UTAU VOICE BANK FEATURES - CVVC TYPE
Complete Reference Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. End Notes (Note Termination)
2. Vocal Fry
3. End Breaths (Final Exhalations)
4. Individual Consonants and Clicks
5. English Phonemes
6. Spanish Sounds
7. Colors/Timbres (Timbre Modifiers)
8. Additional Phonemes
9. Basic Structure Summary

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1. END NOTES (NOTE TERMINATION)

Normal End Notes
Format: [vowel] R
Example: a R
Description: Natural termination of a note

End Notes with Vibrato
Format [vowel] ~R
Example: a ~R
Description: Natural vibrato at the end of the note. Applies to all vowels.

End Notes with Exhalation/Breathing
Format: [vowel] 吸
Example: a 吸
Description: Adds a breath sound at the end

End Notes with Specific Vowels
Format: [vowel 1] [vowel 2]R
Examples: a うR (ends with "u"), a いR (ends with "i")
Description: Ends with a different vowel than it started

Nasalized End Notes
Format: [vowel] ンR
Example: a ンR
Description: Adds nasalization to the ending

End Notes with Glottal Stop
Format: [vowel] ・
Example: a ・
Description: Creates a glottal closure at the end

Vowels with Initial Glottal Stop
Format: ・ [vowel]
Example: ・ あ
Description: Starts with a glottal closure

End Notes with Vocal Fry
Format: [vowel] 'R
Example: a 'R
Description: Vocal fry effect at the end

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2. VOCAL FRY

Vocal Fry at Note Start
Format: - [vowel]'
Example: - あ'
Description: Starts the note with a vocal fry effect

Vocal Fry in Connection
Format: [vowel]'
Example: あ'
Description: Vocal fry coming from a previous note

Vocal Fry in Transition
Format: [vowel] '
Example: a '
Description: Transitions towards another vocal fry sound

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3. END BREATHS (FINAL EXHALATIONS)

Exhalation at Note End
Format: [vowel] 息
Example: a 息
Description: Adds a natural exhalation sound at the end of a note

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4. INDIVIDUAL CONSONANTS AND CLICKS

P / F (Fricative)
• Connection from vowel: p\ (example: a p\)
• At note start: - p\

HY (Palatalized Consonant)
• Connection from vowel: C (example: a C)
• At note start: - C

Whispered Consonants
• Whispered "ha" sound: - hあ
• Whispered "he" sound: - hえ

K (Velar Occlusive)
• K with exhalation: k息
• KY (palatalized) with exhalation: k'息
• K alone (click): k
• KY (palatalized) alone (click): k'

SH (Fricative)
• Connection from vowel: S (example: a S)
• At note start: - S

S (Sibilant Fricative)
• Connection from vowel: s (example: a s)
• At note start: - s

T (Alveolar Occlusive)
• T with exhalation: t息
• TY (palatalized) with exhalation: t'息
• T alone (click): t
• TY (palatalized) alone (click): t'

TS (Consonant Cluster)
• Connection of ts: ts

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5. ENGLISH PHONEMES

AE (X-SAMPA: {)
• Connection from previous note: {
• At note start: - {

D in English (With Vowel Variants)
• dあ, dい, dう, dえ, dお

EH (Open E in English)
• Connection from previous note: E
• At note start: - E

IH (Short i in English)
• Connection from previous note: I
• At note start: - I

SCHWA (@)
• Connection from previous note: @
• At note start: - @

O in "GOD" (English)
• Normal connection: Q
• Variant with T: tQ

YI (Sound not originally in Japanese)
Format: ぃい
Description: The "yi" phoneme

WU (Sound not originally in Japanese)
Format: ぅう
Description: The "wu" phoneme

English R (With Vowel Variants)
• るぁ, るぃ, るぅ, るぇ, るぉ
Description: English R with different vowel combinations
Vowel-Consonant Connection (VC)
Format: [vowel] 3
Examples: a 3, e 3, i 3, o 3, u 3
Description: Consonant attachment after vowels

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6. SPANISH SOUNDS

Spanish RR (Multiple Vibrant)
• Isolated RR sound: 巻
• After consonant + vowel: * 巻 (example: 「a 4」「* 巻」)
  Note: "a 4" is the phoneme of the simple R in Japanese
• RR at note start: - 巻

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7. COLORS/TIMBRES (TIMBRE MODIFIERS)

Available Color Palette

Color 1: SOFT
Description: Softer, more delicate sound

Color 2: STRONG START
Description: More pronounced attack

Color 3: LOW B3
Description: Lower register

Color 4: FALSETTO
Description: Head voice, lighter register

Color 5: WEIRD
Description: Altered/unusual timbre
NOT FULLY CONFIGURED

How to Use Colors in Normal Notes
Format: [vowel in hiragana] # [number]
Example: あ#1 (soft "a" vowel)

Usage options:
• As note start: - あ#1
• In connection: あ#1. For example, short か, followed by long あ#1.

How to Use Colors in End Notes
Format: [vowel in romaji] # [number] [space] R
Example: a#1 R (soft termination)

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8. ADDITIONAL PHONEMES

Complementary Phonemes
• wi, wo: W consonant with variants
• ya, ye, yo, yu: Y consonant with variants

Transition with Palatalized Consonants
To connect palatalized consonants (kya, kye, kyo, kyu, etc.) use small vowels in hiragana:

• ゃ (small ya)
• ぇ (small e)
• ぉ (small o)
• ぅ (small u)

Example: To transition from "k" to "ya", use "kゃ"

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9. BASIC STRUCTURE SUMMARY

This CVVC bank combines:

✓ Consonant + Vowel + Vowel + Consonant (base structure)
✓ Multiple variations of each sound
✓ Timbres/colors to modify vocal character
✓ Support for English and Spanish phonemes
✓ Advanced features: vibrato, vocal fry, glottal stops
✓ Natural exhalations and breathing
✓ Flexibility for timbral changes within the same song

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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Most Common Formats:
• Normal note: [C][V][V][C]
• End normal: [C][V] R
• End vibrato: [C][V] ~R
• With color: [V hiragana]#[1-5]
• With color end: [V romaji]#[1-5] R
• Glottal stop: [C][V] ・
• Vocal fry: [C][V] '
• Exhalation: [C][V] 息

Key Symbols:
R = Release/End note
~R = Vibrato release
吸 = Breathing/Exhalation
息 = Exhalation
・ = Glottal stop
' = Vocal fry
# = Color modifier
3 = English R
4 = Simple R (Japanese)
巻 = RR (Spanish)

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