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

Apr 7, 2025
Apr 7, 2025
20 min
Ever wondered why your favourite vocalsynth producer picked their name? I know I sure have.
Transcript and sources https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xqYPwK54GQRg4zd9RF9CyjMY1zYJ8oJv?usp=drive_link

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 15, 2025
50 min
I sat down for an interview with special guest ChulipP (and also the Special-est guest, my sister’s cat who gets very offended when things aren’t about him and was meowing outside the door for the first few minutes) to talk about songwriting, musical inspiration, and the icon that is Mizuki Akiyama.
Transcript + notes: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HxlTN8_9iCFwwuMDXjmxoZMyfqyGct44?usp=drive_link

Mar 2, 2025
Mar 2, 2025
48 min
I sat down for a chat with Salem about his work with UTAU, and how his creative pursuits in the vocalsynth world have intermingled with his academic interest in linguistics.
Transcript and episode notes: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FbODvOzyt6Av1q9CGolO_WPmymJ30vlE?usp=drive_link

Feb 7, 2025
Feb 7, 2025
22 min
The story of Macne Nana and the Macne family
Sources and transcript: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10mGYT1xh2suMNfkGTdoMwZU_9yp2mfFq?usp=drive_link

Jan 14, 2025
Jan 14, 2025
21 min
A look at the life and career of producer 164.
Sources and transcript: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Anqdzcu1F3ALKBZNPUvO4BGEx98xpg2g?usp=drive_link

Nov 21, 2024
Nov 21, 2024
26 min
I sat down with my friend Dylan, AKA Overwelcome, and had a chat about the creative process, getting into Vocaloid, our favourite voicebanks, and more!
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15XSMK3nmj6chJhh5HjeKOFusEYzfkl3d/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109882383577879267781&rtpof=true&sd=true

Oct 31, 2024
Oct 31, 2024
19 min
A rundown of some of the best Halloween music the vocalsynth world has to offer.
Transcripts and sources: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DyVMHuR36CUos2bXJlH6eidxDfFhBRRg?usp=drive_link

Oct 16, 2024
Oct 16, 2024
19 min
A brief history of the UTAU vocal synthesizer program, through the lens of its default singer, Utane Uta, AKA Defoko.
Transcript and sources: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aiHHlURu8pu1nnOADy6CNlcbX4KE9vPp?usp=sharing

Sep 21, 2024
Sep 21, 2024
21 min
A look at the career of sasakure.UK, from his earliest hits at the beginning of Hatsune Miku's initial boom to today.

Aug 31, 2024
Aug 31, 2024
29 min
Hatsune Miku is the ultimate digital diva. This is but a brief introduction to her history and impact over the last 17 years.






