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Lyrics and Track Management

Lyricify 4 offers Lyrics Marking and more powerful Track Management features. Whether you want to improve the efficiency of lyric retrieval, manually correct the timeline, import lyrics, or upload translations, it is recommended to read this page first.

Lyric Sources

Section titled “Lyric Sources”

Lyricify 4 allows users to choose their preferred automatic search sources for lyrics. Currently, Lyricify 4 supports automatic search sources: QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music.
It is important to note that some features and functionalities of Lyricify 4 only support QQ Music lyrics. For example:

  • Karaoke Style: QQ Music lyrics can provide “real” karaoke, while lyrics from other sources can only provide “fake” karaoke. In the Apple Music Lyrics interface, only QQ Music lyrics support karaoke style.
  • Accurate Timeline: The majority of QQ Music lyrics can provide more accurate timeline information, resulting in a better experience, especially in the Apple Music Lyrics interface.

Additionally, some NetEase Cloud Music lyrics do not conform to the LRC file format specifications, which can cause errors during deserialization, resulting in lyrics not displaying correctly. The occurrence of non-standard QQ Music lyrics is relatively rare.

The Process of Obtaining Lyrics in Lyricify 4

Section titled “The Process of Obtaining Lyrics in Lyricify 4”
  1. Request the Lyricify 4 server to obtain the lyrics information for the track. If the lyrics for the track are not available on the Lyricify 4 server, proceed to step 2.
  2. Automatically search for lyrics. If the user’s preferred source does not find the lyrics, it will retrieve from alternative sources.
  3. Special case: If the lyrics obtained in step 1 do not come from the user’s preferred source, Lyricify will still use these lyrics. If you need to switch to the preferred source’s lyrics, please open the Track Management search marking. If lyrics are available in the Lyricify library, they will be used directly without using other sources.

Lyrics Marking and Importing

Section titled “Lyrics Marking and Importing”

Lyricify 4 provides the Lyrics Marking feature, allowing you to mark the automatically searched correct lyrics as correct on the server, which has many benefits.

  • Improve Efficiency of Lyric Retrieval: After marking, Lyricify will directly obtain lyrics from the Lyricify server without needing to go through the automatic search process again. Automatic searches take about 0.5-2s and can reduce the burden on the QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music servers.
  • Ensure Accuracy of Lyrics: The results of automatic searches are not always constant; over time, these results may change, even leading to mismatches between lyrics and music.
  • Maintain Availability of Lyrics: Some songs cannot be searched for after being removed from the platform, making it impossible to obtain lyrics. After marking the lyrics, they will be uploaded to the server and will remain available.

If the automatically searched lyrics are correct, you can quickly mark them as follows:

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the Lyrics interface, where the source of the current lyrics will be displayed.
  2. Click on the source, and in the opened menu, click Mark as Correct Lyrics to complete the marking.
  3. You can also use Shift + Alt + Q to quickly mark. (Note: This is not a global shortcut key and can only be used when the focus is on the Lyricify main window.)

If the automatically searched lyrics are incorrect or no lyrics were found, you can manually import:

  1. Click the Manual Import (Open Track Management) button in the Lyrics interface to enter Track Management. You can also click the song name in the lower left corner and select Open Track Management from the menu. If you are in the Apple Music Lyrics interface, you can click the ··· round button and then click Open Track Management.
  2. Find the correct song in QQ Music (recommended) or NetEase Cloud Music, and obtain the Share Link, Id, or Mid (QQ Music).
  3. Click the corresponding source’s Import button and enter the above information.
  4. After clicking OK, the imported lyrics information will be displayed (if there is a translation, the translation content will not be displayed). If the lyrics information is correct, click the Apply in Main Window button. At this point, the lyrics will be loaded into Lyricify 4, and you need to check if the lyrics content is normal, if the timeline is correct, etc.
  5. When all information is correct, click the Save (Upload) button to upload the correct lyrics information you imported to the server.
  6. Note: If you find that there is already existing (incorrect) lyrics information after opening Track Management, you can still overwrite the existing lyrics information using the above steps.
  7. You can also click the Search button first. If the button turns red after clicking, it means no lyrics were found; if the button turns green, it means lyrics were found. If these lyrics are correct (check if they are correct after Apply in Main Window), you can click the Save (Upload) button to upload the correctly searched lyrics to the Lyricify 4 server.

Do not click the Save (Upload) button if you cannot ensure the lyrics are correct.

If the track has no lyrics on both QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music, you can refer to the Lyricify Lyrics Library section below for manual uploads.
If the track is purely instrumental, you can mark it as instrumental:

  1. Follow step 1 of Manual Import.
  2. Check the Instrumental checkbox as Yes.
  3. Click the Save (Upload) button.

Track Management

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Here is additional information regarding the Lyrics Marking and Importing section.

Where to Open Track Management

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  • In the lower left corner of the main interface, click or right-click the song name, or right-click the album image, and select Open Track Management from the menu.
  • At the bottom of the lyrics in the main interface, click or right-click the Lyrics Provider, and select Manage This Track from the menu.
  • In the Apple Music Lyrics, click ···, then click Open Track Management from the menu.

Timeline

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If the existing lyrics timeline is off, you can adjust it by modifying the Offset value of the lyrics. The specific method is as follows:

  1. Manually enter a new Offset value (integer), in milliseconds.
  2. Click Apply in Main Window, then observe if the timeline is correct. It is recommended to exit the Apple Music Lyrics interface when modifying the Offset for faster loading.
  3. It is advisable to click on the lyrics (in the main window) to check if the timeline is correct.
  4. Note: Do not adjust the Offset without a Media Session connection.

Duet View

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In Track Management, you can set the duet view information for the lyrics.
Tip: Double-click the Duet View title to clear duet information.

Duet View Standards:

  • For Mandarin “male-female duet” type songs, if the female part is greater than the male part, set the female voice on the left and the male voice on the right, with the chorus on the left. In other cases, the male voice is on the left, the female voice on the right, and the chorus on the left.
  • For songs sung by two singers in other languages, generally follow the rule of placing the first line to the left; if the singer of the first line appears far less frequently in the subsequent lyrics than the other singer, the first line can be placed to the right, with the main part on the left. The chorus part should always be on the left.
  • For songs sung by three or more singers, the following handling methods are recommended:
    • All to the left.
    • Alternating left and right, switching sides during the chorus.
    • For special cases of three singers, refer to this song.

Lyricify Lyrics Library

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If there are no lyrics available on QQ Music or NetEase Cloud Music, you can manually import lyrics into the Lyricify Lyrics Library.

  1. Note: If QQ Music or NetEase Cloud Music has correct lyrics, do not manually upload lyrics from other sources (including Spotify lyrics, Kugou lyrics, self-made lyrics, etc.). Violating this may result in restrictions on your account.
  2. Scroll to the bottom and find the Lyricify Lyrics Library, then click the Import & Edit button.
  3. If there are lyrics for this song in Spotify, you can click the Import Spotify Lyrics button to import them.
  4. If there are no lyrics for this song in Spotify, but there are lyrics in Kugou Music, you can click the Import Kugou Lyrics button to automatically search and obtain Kugou Music lyrics.
  5. If no lyrics are obtained, you need to paste the lyrics in the opened window (please paste a lyrics file that includes the timeline. Currently, LRC, QRC, Lyricify Syllable, and Apple Syllable are supported).
  6. Close the window and click Yes in the save prompt dialog.
  7. If you want to upload a translation, you can click the Import & Edit button again, then click the Add Translation button in the upper right corner of the pop-up window to manually add the translation.
  8. Click the Save (Upload) button in the lower right corner of Track Management.

Note:

  1. The lyrics production in step 5 can refer to the Lyrics Guide and Standards.
  2. Chinese lyrics must be in Simplified Chinese. If you upload Traditional Chinese lyrics, your account may be restricted.
  3. The phrase “no lyrics available on both QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music” refers to: there are no corresponding tracks or lyrics on QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music. Not finding corresponding lyrics through the search button on Lyricify does not mean they are truly unavailable; you need to manually check within the QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music apps to ensure there are no corresponding lyrics before considering it “no lyrics available.”
  4. If QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music have lyrics but no translations, this does not count as “no lyrics available.” In this case, uploading lyrics and translations to the Lyricify Lyrics Library is still considered a violation. You can submit translations to NetEase Cloud Music and wait for approval; Lyricify will automatically pull the translations afterward.

Adding Translations

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After adding non-Chinese lyrics, you need to manually add Chinese translations.
Click the Add Translation button in the upper right corner of the Advanced Lyrics Editor window to automatically add timelines; after that, you can manually input the Chinese translation.

Here is another easier way to import translations: after importing the lyrics, you can first copy the translations in the following format to the clipboard, then click the Add Translation button, and Lyricify will automatically match the translation lines.

For example, if the original lyrics are:

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
Oh
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars

Translated as:

最近我总是辗转反侧 难以入眠
对我们可能的未来 浮想联翩


但亲爱的 我一直在努力祈祷
不再财迷心窍

You can copy the following content to the clipboard:

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
最近我总是辗转反侧 难以入眠
Dreaming about the things that we could be
对我们可能的未来 浮想联翩
Oh


But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard
但亲爱的 我一直在努力祈祷
Said no more counting dollars
不再财迷心窍

You can also include only the translation:

最近我总是辗转反侧 难以入眠
对我们可能的未来 浮想联翩


但亲爱的 我一直在努力祈祷
不再财迷心窍

Note that the translation for the third line of lyrics is empty; you must retain the empty line, or it will cause misalignment between the translation and the lyrics.
Additionally, ensure that the number of translation lines matches the number of lines in the original lyrics.