{{Short description|Korean singing synthesizer}} {{Infobox software | name = SeeU | logo = SeeU_Vocaloid_Logo.webp | screenshot = V3SeeUboxart.jpg | screenshot size = 200px | caption = The package for SeeU | author = | developer = SBS A&T (formerly SBS Artech) | released = October 21, 2011<br>December 16, 2011 (Japan) | latest release version = | latest release date = | programming language = | operating system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] | platform = [[Personal computer|PC]] | language = Korean<br>Japanese | genre = Vocal Synthesizer Application | license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] | website = }} '''SeeU''' ({{Korean|hangul=시유|hanja=|rr=Siyu|mr=}}) is a female Korean vocal created for the [[Vocaloid 3]] software by SBS A&T (formerly SBS Artech){{efn|A subsidiary of [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]}} and was the only Korean vocal released for that version of the software. As well as a Korean vocal, she possessed a Japanese vocal. The voice behind her is Dahee Kim from the band [[Glam (group)|GLAM]].
==Development== On June 6, 2011, a demo called I=Fantasy that was produced by [[Bang Si-hyuk]], was introduced during the VOCALOID3 announcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/series/dal/20110613_452790.html|title=【藤本健のDigital Audio Laboratory】第465回:進化した「VOCALOID3」の改善点をチェック -AV Watch|date=13 June 2011 |access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> On August 30, her name and appearance was revealed. Pre-orders for SeeU took place on October 14, 2011, and a community called ''CreCrew'' was opened. She was released on the 21st of the same month, the same day that Vocaloid 3 itself was released, making her one of the first 4 products released for the engine alongside V3 [[Megpoid]], [[VY1]]v3 and [[Mew (software)|Mew]]. In Japan, SeeU was released on December 16, 2011. Sales of her software in Japan ended on March 1, 2013.
During an interview with SBS A&T manager, Hyo Eun Kim, it was said that SeeU's name came to mind after thinking of a line from the 2009 film, [[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]. The line "I See You" popped into her mind and became the inspiration for 'SeeU'. According to SBS, this is only one of several meanings of her name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.subculture.co.kr/93647|title=SBS 아트텍 보컬로이드팀을 만나다.|work=애니뉴스|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811120452/http://www.subculture.co.kr/93647|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/SBS_Vocaloid/status/139872731889020928|title=Twitter|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>
===Additional Software=== During the Vocaloid 3 promotions, it was claimed that SeeU had enough capabilities to do English. While post release discoveries noted she had extra [[phonemes]] recorded for use to create English with her Korean vocal, this was still not a true English vocal recreation and SBS artech received criticism over this. SBS Artech announced they would produce an English vocal for SeeU. In Feb 2012 they stated that they were working on a full English voicebank<ref>[http://sbsat.co.kr/event_2012/sub_seeu.asp?m=s&bs_code=event_03&vmode=view&page=&b_idx=238&keyword_option=&keyword=& link] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330133004/http://sbsat.co.kr/event_2012/sub_seeu.asp?m=s&bs_code=event_03&vmode=view&page=&b_idx=238&keyword_option=&keyword=& |date=2012-03-30 }}</ref> In August 2012, SBS reported that the recordings for the voicebank had been completed and was now going through a tuning process. Her English VB will be similar to the "Append" expansion pack of [[Vocaloid 2]] and her design slightly adjusted.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} On February 4, 2013, in response to a Korean fan's question about the progress of English Voicebank, SBS posted a reply that the development of English Voicebank is on hold. Reasons for this are currently unknown.<ref>[http://sbsat.co.kr/event_2012/sub_seeu.asp?m=s&bs_code=event_03&vmode=view&page=2&b_idx=583&keyword_option=&keyword=& link] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225061534/http://sbsat.co.kr/event_2012/sub_seeu.asp?m=s&bs_code=event_03&vmode=view&page=2&b_idx=583&keyword_option=&keyword=& |date=2013-12-25 }}</ref>
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<ref>[https://www.sbsat.co.kr:7001/main/sub.asp?avan=1001050000&newsMode=userview&intseq=328& SBS Virtual Interview starring SeeU ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320053250/https://www.sbsat.co.kr:7001/main/sub.asp?avan=1001050000&newsMode=userview&intseq=328& |date=2012-03-20 }}</ref> -->
==See also== * [[List of Vocaloid products]]
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