ANRI, also known as Airi Lin, is an English vocal developed and distributed by AUDIOLOGIE Co., Ltd., and released as an AI voice database for Synthesizer V Studio in December 2021. She received a new standalone voice database for Synthesizer V Studio titled ANRI Arcane in December 2023; her original voice database (save for its Lite version) has since been retired.
Her voice provider is the CV kurapichu.
Concept[]
ANRI is described to be a kind person with a warm and dynamic personality. Once she sets a goal, she becomes very determined. She loves bubble tea, strawberry mille-feuille, live concerts and her pet guinea pig, Chachamaru (茶茶丸; Chácháwán).[1] According to her official biography, she joined AO in 2021 and made her debut with "PROGRAMMED 2 LOVE" (abbreviated to "P2L"). Her hobbies include songwriting, musical production, and spending time with Chachamaru. Her musical influences are Aaliyah, Frank Ocean, Keshi and My Chemical Romance. She is a Gemini.[2]
According to the Staff Intro page launched in December 2022, ANRI was conceptualized as a "young artist breaking into the independent music scene", reflecting on the AUDIOLOGIE staff's early musical careers while slowly growing their audience. ANRI's concept derived from Memu's belief that there was a lack of synthetic singer options that fit the genres catered to independent musicians, especially for English vocals. AUDIOLOGIE was aware that there was a community of people similar to them, so ANRI was built to bring more variety to the industry. She was inspired by many artists and was designed to be a "solo act", someone with a unique, dream-like voice similar to Jhené Aiko.[3]
On one of ANRI's alternative designs, it was confirmed that ANRI is of Vietnamese-Chinese descent.[4]
Etymology[]
The stage name, "Anri" (杏里)[5], is a name of Japanese origin meaning "Apricot Jasmine". In Chinese, her name is rendered as "安里" (Ānlǐ).[6] In an official illustration, her name is rendered in hiragana as "あんり".[7]
ANRI's real name is "Airi Lin" (铃爱莉; Líng Àilì). Her surname refers to a "small bell" or a "chime". "Ài" (爱) means "love" while "Lì" (莉) means "Jasmine".
Appearance[]
ANRI wears a white puff-sleeved blouse, navy blue pleated skirt, and red bow. On the hem of her skirt is a music staff and notes. Her socks are white, and her shoes are navy blue pumps with large blue bows on the buckle. She wears a seafoam green backpack. A pair of feathery wings protrude from either side of the bag. Her hair is bobbed and a light caramel color. Two strands of it are braided on either side of her head, and pulled back into a ponytail. Her eyes are pale green. In her hand, she holds a golden cat eared microphone. On that wrist, she wears a seafoam green beaded bracelet.
Chachamaru, her pet guinea pig, exhibits typical cream Dutch markings: pale orange with a white stripe down their face, a white underbelly and a white band on their body.
Information pending.
Relations[]
- Chachamaru - Pet guinea pig
- Eleanor Forte - Best friend, as advertised by VOLOR and AUDIOLOGIE[8]
- JUN - Signed under the same label at AO
- ANDI - Official genderbent of ANRI Arcane, signed under the same label at AO
Voice Libraries[]
- ANRI AI (Synthesizer V Studio), December 11, 2021
- ANRI AI Lite (Synthesizer V Studio), December 18, 2021
- ANRI Arcane (Synthesizer V Studio), December 11, 2023
Additional Information[]
Marketing[]
On the day of her reveal, ANRI was given a variety of merchandise. Her limited physical copies came with a bonus of an acrylic stand, metal can badge, a secret acrylic charm, and a rubber strap. For the Taobao version of the limited physical copies, a bonus omamori was also included. There were other acrylic keychains, a keychain standee, a pillow with Chachamaru, a wall scroll, and a poster available on the official store as well.[9] Her birthday was acknowledged as June 13 and AUDIOLOGIE may release annual official content, including illustrations and songs. Fans were also encouraged to create content for her.
ANRI was made available on AUDIOLOGIE's website and VOLOR's ANiCUTE store. For ANiCUTE, she was distributed as bundle packs (either paired with the Synthesizer V Studio Pro editor, Eleanor Forte AI, or both) or add-ons to existing Eleanor Forte AI pre-orders.[10] On VOLOR's banners and tweets, ANRI was labelled to be Eleanor's friend, and on one of their store banners, the bundle was called the "Best Friend Bundle Bag", which AUDIOLOGIE also promoted later on Twitter.[8]
In the description of ANRI's crew neck t-shirt page, a free copy of her 3 track EP, "TKO", would be distributed as a digital bonus. "TKO" included remastered 4th generation versions of the following songs and their instrumentals: "PROGRAMMED 2 LOVE", "Feelings", and "UwU (All I Do)".[11]
On June 24, 2022, Dreamtonics Co., Ltd. announced its first creation contest in collaboration with AH-Software Co. Ltd., Animen, AUDIOLOGIE, and Eclipsed Sounds, LLC with three competition areas: originals, covers, and cross-lingual synthesis. Creators were encouraged to submit their work regardless of language restrictions. Prizes included cash distribution from bilibili, digital copies of certain Synthesizer V voice databases, and the physical boxed copy of ANRI, who was also listed as one of the eligible vocals for this contest.[12]
On December 22, a new staff page on AUDIOLOGIE's website was launched. AUDIOLOGIE confirmed that the company was mainly made up of Asian Americans from the United States, which possibly affects the concepts and creations of each individual vocalist. For ANRI, she is of Vietnamese-Chinese descent specifically.[13]
At some point, ANRI was given her own Spotify artist profile.[14]
Reputation[]
- First Synthesizer V character from AUDIOLOGIE.
- First English voice database from AUDIOLOGIE.
- First Synthesizer V AI voice database from AUDIOLOGIE.
- First female voice database from AUDIOLOGIE.
- First Synthesizer V AI voice database to be retired and replaced by a newer version within the same engine generation.
References[]
- ↑ https://weibo.com/7617647341/KD3dr3TDf
- ↑ https://audiologie.us/pages/characters
- ↑ https://audiologie.us/pages/staff-intro
- ↑ https://audiologie.us/products/synthesizer-v-anri-large-fabric-wall-scroll-b2-73cm-x-53cm-32-x-21
- ↑ https://twitter.com/dreamtonics_jp/status/1449384123596820482
- ↑ https://twitter.com/OfficialVolor/status/1449378951810334720
- ↑ https://twitter.com/audiologie_en/status/1530952045590499328
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://twitter.com/audiologie_en/status/1451218218580852741
- ↑ https://twitter.com/audiologie_en/status/1449382121353719808
- ↑ https://twitter.com/OfficialVolor/status/1449378951810334720
- ↑ https://audiologie.us/products/synthesizer-v-anri-crew-neck-t-shirt
- ↑ https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv17237015
- ↑ https://audiologie.us/pages/staff-intro
- ↑ https://twitter.com/audiologie_en/status/1678991580819226625
- ↑ https://twitter.com/audiologie_en/status/1467256398832566273?s=20