Choosing the correct voicebank credit
With ambiguous crediting it’s important to minimize potential credit errors.
Rule 142: Vocalist entry credit required
Exceptions:
- Unofficial/Jinriki voicebanks should be credited as custom artists (no artist entry).
If the album/song includes in-scope vocals, and if the vocalist is uncredited, the artist entry Unknown vocalist(s) can be used.
- The entry Unknown vocal synth(s) or any of its derived artist entries can also be used to further narrow down the vocalist.
Rule 143: Credit earliest voicebank version
When in doubt, credit the earliest voicebank version.
- ”Kamui Gakupo V4” → V4 Kamui Gakupo (Unknown)
- “Kamui Gakupo (Power)” → V3 Kamui Gakupo (Power)
Rule 172: Credit base voicebank
When in doubt, credit the base voicebank.
- ”Hatsune Miku” → Hatsune Miku
- ”Otomachi Una” → Otomachi Una (Unknown)
Rule 144: Matching voicebank language
Song language should match one of the voicebank languages, unless the song is tagged with unsupported language.
Rule 145: Unconfirmed vocalists tag
When crediting a derived voicebank based on hearing, Hatsune Miku Append (Soft) for example, tag the entry with “unconfirmed vocalists” or document the source in the edit notes.
Rule 146: Unspecified voicebank tag
When the vocalist sounds different from the base-version but no further guess exists, the unspecified voicebank tag can be used.
The base voicebank should be credited.
Rule 173: Unknown base voicebanks
Multiengine synths that have no clear/safe-to-assume base voicebanks should have a corresponding “unknown”-entry. These are grouped under the unspecified voicebank engine tag.