How much does a VTuber song cost? NIJISANJI\u2019s Finana Ryugu explains YouTube: Finana RyuguVTubers can be quite the musical bunch, with a massive community of musicians singing their hearts out and producing some amazing tunes. However there is a cost associated with all that \u2014 one NIJISANJI\u2019s Finana Ryugu opened up, on using her experiences. The VTubing community is full of talented musicians, lending their vocal cords and mixing prowess to make some great beats. However all that work comes at a cost. Making a single song involves a lot of moving parts. The easy stuff is singing and adding instrumentals. But there\u2019s also producing and mixing, to perfect the sound for release. If it\u2019s recorded in-person, there\u2019s studio costs. There\u2019s also lyricists who can lend their songwriting craft, and if you want a music video, you\u2019ll need animators and artists. This cost can rack up quickly, so how much does a VTuber song cost? Well, NIJISANJI star Finana Ryugu shared as much on stream, and it can get into the thousands \u2014 no matter whether it\u2019s a cover or an original work. She opened up by explaining the process of creating a cover song, which isn\u2019t straightforward if you\u2019re an agency VTuber. \u201cI wanted to start off with an original song actually,\u201d she explained. \u201cI did want to do song covers but I was still sort of new to everything, so I felt like I needed to learn a little bit more about this kind of stuff and what I can do. \u201cThe whole planning process of making a cover is not as simple as you think, especially if you\u2019re associated with a corporate [agency]. You have to check permissions and stuff, you know, just to make sure you won\u2019t get [copyright] striked down or whatever.\u201d Then she opened up on the cost, and all the separate parts involved: \u201cEach cover is probably going to cost around $1000, [and] depending on how complex the music video is, and that may require more illustrations, it might go above. \u201cI think the last music commission I did was about $6000.\u201d Of course, this cost doesn\u2019t apply to all VTuber musicians. Some do everything themselves \u2014 from the mixing to any vocal work, and even designing some visuals to go alongside it. However the more you have to outsource, the more you have to pay. The complexities of each are different beasts to tackle too. While covers already exist, there\u2019s still plenty of work to do to make it your own. It does pale in comparison, however, to original songs. \u201cDoing a cover song is a lot easier to do because sometimes you may or may not have some of the assets to know how to sing the song perfectly. You also are familiar, you get to pick a song you\u2019re comfortable with. \u201cWhen you\u2019re doing an original, you don\u2019t know how it\u2019s going to sound at the end, so you have to challenge yourself to really know how this is going to sound. Usually the composer would give you a demo. \u201cTsunami was really good for me up until a couple of parts that were a little difficult because I never really sung songs that used those vocal techniques. I really had to try something different. I wanted to do the original song first because I really wanted to come off with a bang, and I got to work with one of my favorite creators [KIRA] that I\u2019ve been a fan of for a very long time.\u201d If you\u2019re planning on getting into music as a VTuber, it can be easy to start with some on-stream karaoke or acoustic clips on Twitter. But if you want fully-fledged productions, be prepared to splash the cash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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