To run Piapro Studio / Piapro Studio NT Plug-in Edition on Mac with Apple Silicon CPU (M1, M1 Pro/Max/Ultra etc.) such as MacBook, Mac mini, iMac, and Mac Studio, please run the host DAW application in “Rosetta mode” as follows: Open the “Applications” folder in the Finder. Select the host DAW application and choose the [File] [View Info] menu. The following window will appear (in case of Studio One 5), check the “Open using Rosetta” checkbox ON.

Since the NT system is a newly developed singing voice synthesis method that is different from VOCALOID, it converts lyrics and other information so that it is optimal for vocalization in NT while maintaining a certain level of compatibility with VOCALOID when reading .ppsf (ver.2.x) files and .vsqx files; it is a specification. Therefore, please note that it does not exactly match the VOCALOID score in Piapro Studio (ver.2.x). If an unintended automatic conversion is applied when reading .ppsf or .vsqx files created in Piapro Studio (ver.2.x), we apologize for the inconvenience, but please make appropriate adjustments. * We plan to continue studying the specifications, such as adding additional options […]

Piapro Studio NT allows you to enter the following single note consonants and special symbol lyrics. When you enter lyrics in the upper “lyrics input field” of the “lyrics Palette”, they are converted to phonetic symbols and displayed in the lower “phonetic symbol input field”. ■ single note consonants ・k , q → [k] ・g → [g] ・t → [ts] ・ch → [tS] ・d → [d] ・b , v → [b] ・p → [p] ・s → [s] ・z → [dz] ・j → [dZ] ・h → [h] ・f → [p\] ・r , l → [4] ・y → [j] ・w → [w] ・n → [n , J , m , m’ , […]

If the tempo set in the DAW software is different from the tempo set in the Piapro Studio NT plug-in, the following notification will be displayed when the DAW software is played back. In this situation, the singing voice and the accompaniment will not match. This section explains how to synchronize the tempo in such a case. 1. How to adjust the Piapro Studio NT tempo to the master tempo of the DAW If no tempo change data has been written to the DAW or Piapro Studio, the following method can be used to synchronize the tempo. (A) Play the DAW from the beginning of the song (the first beat […]

Opening the right click menu at the major bar can add the marker to the cursor place. *You can delete the added marker at the right click menu. *The marker can be added max 35 “from 0 to Z”. You can move the seek bar to the marker place with the keyboard shortcut. 　Windows : Ctrl + arrow keys（← →） 　Mac : Command + arrow keys（← →） You can move immediately to the part that you want to check with the keyboard shortcut and play it by placing the marker on the head of verse, bridge and chorus etc.

When the space between two notes is extremely narrow, there is a possibility that the pronunciation sticks even though the notes are apart. When you don’t intend to connect the pronunciation, it can be forced to cut by adding “Sil” note to the place you want to cut.

When you want to enter a triplet length note, you can enter it by turning light on the place which is in the picture below at the setting menu of the snap value. *Turning off the light unlocks the triplet entering mode.

Export the note information which you input with Piapro Studio to the MIDI file from the file menu. 　・Menu “file” → export → MIDI file When the exported MIDI file is written to the DAW software, the same note information as that of Piapro Studio is written to the DAW software. *The picture is the operating screen of Studio One. *Check the manuals of each DAW software for the way to write the MIDI file with other DAW software.

When you output the sounds of the Piapro Studio track from other channel, you need to set the output location both DAW software and Piapro Studio. ■ The multi out setting of Piapro Studio Open the piano roll screen of the Piapro Studio track which you change the output location and change the Out Channel setting button to the channel number which you output then the sounds are output from the channel you set(picture below). Refer to　the article below for the way to set the multi out of DAW software. ・The multi out setting of Studio One ・The multi out setting of BITWIG STUDIO ■ The multi out setting of […]

The useful way to use Piapro Studio The useful way to use Studio One The useful way to use other main DAW software ■ The useful way to use Piapro Studio How to display the notes of the several tracks all together (layer function). How to display the pitch rendering of pitch curve and vibrato all tigether. How to use the “E.V.E.C.” function. About PIAPRO collaboration data Reproduction of the preview phrase Selection of the singers, editing / copying / deleting the singers How to operate the list of the singers How to customize the singer icon. Searching function of the singers Extra lyrics: the effect of “putting them into […]