If you're a fan of pushing made-for-CV-Japanese-UTAU to its absolute limits, you're in luck, 'cause so am I. Along with inventing* CV+VCV, which is an efficient but flexible combination of CV and VCV, I'm always up for trying to record some challenging voicebanks. Yuu is set apart from the usual UTAU voicebank by their (actively expanding) multilingual singing capabilities. The 2in1 and 3in1 packages allow you to seamlessly use multiple languages in one track. Yuu has five unique voice colors that are great for expressive songs. Using an RVC model of the voice provider (me), their range in English and German is expanded naturally and faithful to the voice provider. Yuu brings a rare tone - dark yet solid - that the UTAU community has not seen much.
Which one should you get?
Yuu's current voicebanks are very similar in tone. The only "real" difference is the language and - with that - the configuration system. I would just choose based on what language you would like to use, and if you aren't sure, there's no harm in trying them all out with their 3in1 voicebank. Do note that their Japanese CV+VCV has more extras, so if you're a big fan of voice colors and customizability at your fingertips, that's something you might want to consider.
Are you working on a new or underrepresented UTAU language?
I would be delighted to record for it, as I love a challenge and I am actively looking to expand Yuu Tsumihara's language range! Nothing brings me more joy than seeing different language systematic methods, meeting their creators and contributing to their development in a meaningful way. Does this sound like you meet all the criteria or do you know someone that could use this? Please reach out to me using the contact buttons in the footer!
5 extra CV voice colors: Nasal, Power, Scream, Vocal Fry and Whisper
Japanese voicebank, romaji encoded and kana aliased
Has a file with breaths useable when mixing
Recommended range: D2-F#5
Feminine-leaning androgynous voice
Recommended resampler: tn_fnds
Recorded with a pink (yes that's a very important detail) Razer Seiren Mini
Voiced and oto'ed by Shirukagiri
English ARPAsing
Released on April 29th 2024.
Pentapitch:
A3 pitch is manually recorded
Other pitches generated using an RVC model trained on the CV+VCV voicebank and A3 pitch
English voicebank: ARPAsing aliased, CV+VC+CC+VV
Recorded (wrong 😭) using 水音 (みなと)'s word-based reclist
Has a file with breaths useable when mixing
Recommended range: D2-F#5
Feminine-leaning androgynous voice
Recommended resampler: moresampler
Recorded with a pink (yes that's a very important detail) Razer Seiren Mini
Voiced and oto'ed by Shirukagiri
German CVCV
Released on April 11th 2025.
Pentapitch:
C4 pitch is manually recorded
Other pitches generated using an RVC model trained on:
CV+VCV voicebank
A3 pitch of ARPAsing voicebank
C4 pitch
German voicebank: German CVCV aliased
Recorded using zimtroeschen's reclist
Has a file with breaths useable when mixing
Recommended range: D2-F#5
Feminine-leaning androgynous voice
Recommended resampler: TIPS/wn4u
Recorded with a pink (yes that's a very important detail) Razer Seiren Mini
Voiced and oto'ed by Shirukagiri
2in1
Released on April 29th 2024.
This is a combination of both my CV+VCV and ARPAsing voicebanks. Downloading this instead of both of the voicebanks will allow you to use both Japanese and English in the same track, and it will save some space as there are files that are the same in both voicebanks.
3in1
Released on April 11th 2025.
This is a combination of my CV+VCV, ARPAsing and German CVCV voicebanks. Downloading this instead of all three the voicebanks will allow you to use Japanese, English and German in the same track, and it will save some space as there are files that are the same in all voicebanks.
The following guide is for OpenUTAU on Windows only.
Installing
Installing Yuu's voicebank is very simple.
Download the desired voicebank by clicking on one of the download buttons above.
Save it to a location you can easily remember, such as the downloads folder or desktop.
In OpenUTAU, navigate to the "Install Singer..." button and click it.
This will open your File Explorer. Navigate to the file you just downloaded, click it, and click Open.
OpenUTAU will open its Singer Setup. Click Next.
Click Install.
OpenUTAU will take a few seconds to install the voicebank. You should now be able to select your desired voicebank in the Select Singer menu.
Using Scream, Whisper and Vocal Fry voice colors
Because of the nature of these recordings, you want to avoid OpenUTAU stretching them or pitching them up or down.
After downloading the file, right-click it in File Explorer and click "Extract All...". Click extract.
Setting tn_fnds as the resampler
Click WORLDLINE-R and select CLASSIC.
Click the cogwheel next to CLASSIC.
Click "Location" under the resampler.
Move "tn_fnds_PB.exe" from the extracted folder to the folder that was just opened by OpenUTAU.
Restart OpenUTAU and follow the first two steps again. You should now be able to select tn_fnds_PB.exe from the dropdown menu under Resampler.
Click Ok.
Setting the color and W flag
After either loading a file or creating a new part, open a part by double-clicking on it.
In the bottom left of the editor that just opened, you should see CLR. Click on it.
For the desired notes, select a voice color by clicking on the corresponding dot under the note.
Click the cogwheel under the parameters.
Click the + in the bottom left and fill in the expression as pictured. Click Apply.
Click the V icon next to one of the parameters. Select f0: Frequency from the list.
For the notes with voice color Scream, Whisper or Vocal Fry, set F0 to W-1 in the same way you've set the voice color.
Yuu's Scream, Whisper and Vocal Fry colors now sound as intended.
About Yuu
Tsumihara Yuu (つ見晴ら夕), nicknamed TSUMIYUU, is a character associated with voicebanks for the UTAU program of the same name, developed by Shirukagiri.
Tsumihara (つ見晴ら) - View over the harbor, Yuu (夕) - Evening.
Yuu has a black and blue streaked mullet to their shoulders with a diamond-shaped ahoge. They have emerald green eyes and pale skin. They appear tall, but it is not known if it's an effect of their heeled boots or if they're naturally tall. They wear a dark blue top that clings to their body, the sleeves fade at their wrists. There is a diamond-shaped "boob window", from which four green ribbons come. Two of those ribbons wrap around their arms and two go over their shoulders and dangle down. Yuu's skirt has two layers of loosely gathered fabric, creating a ruffle effect. There's thin chains with diamond-shaped charms hanging from the top of the top layer. On the upper part of the skirt there is a corset-like leather part. They have shin-length black-blue leather boots and they use a space-themed cane.
Non-binary, they/them.
18 years old, age does not change when their birthday passes in the real world.
Birthday is August 31st.
About Yuu's life
Refer to Yuki's backstory for what happened before this. Being with a group of people that actually acknowledged Yuki's hopes and dreams has only lead to positive development. Her range significantly expanded to accommodate for lower notes with practice and her voice is more versatile than ever. Her fashion sense has also greatly improved, instead of copying what her idols were doing she started wearing what she wanted to wear herself. Aside from exploring her fashion sense, Yuki has also explored her identity. Thanks to resources on the internet Yuki could put a finger on that one thing that felt "wrong"- her gender. They identify as non-binary now and their preferred pronouns are they/them. Sadly those sweet sweet high-school years don't last forever; final exams are coming up and band practice has been halted. Yuu has motivation issues, they'd much rather jam with their friends than study for chemistry, yet they have no choice but to prepare for those nerve-wracking final exams. Not being able to spend time with friends and having to study for what feels like the whole day is taking a toll on Yuu, and they dream of performing on stage instead of sitting and doing homework in the library.
The transition
This is a little paragraph on the Yuki to Yuu transition, as I think it's necessary to avoid some misconceptions. I've been wanting to change some things about Yuki for a while now, as since my transition it just didn't feel like Yuki was a character I was fit to keep voicing and representing. I'm AFAB non-binary, and since Yuki is based on and heavily linked to my life and person, it feels odd to have my UTAU counterpart use she/her and be overly feminine. When I refer to myself before realizing I'm not cis, I use she/her. This is just something I do for myself, and I do not do this with trans people that don't prefer that way of referring to them pre-transition. Yuki, my voice back then and the design I did back then are something I relate to me pre-transition, and therefore it feels right to refer to them with how I would have referred to them before transitioning. Having my character be trans yet still retaining her old voicebank's name, design and page made the most sense to me, as it allows me to change things around while preserving Yuki the way I made her.
RVC and my stance on AI
Next, I want to elaborate on the usage of RVC with my ARPAsing voicebank. The RVC model was trained only on my own voice, by me, with (obviously) my full consent. This is, in my eyes, a fully ethical and good use of AI. If you wish not to use the pitches generated with RVC, feel free to only use the A3 pitch, which was recorded manually.
About Tsugi in relation to Yuu and Yuki
As the voice provider of Tsugi is my IRL little sister, please do not make content shipping or pairing Yuu or Yuki with Tsugi. It's just weird man. Don't do it.
By using this voicebank and/or the character associated with it, you agree to these terms.
Commercial usage is prohibited, with the exception of original songs using this voicebank.
Content that puts the character associated to this voicebank (by using the voice and/or design) in a sexual/suggestive situation is prohibited.
Making content with the purpose of discriminating using this character/voicebank is prohibited.
Do not claim this voicebank, the voice samples, oto and/or design as your own.
Using any files included in this voicebank such as audio, art or text for training AI is prohibited, with the exception of explicit written consent given by Shirukagiri.
Modifying and/or redistributing the voice samples and design is prohibited, especially if used to create another character/voicebank.
As long as the download link on this website is not long-term or permanently down, private redistribution of this voicebank is prohibited.
Redistributing this voicebank in exchange for goods, files (such as other voicebanks) and money is prohibited, even if the download link on this website is down.
If you have any questions about these terms or need to ask permission, please contact Shirukagiri through e-mail: [email protected]. If Shirukagiri can not be reached or does not reply, don't do something you need permission for.
TL;DR: Don't make money off this bank, no porn, no hate, no stealing, no AI training, no stealing x2, just link to the website, no trading/selling
Demo video
Quick download link
Downloads the recommended version of the voicebank. (Japanese CV+VCV)
Yuu Tsumihara's standing art. Illustration and design by Shirukagiri.
