Posts

How to learn and type hiragana

 かかきかくけか... ささしさすせさ... Even if you have no intention of studying the Japanese language, it's going to be invaluable that you learn how to read hiragana in order to work with UTAU. Sure, it's possible to get away with only using romaji-aliased voicebanks - that is, voicebanks that have each sound represented by Latin characters (think "konnichiwa" instead of "こんいちわ"), but 99% of Japanese voicebanks do not come aliased in this manner, so you may end up missing out on a lot of great vocals! Thankfully, there are lots of resources online to help you with learning how to read hiragana. Here, I've compiled a list of some things that may help you. Since we're approaching this from a "How to use UTAU" point of view, I won't be including resources which teach you stroke order, Japanese vocabulary, etc. How to read hiragana Songs If you're more musically inclined, there are lots of songs available online to help you memorise the hiragana alph...
Post a Comment
Read more

Error Message: Subscript out of range

Image
 Ah, "Subscript out of range". We meet again. Some UTAU users refer to this error as the "cursed error". It pops up from seemingly nowhere, and no matter how many times you press "OK" or hit the red cross, it continues popping up in an infinite loop. This leads to the temptation to open task manager, and force-close UTAU, resulting in potentially hours of lost work. We've all been there. We all know that pain. But fear not! Did you know there's a way to save your progress when this error appears? Read on to learn how to save your hard work! How to save your progress with the "Subscript out of range" error This is going to take a quick reaction time, but don't worry - you can try again and again until you get it right! Hold down the enter key The box will disappear - all you are doing here is hitting the "OK" button at a rapid pace. If you release the enter key, the error message will reappear. Hover your mouse over "fi...
Post a Comment
Read more

UTAU Keyboard Shortcuts

 UTAU has many hidden keyboard shortcuts. Learning some of these can streamline your process significantly! CTRL+W; CTRL+A Select all CTRL+Z Undo CTRL+SHIFT+Z Redo CTRL+T Opens Pitch Control menu CTRL+E Opens Note Properties CTRL+Y Opens envelope editor CTRL+R Inserts a rest before the selected note CTRL+U Merges selected notes CTRL+F Lists voicebank sounds CTRL+G Opens oto.ini window for selected note CTRL+L Selects everything after the selected note CTRL+B Selects note before the selected note CTRL+N Selects note after the selected note CTRL+Right click Opens Built-in Tools menu ALT+Right Click Renders the note you clicked (As more are discovered, this post may be updated! Last update: 19th April 2021)
Post a Comment
Read more

Installing UTAU (Windows)

Image
 Greetings! Today we will be taking a look at how to install UTAU on Windows.   For this demonstration I will be using Windows 10 Home Edition (10.0.19041 Build 19041), 18th April 2021. Should a future update bungle this process, I will update this article with any relevant workarounds.  I will be installing version 0.4.18e of UTAU. All versions of UTAU are available on its official website (opens in new window) . Step 1: Changing the system locale To allow your computer to understand Japanese characters, you first need to change your system locale. In order to do this, you need to have admin privileges enabled on your user account. If you are using a shared computer, please ask the admin for permission. Open the Control Panel, and select "Change date, time, or number formats" You can do this by pressing the Windows key + R, typing "control", then hitting enter. Navigate to the "Administrative" tab, then select "Change system locale..." I already...
Post a Comment
Read more