Sing on key with Yamaha

This December Yamaha is finally releasing to the public something that vocaloid fans have been waiting for: the Vocaloid Keyboard. Designed as a keytar, the Vocaloid Keyboard allows musicians to play singing voices, including that of the turquoise-haired character Hatsune Miku. It comes with five sets of pre-programmed song lyrics that can be read via a small display on its side and are sung out as you play the melody.

The default singing voice, VY1, is female and there are four other vocaloids available: Megapoid, IA, Gumi and Miku, whose vocals can be downloaded using Bluetooth and a smartphone or tablet app. Users can switch between voices while playing and also access more lyrics, or write their own using the app.