Happy Synthesizers

A podcast exploring the music and subculture surrounding vocal synthesizers, including VOCALOID, Synthesizer V, UTAU, and more!

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Episodes

KAITO at 20

4 days ago

4 days ago

Two decades of the Bestest Blue Boy, where has the time gone?
Transcripts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19qqx33FvvujT9F7DpicuLGAbKqbpZNDl/view?usp=sharing 
Sources + song list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JnoNjCXh-AwuQp8X3NFnV8YxMio11-J2/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109882383577879267781&rtpof=true&sd=true 
Links to social media + other listening platforms: https://linktr.ee/happysynthesizers 

Friday Jan 16, 2026

Wednesday Nov 26, 2025

Part two of my list of favourite songs for every Vocaloid character ever!
Transcript + song links: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QdpJASsCAmMNb1AQmStvsV3BhUb7v7ME/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109882383577879267781&rtpof=true&sd=true 
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXuYEBV0tq6E7ybbRLiOCItn5AQ29mMS5 

Sunday Oct 19, 2025

There are more Vocaloid voicebanks out there than even I knew about, I didn't think this through.
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zn5fZgzBr6oiTVc6BFliuL5GBNxqeCEo/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109882383577879267781&rtpof=true&sd=true 
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXuYEBV0tq6EonS2m9jm0WRzRQvtJUwLA 

Positive☆Eel Time

Monday Aug 04, 2025

Monday Aug 04, 2025

A deep dive into the history of Otomachi Una, the cutest singer to ever be themed around a weird little fish. 
Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18_hqWtTynojBeSkhXpNQ0tx7zwXgzPSf/view?usp=drive_link 
Sources doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u0werA3oZvECrZjVFwXDZo6YA2j6YWoV/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109882383577879267781&rtpof=true&sd=true 
Other links: https://linktr.ee/happysynthesizers 

Interview with Aphelion IC

Wednesday Jul 16, 2025

Wednesday Jul 16, 2025

Visual artist and longtime Vocaloid fan Aphelion IC and I sat down for a chat about our favourite singing robots, and the best-designed characters among them.
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1th8Lf1DPj6van-DqzV_alBY42IMnid2R/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109882383577879267781&rtpof=true&sd=true 
Links: https://linktr.ee/happysynthesizers 

Interview with GraySlate

Monday Jun 16, 2025

Monday Jun 16, 2025

I sat down with GraySlate, AKA AssBackwards-P, to talk about growing up in the world of vocalsynth, Jinriki UTAU best practises, and the great Goro Majima.
 
Transcript + sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mbS3iZaoPgbwoDqsg41KBGcltH-169Vh/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109882383577879267781&rtpof=true&sd=true 

Interview with KLAD (DystoP)

Sunday Jun 08, 2025

Sunday Jun 08, 2025

I sat down with Kiyoteru Lofe Adlez Dystopia to talk UTAU, fandom engagement, and Hiyama Kiyoteru. 
Transcript: https://linktr.ee/happysynthesizers
Other links: https://linktr.ee/happysynthesizers

KING, QUEEN, CHAMPION

Wednesday May 21, 2025

Wednesday May 21, 2025

A look at the meteoric rise of Kanaria, one of the hottest vocalsynth creators of the last five years.
Transcripts and sources (I've linked a LOT of good covers in the sources doc this time, so please check it out!): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/148Vk_tQlzHmXM6JnTMy-PX8195AVRSas?usp=drive_link
Social media: https://linktr.ee/happysynthesizers
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Interview with GoldScans

Thursday May 01, 2025

Thursday May 01, 2025

I sat down with Spanish translator GoldScans for a chat about the ins and outs of navigating lyrical meaning across three wildly different languages.
Transcript: https://www.patreon.com/c/HappySynthesizers
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