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| obj | extension | mime | wiki | rev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| format | lrc | text/plain | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LRC_(file_format) | 2024-03-02 |
LRC (Timed Lyrics)
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.
Format
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.
Basic example:
[00:12.00]Line 1 lyrics
[00:17.20]Line 2 lyrics
[00:21.10][00:45.10]Repeating lyrics (e.g. chorus)
...
[mm:ss.xx]last lyrics line
ID tags may appear before the lyrics, although some players may not recognize or simply ignore this.
[ar:_Lyrics artist_]
[al:_Album where the song is from_]
[ti:_Lyrics (song) title_]
[au:_Creator of the Songtext_]
[length:_How long the song is_]
[by:_Creator of the LRC file_]
[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_]
[re:_The player or editor that created the LRC file_]
[ve:_version of program_]
Example with ID tags:
[ar:Beatles, The]
[al:Hits Of The 60's - Vol. 2]
[ti:Twisted]
[au:Written by Kal Mann / Dave Appell, 1961]
[length: 2:23]
[00:12.00]Naku Penda Piya-Naku Taka Piya-Mpenziwe
[00:15.30]Some more lyrics ...
...
Common tags
ti— Titlear— Artistal— Albumlr— Lyricist. Unclear whether that's part oflength— Stated asm:ssormm:ss(runtime 10min+) or sometimes alsosss,ms(hours and minutes factored all into the seconds amount)by— Person/organization that authored the LRC filetool— Software used to create LRC file, sometimes also with the software version number and/or a URL