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---
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obj: format
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extension: "lrc"
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mime: "text/plain"
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wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LRC_(file_format)
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rev: 2024-03-02
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---
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# LRC (Timed Lyrics)
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**LRC** (short for LyRiCs) is a computer file format that synchronizes song lyrics with an audio file. When an audio file is played with certain music players on a computer or on modern digital audio players, the song lyrics are displayed. The lyrics file generally has the same name as the audio file, with a different filename extension. For example, _**song.mp3**_ and _**song.lrc**_. The LRC format is text-based and similar to subtitle files.
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## Format
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The Line Time Tags are in the format **\[mm:ss.xx]** where **mm** is minutes, **ss** is seconds and **xx** is hundredths of a second.
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**Basic example:**
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```lrc
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[00:12.00]Line 1 lyrics
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[00:17.20]Line 2 lyrics
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[00:21.10][00:45.10]Repeating lyrics (e.g. chorus)
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...
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[mm:ss.xx]last lyrics line
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```
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**ID tags** may appear before the lyrics, although some players may not recognize or simply ignore this.
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```lrc
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[ar:_Lyrics artist_]
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[al:_Album where the song is from_]
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[ti:_Lyrics (song) title_]
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[au:_Creator of the Songtext_]
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[length:_How long the song is_]
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[by:_Creator of the LRC file_]
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[offset:_+/- Overall timestamp adjustment in milliseconds, + shifts time up, - shifts down i.e. a positive value causes lyrics to appear sooner, a negative value causes them to appear later_]
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[re:_The player or editor that created the LRC file_]
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[ve:_version of program_]
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```
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**Example with ID tags:**
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```lrc
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[ar:Beatles, The]
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[al:Hits Of The 60's - Vol. 2]
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[ti:Twisted]
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[au:Written by Kal Mann / Dave Appell, 1961]
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[length: 2:23]
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[00:12.00]Naku Penda Piya-Naku Taka Piya-Mpenziwe
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[00:15.30]Some more lyrics ...
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...
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```
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## Common tags
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- `ti` — Title
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- `ar` — Artist
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- `al` — Album
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- `lr` — Lyricist. Unclear whether that's part of
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- `length` — Stated as `m:ss` or `mm:ss` (runtime 10min+) or sometimes also `sss,ms` (hours and minutes factored all into the seconds amount)
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- `by` — Person/organization that authored the LRC file
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- `tool` — Software used to create LRC file, sometimes also with the software version number and/or a [URL](../internet/URL.md)
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