Vocaloids

According to the Vocaloid website, "Vocaloid is a technology for singing voice synthesis developed by Yamaha... the software allows users to input melody and lyrics in order to synthesize singing. In other words, with this technology, singing can be produced without a singer."

So I asked my little sister, who is really into Anime and Japanese culture, if she knew about vocaloids. She immediately said, "You mean like Hatsume Miku?" So that answered my question if people really did listen to this music. While my sister said that she doesn't listen to it a lot, some of her friends do. Honestly the whole concept is pretty genius. It is a pure money making machine. The software is already developed, so people can make music and eliminate a lot of the labor generally involved in creating an album. They can create music videos, sell merchandise, and even have concerts without having to work around a "stars" schedule. 

I can definitely see the value in vocaloid music, but I find it difficult to appreciate just because it is so up-tempo, a little high pitched, and in another language. It doesn't really register for me, but check out some examples and see what you think