
When used as a VST/AU together with a DAW, the operating requirements of the DAW must also be met at the same time. Users need to check each VOCALOID package and its requirements before installation as some variation may occur between releases. Note these requirements only apply to the VOCALOID6 engine itself. Minimum operating environment: 1366 × 768.
Other: Audio device, internet connection (for authentication, deauthentication, software updates, etc.). CPU: Haswell (4th generation) or later Intel Core series or Xeon series Apple Silicon. OS: Windows 10 Version 21H2 (or later), Windows 11 Version 21H2 (or later), 10.15 (Catalina), macOS 11 (Big Sur), macOS 12 (Monterey). Ver 6.2.1 fixed a bug where the default time signature, tempo and main volume events were deleted, fixed general bugs, and improved stability and performance. Ver 6.2.0 added a feature to customize keyboard shortcuts, added a feature to insert silences between the selection range, added a feature to revert a project to the last saved version, added a feature to select the character of encoding of lyrics when importing or exporting MIDI files, added support for mono wave files in multi-track audio mixdown, improved phonetic symbol suggestions when entering lyrics over multiple notes, changed ruler display format to Bar/Beat in Wave Editor, fixed bugs, and improved stability and performance. Ver 6.1.1 fixed bugs and improved stability. Ver 6.1.0 added support for Mandarin Chinese song synthesis, improved synthesis quality of singing voices, improved display of phonetic symbol conversion suggestions when entering lyrics, improved pronunciation of short notes, fixed bugs, improved stability and performance, and added support authorization and deauthorization of VOCALOID3 and VOCALOID4 products. Ver 6.0.3 fixed a crash issue on Mac and a bug causing projects having parts starting with specific lyrics denying to open. Ver 6.0.2 fixed an issue with the "trial period ended" message appearing on the day of installation in regions where Daylight Savings Time is effective. Ver 6.0.1 was a general stability fix as well as fixing a few bugs and screen display issues as well as improving sequence editing operations. VOCALOID6 was made available for digital download on the official VOCALOID SHOP and was clarified that no physical product would be shipped.
SARAH, ALLEN, HARUKA, and AKITO and also included the VOCALOID5 voicebanks Amy, Chris, Kaori, and Ken. The software made its debut with a set of 4 new vocalists VOCALOID6 was announced and released on the same day on Octoby the Yamaha Corporation following the announcement of server maintenance also scheduled on October 13, 2022.