Type Public KK (unlisted) Genre Music and video Products List | Industry Software, Internet Area served Japan Founded September 1988 | |
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Key people Noboru Murakami, President Headquarters Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||
Internet Co., Ltd. (株式会社インターネット, Kabushikigaisha Intānetto), or Internet, is a software company based in Osaka, Japan. It is best known for the music sequencer Singer Song Writer and Niconico Movie Maker for Nico Nico Douga, a video sharing website. It also develops singing synthesizers using the Vocaloid 4 engine developed by Yamaha Corporation. In 2014, they were the second leading company in sound related software in Japan, boasting a 14.0% share of the market.
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Music composition
Internet started their Vocaloid development with the first Vocaloid 2 singing synthesizer Gackpoid on July 31, 2008, whose voice was provided by Japanese international singer Gackt. Gackpoid includes OPUS Express for mixing vocal parts with accompaniment or phoneme data.
The second product, Megpoid, was released on June 25, 2009 and is voiced by Megumi Nakajima. Due to the success of Crypton Future Media's "Append" series, Internet announced they will be working on an updated version of Megpoid called Megpoid Extend in 2011.
Yamaha's first Vocaloid called Lily was later sold via Internet's website. Internet also released Gachapoid based on the voice of Gachapin, a popular Japanese television character. Gackpoid, Megpoid and Lily would also be released in Taiwan.
Upcoming products
Internet's other music composers include: