Frequently Asked Questions
What are "Davloids"?
The Davloids are artificial singing voices (also referred to as voicebanks) developed, managed, and owned by Dav-P.
They are created to be compatible with the UTAU and OpenUtau singing synthesis softwares,
therefore they are also considered "UTAUs" / "UTAUloids".
What is singing synthesis?
Singing synthesis, also referred to as "vocal synthesis" and "vocal synth", is the practice of artificially simulating the human singing voice with a computer program. There are plenty of such computer programs available for this said purpose, including VOCALOID, Synthesizer V, UTAU, CeVIO, and many others.
What are UTAU and OpenUtau?
UTAU is a free singing synthesis software developed by Ameya/Ayame. You can download it here.
OpenUtau is an unofficial open-source successor software to UTAU developed by StAkira. You can download it here.
What is a voicebank?
A voicebank is a collection of audio files (usually voice recordings), configuration settings, and frequency files
compiled into one folder for the purpose of being synthesized as a voice in a vocal synthesis software.
Click here to learn more about voicebanks and how to install them.
"CV", "CVVC", "VCV", "VCCV"? What are these?
These are UTAU voicebank formats.
The type of format a voicebank uses is based on the language and complexity of said voicebank.
"C" stands for "consonant", and "V" stands for "vowel".
Where can I learn more?
Feel free to explore the links listed below
if you wish to learn more about UTAU and singing synthesis:
