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I guess it's like "horoscope"?

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So yesterday I was talking about vocaloid music to a friend of mine and how only the paid ones are called vocaloids and the free ones utau. So I decided to set up a small showcase of the open source program.

The setup was incredibly simple and the github is very well layed out. After the installation you have to add in whatever singers you need (called voicebanks). I personally went to the official teto website, since they make it very easy.

And this is the end result! Picture of open utau with teto on it

Overall, this was a very fun couple hours learning and I am just peeking into an abyss of musical possibility I am glad that it's available to anyone with a computer.

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I was watching this video about a bad sponsorship experience involving an electric scissor product. I didn't know they were a thing!

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/69349356

Justice fuel rules ✊🏼

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I guess it makes sense, but I've never thought of it like that before.

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Source: sign at a local farm

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/64527458

Who are the Billionaire Oligarchs Pushing For War With Iran?

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From Wikipedia:

Caesar (c. 1737 (supposedly) – 1852) was a slave who is notable for possibly being the earliest-born person ever photographed while alive, when his daguerreotype was taken in 1851.[1] He was also the last slave to be manumitted in New York.

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@til Today I learned that 400 million years ago, the largest land organism was kinda like a giant sausage sticking out of the ground. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototaxites

#til

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Thanks to BillyClark!

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