[Vocaloid Terms] What do “honke” (original creator) and “Vocaloid P” mean?

Last updated:2024/7/27

Festival-loving girlMizuki Imae
I got totally hooked on BUMP OF CHICKEN after my best friend introduced them to me in junior high, and that’s when I woke up to music. In high school, a senior led me into the world of melodic hardcore, and I fell for it completely. Heavily influenced by the boyfriend I was dating back then, I’ve been a huge fan of 10-FEET from then until now. After graduating from my days as a hairstylist—spent staring down wigs every day—I now work staff for studios, live houses, and wedding sound, spending my days hunting for new bands. Despite being out at festivals and shows all year round, I’m still a hopeless kid who can’t even do a two-step.

If you’re into Vocaloid, this might be a phrase you’ve already heard a lot.

That said, there may also be people who hear it often but aren’t quite sure what it actually means.

This time, I’d like to explain the Vocaloid terms “honke” (original creator) and “Vocaloid P.”

Original? Vocaloid producer?

"Honke-sama" and "Vocaloid producerDon't you ever see this phrase on YouTube or Niconico?

Original creator = Vocaloid producerIt is about.

In most cases, they are not working professionally as music producers, but led by Hatsune Miku,In the world of Vocaloid, a music producer is called a “Vocalo-P” (Vocalo-Pi).。

This “P” is short for “producer.”

Connection with the singer

The word often attached to video titles, "I tried singingThe word “.”

This is an already existing Vocaloid songA non-professional person tried singing and made it into a videoThat’s what it means.

Therefore, I think it’s often written in the videos or in the descriptions as something like “the original 〇〇.”

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This video is easy to understand.

Most of the videos are like this.

Talkloid

to begin withVOCALOIDThat is, software for DTM (desktop music production)It is.

In other words,Lyrics: Words / Music: Composition / Arrangement: ArrangementIt's software used for things like production.

Tokuloid refers to using VOCALOID for speaking rather than singing.It is.

I don’t write lyrics or compose, but people who can tune Vocaloid (adjusting/tuning the vocals) are also called Vocaloid Ps.

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So this is a Talkloid, huh.

Talkloids are sometimes used in commentary and explanatory videos.

Since when did people start saying that?

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Abbreviating producer as “P” is something you see overseas too.

In the case of Vocaloid, the game "THE iDOLM@STERIt is said to come from the notation “」.”

Since the screen’s name field displays “XXP,” when the video was uploaded to Niconico, the “~P” tag ended up being attached as the uploader link as-is, and it seems this convention also spread to VOCALOID creators.

Lastly

Since I started hearing the word “Vocaloid” frequently, I feel like the number of things I’m curious about but haven’t looked into, and little things I actually don’t know, has increased a lot.

This time, I turned what I personally wondered about and researched into an article just as it is.

I’d be happy if this helps clear up even a little bit of confusion.