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Adding Vocaloid Songs to Genius
Hey there!Thanks for checking this out! In this guide you’ll find a little bit of info on adding Vocaloid and UTAU songs to Genius!NavigationSearch for Original PageFirst and foremost before transcribing a Vocaloid song is to search for the original song page. You will need this when editing the metadata to connect it. You may make the original page if it's not already existed.
The primary artists should be the one who produced the song (e.g.: 40mp, ギガ (Giga), ピノキオピー (PinocchioP), etc.). The main voicebank used for the song will be credited in 'Featurеd Artists' section.
Example of voicebank: Hatsunе Miku, Kagamine Len, MEIKO, flowerSearch for DuplicatesAlways search for duplicates before you add anything. This will ensure that you are not putting hard work into a transcription only to have it deleted. You can search it through some keywords, search by the vocaloid producer, the voicebank, the Japanese title and the English title.Formatting SongsThe primary artist should be the producer of the song. Always put the Vocaloid/UTAU used as the featured artist. The producer can also be put in the “Produced By” category. Exceptions are songs released by the Vocaloid’s official company, such as IA’s song Diamante. These songs should have the Vocaloid as the primary artist.
When formatting additional roles, use the following:Tuning EngineerComposerLyricistMixing EngineerMastering EngineerDo not use “Tuner”, “Mixer”, “Masterer”, etc.Formatting albumsWhen formatting albums by the producer, always put the producer as the primary artist. When formatting compilation albums by the Vocaloid’s company, put the Vocaloid as the primary artist. Albums released by the Vocaloid’s company, such as IA’s EP Pray For Real, should be attributed with the Vocaloid as the primary artist.Formatting romanized lyricsFollow all steps in this guide.Formatting song headersIn order to improve SEO (Search Engine Optimization) of song pages, it is important for Japanese songs to have a header, whether they only have an English title or not. For Vocaloid songs, the format for a header are as follows:
[Original Producer Name「Title in Japanese (ft. Vocaloid)」歌詞]
Headers can be bolded to separate them from song lyrics. To bold headers, use and .