Description
Return voiced duration, syllables per voiced second and its reciprocal mean duration.
Musical timing can be expressed in seconds, pulses, beats and phrase positions. A grid or cycle is an explicit model; calculating its coordinates does not detect onsets, determine a tradition's meter or evaluate a performance.
Return voiced duration, syllables per voiced second and its reciprocal mean duration.
When to use this tool
Use Public Song Verse Syllable Duration when you need a supplied timing-grid, pulse or phrase calculation.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter syllables, durationSeconds, unvoicedSeconds. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read voicedSeconds, syllablesPerVoicedSecond, meanSecondsPerSyllable. Use the output convention below.
Require positive integer syllables and duration strictly greater than nonnegative unvoicedSeconds. Return voiced duration, syllables per voiced second and its reciprocal mean duration.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| syllables | Syllables | Required. Safe integer; minimum 1. |
| durationSeconds | Duration Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| unvoicedSeconds | Unvoiced Seconds | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| voicedSeconds | Voiced Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| syllablesPerVoicedSecond | Syllables Per Voiced Second | Required. Finite number. |
| meanSecondsPerSyllable | Mean Seconds Per Syllable | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"syllables": 24,
"durationSeconds": 12,
"unvoicedSeconds": 4
},
"output": {
"voicedSeconds": 8,
"syllablesPerVoicedSecond": 3,
"meanSecondsPerSyllable": 0.3333333333333333
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The denominator excludes supplied unvoiced time. Syllables are counted by the caller; no language parsing, phonetics, tempo detection or performance-quality judgment occurs.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Inspect the recording and its relevant musical context for transcription or interpretation. Keep time units, pulse definitions, tempo changes and source annotations explicit.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Lyric Line Syllable Count
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- Public Meter Additive Group Duration
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