- Playlist -
Playlist of videos tagged with #youtaiteworks on Twitter! Entries added automatically; managed by Velvet & Eva.
- Website -
"YouTube singers" page on the Wiki for Nico Nico Douga singers. Profile pages categorized here.
- Guide -
Yuyu's 76-page long guide to equipment, song choice, recording, mixing, visuals, recruiting staff, and various tips.
- Livestream -
rachie's Utaite 101 stream discussing everything including: how to get started, equipment, software, vocal tips, mixing, translyrics, videos, copyright, and monetization.
- Livestream -
Belphie's stream on everything a cover artist needs to know — from picking a song, budgeting, working with artists, mixers, mv designers, and getting your release ready for upload.
- Website -
Submit your collaborations to see a visualization of how they are connected throughout the community. Created by Lyn.
- Video Series -
On-camera videos by the NorCal Youtaite Alliance discussing youtaite content and culture.
- Podcast -
Podcast hosted by Mathew focusing on the youtaite community and its related activities.
- Slides -
Lizzzy's descriptions of the unofficial "generations" and history of youtaite.
- Database -
[NEW!]
CBC's database of active & retired members within the Youtaite community. Opt-in and -out of the listing via their application form.
- YouTube Channel -
Tutorials, guides, and livestreams to answer your youtaite-related questions!
- Website -
Chorus Battle Central's library includes even more helpful resources. Check it out!
- Discord -
[NEW!]
A server to connect, reconnect and share your youtaite experiences, whether you posted your first cover in 2008 or if you're just a fan, come hang out ヽ( •̀ ͜ •́ )ﾉ
- Website, Discord, etc. -
Everything from CB info, event listings, Discord community karaoke, resource library, commission marketplace, interview spotlights, to hosting Secret Santa.
- Discord -
Discord community for YouTube singers, artists, animators, and mixers to connect with each other.
- Forum, Discord, YT -
Est. 2009, the first central hub of the Youtaite community.
Join in on the monthly event by posting a work inspired by the monthly theme. Discord here.
- Discord, Twitter, Twitch -
A place where Youtaite can gather and appreciate each other's hard work, uplifting positivity within the community! Regular livestreams showcasing youtaite work.
- Discord -
An open community for mixers and people who wish to learn how to mix to get critiques on their mixes, ask questions, and meet others! Contact neneki if link doesn't work.
- Discord -
Char's Discord community for sharing resources and work in motion graphics, visual effects, and video editing.
- Forum -
Subreddit. For all your Youtaite needs, whether it be cover spammage, asking for collabs, mixing and animating help, etc!
- Recurring Livestream -
Stream by Kai✮ showcasing music-based content released each month — active as of 2024.
- Project -
Submit your lines to be included in the blend test! Created by Hei.
- Project Event -
Yearly cover matchmaking event!
New duets uploaded February 14th and March 14th, 2024.
- Guide -
List by Zal of recording and mixing gear, DAWs, and other resources.
- Thread -
Beginner's guide by Coffee Run on the basics of recording, techniques, exporting, and working with a mixer.
- Guide -
Guide by Edmund including tips for recording, acoustic treatment, mics, headphones, edit, mix, and master.
- Guide -
Zephy's guide on mic placement, file formats, what mixers do, vocal warm ups, how to record and send things to a mixer, as well as recommended products.
- Guide -
Written by KT in the hilariously aggressive style of 2013, including a Skype mention.
- Guides, Tutorials -
Started by Loki; a crowdsourced compilation of resources and tips. Links may be outdated.
- Guide -
Kurono's tip for exporting clean quality lines from Audacity. (TL;DR use 24bit!)
- Thread -
Joshua Topale's guide to preparing vocal packages and working with singers for original music.
- Thread -
Coffee Run's guide to recording vocals and assuring they are "usable" for a mixer to work with.
CREATED BY YOUTAITE:
- Livestream -
(ft. Kyune & fome)
The fundamentals of proper singing technique, covering different registers, exercises, placement, belting and more!
- Livestream -
(feat. Vulkain)
The music theory behind harmonies, how to utilize them in different styles of music, and pitfalls to avoid when adding harms to your choruses!
- Database -
Japanese, Korean, and English songs. Open for submissions if you'd like to contribute.
Created by Dani and Esther.
- Database -
Mainly Vocaloid songs.
Open for submissions if you'd like to contribute.
Created by axel.
VOCALS, CONTINUED.
RECOMMENDED BY YOUTAITE:
- Video Tutorials -
Vocal warmup and development exercise playlist compiled by Tomoya.
- Video Tutorials -
Vocal rehabilitation and gentle warmup exercises playlist compiled by Eva.
- Video Tutorial -
Belting techniques from Madeleine Harvey. Recommended by Lan.
- Video Tutorial -
Vibrato vocal exercises from Power To Sing. Recommended by Lan & Jenn.
- Video Tutorials -
Singing tutorials by Tara Simon Studio. Recommended by Hiro.
- Video Tutorials -
Warmup tutorial lesson by Eric Arceneaux. Recommended by A*lula.
- Video Tutorials -
Videos by Ko Vocal Studio with beginner tips on singing in Japanese. Recommended by momo.
- Guide -
Tips by OpenMicUK on voice care, preventing strain, and recovering from strain. Recommended by A*lula.
- Video Tutorial -
Vocal warm-ups by Cheryl Porter. Recommended by Lan for developing stamina and vibrato.
- Thread -
Evie's thread of resources to improve your musicality. Geared towards singers, but has exercises for all musicians. Recommended by lyka.
- Video Tutorial -
(feat. Zal)
An in-depth overview of Reaper and how to navigate this DAW. In collaboration with The Mixer Alliance.
- Livestream -
(ft. Mochi & fome)
The fundamentals of using Melodyne to tune and various different approaches to timing vocals.
- Livestream -
(feat. Kurono)
How to make your vocals sit just right in the mix with eq and compression, both for solos and group parts.
- Video Tutorial -
(feat. fome)
Tip to help vocals become more audible through heavy instruments.
- Livestream -
(feat. Kurono)
Tricks of the trade used to achieve that signature Kpop sound!
- Livestream -
(feat. Cinnabuns)
The fundamentals of mastering, explaining how it's different from mixing, and demonstrating a simple stereo master.
- Discord -
An open community for mixers and people who wish to learn how to mix to get critiques on their mixes, ask questions, and meet others! Contact neneki if link doesn't work.
- Video Tutorial -
Mathew's workflow tutorial for mixing choruses.
- Livestream -
Ship's livestream walking through the basics of mixing — with a focus on timing, EQ, and compression.
- Guide -
Guide by Edmund including tips for recording, acoustic treatment, mics, headphones, edit, mix, and master.
- Guides, Tutorials -
Started by Loki; a crowdsourced compilation of resources and tips. Links may be outdated.
MIX, CONTINUED.
RECOMMENDED BY YOUTAITE:
- Livestream -
VTubers Tomoya and Miori Celesta discuss recording and mixing.
- Video Tutorials -
Playlist from REAPER Mania teaching the basics of the program REAPER. Recommended by Lixien.
- Video Tutorials -
Learn the keyboard hotkeys for the program REAPER. Recommended by Lixien.
- Video Tutorial -
How to use the NewTone plugin in FL Studio to manually tune your vocals. Recommended by Zane A. Goen.
- YouTube Channel -
Music and audio production tutorials for Logic Pro. Recommended by rubi.
- Video -
In The Mix's video offering context to consider when buying plugins. Recommended by TsukiO.
CREATED BY YOUTAITE:
- Videos -
Ryn's speedpaint videos showing her art process in painterly style.
- Guide -
NekoNat's guide to preparing art assets for animators to work with.
- Tips -
Raina's tips for preparing Photoshop files to be used in After Effects.
- Thread -
Insights into how Nyanfood came up with poses, designs, and expressions to characterize figure sketches for Potato Farm's entry.
- Thread -
Showcase of assets drawn for TMORROW's HCCB entries, including a layer breakdown of a glass bottle.
ILLUSTRATION, CONTINUED.
RECOMMENDED BY YOUTAITE:
- Database -
Ashley Odell's compilation of resources for everything from art tutorials, software & hardware, freelance, self-care, and more.
- Tool -
An enigmatic color palette generator based on polar coordinates.
- Tool -
Upload your art to add an invisible watermark that may protect against AI training.
- Livestream -
(ft. Vivi & Howl)
The fundamentals of how to import assets, set up compositions, use essential shortcuts and plugins, and creating a mock-up scene.
- Livestream -
(ft. Kenta & Malcolm)
Part 1 covers storyboarding, roles / responsibilities, and the relationship between the artist and animator.
- Livestream -
(ft. Kenta & Malcolm)
Part 2 covers the process of animating step-by-step, discussing compositing and applying finishing touches.
- Discord -
Char's Discord community for sharing resources and work in motion graphics, visual effects, and video editing.
- Video Tutorials -
[NEW!]
Sokei's channel dedicated to After Effects tutorials for vtubers, youtaite, and aspiring motion graphics designers!
- Guide -
Kenta's end-to-end guide to making a chorus video and working with your team.
- Video Tutorial -
Drope's tutorial covering basic compositing, framing, and color correction.
- Livestream -
Camellia's tutorial stream demonstrating the basics of chorus animation and AE.
- Assets, Video Tutorial -
Magic circle AEP assets designed by kuroko and how to use them.
MOTION GRAPHICS, CONTINUED.
RECOMMENDED BY YOUTAITE:
- Video Tutorials -
Playlist compiled by Sokei to help people learn how to get around After Effects and animate.
- Video Tutorial -
Tutorial from Mac Square.
Recommended by Buse.
- Tool -
An enigmatic color palette generator based on polar coordinates.
- Guides -
excelsior's guides on how to not kill your mixer, animator, artist, chorus participants, or productivity.
- Livestream -
Belphie's livestream with tips on how to get started organizing collabs, best practices and pitfalls.
- Livestream -
Belphie's best practices for script distribution and formatting to ensure communication with your collabmates.
- Template -
sagiki's Google Sheets template for content creation / project tracking to stay organized.
Tutorial video here.
- Tool -
Free online tool used by music producers to remove vocals from instrumentals on any song with AI algorithms.
- Tool -
This free online application will help remove vocals from a song with powerful AI algorithms.
- Tool -
This GUI application uses state-of-the-art source separation models to remove vocals from audio files.
- Tool -
Remove vocals, background vocals, and instruments from any song. Key and BPM detection, master by reference, and more. Powered by the Moises AI.
- Tool -
[Paid] A next-generation vocal remover and music source separation service for fast, easy and precise stem extraction.
- Tool -
Upload your audio files to find the key and tempo, or use the BPM Tapper to quickly find the tempo of songs by tapping.
- Tool -
Tool recommended by TBK for converting voice synthesizer formats into MIDI files. Example use case: converting UST/UTAU formatted harm guides to be able to import into a DAW.
- Website, Discord, etc -
Indie artist group within the art, vtuber & youtaite community created to showcase their works and provide an easier method for clients to discover artists.
VGen
- Website -
Marketplace made for creators. Everything you need for your vtubing, streaming, music, gaming, and content adventures. Many youtaite offer commissions through this site.
- Database -
Find creators in the community offering commissions. Created by Animayah. Not actively updated as of Feb 2023.
- Database -
Openly editable spreadsheet where you can post your commissions. Created by Camellia.
- Discord, etc. -
Create posts or browse the Marketplace within CBC's Discord server.
- Playlist -
Playlist compiled by Ryn of original chorus music, mostly produced for chorus battles.
- Database -
Database of youtaite persona reference sheets by Hana.
Inactive since 2018.
- Guides, Forum -
Lots of resources for those starting out in making music. Recommended by wasi.
- Guides, Forum -
This guide exists to help those beginning their journey in pro audio. Recommended by wasi.
- Guides, Tutorials -
Started by Loki; a crowdsourced compilation of resources for various aspects of music production. Links may be outdated.
- Database -
The collaborative database for Vocaloid, UTAU and other singing synthesizers, with artists, discography, PVs and more.
(accounts to follow; only active or semi-active included)
- Twitter, etc. -
Updates on our releases, livestreams, and projects — and retweeting the resources we find or that you send us!
- Twitter, etc. -
Stay up to date on chorus battle news and the CBC community!
- Twitter, etc. -
A place where Youtaite can gather and appreciate each other's hard work, uplifting positivity within the community! Regular livestreams showcasing youtaite work.
- Twitter -
Dedicated to sharing youtaite, utaite and Vsinger covers, choruses and other creations!
- Twitter -
Archive of the craziest shit youtaite and utaite did.
