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Installing UTAU
Installing UTAU is a simple process, and you shouldn't any problems with your program not working if you install it correctly. As of now we're going to talk about installing UTAU for PC, but later on an installation guide for OSX will be included.
Locale
The single most important thing to do in order to ensure that the program functions correctly is to set your locale to Japanese. Setting your locale to Japanese allows your computer to run UTAU with the ability to use non-unicode characters, such as Kanji, Katakana, and Hiragana. UTAU is programmed using these characters, and most Voicebanks and UST files use them. Using UTAU without locale can even cause problems as well, such as gibbersh instead of Japanese; think “?‘¶asa”. You need locale, and there's no way around it.
gibberish in UTAU without locale
Changing the locale to Japanese is fairly simple, but depending on what version of Windows you're running the steps will be different. Follow the steps below according to what OS you run, and you'll be good to go.
| OS | |
|---|---|
| Windows 10 | Control Panel → Change date, time, or number formats → Region. Click the Administrative tab, go to “Change System Locale”, and select “Japanese (Japan)” from the drop-down menu. Press OK and restart. |
| Windows 8 | Control Panel → Clock, Language and Region → Region. Click the Administrative tab, go to “Change System Locale”, and select “Japanese (Japan)” from the drop-down menu. Press OK and restart. |
| Windows 7 | Control Panel → Regional and Language Options. Click the Administrative tab, go to “Language for non-Unicode Programs”, and select “Japanese (Japan)” from the drop-down menu. Press OK and restart. |
| Windows Vista | Control Panel → Clock, Language and Region → Regional and Language Options. Click the Administrative tab, go to “Change System Locale”, and select “Japanese (Japan)” from the drop-down menu. Press OK and restart. |
| Windows XP | Control Panel → Regional and Language Options. Click the Advanced tab, go to “Language for non-Unicode Programs”, and select “Japanese (Japan)” from the drop-down menu. Press OK and restart. ※XP Install discs may be required. |
Downloading UTAU
Now that the locale has been changed, UTAU can be downloaded. Please note, you must change your locale before you download UTAU, or it'll be corrupted.
UTAU is downloadable from two official websites, utau2008 and utau synth.The former is the original website for UTAUーthus containing many older versions of UTAU on itーwhile utau-synth has been running since the release of UTAU Synth, the Mac port of UTAU. We're going to download UTAU from utau2008 in this case, because it's more straightforward for Windows users.