Eleanor Forte

Eleanor Forte, also known as ENG-F1, is an English vocal[4] developed by Dreamtonics Co., Ltd. and distributed by VOLOR, and was released in August 2018 for the first Synthesizer V engine. She was one of the very first voice databases to be introduced for Synthesizer V and was released as the first English voice database for public use. Since then, her development and distribution was handled by VOLOR Eleanor was updated to Synthesizer V Studio as an AI voice database in December 2021. A full Standard voice database is expected to release later on. Currently, users can access and use her Standard Lite voice database. Her voice provider has not been officially revealed, but Eleanor was confirmed to have an American accen Initially, the voice database was introduced as "ENG-F1". She was not given a character until her rights were purchased by VOLOR, a subdivision of Animen, and was later known as Eleanor Forte. She was designed and illustrated by Sleepy Ho11ow. Despite being a virtual singer, Eleanor has an interest in antiques. She is described as being honest, endeavoring, and having an unwavering sense of morality. Etymology Her first name, "Eleanor", means "light", and was the name of many royals from the Medieval period. Her last name, "Forte", means "strength", and references the musical dynamic, "f" (forte), which is used to represent a degree of loudness in music. Her name is rendered in kana as "エレノア・フォルテ" and as "愛蓮娜・芙緹" in Traditional Chinese ("爱莲娜・芙缇" in Simplified Chinese).[8] Appearance The sealing wax and tied ribbon on the design were inspired by hand-written letters. The thread around her pinkie is inspired by the red thread of fate, which indicated that if two people are connected by a red thread, they are destined to meet each other. According to concept artwork from Sleepy Ho11ow, her long white hair is styled into two buns each with a loop drooping underneath with the remaining flowing out from the back, parting from the center outwards. Her dress is inspired by dip pens. In an interview with VNN (vocaloidnews.net), because Eleanor's voice is more mature despite having a larger head-to-body ratio, Kanru Hua said that he was afraid that her design wouldn't fit her voice. However, he modified the voice to fit the design more in early August and was relieved that, after the modifications, the design and voice matched.[9]