On September 6, AkiGlancy tweeted it was unlikely that DEX would be sold as a starter pack. It was later confirmed that they would be revealed in February during Katsucon. It was unknown if Zero-G would announce this information on their own media or during a convention. This allowed DEX and DAINA to have their initial sales based solely off their software and to avoid any biased sales that may be accumulated through the reveal of their providers. Later, she explained that the voice providers were likely to be revealed around the months of November or February. She noted that Zero-G would be responsible to reveal the release date. On September 4, AkiGlancy reported that all work requirements were finished.

Further promotions were handled by Zero-G and design work was handed to them for a final decision. On July 27, beta testing was finished and final touch-ups were left to the programmers. Barring any technical difficulties, he would have been ready for YAMAHA's approval in August. The voice providers were recruited in December 2014 to help with the beta, along with Lupin and AkiGlancy.Īs there were still work to be done, a July release was not possible for DEX. His voice provider was a professional musician with a suitable mic and he came from the fandom. Unlike many other VOCALOIDs, DEX was not recorded within a studio. There were additional phonemes for him, however, they do not allow multilingual capabilities as Zero-G focused solely on the English language.Ī second stream was held to clear up issues that arose from miscommunication in the first. It was revealed that Zero-G was unable to create extra vocals due to financial reasons, but if DEX sold well, they may consider the option. In the stream, Lupin noted that the VOCALOIDs were not final and that certain details were subject to change.

The announcement showcased short demo clips by Circus-P, Nostraightanswer On June 20, VOCALOIDs DEX and DAINA were introduced via livestream and panel at Anime Mid Atlantic. The reclist was highly customized for the American accent. In June, Prince Syo commented that he had written the script for DEX, which was similar to the one used for RUBY. In March 2015, Zero-G stated that they hoped to release an American male and female VOCALOID4 by the end of May.

The voice providers were not to be revealed until later. After several meetings, Lupin was chosen. Nostraightanswer (then Kenji-B) and CircusP became the candidates. They asked her for being the voice provider of their new American VOCALOID and asked which male vocalist would best compliment her voice. Zero-G approached EmpathP for a private project.

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