HALO

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HALO
Character Information
Gender	Female
General Voice Database Information
Voice	Feminine
Voice Provider	Miku Itou
Base Language(s)	Japanese
Additional Product Information
Illustrator(s)	yonemuro
Company	Bushiroad Inc.
Release Date(s)	TBA
Status	In development
Affiliations	Dreamtonics Co., Ltd. AH-Software Co. Ltd.
Examples of Usage
List of Songs	Voice Synthesizer Lyrics Wiki

HALO (ハロ Haro) is an upcoming Japanese vocal to be developed and distributed by Bushiroad Inc. in collaboration with AH-Software Co. Ltd., which will be released as an AI voice database for Synthesizer V Studio on a to-be-announced date. She is the fourth vocal to be released as a part of Bushiroad Inc.'s BanG Dream! AI Singing Synthesizer project, Yumenokessho (夢ノ結唱, English; "A Dream Duet").

Her voice provider will be Miku Itou.

Concept

HALO is a representation of Tsurumaki Kokoro, one of the protagonists of the BanG Dream! franchise. Kokoro was a first-year student at Hanasakigawa Girls' High School when she debuted, now being a third-year at the same school, and is the leader and vocalist for Hello, Happy World!.

On her official profile, Kokoro is noted to be a girl who loves to see others smile and is curious by nature. Her eyes glimmer with excitement on her never-ending search for fun things to do. Being the only daughter of well-off parents has allowed her unrealistic ideas to be brought to life.

While the character is based on Tsurumaki Kokoro, the Song Voice library is meant to capture the sounds of Hello, Happy World! and was named HALO as a result, a short deformation from the band name.

Etymology

HALO's name comes from Tsurumaki Kokoro's band name Hello, Happy World!, and more especially a deformation from the Japanese katakana for the band name.

Appearance

WIP

HALO's illustration was designed and illustrated by yonemuro (米室), a Japanese illustrator.

Relations

• POPY - Fellow "BanG Dream! AI Singing Synthesizer" project vocal.
• ROSE - Fellow "BanG Dream! AI Singing Synthesizer" project vocal.
• PASTEL - Fellow "BanG Dream! AI Singing Synthesizer" project vocal.

History

On December 31, 2023, the official Twitter account of the Yumenokessho project tweeted end-of-year greetings, thanking fans for their support for the project. They announced that in 2024, a new character would join the project, and further announcements would be made "around the time when the spring cold eases and the buds begin to bloom". The tweet was met with widespread excitement from fans, sparking speculations about which BanG Dream! character would receive a voice database and which synthesis engine would be used. In an interview published by Sound & Recording magazine, when asked about future release plans, Yumenokessho project producer Tsuho Kusumi revealed, "The next two release characters have been decided. We will be able to release information around spring, so please look forward to it!".

On April 25, 2024, during a live announcement called Girls Band Party! Station, the silhouettes of HALO and PASTEL were shown, before showcasting their full renders and their reference sheets, announcing both of the characters for the Synthesizer V AI engine. However, no release date for either of them was given yet.

Voice Libraries

• HALO AI (Synthesizer V Studio), in development

Voice Database Information

Demonstrations

Demonstrations

Voice Databases

Product Information

Versions

  Lite Version/FLT Available?: TBA  Starter Pack Available?: TBA  Web Version Available?: No

Package details as noted:

HALO is expected to be a feminine Japanese voice database. As expected of an AI voice database, this would enable her to sing with a more human-like, natural, and realistic voice.

Vocal traits as noted:

With Diffusion Probabilistic Models (DPM), HALO would be able to sing more realistically through changes in volume and breath, further enriching singing details, making each singing unique, and providing creators with more options. Through this mode, she can use AI Retakes to create multiple "takes" of a sung section to find an ideal vocal without the need for "laborious tuning". This feature is only available in the Synthesizer V Studio Pro Editor.

Phonetic notes as noted:

• Phoneme format: Romaji
• Through Cross-lingual Singing Synthesis, HALO is expected to sing in not only Japanese but also in English, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Chinese, and Spanish. This feature is only available in the Synthesizer V Studio Pro Editor.

Vocal Modes as noted (Synthesizer V Studio Pro Editor only):

TBA

System requirements as noted:

Software Requirements:

• Operating System:
  • Windows 11/10 or higher (64-bit only)
  • Mac OS X: 10.13 or higher
  • Linux Ubuntu 20.4 or higher (64-bit only)

Hardware Requirements:

• CPU: Intel Core i5 or higher (or equivalent AMD CPUs) recommended
  • For high-quality editing of AI audio: Intel Core series 4th generation i5 (i5-4xxx) or higher is recommended, or AMD Athlon X4 845 or higher, including Ryzen series.
• RAM: 2GB or higher
• Disk Space: 1 GB or higher (for installing one voice database)
  • The amount of space required depends on the number of voice databases installed.
• Display: 1280 x 800 or higher

Other:

• Sound card
• Internet connection is necessary for activation and obtaining updates.

License agreements as noted:

• Yumenokessho's Terms of Usage - Japanese
• Yumenokessho's Terms of Usage - English

Voice database sample

• HALO Solfège:
  File:HALO AI Solfege.ogg

Additional Information

Marketing

TBA

Reputation

HALO's character status