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layetri (Mikoto Studio era)
@layetri.dev
i make computers sing.

🥳 creator of https://mikoto.studio, founder of @expressivelabs.net
😎 26
🤠 Netherlands (vibing in CET/CEST)
😱 she/her

📟 https://layetri.dev
We're on the case 🫡
August 9, 2026 at 8:18 AM
(if you want to read a more polished version of my ramblings about this topic, please read blog.expressivelabs.net/a-personal-l...)
A personal letter to the community - ExpressiveLabs blog
Hello people of the internet, My name is Layetri, and over the past three years I’ve been in the extremely lucky position to create and lead the development of Mikoto Studio, a new singing synthesizer...
blog.expressivelabs.net
May 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
We're listening to all the feedback we get, and we're genuinely thankful that so many people have already taken the time to try out Mikoto for themselves and give their feedback. I have worked hard to build the Mikoto we know today, and I'll keep working to improve Mikoto in the future! (8/8) 🫶
May 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
...needs. And by help, I don't just mean money! Even if we don't reach our crowdfunding goal, we are still committed to releasing Mikoto Studio at some point in the future. All help is welcome: voice your ideas, report bugs, use Mikoto for a cover, or tell us what you wish your DAW could do. (7/??)
May 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Thankfully, I'm far from alone in this belief. The team I've gathered over the past 4 years, hundreds of Discord community members, industry connections - so many people have voiced their agreement. With your help, it might be possible to build something that truly fulfills all those... (6/??)
May 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
...financial barriers, limited language support, closed-off proprietary engines with no room for customization. I want to create a DAW and singing synthesizer that feels like home the moment you open it. It doesn't have to be perfect, as long as it allows you to create your way. (5/??)
May 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
...or something. I'm just a girl after all, there's only so much I can do. I don't want to create the perfect singing synthesizer either. All I want is to address the issues that stop people who *want* to make music from making that music. Lack of accessibility features, high... (4/??)
May 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
...the digital music making sphere. Think accessibility, ease of use, painless collaboration... Music making is something so deeply human, yet in some areas it feels like music software is the exact and complete opposite of that. Of course, Mikoto will not be some magical cure... (3/??)
May 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
...purely as a school project at first. It wasn't my intention to take this beyond university graduation - but people liked it, I liked working on it, and slowly I started to form a clear idea of what this thing had to become. I realized that there are a lot of unaddressed needs in... (2/??)
May 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I'd recommend using Mikoto Studio inste-
March 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM