Kevin is an English vocal developed and distributed by Dreamtonics Co., Ltd., and released as an AI voice database for Synthesizer V Studio in February 2022.
His voice provider has not been officially revealed, but Kevin was confirmed to have an American accent.
Concept[]
Kevin was created out of Dreamtonics's determination to diversify the lineup of voices and was designed to be a male native American English AI voice.[1]
Like the previous Dreamtonics vocals before him, Kevin was intended to be treated as an official voice database, representing the company's brand quality.
Etymology[]
"Kevin" is a name of Irish origin meaning "handsome" and "beautiful". It is the anglicized form of "CaoimhĆn", which is composed of "Caoim", meaning "dear" or "noble", and "-gin", meaning "birth".[2]
Kevin's name is rendered in kana as "ć±ćć³".[3]
Appearance[]
Like previous Dreamtonics vocals, rather than having an official human-like avatar, Kevin is represented by an abstract symbol, the letter "K", which is drawn from the first letter of his name. In the profile image from Dreamtonics, the "K" is mainly bright greenish-yellow with hints of teal-ish blue. In the AH-Software rendition, these colors are darker. The origins of the color scheme were less clear. Characterization is left to the song producers themselves rather than towards the product, so Kevin is open to any form of visual interpretation, allowing the producer to decide what they would like him to look like.
History[]
Marketing[]
Like previous Dreamtonics vocals, Kevin was treated as an official or standard vocal for the engine, where he could be found in demonstrations of Synthesizer V Studio and AI's capabilities. On the day of his and Ryo's release, he was made available on the newly established official Dreamtonics international store, as well as at AH-Software, which mainly targeted the Japanese market, and the Dreamtonics Taobao store, which mainly targeted the Chinese market.
Voicebanks[]
- Kevin AI (Synthesizer V Studio), February 4, 2022
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