Riku

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Riku
Character Information
Gender	Male
General Voice Database Information
Voice	Masculine
Voice Provider	Unrevealed
Base Language(s)	Japanese
Additional Product Information
Company	Dreamtonics Co., Ltd.
Release Date(s)	October 24, 2024
Affiliations	AH-Software Co. Ltd.
Examples of Usage
List of Songs	VocaDB Voice Synthesizer Lyrics Wiki

Riku (リク) is a Japanese vocal developed and distributed by Dreamtonics Co., Ltd., and released as an AI voice database for Synthesizer V Studio in October 2024.

His voice provider has not been revealed.

Concept

Like previous Dreamtonics vocals before him, Riku was intended to be treated as an official voice database or an indispensable "reference-level" type of singing voice, representing Dreamtonics's brand quality. Riku was noted to vocalize a "sensitive, crisp yet brittle-sounding male tenor voice", and was described as a soft, soporific impression on the listener, with a whispery, feather-like tone suitable for low-mid tempo, gentle, warm emotional and romantic J-pop, K-pop, soul, electronic music and more. Riku’s pronunciation was noted to produce a slightly exotic accent, not atypically Japanese-sounding.

Etymology

"Riku" is a boy’s name of Japanese origin meaning "land" or "continent".

Riku's name in kana was rendered as "リク".

Appearance

Like previous Dreamtonics vocals, rather than having an official human-like avatar, Riku is represented by an abstract symbol, the letters R and K, which are drawn from the first and third letters of his name. The letters are a gradient blend of green and white. The letter R is only slightly taller than the letter K, which is rendered in lower-case. Characterization is left to the song producers themselves rather than the product, so Riku is open to any form of visual interpretation, allowing the producer to decide what they would like him to look like.

Voice Libraries

• Riku AI (Synthesizer V Studio), October 24, 2024

Additional Information

Marketing

Like previous Dreamtonics vocals, Riku was treated as an official or standard vocal for the engine, where he could potentially be found in demonstrations of Synthesizer V Studio and its AI capabilities. This also meant that he would be among the first vocals to be equipped with the latest engine updates.

Reputation

Riku's character status

Reaction

As a vocalist without an official character, this allowed producers and fans to create their own for Riku, resulting in a variety of designs.

Impact

As a Dreamtonics product to demonstrate the capabilities of Synthesizer V Studio (specifically Synthesizer V AI), Riku was considered to be one of the default or reference vocals used for tech demos, allowing for producers to compare and understand the differences per update. He had a professional feel and made for a good starting AI voice database, which was especially praised for sounding realistic and helped gauge interest in this type of voice database for Synthesizer V as a whole.