South Asia · Gurmukhi / Shahmukhi
Punjabi Singing Voice Dataset
Punjabi Singing Voice delivered to your specification. A catalog entry, not a stock listing. This page covers what is specifically hard about this pairing, and which fields your specification needs to pin down.
Why Singing Voice in Punjabi is its own problem
Punjabi music has a genuine global market, and that is exactly what complicates the data: a large share of recorded output comes from diaspora artists in the UK and Canada whose Punjabi is saturated with English, while home-market songs lean toward Urdu or Hindi phrasing depending on the side. Lyric sheets circulate in three forms (Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi, and Roman), and alignment has to pick one. The tonal trap is that a sung word loses the tone separating it from its minimal-pair partner, so alignment without a lexical-tone column can attach the wrong word to the wrong notes.
The field to pin down first: State which script the lyric annotation uses, how English and Urdu lines are tagged, and whether each syllable carries the lexical tone of the lyric alongside the sung pitch. The two not agreeing is normal and has to be documented.
At a glance
| Language | Punjabi |
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| Primary region | South Asia |
| Writing system | Gurmukhi / Shahmukhi |
| Category | Singing Voice |
| Specification field to settle first | State which script the lyric annotation uses, how English and Urdu lines are tagged, and whether each syllable carries the lexical tone of the lyric alongside the sung pitch. The two not agreeing is normal and has to be documented. |
| Delivery | Sourced to order, pilot batch before the full run |
What Singing Voice data is
Vocal recordings with melody, in both a cappella and accompanied form, used for singing voice synthesis, music information retrieval, and lyric alignment.
What buyers get wrong about it
Copyright is the number one problem for this category: melody and lyrics each have their own rights holder. We only produce original or fully cleared content, never existing commercial tracks.
The specification field that decides the quote
Whether the accompaniment is separated (dry vocal) or the mix is kept, and whether MIDI or pitch annotation comes with it.
The language side: what Punjabi demands
Punjabi is the classic case of one spoken language with two scripts: Gurmukhi on the Indian side and Shahmukhi (a Perso-Arabic system) on the Pakistani side. The same passage written on either side cannot be cross-searched against the other.
What we can put in this delivery
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Collection to your specification
Scripted or unscripted, in the language, domain and conditions your task needs. Specified separately where the variants need different contributor pools.
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Labels to your convention
Orthographic, phonetic or categorical, with the guideline written before production and shared with you for review.
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Contributor metadata
The attributes that let you slice the set rather than take it whole. The ones your task turns on, not a fixed list.
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Consent documentation
Signed contributor consent covering the intended use, plus collection methodology and the annotation guideline.
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Pilot batch
A small batch first, which you can reject. Misalignments surface after a few hours rather than at delivery.
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Delivery in your format
File format, structure, segmentation and metadata schema set to your pipeline's requirements.
What arrives in a delivery
| Component | What it is |
|---|---|
| The data files | Format, structure and segmentation set to your pipeline. Named to a convention you specify. |
| Labels or transcription | Orthographic, phonetic or categorical, produced under a guideline you review before production starts. |
| Contributor metadata | The attributes that let you slice the set: age band, gender, region, dialect background, or whatever your task turns on. |
| Collection conditions | Environment, device and, where it can be measured, signal quality: recorded per file. |
| Annotation guideline | The document the annotators worked from, so you can reproduce the conventions on your own data. |
| Consent records | Signed contributor consent covering your intended use, plus cross-border transfer terms where they apply. |
| Collection methodology | How contributors were recruited, screened and scheduled. The part that tells you how biased the pool is. |
| Quality report | Pilot outcome, re-work log, and the annotator agreement figures where the task supports measuring them. |
Questions we get about Punjabi Singing Voice Dataset
How many distinct speakers can you provide for Punjabi Singing Voice Dataset?
It depends on the specification and the timeline, and we will give a real number rather than a target. For this pairing, speaker recruitment is usually the step that sets the schedule. State which script the lyric annotation uses, how English and Urdu lines are tagged, and whether each syllable carries the lexical tone of the lyric alongside the sung pitch. The two not agreeing is normal and has to be documented.
Can you annotate to our own guideline instead of the default?
Yes, and for this pairing we would recommend it. Punjabi music has a genuine global market, and that is exactly what complicates the data: a large share of recorded output comes from diaspora artists in the UK and Canada whose Punjabi is saturated with English, while home-market songs lean toward Urdu or Hindi phrasing depending on the side. That is exactly the kind of decision a default guideline leaves open, and it is where annotators diverge. Send us your guideline, or we will draft one and you can review it before production starts.
Do you offer a sample before we commit to a full run?
Yes. Select a free sample in the request form and describe what you need. A pilot batch is the cheapest way to establish whether the quality bar is reachable for Punjabi Singing Voice Dataset before committing to the full volume.
Is the data licensed or owned outright?
Licensing terms are set per project, so tell us how the model will be used and whether it will be distributed. Consent documentation travels with the data either way, and we do not handle medical or clinical data or recorded telephone calls.
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Request Punjabi Singing Voice Dataset
Tell us the language, the hours, and what the data needs to look like. You will get a real number and a real timeline, not a range. If we cannot source it well, we will tell you that instead.
- Pilot batch before the full run, so problems surface early.
- Consent documentation delivered with the data.
- No medical or clinical data. No recorded telephone calls.
- You send the spec Language, hours, recording conditions, and the deadline.
- We reply within two business days A real number and a real timeline, not a range.
- You approve a pilot batch A small run first, so problems surface before the full order.
- Full run, then delivery with documents Audio, transcripts, and the consent record for every speaker.