diff --git a/assets/languages/en/Editors.xml b/assets/languages/en/Editors.xml
index fd1fc32a..e5517f75 100644
--- a/assets/languages/en/Editors.xml
+++ b/assets/languages/en/Editors.xml
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 			<str id="color">Color</str>
 			<str id="difficulties">Difficulties</str>
 			<str id="customValues">Custom Values (Advanced)</str>
+			<str id="needsVoices">Needs Voices</str>
 
 			<str id="opponentMode">Opponent Mode</str>
 			<str id="coopAllowed">Co-op Mode</str>
diff --git a/assets/languages/es/Editors.xml b/assets/languages/es/Editors.xml
index 1190a0eb..5b5a7e4d 100644
--- a/assets/languages/es/Editors.xml
+++ b/assets/languages/es/Editors.xml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 			<str id="modesAllowed">Modos Permitidos</str>
 			<str id="difficulties">Difficultades</str>
 			<str id="customValues">Valores Especiales (Avanzado)</str>
+			<str id="needsVoices">Necesita Voces</str>
 
 			<str id="opponentMode">Modo Oponente</str>
 			<str id="coopAllowed">Modo Co-op</str>
diff --git a/assets/languages/it/Editors.xml b/assets/languages/it/Editors.xml
index c4b8a800..6b5df001 100644
--- a/assets/languages/it/Editors.xml
+++ b/assets/languages/it/Editors.xml
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@
 			<str id="color">Colore</str>
 			<str id="difficulties">Difficoltà</str>
 			<str id="customValues">Valori Personalizzati (Avanzato)</str>
+			<str id="needsVoices">Bisogno Voci</str>
 
-			<str id="opponentMode">Modalità Avvers.</str>
+			<str id="opponentMode">Modalità Avvers</str>
 			<str id="coopAllowed">Modalità Co-op</str>
 		</group>
 
diff --git a/assets/languages/pl/Editors.xml b/assets/languages/pl/Editors.xml
index 9dfde365..4af0d432 100644
--- a/assets/languages/pl/Editors.xml
+++ b/assets/languages/pl/Editors.xml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 			<str id="color">Kolor</str>
 			<str id="difficulties">Trudności</str>
 			<str id="customValues">Własna Waluta (Zaawansowane)</str>
+			<str id="needsVoices">Potrzebne Wokale</str>
 
 			<str id="opponentMode">Tryb Przeciwnika</str>
 			<str id="coopAllowed">Tryb Ko-operacyjny</str>
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/Chart.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/Chart.hx
index a9637e6a..98b1126f 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/Chart.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/Chart.hx
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ class Chart {
 		data.setFieldDefault("coopAllowed", Flags.DEFAULT_COOP_ALLOWED);
 		data.setFieldDefault("opponentModeAllowed", Flags.DEFAULT_OPPONENT_MODE_ALLOWED);
 		data.setFieldDefault("instSuffix", "");
+		data.setFieldDefault("vocalsSuffix", "");
+		data.setFieldDefault("needsVoices", true);
 
 		if (data.difficulties.length <= 0) {
 			data.difficulties = [for(f in Paths.getFolderContent('songs/${songName}/charts/', false, fromMods ? MODS : SOURCE)) if (Path.extension(f.toUpperCase()) == "JSON") Path.withoutExtension(f)];
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/ChartData.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/ChartData.hx
index 16653fd9..e5ac048a 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/ChartData.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/ChartData.hx
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ typedef ChartMetaData = {
 	public var ?customValues:Dynamic;
 	public var ?metas:Map<String, ChartMetaData>;
 	public var ?instSuffix:String;
+	public var ?vocalsSuffix:String;
+	public var ?needsVoices:Bool;
 }
 
 typedef ChartStrumLine = {
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/FNFLegacyParser.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/FNFLegacyParser.hx
index 9abdfe8e..84e96aa2 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/FNFLegacyParser.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/FNFLegacyParser.hx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class FNFLegacyParser {
 		}
 
 		result.meta.bpm = data.bpm;
+		result.meta.needsVoices = data.needsVoices.getDefault(true);
 
 		var camFocusedBF:Bool = false;
 		var altAnims:Bool = false;
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ class FNFLegacyParser {
 			notes: null,
 			bpm: chart.meta.bpm,
 			speed: chart.scrollSpeed,
-			needsVoices: true,
+			needsVoices: chart.meta.needsVoices,
 
 			player1: null,
 			player2: null,
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/chart/VSliceParser.hx b/source/funkin/backend/chart/VSliceParser.hx
index 4ef045f0..05b859ec 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/chart/VSliceParser.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/chart/VSliceParser.hx
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class VSliceParser {
 
 		var timeChanges = metadata.timeChanges;
 		result.meta.bpm = timeChanges[0].bpm;
+		result.meta.needsVoices = false;
 
 		for (note in data)
 		{
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx b/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
index 9514ffc2..48163b78 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
@@ -602,7 +602,12 @@ class Charter extends UIState {
 		noteTypes = PlayState.SONG.noteTypes;
 
 		FlxG.sound.setMusic(FlxG.sound.load(Paths.inst(__song, __diff, PlayState.SONG.meta.instSuffix)));
-		vocals = Assets.exists(Paths.voices(__song, __diff)) ? FlxG.sound.load(Paths.voices(__song, __diff)) : new FlxSound();
+		if (Assets.exists(Paths.voices(__song, __diff, PlayState.SONG.meta.vocalsSuffix)))
+			vocals = FlxG.sound.load(Paths.voices(__song, __diff, PlayState.SONG.meta.vocalsSuffix));
+		else
+			vocals = new FlxSound();
+
+		vocals.muted = !PlayState.SONG.meta.needsVoices;
 		vocals.group = FlxG.sound.defaultMusicGroup;
 
 		gridBackdrops.createGrids(PlayState.SONG.strumLines.length);
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterMetaDataScreen.hx b/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterMetaDataScreen.hx
index 54e7be05..a86ae09b 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterMetaDataScreen.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterMetaDataScreen.hx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class CharterMetaDataScreen extends UISubstateWindow {
 	public var iconSprite:HealthIcon;
 	public var opponentModeCheckbox:UICheckbox;
 	public var coopAllowedCheckbox:UICheckbox;
+	public var needsVoicesCheckbox:UICheckbox;
 	public var colorWheel:UIColorwheel;
 	public var difficultiesTextBox:UITextBox;
 
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ class CharterMetaDataScreen extends UISubstateWindow {
 		denominatorStepper = new UINumericStepper(beatsPerMeasureStepper.x + 30 + 24, beatsPerMeasureStepper.y, Math.floor(16 / metadata.stepsPerBeat), 1, 0, 1, null, 54);
 		add(denominatorStepper);
 
+		needsVoicesCheckbox = new UICheckbox(beatsPerMeasureStepper.x + 100, beatsPerMeasureStepper.y + 6, translate("needsVoices"), metadata.needsVoices);
+		add(needsVoicesCheckbox);
+
 		add(title = new UIText(songNameTextBox.x, songNameTextBox.y + 10 + 46, 0, translate("menusData"), 28));
 
 		displayNameTextBox = new UITextBox(title.x, title.y + title.height + 36, metadata.displayName);
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@ class CharterMetaDataScreen extends UISubstateWindow {
 		PlayState.SONG.meta = {
 			name: songNameTextBox.label.text,
 			bpm: bpmStepper.value,
+			needsVoices: needsVoicesCheckbox.checked,
 			beatsPerMeasure: Std.int(beatsPerMeasureStepper.value),
 			stepsPerBeat: Std.int(16 / denominatorStepper.value),
 			displayName: displayNameTextBox.label.text,
@@ -161,5 +166,6 @@ class CharterMetaDataScreen extends UISubstateWindow {
 		};
 
 		Charter.instance.updateBPMEvents();
+		Charter.instance.vocals.muted = !needsVoicesCheckbox.checked;
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
index b61b1f9e..1457d4ce 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
@@ -1115,8 +1115,12 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 
 		FlxG.sound.setMusic(inst = FlxG.sound.load(Assets.getMusic(Paths.inst(SONG.meta.name, difficulty, SONG.meta.instSuffix))));
 
-		var vocalsPath = Paths.voices(SONG.meta.name, difficulty);
-		vocals = Assets.exists(vocalsPath) ? FlxG.sound.load(Options.streamedVocals ? Assets.getMusic(vocalsPath) : vocalsPath) : new FlxSound();
+		var vocalsPath = Paths.voices(SONG.meta.name, difficulty, SONG.meta.vocalsSuffix);
+		if (SONG.meta.needsVoices && Assets.exists(vocalsPath))
+			vocals = FlxG.sound.load(Options.streamedVocals ? Assets.getMusic(vocalsPath) : vocalsPath);
+		else
+			vocals = new FlxSound();
+
 		vocals.group = FlxG.sound.defaultMusicGroup;
 		vocals.persist = false;