I once again participated in a compilation sponsored by Yudachi P, who I had helped with the previous compilation ``Shukumu Branchout.''
that name as well……
Doomsday Travelers
I should have written a promotion article at the time when I was exhibiting at M3 and Niconico Chokaigi in the spring of 2024, but well, he died from Corona...
Recently BOOTH and Bandcamp has also started mail order sales, so we are advertising it here.
On Bandcamp, you can listen to and purchase each track individually, so you only want the songs you like! If you are interested, please check it out.
The CD version costs 1000 yen, and the DL version costs 500 yen.
The album is about 50/50 vocals and 50/50 instrumental (musical instruments only), and the genres are also different, making it a chaotic album in a good way, with a lot of variety just like the previous album.
I'm participating in the 6th song, "Requiem for the Dead World."
I'd like you to actually listen to the song to find out what kind of song it is, but it's very dark just like the previous compilation song lol
The vocalist is Yukari from CeVIO, the same as last time.
Somehow, I feel like her singing voice has a high affinity with dark songs.
Recently, the 2.0 version of Song Voice was released, and I don't think there is much need for additional tuning even when singing firmly, or rather, I think that the singing has become smoother and more human-like.
The accompaniment last time was almost futuristic with only synths, but this time it's only a pipe organ.
This was my first attempt at a song with a sing-along style that focuses on just one instrument, and it is safe to say that the attempt was a success.
The reason for this is that I naturally fell in love with the finished song.
I think whether or not I, the primary listener, want to listen to the song is one indicator of the completeness of the song.
Regarding the Shuumen compilation, they are releasing a brand called Shuuen Records and seem to be planning to release albums regularly in the future, so I think I will also be participating.
looking forward to.
MMD is an abbreviation for "MikuMikuDance," a character distributed countless times on the internet. It's a great tool that allows you to easily create dance videos.
So, primary creation freaks like me would like to create and move original character models, but creating a 3D model from scratch is quite difficult.
That's where VROID comes into play.
VROID is a wonderful tool that allows you to create original characters as easily as creating characters in online games.
The developer seems to be PIXIV, which is famous for its drawing submission site.
So, how do we introduce the model we created here into MMD? First, we will export it in a file format called VRM.
Since MMD does not support VRM files, you need to convert it to a file format called PMX that can be used with MMD.
There is another wonderful tool developed by a volunteer called VRM2PmxConverter, so I will use it.
Just load the model and press the "Convert to PMX" button.
When you try modeling it yourself, you realize that normally, once you create a model, you would not be done with it; you would need to make difficult settings such as bones and rigid bodies, but it takes care of all those settings for you. That's wonderful.
However, in the case of my model, the hair color seems to be funky like this, so I will correct this.
I searched for a lot of information and did some trial and error, but it seems like the quickest way is to modify the texture directly.
Open the texture in any suitable image editing software.
Copy and paste the original hair color on the far left like this and fill it all in.
Resolved successfully. I did it.
By the way, this is a tool called PMX Editor for editing PMX models for MMD. You can fine-tune various details such as the appearance of the model and the settings of bones and rigid bodies.
All that's left to do is load the PMX model into MMD, borrow whatever you like from the vast treasure trove of information on the internet (stages and motions created by volunteers, etc.), and load it.
Just by doing this, your character model will dance cutely.
Hmm. wonderful.
By the way, when creating an original character model with VROID, it is difficult (though not impossible) to make the accessories yourself, and the facial features tend to look similar, so creators who are particular about the character will modify it using 3D modeling software. .
There are various ways to do it, but in my case I export it as a VRM file from VROID and save it as a 3D file called Metasequoia Import it into modeling software and modify it.
Metasequoia is a domestically produced 3D modeling software that has many MMD users, and because it specializes in modeling, it is simpler and easier to use than integrated 3D production software such as Blender.
Another attractive feature is that it supports reading and writing of VRM and PMD files without any additional plugins.
My avatar, Fujimi-chan, has a fairly distinct nose, and I tried to recreate it by tweaking various settings on her VROID, but in the end I couldn't come up with a satisfactory result.
Once she's finished editing, she exports it again as a VRM file and then converts it to PMX using the method described above.
In fact, thanks to the many volunteers who have made God's tools available to the public free of charge, it is now possible to easily create 3D videos that would normally take years to create.
It's been a wonderful time.