Comfy-Org/ComfyUI · error · ValueError

Total reference audio duration is {total_audio_duration:.1f}

Error message

Total reference audio duration is {total_audio_duration:.1f}s. Maximum is 15 seconds.

What it means

Error "Total reference audio duration is {total_audio_duration:.1f}s. Maximum is 15 seconds." thrown in Comfy-Org/ComfyUI.

Source

Thrown at comfy_api_nodes/nodes_minimax.py:895

        total_audio_duration = 0.0
        for i, audio in enumerate(reference_audios.values(), 1):
            dur = int(audio["waveform"].shape[-1]) / int(audio["sample_rate"])
            if dur < 1.8:
                raise ValueError(f"Reference audio {i} is too short: {dur:.1f}s. Minimum duration is 2 seconds.")
            total_audio_duration += dur
        if total_audio_duration > 15.1:
            raise ValueError(
                f"Total reference audio duration is {total_audio_duration:.1f}s. Maximum is 15 seconds."
            )

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Solutions

1. Reduce the total reference audio duration to 15 seconds or less.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at comfy_api_nodes/nodes_minimax.py:895 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Comfy-Org/ComfyUI@1c6d8d45b3 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ed6c868398caf196. Report an issue: GitHub.