v8 — one rule, no calibration. A beat counts if it arrives at least 150 ms after the last counted beat. For a strong/weak word like nom, the soft syllable lands 60–110 ms after its strong one (never counted) and the next strong syllable lands 200–330 ms later (always counted) — so volume, mic and how often the soft syllable registers cannot change the count, and nothing needs measuring. Chant; the tick pulses once per word, the number commits at each breath. Counts/word stays 1.00 — touch it only for words with equal syllables (e.g. ra-ma → 2.00). If slow deliberate chanting overcounts, set Pace to Slow; if your fastest bursts undercount, set Fast.