First, listen to this song.

http://rapidshare.com/files/221526214/Kumikyoku_Nico_Nico_Douga__Vocaloid_Rin__Len__Miku_ver.__1_.mp3

You don't have to, but it's not a bad song. By the way, for those who have been sharing my RS account, please be informed that sharing accounts on RS is no longer allowed, so yeah, I changed the pw because if they found out I'd lose the account. Er, back to the topic. Did you recognize any songs within that one song? (Salutations if you do) Well, you want to know who sang those songs? You do, you don't? Well, TOO BAD you don't have a choice (unless of course you stop reading at this point, which is not highly suggested). Anyways, it isn't sung by a person, but rather by a computer voice synthesizer software called Vocaloid. You just type in the lyrics and melody and the software sings for you. There are couple of voice choices (with differing mascots each version) available, but I think only two languages are accesible at the moment - Japanese and English. You can read more about it here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid if you are interested. If you are especially interested in sound engineering or sound technology, sonic design or studio technology, I think this is a pretty interesting topic.

Straying off topic completely, here's the first generation mascot for the Japanese version of Vocaloid, Hatsune Miku.

Hatsune Miku's voice is based off Japanese seiyuu (voice actor) Saki Fujita. Not a bad looker eh? I think she is wiki-able, so if you want to find out more about her just Google her up.

And completely straying off topic, here's a wallpaper of Hatsune Miku I worked on earlier. 5 Different versions, I'm not sure which to upload, so meh, upload all la. Well, all almost the same, except for the colour scheme and layer order. First two have texture layer upfront, and the last three have it on the back. I need some feedback before I upload -1- to another site lol. Comments and suggestions much appreciated.

Specs: 1920x1080px, RGB, Filesize roughly 1.8mb, 32 layers, typeface used Helvetica, concept based off Art Nouveau and Techno style..