I tried to recreate the sound of a 2010-ish UTAUloid! 🥰
Did I succeed? (I think so!)
Anyway, this post was about Dovewing and Birchfeather. But, like, it's also for everyone else who feels this way.
It's okay to say, "That's a retcon," or "That's a mistake," or "That's OOC," guys. You don't have to accept everything that's canon as canon just because it got printed.
Even if the cat's a background character with zero prior characterization, it hurts no one to be like, "No way would 'xyz' character do or say that".
Who cares honestly, what is canon or isn't canon. It's not like Erin Hunter is going to knock on your door if you don't care about the continuity of a 20 year old book series.
You must unapologetically, and thoroughly curate your own online experience. You choose with whom and with what you interact with online.
There is no shame in blocking, or quitting relationships / communities. It is just a part of being alive.
You would leave a party if the crowd made you uncomfortable, wouldn't you? Online is the same.
You can't change the hearts or minds of others, only your own.
Policing other people's problematic behavior, opinions, and content does nothing.
You must learn to ignore it.
I had to record this bank at such a high pitch to get this outcome. It was a nightmare. 🥺
Heads up guys I might change my url / layout. But, if you're wondering who this is, it's still t46006476.
I love Ivypool!! Just because her character arc is different doesn't mean she's bad, or wrong, or evil for it.
Negative traits can be neutral traits, guys. You can't say, "I love complex characters!" But then shit on Ivypool fans because you think Dovewing is the victim automatically.
The point is that neither character is more of a victim than the other, because both characters have their own perspectives, their own arcs, and their own understanding of the situation.
You can see yourself in either character, because both characters are well-established, personality-wise, and fairly rounded characters for Warrior Cats.
But, if you want Ivypool to go, "You're right, Dovewing, I'm such a bitch, you had a harder childhood, and are living in ShadowClan because of how I treated you, specifically, which is my fault. Let's make up,"
That will never happen!!!
I just learned that Nene's voicebank has no oto and somehow sings just fine. So, I put her raw samples onto a secondary track in audacity with my mic input on the first track and recorded while using her as a guide.
The bank is missing quite a few phonemes and is choppy because I left in all my mistakes and because I only recorded what was listed under the Monographs and Digraphs section of Hiragana for testing purposes.
Here's the finished result (my bank ALSO lacks an oto!)
Will be exciting when I finish the bank (and re-record all the ones I messed up on!) Anyway, just thought this might be a fun experiment.