How To Use The /Playsound Command Tutorial

Video Tutorial

By UnderMyCap

Key Points Covered In This Video

  • 🎮 Introduction to /playsound: Tutorial on using the /playsound command in Minecraft Java Edition.
  • 🛠️ Setting up the command block: Start by placing a command block and opening its console.
  • 🔊 Typing the command: Use ‘/playsound’ followed by the desired sound like ‘entity player burp’.
  • 🎵 Choosing sound type: Options available for how the sound plays, with ‘ambient’ as a common choice.
  • 🧍 Selecting the audience: Decide who hears the sound: all players, yourself, or at specific coordinates.
  • 📏 Using coordinates: Input relative positions using tilders (~~~) or specific coordinates.
  • 🔈 Adjusting volume and pitch: Set volume (up to 10) and modify pitch for sound effects.
  • 🔄 Advanced command with execution: Learn to make the sound follow a player using ‘execute at’ command.
  • 🚀 Demo of sound following: Show how the sound continues to play as the player moves away.
  • 👍 Call to action: Encourage viewers to like and subscribe for more content.

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Mastering the /Playsound Command in Minecraft Java Edition

Welcome to an exciting tutorial on how to use the /playsound command in Minecraft Java Edition! This guide is tailored to help you understand every step of the process in executing sound commands, offering you creative possibilities to enhance your gaming experience. Let’s dive right in and explore the fascinating world of Minecraft sounds!

Getting Started with the Command Block

First things first, you’ll need to know how to access and use a command block to implement the /playsound command. If you’ve already got your command block in place, you’re halfway there!

Step 1: Accessing the Command Block Console

Begin by clicking on your command block. This action opens the command block console, where the magic happens. You’ll be greeted by the input box that allows you to enter commands.

Step 2: Entering the /Playsound Command

Once inside the console, type /playsound to start. This command lets you play specific sounds within your Minecraft world. After typing this, a list of options (different sound choices) will appear. For example, to get started, you might want to try entity.player.burp.

Step 3: Choosing Where to Play the Sound

Next, decide how you want the sound to project in the game. Minecraft offers several sound-playing options, such as ambient sounds. Pick one based on your needs. Then, determine the targeted players for hearing the sound. You can choose options like @a for all players or your specific player name.

Step 4: Setting Sound Coordinates

Now it’s time to define the coordinates for the sound. If you want the sound to play from a specific location, use three tildes ~ ~ ~, which represent the relative position of where the command is executed. If you wish the sound to originate from five blocks above the command block, input ~ ~5 ~.

Step 5: Fine-Tuning Volume and Pitch

Adjust the volume and pitch to your liking. Set a volume level (e.g., 10) and manipulate the pitch to alter the sound’s speed and tone. For instance, a pitch of 0.5 slows down the sound, making the pitch lower. Ensure the minimum volume is set to prevent the sound from becoming too quiet.

Advanced Command: Making Sounds Follow a Player

Once you’ve mastered the basic setup, it’s time to explore more complex commands that can enhance the gaming experience by making sounds follow a player.

Step 1: Setting Up the Execute Command

Within the command block, modify the command to include /execute. This allows you to run commands at specific entities. Remove the preceding slash from the playsound command and insert the execute command. The format will look something like this: execute at <playername> run.

Step 2: Configuring the Command to Follow

With this format, the sound will follow the player throughout the game world. All you need to do is place the playsound command at the end. Once activated, the sound will dynamically track and play based on the player’s movements.

Step 3: Experimenting with Different Scenarios

Now that you have a sound command following the player, you can experiment with different configurations. Set sounds to follow other objects or even creatures like bees in the game, depending on what you’d like to achieve.

Conclusion

And there you have it—your guide to mastering the /playsound command in Minecraft Java Edition. Whether you’re new or seasoned in Minecraft command crafting, this detailed breakdown provides you with the tools to customize game sounds like never before. Enjoy enhancing your immersive Minecraft world with these audio tricks and innovations!

Remember, the fantastic part of Minecraft is your capacity to create and innovate within the game’s expansive possibilities. So, continue exploring, experimenting, and having fun!

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Video Transcript

[Music] As you saw just then, I’m going to show you how to use the /playsound command in Minecraft Java Edition. So without further ado, let’s get straight into this. As you can see, I’ve already given myself a command block, and I’m going to show you how I did the sound at the very start of the video. First of all, what you want to do is click on the command block. Now you’re greeted with the normal command block console, and in here, you just want to simply type in `/playsound`, and you’ll be able to tab it in. The /playsound command, as you saw before, allows you to play a sound in Minecraft, and I’m going to guide you through this. First of all, once we type this in, you want to hit space, and you’ll see a lot of options pop up. Now this is where you can input the sound you want to play. Minecraft has a lot of sounds; you can see there are many to choose from. I’m going to choose the entity player burp, but you can select any other sound, and it will work completely fine for you. Once you’ve done this, you want to move on to the next step. This is where the sound will play from. You can see Minecraft has a whole bunch of ways that sounds can be played to a player. I like to use ‘ambient’ because it’s kind of like a random noise that plays. You can choose the other ones depending on your needs. After this, you want to select where you want your sound to be played or where you want your sound to be heard. I’m going to select ‘all players.’ If you want yourself specifically, you can type your name if you are running the command through your console and not through the command block; you can do @s to hear the sound, but it’s not too useful. Then, using ‘random’, you can make it play a sound randomly at any player on a server or yourself if it’s just you. For now, I’m going to just do ‘@a’ and type in coordinates. Instead of typing in exact coordinates, I’m going to use three tildes. For some reason, my keyboard is a little bit dodgy, so you want to make sure that there is a space between each one of these. This represents the relative position of the command block, so the sound will play at this command block. If we want it to play five blocks above the command block, simply put a 5 in this space here. Basically, these represent each coordinate: your X coordinate, your Y coordinate, and your Z coordinate. If you want the sound to follow a player, I’ll show you how to do this in the next command I’m about to show you. But once you’ve done this, you just want to select the volume. I’m going to set it to 10. The pitch can also be adjusted. You can speed up or slow down the sound; hence, it makes the pitch sound higher if it’s faster or lower if it’s slower. So let’s set it to 0.5 just because I want to hear what it sounds like, and we’ll do a minimum volume of 0.5 because I don’t want it to get any quieter. And that is it. Now, once we do this, I’m going to simply hit ‘done.’ Let’s just get a wooden button. When we play the sound, you can hear it—it sounds like a crunch. Now that we’ve got the basic command, let’s do a more advanced one that allows you to make a sound follow a player. First of all, what we want to do—and yes, I did build this house very quickly—is open up the command block and keep the command that we’ve just done. I’m going to go all the way to the very start and remove this slash. Now what we want to do is type in ‘execute.’ Right, we’re going to make it an execute command, and we want to do ‘execute at.’ I’m going to type ‘UnderMyCap’ just because I want the sound to play for that player. So to show you, we’ll write ‘execute at UnderMyCap,’ then we’ll do ‘run,’ and that is it. Now, once we’ve done this, the command will actually follow the player. So what I’m going to do is quickly go to the very end of this command and make the sound play at me. Let’s set it to repeat. Now, I warn you, this might be a bit loud. If I fly away from the command block, it will still follow me. As you can see, I’ve flown away, and it is burping. I’m going to turn that off. As you can see, it was following me around the world, and I’m sure you can do this with a whole bunch of other things. I mean, if you really wanted to, you could make the sound play at a bee or… I guess there are only bees in this world, but you get the point. You can play the sound anywhere. If you did enjoy the video, don’t forget to leave a like and subscribe to UnderMyCap. I can’t wait to see you in the next video. See you!

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