The voice providers were recruited in December 2014 to help with the beta, along with Lupin and AkiGlancy.Īs there were still work to be done, a July release was not possible for DEX.
His voice provider was a professional musician with a suitable mic and he came from the fandom. Unlike many other VOCALOIDs, DEX was not recorded within a studio. There were additional phonemes for him, however, they do not allow multilingual capabilities as Zero-G focused solely on the English language.Ī second stream was held to clear up issues that arose from miscommunication in the first. It was revealed that Zero-G was unable to create extra vocals due to financial reasons, but if DEX sold well, they may consider the option. In the stream, Lupin noted that the VOCALOIDs were not final and that certain details were subject to change. The announcement showcased short demo clips by Circus-P, Nostraightanswer
On June 20, VOCALOIDs DEX and DAINA were introduced via livestream and panel at Anime Mid Atlantic. The reclist was highly customized for the American accent. In June, Prince Syo commented that he had written the script for DEX, which was similar to the one used for RUBY. In March 2015, Zero-G stated that they hoped to release an American male and female VOCALOID4 by the end of May. The voice providers were not to be revealed until later. After several meetings, Lupin was chosen. Nostraightanswer (then Kenji-B) and CircusP became the candidates. They asked her for being the voice provider of their new American VOCALOID and asked which male vocalist would best compliment her voice. The final design was cel-shaded because Zero-G preferred it.Zero-G approached EmpathP for a private project. According to AkiGlancy, EmissarySteel added more detail to the hunter design than the final chosen art. However, Zero-G liked the designs and they were kept as alternate fantasy illustrations, complementary to AVANNA. This included DEX as a hunter instead of a kemonomimi, in case Zero-G wished to scrap the 'Fox and Hound' theme. Older concepts were revealed during a November 2015 livestream. This version of DEX appears on the boxart. The ears were replaced by black headsets with a yellow wolf on it. The alternative design featured DEX without his wolf ears and tail. This was done to appeal to non Japanese-styled art fans. The choice was made to give a twist of the popular Nekomimi design seen in SeeU and Nekomura Iroha.ĪkiGlancy remarked that they knew many would not like the designs and focused on the vocals instead.Īfter negative reactions from distributors, DEX was also given an alternative design without the animal traits, but still retained the theme of The Fox and The Hound. His original name was "Raleigh", but "Dex" was preferred due to sounding more masculine.ĭEX made his debut as a kemonomimi modelled after a wolf.
The design was chosen after the team adored the primary sketches by EmissarySteel.
The theme of "fox and hound" was one of many suggestions put forward, but it was the one that stayed due to a fondness among the group despite being taken lightly. When asked about the aims of both DEX and DAINA, it was stated that the pair were targeted towards fans and designed to give producers the voices they needed. Kenji said that DEX and DAINA were a pair, but were not twins. DEX was based on the Hound character of the story and has more "wolf"-like traits. They were intended to be counterparts that complement each other.
Kenji-B), an American VOCALOID producer.ĭEX and DAINA were given the theme, 'The Fox and the Hound', at the suggestion of Kenji-B. He was released in November 2015 for the VOCALOID4 engine. DEX is an English VOCALOID that was developed and distributed by Zero-G Limited.