Vowels

Arpabet Romaji Notes

aa

a

If using an english vocal to sing japanese, use this for the romaji a

ae

a

ah

a

ao

o

aw

a o

Dipthong, use both letters

ax

a

ay

a i

Dipthong, use both letters

eh

e

If using an english vocal to sing japanese, use this for the romaji e

er

e r

Use both letters

ey

e i

Can also just be substituted with an e, but I prefer the sound with a dipthong

ih

e

ix

e

iy

i

If using an english vocal to sing japanese, use this for the romaji i

ow

o

If using an english vocal to sing japanese, use this for the romaji o

oy

o i

Dipthong, use both letters

uh

o

Can also be substituted with u

uw

u

If using an english vocal to sing japanese, use this for the romaji u

Consonants

Arpabet Romaji Notes

b

b

ch

ch

d

d

dh

f

Substitute f with f if using an english vocal for singing japanese

dx

d

Substitute d with d if using an english vocal for singing japanese

f

f

g

g

hh

h

jh

j

k

k

l

r

Substitute r with r if using an english vocal for singing japanese

m

m

n

n

Japanese syllabic N can be used at the end of words insead of n

ng

n

g can be added after n if desired

p

p

r

r

s

s

sh

sh

t

t

th

d

Substitute d with d if using an english vocal for singing japanese

v

v

w

w

y

y

z

z

zh

sh

Substitute sh with sh if using an english vocal for singing japanese

Other Things to Note if Using an English Vocal for Singing in Japanese:

Video Tutorial

link if iframe won't work

One thing I didn't mention in the video is that some vocals won't properly articulate certain consonants. For all of Maki's problems she does that fairly well. If that happens all you need to do is go into the parameters and adjust the volume of that specific phoneme until it's to your liking.

SVP

link

Play around with it as much or as little as you want