Ameuta Niko-ē Review
Reviewing the Ameuta family is now a longstanding tradition on this blog. Eventually I might review every single one of them, though I will admit making each of those posts unique is a little challenging...
This review was requested anonymously.
*Art by Otsuki Metro (大槻ć”ćć)
Hear a Sample of Ameuta Niko
Bio
Name: 飓åä»č”/Ameuta Niko Species: Demon Gender: Male Age: late teens Height: 160 cm Likes: Noodles, museum tours Dislikes: Magic, losingĀ Theme: Purple Chitose Ame candy
Official Site
Here is Nikoās official page! The voicebank Iāll be talking about today isĀ ē /Kuda, which was released in 2016. Itās 31 MB when unzipped and has fully generated frq files. Also, hereās a list of what extra samples are included in his reclist, shared among the modern Ameuta UTAUs. You Probably wonāt need this, but itās nice to know whatās included.
First Impressions
Niko has a slightly androgynous, boyish voice. Like Niriya, who I reviewed before, he has stringed audio samples that are CV aliased. One fun thing about him is that instead of his given name being written in hiragana like the other Ameutas, it uses the kanjiĀ Ā č”Ā for ko, which means barbarian. I also think itās cute heās themed around a specifically Japanese candy and is pastel purple despite being a brash anime teen, I think thatās cute.
Configuration
Niko is a monopitch CV recorded at A3. He has a range of D3-A4, but can go a bit over that comfortably. He also has extra pronunciations, end breaths, vocal fry, and combined vowels. One thing I wish the Ameutas had is samples for more vowel combinations. They already haveĀ āaiāĀ āaeāĀ āaoā, and āauā, but not many others! The lack of smoother vowels is the main reason why I donāt use CV much. The stringed samples ultimately donāt do that much in terms of making a more natural sound.
The mic quality is pretty good here, but the voice just doesnāt translate well into the engine. Overall, heās at about the same quality as the other Ametro UTAUs, not bad but not super special.
I like to add the g10 flag to him for a voice that better suits his character.
My recommended flags:Ā g10H20F3E10
My recommended resamplers: fresamp12, EFB-GT
Final Thoughts
Niko is an above average CV with a cute, flexible voice and a lot of potential. I highly suggest you check out the other UTAUs in his series.
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