New version so suck

I like how Melodii sounds very consistent now. At times it sounded really good in the old version and at other times it sounded like they were having a stroke. As for stir and mix I like both the Old and the new version.

Fun fact: Actually Nami is the only one who isn't voiced by a Vocaloid-

I didn't realize Nami's VA actually had their track re-recorded! Pretty sick

Honestly I really like the old version of stir and mix just because it has more of a lovey doves type of sound but now it’s a lot like them just singing for it. Another thing to point out is OMG THEY REALLY FOXED GREASE POPPING

Mostly notice from the new vocals that the robotic "buzz" from their voices are majorly improved. You can actually hear their voices instead of an aggressive autotune and it sounds like they're actually singing instead of buzzing out syllables that 'sound like words' which would be hard to decipher without lyrics. It's not perfect but it's a huge improvement. (PS: It's still pretty hard to understand McWave)

Oh the new versions do a way better job of sounding natural and having more inflections in the voice. Very much like it!

I think people's preference for the old versions is jusg nostalgia/being used to it. The new version are objectively much better: understandable lyrics, better volume levels, much more skilled tuning. I think Stir and Mix and Nami are somewhat understandable they weren't that bad before, but even then i still think the new versions are improvements and show a better understanding on how to use vocal synths.

Most of the new ones are an improvement but I prefer the original for Stir And Max. But I could be biased because the original is what introduced me to the game

I actually like the new songs because it's more refreshed and new and more clear

I will say that grease poppin is alot better because Melodii's vocaloid sounded ALOT different from their original. But in the new update their vocaloid sounds alot more like the normal one found in other songs, so I like it!

I honestly could go either for Jamtine’s voice because Stir and Mix is my favorite song from the original 4 But I do like her old voice a smidge more on the “Mix, mix, mix, uh huh” part

For those who are curious the VOCALOID voice banks (which version of software they were originally released) used for each character are: Cinnabay: Amy (Vocaloid 5) Biggie Cheesecake: Cyber Songman (Vocaloid 4) Jamtime: Cyber Diva (Vocaloid 4) Rensa(Not in the video because she's from a new song): Gumi English (Vocaloid 3)¹ Melodii: Apparently Chris (Vocaloid 5), but I didn't hear a resemblance They all most likely were all used in Vocaloid 5's engine, since all of them are compatible with it. PS: They're compatible with V6 too, but it wasn't released on the first demo and for now we can't be sure if they've switched to it, since none of them sound like Vocaloid AI (from the list, Gumi is the only one who has it) and there are no new V6 voice banks used too Now to non-vocaloid characters: Nami: Human voice actress - Meggie Elise Synthz McWave: Speech Synthesis from FL Studio, which if I'm not mistaken it's older than Vocaloid itself so the quality can't really be improved by much like all the others that you can tune it to sound more natural Mc Bean Machine(green puyo): Human voice actor - Jordo Prince ¹ Gumi English has only been released for Vocaloid 3, Vocaloid 6(AI voice bank). She'll be released for Synth V that has multi language capabilities as an AI voice bank tomorrow(December 20th)

Seeing these all honestly sounds vastly improved across the board.

The fact that Jamtine used to say “iT” during her song at the beginning was what I liked

My takes: Cream cheese icing's new version is much better across the board Melodii's old voice suited nami.wav better, with the shorter sustain and slight bitcrushing giving her a more lofi vibe. Jamtine's voice could go either way, it was just already very fitting to begin with. I think a like the new version just a lil better Melodii has a bit more energy and stronger delivery in the new versions of stir & mix and grease poppin i know that contradicts what i just said about nami.wav, but w/e its about what sounds good and that's both subjective and not strictly logical

1:35 The way Nami said in "I just wanna be" in the old one was so good In the new one, it like someone just reduced her volume to a whisper ;-;

fun fact: Nami has an actual voice actress

I really like Jamtines new voice as it fits better for the song and character, but I prefer the old version. There’s just something about the old one I like more

In my opinion, in stir and mix, Jamtine had a better voice in the old version, but in the new one it is too smooth. In my opinion, I would give the old voice to Jamtine and leave the new voice of our heroine.

If you've been a long time vocaloid fan, one of the things you notice about the genre is that what's considered aesthetically "good" has shifted over time to be more naturalistic and human. Older songs tend to be more robotic, buzzy, and unnaturally high-pitched, while modern vocaloid songs tend to downplay those elements. There's obvious exceptions, but I'd say that's the general trend I've felt in vocaloid music, including in the stuff I enjoy listening to. One big factor there is that the more humanistic tuning is in fact more skillful and difficult to achieve. We have more of that skill now, almost two decades out from when Miku was first released, than we did in the early 2010s. Another big factor is that the newer versions of all different varieties of voice banks make that kind of sound easier to achieve - the samples are better and the software is better at stitching them together now. But difficult execution does not fundamentally make a more aesthetically pleasing work. I know of noise albums that are super technically difficult, but which are way less fun to listen to than your basic 4-chord pop song. I think it's undeniable that the newer vocals in Scratchin' Melodii are more technically skilled - it takes skill to remove the buzzing, and the new ones are for sure more emotional. And if that's your aesthetic preference, then sure, but there are definitely people who prefer the robotic, inhuman qualities, for reasons that go beyond just nostalgia. Losing those qualities changes the *feel* of the songs, changes the aesthetic base, and I understand why people prefer that. Personally, listening to this, I think the additional clarity & emotions in the lyrics are a welcome addition, but the new vocals consistently do this thing where they hold on the notes for half a beat longer than the old vocals did, which makes the whole thing feel less... sharp. See Melodii's vocals in the comparisons at 3:58 and 4:16 - the "stoppin'" and "poppin'" are held longer and slower, to the point where they feel like Melodii's is slurring their words. "Coastin'" and "roastin'" do not have that quality, though, and they're equally as sharp making that line one of the most straightforward upgrades in the whole video. I also think there's just a little too much emphasis on improving the emotiveness of the vocals, and it could be toned down like 10% to a happy medium that doesn't distract from the fact that they're singing. There's a bunch of moments where it feels like Melodii's response is almost inquisitive, instead of declarative - in a call & response song, you want the call to be inquisitive and the response to be declarative. Question & answer sort of vibe. This is the worst in Stir & Mix - arguably, that's the most expressive of all 4 of the OG songs, and dialing it up to 11 here hurts the song as a whole. That said all of this discussion hides the real travesty - the new backing track for Cream Cheese Icing is *so much worse* .·´¯`(>▂

I think the old one was almost incomprehensible what they were saying but the rythm was better, the new one has more audio quality but its more ´´bland´´ (especially the first song, the others not so much)

In my opinion, all of them were an improvement except for Jamtime. It sounds way too robotic and unnatural. Now that just may be me too used to yet old one, or that the entire point is to make them sorta robotic cuz their vocaloids, but still. Just feels off, but beside that I have no complaints!

I love the new vocals sm..they were impossible to listen to before now i can sorta understand what theyre saying without captions

0:05 hey Dj you gotta admit I’m gangnam style and always hit -Melodii 2022

Stir and Mix will never be the same again…

I'm not sure how I feel about the new vocals. I like that the new vocals have more clarity than the older counter parts but, in some ways the old voice added more character to the songs by being a tad more robotic. It really depends on which song is being played and what section of the song it's on for what's better. I don't really know how I would blend the two versions though to get it to hit the way I'd want it to. I will say though that I kinda hate the way they completely changed cream cheese icing though. It doesn't have the same flow as the old version. Maybe that's just a me thing though.

At 0:40, i personally perfer the older style since it looks like her face is retracting a LOT in the new one

1:14 melody sounds like a kazoo in the old one

Oh geez. Grease Poppin was rough back then.

The older ones are more charming and stylized. The new ones do sound (more) like real people singing, but there's something that just flosses the crevasses in my brain with the old vocals.

I think the only song I prefer the original version of is Grease Poppin’- something about Melodii’s vocal filter just feels nicer with the song

It seems that they changed Melodii's voice in several songs to make it more consistent

1:43 this version will forever be my favorite 😭

Both are great

but fr old jamtines voice fit so well now it just feels like pinkie pie

Honestly, I like the old ones except for when their voice is just become physically impossible to figure out what noises they’re making

The fact people prefer the old CCI is absolutely crazy to me

Great to see how it evolved!

I prefer the old stir and mix melodii and jamtine just sound better in that song when they sound less robotic

The originals definitely has its charms, and I wouldn't be opposed to having new songs start off as those and later refreshed to have both as a togglable option. "scrunkly ver." and "rescratched ver." maybe? Edit: I just love the idea that Melodii could be depicted as a younger vocaloid that is trying her best to keep up, its absolutely adorable in my head canon. qwq

2:28 that face tho 💀💀💀

I really like how it's not just an Audio updated, they've really updated the graphics too! It's subtle but noticeable ^^ plus the Game play looks so much better too! Hope they keep up with this game

I will miss the old mixes and vocaloid because I've listened to them for so long, but Melodii sounds like themself in McGroove's song, and their lyrics are definitely alot clearer.

thank you so much for doing them in each scene because unlike other vid comparisons, they would just play them together so the only difference i can see is their animation and not their voices cause they’re mixed together i also felt dizzy looking back and forth to see the difference so i appreciate that you did them individually ^^❤

I’m actually pretty happy with the changes to jamtines song. I was nervous bc it’s one of my favorite songs but they actually some how made her sound even more love struck

I really liked the original version of cream cheese icing Edit:roses are red violets are blue I liked my own comment because nobody wanted to

I can really hear melodiis improvements! I really like her new voice!

I love how the update makes the words easier to understand and the characters voices and colors more full of life (Ps I will argue to my grave that the jamitines song just hits different)

I’m so excited for this game to come back because I loved it last year!

3:09 I barely understand old version Melodii

I think the new vocals are great! I do kinda agree on Jamtime’s song sounding a little better in the older version (though Melodii themself sounds great in all the changed vocals). For me it’s mostly the “I want him to be mine,” section that got a downgrade with the new vocals. Cinnabay and Biggie however had a *major* improvement to their song. I could understand someone liking the older version for nostalgia’s sake, but it feels so rough compared to the most recent version.

The improvement to Melodii specifically is amazing!

In my opinion, the quality of the art have more contrast colour and clearer lines compared to the old one, but the old voice still iconic though the voice pretty decent, the new one have more refreshing voice

I do have to say that I miss the older version of Stir And Mix but the new version does sound a lot more clear which is good, and for Grease Poppin melody sounds a LOT better than before, they actually sound like themselves now lol, I love this game

Keep up the good work, those are big improvements.😁

I kinda miss some small details in the old ver. like the cute art in the pop up windows 0:33 and being able to see the side of Nami's eyes at 0:42

I don't why I like old Jamtine version

I like the new ones better underrated opinion

Holy moly these songs improved so much!

HOLYY THE TUNING ON THE VOCALOIDS IMPROVED SO MUCH

Old version is more iconic

I like the remade of the first and the McWave song, but Nami and the cookie songs were a bit more stylized in their older version, the main char's voice added a funny tone to the musics. The new colors and better details make it all pop more in your face. Overall, 7/10

Luv your vids!

honestly i like the old stir n' mix

The Old Ver For Stir And Mix Actually Has A Much More Lovey-dovey Vibes Than The Newer One

I KNEW WHAT THEY'RE VOCALOIDS!

I like how they're more clear and easier to understand

4:32 I swear the way Melodii is hanging on the lever is a reference to Sonic bec it looks just like the same exact animation

1:15 Melodii sounds like she’s nasally congested

ive never heard of this game but it reminds of parappa , definitely gonna look into it more as i loved the parappa games

I really like the old voices. The robotic vocoloid sounds adds to it

I like the new version much more, I feel the animation is more fluid, and the voices are better understood than before

A lot of these are improvements, but Stir and Mix really needed the punchier, almost staccato delivery to work as well as it did initially

jamtine sounds so devoid of emotion and passion now

THE FIRST SONG HAD *SUCH* A HUGE INFLECTION IMPROVEMENT-

At first it sounded weird but after listening again i think it's an improvement. They still have the fun Voca sound, but they put way more emotion into it. It makes the weirdness into a style choice instead of a quirk of the tools.

4:24 glad this changed..

I love the stir and mix either way

Excited for the next one where it starts to really sound good

i honestly think i like the old versions of stir & mix and grease poppin, but cream cheese icing is def a major improvement

I have mixed feelings with the newer versions, I preferred the art style and for some songs the old voice sounds alot better. But some of the songs needed different vocals.

that is ever best comparison edit: OMG I JUST NOTICED THAT ITS WAS THE VOCALOID ONES

1:44 look at the new version of ghis song, the melodii idle at the start changed, lol (mouth only idk)

The new ones arent bad but something about the old versions + the vocals of the olf versions hit different

The whole cream chesee icing song changed

It sounds cool

Ok for real honest here, I like the old jamtine. Her voice in the old one just pops more then the new version, also melodies voice also has changed by more blurry to more clear, but I like the old melody voice still in the jamtine song. it just makes it more pop, Even if it's not clear. The voice just mix in better, and it just sounds better in my opinion.

What vocaloids do they use in the old one?

Still bops for sure

im so glad they kept ol ronald's cousin the same, the old granier voice just hits diffrent with him

This update feels like a half and half creamer. One half is filled with amazing songs, The other is bad changes to already amazing songs.

im mixed about it because a few cases are better but there are a few cases where its worse

Both sound good.

its new tune or new vocaloids?, btw as for me it was better before?, but, anyways very cool, ly :3

I love the new voices, but I do prefer Jamtine’s old one

Estoy feliz porque por fin salió la nueva demo de scratchin melodii :,D

I like both

3:29 Finally, Melodii has her normal voice

I love the cleaner vocals especially the first song the comparison is just night and day