Tamiyasu is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Hiroshima, generally performing for adult games. She debuted in 2005 as a voice actress and started her singing career in 2006. Tamiyasu has been the host of three Internet radio shows, and has been a ...

. **Yuzuki Yukari **Tohoku Zunko; a teenage female created to promote the recovery of the Tohoku region. She was released as a Vocaloid on June 5, 2014. **Kotonoha Akane・Aoi; two females that are a pair of sisters. **Minase Kou; a male teacher (like Hiyama Kiyoteru). **Kyomachi Seika; a young adult female voiced by

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and produced in collaboration with Tsukurujyo, a production group based in

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. She was adopted as the district mascot. **Tohoku Kiritan; Zunko's youngest sister, a preteen voiced by

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. Produced in collaboration with SSS Co., Ltd. **Kizuna Akari **Haruno Sora **Tohoku Itako; Zunko and Kiritan's oldest sister, a young adult voiced by

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. Also a collaboration with SSS Co., Ltd. **Tsuina-chan; based on the character Tsuina the Ogre Hunter, a teenage female voiced by

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who can speak both

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and

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s. **Iori Yuzuru; a young male with androgynous design, produced in collaboration with AI Inc.

Sound editing and recording

*''Crazy Talk SE''. *''Jam Band''

References

External links

* Software companies of Japan Software companies based in Tokyo Vocaloid production companies Japanese brands Software companies established in 2005 Japanese companies established in 2005 {{japan-company-stub