VOCALOID Voice Bank Macne Nana, which is based on the singing voice of voice actress Haruna Ikezawa, has finally been updated for VOCALOID4! There are three Voice Banks currently available in the series: the English version, Macne Nana English; the Japanese version, Macne Nana Natural; and the newest version with a child-like voice, Macne Nana Petit. Macne Nana is a Mac substitute for the PC-only Vocaloid voice synthesizing software. She is a vocal library for Reason/Garageband created using the voice of Japanese seiyuu (voice actress) Ikezawa Haruna.

Mac papa macne macloid dmg ANd heres papas! These are getting harder and harder to make, since sasayaki has no logo i have ot make my own for her:icondojimaangryplz i still need to convert Hiro to garageband format to lol. Mar 28, 2009 Macne Nana was the only Macne originally built to handle both the Reason and GarageBand engines. The contrast between Macne Nana and later Macnes (with the exception of the Macne Nana Petit package) was that she was not based on professional singing results and so her overall stability between sounds was more noticeable.

Macne Nana (Mac音ナナ/マクネナナ, Makune Nana) is a vocal developed for Mac computers for Reason and GarageBand. Her Garageband and Reason voicebanks were able to be ported over into UTAU, and later on, she was released for Vocaloid 3.

Development[edit]

In 2008, VOCALOID was only available on Windows, and there was no equivalent software for the Mac. This inspired Haruna Ikezawa to start working on something using her own voice: Macne Nana. Macne Nana was released as the first member of the Macne series (Mac音シリーズ). It followed the success story of Hatsune Miku, a voice produced for the Vocaloid software which was produced for Microsoft Windows only.^[1]

Macne Nana, along with a cheaper alternative compact version called 'Macne Nana Petite (Mac音ナナ Petit)', released on March 28, 2009 for the software Reason and GarageBand. She possessed 104 sounds, while the Nana Petite version had less samples as it lacked the triple and bass ranges.

This led to a series of vocals similarly to Nana being added to the 'Macne Family'. Users were also able to take advantage of the Macne Nana and Macne Nana Petite's open license status to exploit her vocals into other software; this had led to UTAU conversions existing.

Additional Software[edit]

A later version of the software 'Macne Nana 2S' was created, the character of 'Macne Nana Petite' had become by this point Nana's younger sister 'Macne Petite (Mac音プチ)' and was released with a vocal called 'Macne Petit S2' on the same day. The 2S version had improved performance and was released with an already converted UTAU vocal. This version was recorded in the scales of D#4/G#4/C#5 and had 117 samples, more than the first Macne Nana release.

After the news of the Mac version of the engine 'Vocaloid Neo' was released, a Vocaloid was considered .However, though the news was interesting, as a Magazine editor Haruna Ikezawa had no budget for a Vocaloid production. Later, after things were sorted to produce the Vocaloid 3 version, teasers were left hinting at Macne Nana being produced for Vocaloid 3. This was later confirmed on Macne Nana's Twitter account.^[2]

According to Mac Fan magazine, there was a conversation with Yamaha; no money was involved and the OK was given for the voice of Haruna Ikezawa to become a Vocaloid release. The vocal would be reviewed at 70% completion. If the vocal does not meet with expectations, it will be scrapped. It will only be put forward to commercial release if the vocal is satisfactory. In October 2013, it was confirmed she was going ahead and that she would have both a PC version and a Mac version, with Bplats doing the recording.^[3] It was also confirmed she would include an English as well as a Japanese vocal.^[4]

It was mentioned in an interview that a Chinese vocal was not completely out of question yet, as they made a test vocal for Nana in that language. However, it is not a complete version so they don't guarantee a release for it.^[5]

Competition[edit]

Those who pre-ordered the Vocaloid 3 version were entered into a competition to win one of 10 signed hand-drawn pictures by Haruna Ikezawa and Gomoku Akatsuki.^[6]

Characteristics[edit]

She is the third eldest daughter of the Macne family and the main star of the Macne series itself alongside her younger sister Macne Petit. Macne Nana is cheerful and positive (but a little clumsy), she is accident prone but always looks on the bright side of things even when running late for work. Macne Nana is about 14 or 15 years old according to her official profile, her 3 sizes are B87 W57 H87 with a height of 157 cm or 5' 2' (5.150 ft).^[7]

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References[edit]

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2. ^'マクネナナ（Mac音ナナ）'. Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
3. ^'初音ミクみく'. Retrieved 27 April 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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5. ^'しんくまさん (猫)'. Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
6. ^bplats taking about Macne NanaArchived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
7. ^'マクネ.net -- マクネナナ（Mac音ナナ）公式サイト'. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

The Macne series (Mac音シリーズ) is a series of voice banks designed for Reason and GarageBand, music sequencer software for the Macintosh operating system, developed by MI7 Japan and distributed by Act2. They are sold under an Open-source license. Following the release of the Vocaloid 'Neo' version for the Mac, several hints were left on Macne Nana's Twitter that an official Vocaloid voicebank was in progress. It was confirmed and announced later in October 2013 that Macne Nana would be released for both the Vocaloid 3 software and the Vocaloid Neo software on January 31, 2014.

History[edit]

The idea of releasing a voicebank for Macintosh computers was conceptualized in the Japanese voice actress Haruna Ikezawa's regular column '天声姫語 Vox Reginae, Vox Dei' ('voice of the queen, voice of god,' a spoof of Asahi Shimbun's editorial article '天声人語 Vox Populi, Vox Dei' or 'voice of the people, voice of god') carried in the magazine Mac Fan by Mainichi Communications. It followed the success story of Hatsune Miku, a voice produced for the Vocaloid software which was produced for Microsoft Windows only but has no connection to the Vocaloid software development.^[1] The Macne series gained popularity after it was discovered that the sound files could be imported into the singing software Utau.

A plan was made to introduce new characters to the series in 2012 and as of October 2012, a selection of finalists have been chosen.^[2]

In late December, the concept of turning all the Macne series into Vocaloid were spoken about. The most major factor in the process was the cost of doing so.^[3]

Characters[edit]

The Macne vocals are set up as a family unit with each 'character' given a distinct personality.

Macne Nana[edit]

Macne Nana (Mac音ナナ/マクネナナ) is cheerful and positive (but a little clumsy), she is accident prone but always looks on the bright side of things even when running late for work.^[4] Macne Nana is about 14 or 15 years old according to her official profile.

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Macne Petit[edit]

Originally labelled Macne Nana Petite (Mac音ナナ Petit), Macne Petit (Mac音プチ) is the 'straight man' of the Macne house, she keeps the family together and makes sure they are not divided. Although generally the quiet one, she would rather have a conversation with someone then watch things go wrong.^[5] She is 10 years old and currently is the youngest member of the family.

Macne Coco (white)[edit]

Macne Coco White (Mac音ココ[白]) is friendly, calm and mature. She is responsible for keeping the general Macne home running and works at 'Macne Cafe' (Mac音カフェ). Though she is always smiling, others do not wish to see what her angry face might look like so everyone smiles back at her.^[6] She and her twin sister Macne Coco Black are 17 years old and currently the eldest two daughters of the Macne family.

Macne Coco (black)[edit]

Macne Coco Black (Mac音ココ[黒]) easily gets emotional. Compared to her sister White, she loses her temper easily and cries quite easily. Whereas Coco White runs the general work of the Macne household, Coco Black is incapable of holding responsibilities beyond tasks like selling candy sticks. Coco black is also the ignorance queen of the Macne household and often puts her looks first.^[7]

Macne Papa[edit]

Macne Papa (Mac音パパ) is a mature, cool, and collective character in comparison with his 'daughters'. According to his profile he is hardly home and is often flying around the world, but ensures that treasures and parts are sent back home every month from his travels. His line of work, however, is unclear, but when he retires from his work his clothes and attitude change.^[8] His age is put at between 40 and 49.

Whisper☆Angel Sasayaki[edit]

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Whisper☆Angel Sasayaki (ウィスパー☆エンジェルささやきさん) is a sweet and angelic child. She has a magic transformation wand from her ancestors and is a transformed version of Macne Petit. Sasayaki also whispers 3,389 the whisper of a regular person. In her profile it questions why Petit was given the wand and who this girl of mystery (Sasayaki) is.^[9]

Products[edit]

All Macne products were built for the Japanese Language and therefore include only the 50 sounds needed for Japanese pronunciation Each vocal is recorded in 3 different scales. Except for Macne Nana, the Macnes are built primary for the GarageBand software.

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• Macne Nana – female singer, sampled from Haruna Ikezawa. She had 104 units sounds and is the only product who could do Reason4 and Garageband. She was released on March 28, 2009.
• Macne Nana Petit – female singer, sampled from Haruna Ikezawa. She had the same samples as Macne Nana, although was originally missing the bass and treble sounds. An expansion pack was later released to include these missing sounds fleshing out her sample base to 104 units of sound. She only covered Garageband^[10] She was released on March 28, 2009.
• Macne Coco (white) – mature female singer, sampled from Kikuko Inoue. She had 115 units of sound and sung in the scaled of 'D' and was built for GarageBand and the Apple Loops Utility. This product was originally called just Macne Coco prior to the release of Macne Coco Black. She was released on September 30, 2009.
• Macne Papa – male singer, a special six-day event version upon his release also included samples of the voice actor Jōji Nakata. He was recorded in the scale of D and also worked with Apple Loops Utility. He was made up of 118 units of sound. He was released on April 30, 2010.
• Macne Coco (black) – mature female singer, sampled from Kikuko Inoue. She has 115 units of sound and is recorded in the scale of 'G' and was built for GarageBand and the Apple Loops Utility. She was released on June 6, 2010.
• Macne Coco (black), second version – mature female singer, sampled from Kikuko Inoue, update on previous version. This version was released in Feb 2011.
• Whisper☆Angel Sasayaki – whispery voiced female singer, sampled from Haruna Ikezawa. This includes a UTAU vocal library and also works with the Apple Loops Utility. She was recorded with 117 units of sound and was recorded in the 3 scales of D#4/G#4/C#5.
• Macne Nana S2 – update of Macne Nana. Her samples are recorded in 117 units. The Japanese language was recorded in the 3 scales of D#4/G#4/C#5. She was released on March 28, 2012 as part of the 3 year anniversary of the series. This product also included a UTAU vocal library.
• Macne Petit S2 – update of Macne Nana Petit, unlike the previous 'Macne Nana Petit' version, Macne Petit has her own unique voice. Her samples are recorded in 117 units. The Japanese language was recorded in the 3 scales of D#4/G#4/C#5. She was released on March 28, 2012 as part of the 3 year anniversary of the series. This product also included a UTAU vocal library and works with the Apple Loops Utility.
• Vocaloid 3 Macne Nana – Vocaloid 3 update of Macne Nana. Includes newly recorded Japanese and English voice databanks compatible for both the Windows Vocaloid 3 editor and the Mac Vocaloid Neo editor. She was released on January 31, 2014. Pre-order bonuses include a disc containing extra features such as an exclusive radio interview with Haruna Ikezawa and Gomoku Akatsuki, high resolution wallpapers designed by illustrator Gomoku Akatsuki, and special limited version of the Macne Nana 2S software. Several customers who also pre-ordered also received 1 of 10 special, hand-drawn, autographed sketches of Macne Nana signed by Haruna and Gomoku as part of a prize draw.

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References[edit]

1. ^link^{[permanent dead link]}
2. ^'Mac Fan.jp'.
3. ^'Mac音家の一部のファンによる「マクネココ」「マクネパパ」の制作を依頼しよう、と言う動きがあるようで…。'. VOCALOID Link.
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