Wiki Wednesday #48 - スティーブ明日 / Steve Ashita
A Latino furry UTAU! There are preconceived notions about Latino UTAUs, and there are preconceived notions about furry UTAUs. Well, there were in 2013. Now, it's a whole different ballgame. What were those preconceived notions? I... I'm taking the fifth.
Who is Ashita Steve?
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Dear Lord, you will not believe how happy I was that the image on his Wiki page wasn't the image in his bank. There were two other to choose from, but this one aligned most with the persona given forth by the Wiki page.
It was a dang nearly nakers wolf! I felt really uncomfortable, because I was like "This isn't family friendly!" Which, is ironic because if it was a fully naked wolf, it would just be like "Yes, animals do not wear clothes." (Unless they gave it a human package. Then... Then it goes back to concerning considering what the site is.)
Ashita is a Chilean with a cute personality. He likes spaghetti. The readme is in Spanish.
And now, for a nutrition talk with dieting Mae.
I really do believe that in many cases, 1,200 calories is enough. I've lost 10lbs since I started dieting in mid-December. (This was written in late January, but I'll probably be on another plateau when this goes live.) And, for the most part, it's been sunshine and roses. Were there plenty of days I ate just shy of 1,500 calories? Yes. But there were also days My Fitness Pal yelled at me for only eating around 800. (What do you want me to do, My Fitness Pal?? Go back in time and eat more???)
And boy howdy, does the crash hurt. I'm not coming down from 300. My BMI is 28.2 at this moment. I'm probably being a little extreme. And I feel it! Do you have those days where you mean to walk somewhere but you get caught in a loop of spinning around? Where you just put your hand on something to feel weighted to this Earth? There is a chance this is mania and not hunger, because I've trained myself not to really feel hunger anymore. Just cravings. The hunger feeling is replaced by dizziness and sleepiness.
I'm going to just blow my diet today, but I might forget to blow my diet and just stop eating after I make myself microwave lasagna. I'm really good at just not eating now! Yesterday, I planned to blow my diet entirely by eating bread and peanut butter. I was going to just eat what I wanted when I wanted... And ended the day with only 1,288 calories because I'm bad at doing what I intended to! I didn't intend to include a personal rant here, but I did!
Anyway, please never take diet advice from me.
How is Ashita Steve's bank?
The bank is huge, and that doesn't make sense at first because it is a romaji encoded one pitch CV. The reason is that the samples are six seconds long. I've done that before, and it's not the best idea. Especially because the voice provider goes all out with vibrato. It's really good vibrato and not normal wavering, but UTAU does not like that. It wants a straight pitch line.
The OTOs aren't complete, but they seem to understand that having six seconds of white is not commonly accepted idea. The average pitch is A3, meaning that USTs that work for female banks should work for this bank without any transposition.
It's exactly what I expected with one exception. This bank was released in 2015, but it gives me the nostalgia vibes of 2010. I'm not more struck with nostalgia just because this isn't my favorite voice type, nor has it really ever been. It's still a decent bank for anyone who wants to add to their furry choruses.
Where can I download Steve Ashita?
Ashita's download link is on his Wiki page. I don't have much to say, other than this is something that is more geared towards a specific niche. I wouldn't expect this bank to be on most people's radars, but it definitely should be on furry radars.
Now I get to eat lasagna! I'm going to try and break my diet! But I may fail and just get so absorbed in this blog that I don't eat until bed time! Who knows!
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