(we are getting there! but currently probably still too prohibitive a set up for most ppl). Also a big reason why I stick to IRL footage. Anyways...thank you for attending my TED talk 😂

VTubing side without compromising artistic visions... to that end...I've been observing @/portameta and @/RhyZyGy - would love to get to a point where 3D tracking gets to an affordable point where the nuances of technique can be captured in really great fidelity -

a lot of VTuber MVs traditionally just have art + mograph (and blending the aesthetics of IRL performances + VTubers can be tricky), I kind of struggle with this concept a bit. Sorry for the ramble LOL I am just thinking out loud how to share my classical passions with the -

combination of instrument recording + VST elements, or purely instrument recording arrangements could be a bit of a premium experience? 🤔 Also (kind of tangential), the reason I wonder about this is that I really love seeing instrumental performances in songs, but given that -

Looks like there IS interest in this kind of instrumental 👀, but also some responses that it does raise the cost (which is fair, oftentimes this would mean hiring multiple musicians + on top of score prep and arranging). Probably there is some compromise between a -

We were the perfect cast 😎

now that Bleach TYBW is wrapped, please eat this work of art again 🗡

It is true that instead of hiring one person for the job now it could possibly be several! (Clearly the solution is to be a multi-instrumentalist to keep costs down 🥲)

VTubers, are any of y'all interested in acoustic and chamber style instrumentals recorded by string/piano/wind musicians for covers instead of just VST produced recreations? If not, why not? or if you are, please comment as well! super curious to hear ppl's thoughts 👀

ooooh an orchestral version, can't wait!!! 👀

one of my high school favs 🥺

Thanks Neva!

The ONE spooky theme project I was hoping to release for Halloween is unlikely to happen because of this DAMN FLU... lemmme out of this sick prisonnnnnnn

So many more thoughts around the current hot topic but my tldr can really be 1. Have fun and you do you! 2. But consider embracing being human and learn to love the journey of artistry and performance! 3. Go practice!

all means let them pursue it!) I think folks are also allowed to express those preferences without being perceived as elite (because going back to my very first response the intention is quite the opposite!)

There’s no right answer, as I mentioned it really does boil down to expectation and preference at the end of the day. To me, it’s not really a criticism of a creator but rather the trend as a whole (echoing the sentiment of redefining standards, again if it makes ppl happy by -

is terribly restricting, and SHOULDN'T be the standard 💖

everything polished and overproduced in every aspect just feels like the antithesis. I am not condemning people for chasing that sound, just that overall, the framing of what 'karaoke' should be, as defined by the very top industry trends/singers which TEND to be overproduced-

in expectation. When a viewer's expectation is to perceive the creator with authenticity, that's when these conflicting feelings can come up. I'm very obv on the 'embrace the natural' - karaokes to me are a space to have fun and improve your skills, and this trend to make -

I do really think it's because of what is 'expected' in a karaoke setting that gives rise to this divide though (and this expectation can swing so widely btwn KR and EN audiences, even among individuals, for ex.) The disingenuous feeling comes up precisely bc of that difference -