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VX-β

Application

by Yamaha

Beta singing-synthesis plug-in for DAWs, from Yamaha's VOCALOID research studio, that sings melodies entered straight into Cubase's key editor using installed VOCALOID6 AI voice banks, with voice parameters adjustable in real time during playback and a single Power knob shaping tension, breath and vibrato.

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What it does

• Music generation

Features 3

• Cubase integrationSinging voices are created by entering melodies directly into the Cubase DAW, with no separate editor.
• Real-time parameter controlVoice parameters can be changed in real time while a song is playing.
• Power ParameterOne knob controls several elements of articulation such as tension, breathing and vibrato.

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Pricing

Pricing page · 11 Oct 2026

VX-β carries no charge of its own but requires VOCALOID6 Editor, sold at "USD 225.00 (before tax)" with no billing period; the paid model is the editor's single purchase.

Description

Official documentation · 11 Oct 2026

"A prototype of a brand-new singing synthesis plugin, spun off from Yamaha's research studio"; "Custom integration with Cubase ... allows users to create singing voices simply by entering melodies into the DAW"; "change voice parameters in real time, even while a song is playing ... direct the AI singer mid-song"; "Power Parameter empowers users to control those elements of articulation with a single knob." "VOCALOID6 AI-compatible voice banks installed on your computer can be used with VX-β as-is."

What it does

Official documentation · 11 Oct 2026

"VX-β is a singing synthesis plugin that allows users to create singing voices by inputting notes and lyrics."

Sold within

Official documentation · 11 Oct 2026

"VX-β is available free of charge on any computer equipped with a registered copy of VOCALOID6 Editor." "VX-β cannot be used with the authorization of VOCALOID6 Editor Lite."

Name

Official documentation · 11 Oct 2026

"VX-β, a brand-new singing synthesizer plugin".

URL

Official documentation · 11 Oct 2026

Yamaha's own page on vocaloid.com, linked from the VOCALOID menu as "VX-β [FREE BUNDLE]".

Deployment

Official documentation · 11 Oct 2026

"VX-β is a plugin; DAW software is required to launch it." Runs locally on Windows and macOS.

Interfaces

Official documentation · 11 Oct 2026

VST3 instrument on Windows; VST3, AU and AAX on macOS. No plug-in term exists in the interfaces vocabulary; desktop-app follows the VOCALO CHANGER PLUGIN record.

Modalities

Official documentation · 11 Oct 2026

Notes and lyrics in, a sung vocal out.

Intended for

Official documentation · 11 Oct 2026

VOCALOID6 users producing in a DAW.

Also from Yamaha

• VOCALOID6 Application

  Desktop singing-voice synthesis software that generates a sung vocal from entered notes and lyrics using Yamaha's VOCALOID:AI engine, with voice banks and a sing-to-input converter (VOCALO CHANGER).

• Mobile VOCALOID Editor Application

  iPhone and iPad app that produces a vocal track from entered melody and lyrics using VOCALOID voicebanks, with MIDI and audio recording input, sold by monthly or annual subscription.

• VOCALO CHANGER PLUGIN Application

  Real-time singing-voice conversion plug-in for a DAW that analyses a sung performance with AI and re-sings it in a VOCALOID:AI voice bank voice.

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