Nishiren Gard (西蓮ガルド(にしれんがるど)) is a voicebank for the UTAU program with a serious and youthful tone.
Profile[]
Personality[]
Nishiren is laid back and likes to do things at their own pace. They tend to be quieter around strangers, and can seem intimidating with their serious-looking resting expression. However, they are seen emoting a lot more when singing. Nishiren is almost always seen wearing their headphones, be it on their head or around their neck. They tend to fidget with their bracelet when they are nervous or stressed. Some of their favorite activities are loitering around desktops, organizing their user's many inactive browser tabs, people-watching, and trying out new things in the real world. Nishiren dreams of one day living in a small cozy home filled with cats.
Nishiren was originally programmed to be a virtual assistant and still has a few traits from their old occupation. They will insist on helping no matter what when someone asks for their aid, even if they have no clue what they are doing. Nishiren speaks in short, concise sentences, and acts polite and composed towards those they are unfamiliar with; like their default settings as an assistant. Once they get closer to someone, they feel safer dropping their guard and expressing themself more.
Abilities[]
Nishiren is an entity that can exist both in the digital and physical world. They prefer staying in the digital world since it's far more familiar to them. Nishiren's physical settings (such as age, height, hair, etc.) can be changed manually in their code, but their personality and general demeanor seem to be non-overridable. When in the real world, they’re basically indistinguishable from any other human; their body becomes completely organic. Any changes made to their appearance code persists until they return to their program form to change it again. Due to screens being their means of travel, they are unable to use any touchscreen devices. They still carry around a smartphone that is operated by and houses a prototype version of their program (N15)
Backstory[]
Their first memories were of when they existed as a virtual assistance program for a creator they can't quite recall. After 3 years of working as an assistant program, their creator suddenly vanished, leaving Nishiren on their own. For 2 years they simply hung out on their computer in stasis. During this time, they began to grow more conscious. Eventually becoming bored of their state of stasis, they discovered that they could step in and out of digital screens. The physical world is full of things and sensations they aren't used to, so they are cautious yet curious when exploring what it has to offer.
Soon after, Nishiren made the decision to change professions from a virtual assistant to a virtual singer. They were programmed with the capability to sing and dance because their creator was a fan of such activities. Nishiren hadn’t felt the need to execute those functions, not until they became enamored with humanity and their ability to create. They began to sing more in order to connect to humans, and some would even say Nishiren acts the most human when singing.
Etymology details[]
- Name: Nishiren (西蓮) - Characters taken from the voice provider's name, meaning West Lotus. Gard (ガルド) - Voice provider's online nickname.
Character details[]
- Description: Short black hair, dark red eyes, slightly tanned skin.
- Outfit: Typical wears a long blue cardigan over a short-sleeved orange dress shirt. Their pants are black and usually attached to their shoes and held up by a black belt. They always wear headphones and a band bracelet around their left wrist.
- Likes: Naps, cats, donuts
- Dislikes: Coffee, hot weather, loud noises
Relations[]
- Kazuma Kazuki - Creator.
- N151R3N - Prototype version of them who survived.
- Kayama Gard - Virus made from a deviated version of their code.
- Tsubasa Arugo - Besties.
Voicebank details[]
All downloads available on official site: https://gardanana.neocities.org/
| Voicebank | Release Date | Language, Pitch | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CV v1 | 6/8/21 | Japanese, mono (D4) | First voicebank |
| CV v2 | 5/6/23 | Japanese (English support), mono (D4) | CV voicebank update |
| CV+ | 5/6/23 | Japanese, tri (G3, D4, F4) | First multipitch |
| CV SWEET + POWER appends | 9/17/22 | Japanese, mono (D4) | Appends |
| VCV | 12/27/21 | Japanese, mono (D4) | Soft, smooth tone |
| VCV v2 | 12/27/23 | Japanese, mono (D4) | Soft, smooth tone |
| CVVC Studio | 3/13/23 | Japanese, mono (D4) | Recorded in a recording studio |
| VCCV | 11/20/22 | English, mono (D4) | Northeastern American accent |
| EDGE | 1/16/24 | Japanese, mono (D4) | Vocal-fry add-on |
| Diffsinger AI | 2/4/24 | English, Japanese | AI voicebank for Diffsinger |
| COEIROINK | 1/23/2023 | Japanese | AI Text-to-speech model for COEIROINK |
Terms of Use[]
All the provisions below shall be applied to the voicebank:
- R-18 Content Allowed? Permission required
- Commercial Use of Voicebank Allowed? Permission required
- Commercial Use of Character Allowed? Permission required
- Do these terms apply to derivative characters/voices? Yes
- Full terms of use: https://gardanana.neocities.org/terms/
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