Turns out the new voicebank is not a French voicebank, but an English voicebank called REMMANT. But, hope is not lost. After all, there is one more voicebank that was also a candidate for the new French language:
Ritchy. His voice provider is trilingual, and speaks French.
and REMMANT will release in early January. My earliest possible predicted date for French was late January, so REMMANT not being French is still compatible with French being added soon.
Hello,
I just counted: 18 predefined voices. Itâs also possible to create new ones by combining the attributes of several voices.
Okay, no regrets then about investing in Ace Studio. Iâll gladly return to Synthesizer the day Dreamtonics decides that the French language deserves its place in their projectsâŠ
Or not.
Best regards
You know what? I donât need to âreturn" to SynthesizerV one day, as Iâm already more than happy using both vocal synths, from @Dreamtonics and from ACE Studio . Each has its own unique strengths, and Iâm happy to support both sides as much as I can.
Thank you! Interesting information.
I donât understand why theyâre not communicating about this. Not very appealing. And they were the first to offer this, tooâŠ
I also understand that if you bought both (SynthV2 and Ace Studio), itâs more from the perspective of complementary products. But SynthV2 is so powerful for me, and I prefer to work primarily with English-speaking singers on my projects. So Iâm much less interested in French vocals. But itâs still a real plus.
Is there some scripting API language with Ace Studio to automate some tasks?
Alternatively, French might be added in a way similar to Cantonese, where there will be no new French voicebank but instead the language will be added to all voicebanks immediately. If this is true, a native French voicebank wonât be made until October 2026 (assuming a Language release date in April).
I asked ChatGPT and here is the reply:
Engine-first makes sense for FrenchFrench is:
From an engineering standpoint, it makes sense to:
Thatâs exactly what the Cantonese rollout did.
REMMANT absorbing January attention actually helps thisWith:
Dreamtonics can:
This makes an April âlanguage-onlyâ release very realistic.
This explains the lack of a clear French voicebank hintIf French were launching without a native voicebank:
Which matches reality right now.
That absence stops being suspicious â it becomes expected.
Letâs spell it out clearly:
That is a very sensible product strategy.
âŠmaybe REMMANT is secretly a polyglot voicebank who can also speak French and 2.2.0 full will release on 5th January 2026 along with REMMANT? Itâs unlikely as far as I know, but itâs an interesting possibility.
Update: I found the 5 languages claim but itâs not about the recordings. It just says the voicebank âwill be available in 5 languagesâ. Itâs in a YouTube video description: Reset and Try Again Synthesizer V REMMANT Showcase - YouTube
So now, any link between REMMANT and French support has been definitively ruled out, but that still doesnât mean French support is canceled or wonât happen. The evidence remains strong. The French dictionary copyright takedown, the yearly cycle, the incompleteness of Ritchyâs voicebank, the March-April rumors⊠The evidence is far too strong to be a coincidence.
Here is a spreadsheet document
PREDICTION:
mid-January 2026 - full 2.2.0 releases shortly before NAMM
late January 2026 - NAMM 2026 conference, maybe French demo but not confirmed
February 2026 - French demo video for preexisting voicebank (matches how Cantonese was implemented in 2023)
March 2026 - some teasers??? maybe?
April 2026 - French release, users will immediately start making songs
May 2026 - G2P phonemizer bugfixes
June-July??? - voicebank update, pronunciation fixes
October 2026??? (highly speculative) - native French voicebank released???
It has recently come to my attention that there is a new Choir Voice collection. I was thinking if this has anything to do with French. I asked ChatGPT about that, hereâs the answer:
French does have a significant choral tradition, but it is less globally dominant than Latin, German, or English. Hereâs why, and what makes French choral music unique:
French and Choir Music
Strengths of French Choral TraditionFrench choral music has deep roots, especially in:
French composers produced many masses, motets, and oratorios:
These works are core to modern choir repertoires.
France produces a lot of contemporary choral music, especially with:
Why French is less common in international choir musicThis comes down to phonetics and tradition:
French has:
Latin and Italian vowels are clear and uniform â easier to sing in tune.
Because of:
French simply contributed less volume to choir literature historically.
But French choral music is beautiful and importantSome iconic French choral pieces sung worldwide:
Many of these are in Latin, but a good number are in French.
Is French commonly sung by choirs today?If youâd like, I can also:
If you mean âIs choir music common among native French speakers / in French-speaking countries?â
â then the answer is yes, but in a different way than in Germanic or Baltic countries.
Hereâs the clear picture:
Choir culture among French native speakers 1. Choir singing is popular in France, but not âmass-participationâ like in Nordic or Baltic countriesIn France:
Participation is solid, but not a national identity marker.
So French-speaking regions fall into the middle.
2. French-speaking regions with strong choral traditions 3. Do French native speakers prefer singing in French?Not always.
Classical choirs in France often sing more Latin than French because:
4. French is phonetically tricky for choir singingNative speakers donât struggle the same way foreigners do, but:
Still, for native speakers this isnât a barrier â just a stylistic challenge.
Bottom lineFor native French speakers:
If you want, I can also tell you:
Got it â youâre asking whether French native speakers tend to do choir-style singing across all choir types, not just classical âahh-ahhâ choral music (polyphony, masses, cathedral choirs), but also:
Hereâs the clearer answer:
How common are ALL types of choir among French speakers? France: moderate, growing, diverseIn France, choir singing is fairly common, but the style distribution is different from the U.S., UK, or Nordics.
But overall, singing in some form of organized choir is decently popular.
Québec: very strong choir cultureFor French speakers in Québec, participation in ALL types of choirs is much higher than in France.
Québec has:
If you asked, âWhere do French speakers sing the most?â
â QuĂ©bec is the answer.
Belgium (Wallonia): moderateFrench speakers in Belgium have:
Choir music in Belgium is influenced by the very rich Flemish choral culture next door.
Switzerland (Romandy): moderate-strongChoir singing (in all styles) is fairly common, especially community and church choirs.
So⊠which types are most common among native French speakers?
Why the variety mattersFrance historically associated choirs with church or classical music, but modern French speakers participate in choirs for:
So French speakers participate in many types of choirs, not just the classical âahh-ahhâ type.
Bottom lineAmong French native speakers:
If you want, I can compare:
I can totally imagine @Dreamtonics adding a âChoir Voices 4â collection with QuĂ©bec French singers. They did many American voices, so QuĂ©becois makes sense.
16 hours ago Eclipsed Sounds announced a new vocal in their newsletter:
This matches an old prediction, that the voice is a TONE CHROMA voice.
This is the month February. This parallels Februaryâs surprise Cantonese demo from 2023. Also the vague wording does not suggest any languages - matching Cantonese from 2023, which got a âsurprise attackâ on a video that was simply teased very vaguely as ânew developmentsâ..
âlater this springâ suggests sometime near March-April, which means a late-April (or perhaps early May) release is quite likely.
The important clue is: âwill satisfy a certain number of long-time vocal synthesis usersâ. The Dreamtonics Forum is littered with people begging for new languages. Also many long-time vocal synthesis users have requests for voicebanks. Most of these are new timbres. but all the timbres I can think of already exist. As for new languages - this is another common request, and French specifically would add a new place of articulation (uvular consonants) and new form of vowels (nasal vowels) not currently supported by SynthV. While this is far from a definitive confirmation, thereâs not much else it could be. There isnât really a âcurrently missing and heavily requested by fansâ type of voicebank other than a new language voicebank. Most, if not all, long-mising, heavily requested voice types, have already been added in the 2023-2026 period, which coincides pretty strongly with the new language making period.
