Christian Perspective on Vocaloid

So what is Vocaloid? And should a Christian listen to it?

Hi, so I wanted to talk more about what Vocaloid is. First of all, if you were scared, it is neither artificial intelligence, nor virtual reality. It is actually just a singing computer program. It is described as a "singing synthesizer" by Yamaha Corporation and Crypton Future Media. Utauloid, by Ameya, is a similar program, only it's free "shareware".

Although not the first voice bank, Hatsune Miku is probably the most popular. This voice bank in particular was made by taking voice recordings from actress Saki Fujita. (From now on I will refer to each voice bank with the gender of the associated character. So for example I will refer to Miku as "she".)

So what does any of this have to do with whether or not a Christian should listen to or use Vocaloid? (Note, this is NOT a discussion about whether or not a Christian should watch anime, or of whether or not Christians should listen to electronic music. Neither of those things have anything to do with this book.)

I believe it is fine for a Christian to listen to Vocaloid songs, provided it doesn't contain inappropriate or excessively violent content. And of course, it shouldn't be occultic, either. But I think as long as the content doesn't dishonor God, and you don't idolize characters, that it's fine.

There are many different voice banks, and anyone who owns the software can make them sing anything they want to, so you could probably either find or make something you liked eventually.

Personally, I got into Vocaloid to make covers of Christian music with it. And I've already made my first project, hoping to make many more in the future. (I got a Japanese church hymnal for my birthday, so I now have a source of many Christian hymns I can make the Vocaloids sing!) 💖💖💖

Thanks for reading, and God bless you!