KONTRIBUSI VOCALOID DALAM PERKEMBANGAN MUSIK DOUJIN DI JEPANG

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AbstractParamita Winny HapsariThis research uses descriptive method with qualitative approach. This study would like to see the contribution of VOCALOID to the development of doujin music in Japan. Japan with a high level of creativity can make innovations in various things, let alone music. VOCALOID as one of the ways of Japanese innovation in creating a musical masterpiece. VOCALOID is a sound synthesis software that enables users who do not have a vocalist to be able to create the song intact. Doujin works as indie works. Music doujin is a sub category of doujin. VOCALOID-based music is different from doujin music in general. It requires enormous collaboration, which is not centered on a single group in producing the whole work. VOCALOID provides a new color in the development of doujin music in Japan and also stimulates the formation of the next derivative products in Japanese popular culture.Keywords: Music, VOCALOID, Japan