How to Use the PlaySound Command in Minecraft

You can play a sound effect any time you want using the /playsound command in Minecraft (see also /stopsound command). Let's explore how to use this cheat ... Advertisements DigMinecraft HowtoUsethePlaySoundCommandinMinecraft ThisMinecrafttutorialexplainshowtousethe/playsoundcommandwithscreenshotsandstep-by-stepinstructions. Youcanplayasoundeffectanytimeyouwantusingthe/playsoundcommandinMinecraft(seealso/stopsoundcommand).Let'sexplorehowtousethischeat(gamecommand). SupportedPlatforms The/playsoundcommandisavailableinthefollowingversionsofMinecraft: PlatformSupported(Version*)  JavaEdition(PC/Mac)Yes(1.6.1)  PocketEdition(PE)Yes(1.0.5)  Xbox360No  XboxOneYes(1.2)  PS3No  PS4Yes(1.14.0)  WiiUNo  NintendoSwitchYes(1.5.0)  Windows10EditionYes(1.0.5)  EducationEditionYes(1.0.18) *Theversionthatitwasaddedorremoved,ifapplicable. NOTE:PocketEdition(PE),XboxOne,PS4,NintendoSwitch,andWindows10EditionarenowcalledBedrockEdition.Wewillcontinuetoshowthemindividuallyforversionhistory. Requirements TorungamecommandsinMinecraft,youhavetoturncheatsoninyourworld. PlaySoundCommand Java PE Xbox PS Nintendo Win10 Edu PlaySoundCommandinMinecraftJavaEdition(PC/Mac) InMinecraftJavaEdition(PC/Mac),thesyntaxtostartplayingasoundeffectis: /playsound[x][y][z][volume][pitch][minimumVolume] Definitions soundisthesoundeffecttostartplaying.(SeeListofSoundEffectNames.) sourceisthesourcethatyouwanttoplaythesoundeffect.Itcanbeoneofthefollowing:ambient,block,hostile,master,music,neutral,player,record,voice,weather. targetsisthenameoftheplayer(oratargetselector)thatyouwishtoplaythesoundeffectfor. xyzisoptional.Itisthecoordinatewherethesoundwillbeplayedfrom.Learnaboutthecoordinatesystem. volumeisoptional.Thesoundcanbeheardwithinanaudiblesphere.Thevolumedeterminesthesizeofthataudiblesphereandthereforethedistanceawaythatthesoundcanbeheard.Thevolumemustbeatleastavalueof0.0.Thehigherthevalue,thelargertheaudiblesphereandthefurtherawaythesoundeffectcanbeheard. pitchisoptional.Itdeterminesthepitchforthesoundeffect.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and2.0.Thehigherthevalue,thehigherthepitch. minimumVolumeisoptional.Itisdeterminestheminimumvolumethatthesoundwillbeheardoutsideoftheaudiblesphere.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and1.0. PlaySoundCommandinMinecraftPocketEdition(PE) InMinecraftPocketEdition(PE),thesyntaxtostartplayingasoundeffectis: /playsound[player][position][volume][pitch][minimumVolume] Definitions soundisthesoundeffecttostartplaying.(SeeListofSoundEffectNames.) playerisoptional.Itisthenameoftheplayer(oratargetselector)thatyouwishtoplaythesoundeffectfor. positionisoptional.Itisthexyzcoordinatewherethesoundwillbeplayedfrom. volumeisoptional.Thesoundcanbeheardwithinanaudiblesphere.Thevolumedeterminesthesizeofthataudiblesphereandthereforethedistanceawaythatthesoundcanbeheard.Thevolumemustbeatleastavalueof0.0.Thehigherthevalue,thelargertheaudiblesphereandthefurtherawaythesoundeffectcanbeheard. pitchisoptional.Itdeterminesthepitchforthesoundeffect.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and2.0.Thehigherthevalue,thehigherthepitch. minimumVolumeisoptional.Itisdeterminestheminimumvolumethatthesoundwillbeheardoutsideoftheaudiblesphere.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and1.0. PlaySoundCommandinMinecraftXboxOneEdition InMinecraftXboxOneEdition,thesyntaxtostartplayingasoundeffectis: /playsound[player][position][volume][pitch][minimumVolume] Definitions soundisthesoundeffecttostartplaying.(SeeListofSoundEffectNames.) playerisoptional.Itisthenameoftheplayer(oratargetselector)thatyouwishtoplaythesoundeffectfor. positionisoptional.Itisthexyzcoordinatewherethesoundwillbeplayedfrom. volumeisoptional.Thesoundcanbeheardwithinanaudiblesphere.Thevolumedeterminesthesizeofthataudiblesphereandthereforethedistanceawaythatthesoundcanbeheard.Thevolumemustbeatleastavalueof0.0.Thehigherthevalue,thelargertheaudiblesphereandthefurtherawaythesoundeffectcanbeheard. pitchisoptional.Itdeterminesthepitchforthesoundeffect.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and2.0.Thehigherthevalue,thehigherthepitch. minimumVolumeisoptional.Itisdeterminestheminimumvolumethatthesoundwillbeheardoutsideoftheaudiblesphere.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and1.0. PlaySoundCommandinMinecraftPS4Edition InMinecraftPS4Edition,thesyntaxtostartplayingasoundeffectis: /playsound[player][position][volume][pitch][minimumVolume] Definitions soundisthesoundeffecttostartplaying.(SeeListofSoundEffectNames.) playerisoptional.Itisthenameoftheplayer(oratargetselector)thatyouwishtoplaythesoundeffectfor. positionisoptional.Itisthexyzcoordinatewherethesoundwillbeplayedfrom. volumeisoptional.Thesoundcanbeheardwithinanaudiblesphere.Thevolumedeterminesthesizeofthataudiblesphereandthereforethedistanceawaythatthesoundcanbeheard.Thevolumemustbeatleastavalueof0.0.Thehigherthevalue,thelargertheaudiblesphereandthefurtherawaythesoundeffectcanbeheard. pitchisoptional.Itdeterminesthepitchforthesoundeffect.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and2.0.Thehigherthevalue,thehigherthepitch. minimumVolumeisoptional.Itisdeterminestheminimumvolumethatthesoundwillbeheardoutsideoftheaudiblesphere.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and1.0. PlaySoundCommandinMinecraftNintendoSwitchEdition InMinecraftNintendoSwitchEdition,thesyntaxtostartplayingasoundeffectis: /playsound[player][position][volume][pitch][minimumVolume] Definitions soundisthesoundeffecttostartplaying.(SeeListofSoundEffectNames.) playerisoptional.Itisthenameoftheplayer(oratargetselector)thatyouwishtoplaythesoundeffectfor. positionisoptional.Itisthexyzcoordinatewherethesoundwillbeplayedfrom. volumeisoptional.Thesoundcanbeheardwithinanaudiblesphere.Thevolumedeterminesthesizeofthataudiblesphereandthereforethedistanceawaythatthesoundcanbeheard.Thevolumemustbeatleastavalueof0.0.Thehigherthevalue,thelargertheaudiblesphereandthefurtherawaythesoundeffectcanbeheard. pitchisoptional.Itdeterminesthepitchforthesoundeffect.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and2.0.Thehigherthevalue,thehigherthepitch. minimumVolumeisoptional.Itisdeterminestheminimumvolumethatthesoundwillbeheardoutsideoftheaudiblesphere.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and1.0. PlaySoundCommandinMinecraftWindows10Edition InMinecraftWindows10Edition,thesyntaxtostartplayingasoundeffectis: /playsound[player][position][volume][pitch][minimumVolume] Definitions soundisthesoundeffecttostartplaying.(SeeListofSoundEffectNames.) playerisoptional.Itisthenameoftheplayer(oratargetselector)thatyouwishtoplaythesoundeffectfor. positionisoptional.Itisthexyzcoordinatewherethesoundwillbeplayedfrom. volumeisoptional.Thesoundcanbeheardwithinanaudiblesphere.Thevolumedeterminesthesizeofthataudiblesphereandthereforethedistanceawaythatthesoundcanbeheard.Thevolumemustbeatleastavalueof0.0.Thehigherthevalue,thelargertheaudiblesphereandthefurtherawaythesoundeffectcanbeheard. pitchisoptional.Itdeterminesthepitchforthesoundeffect.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and2.0.Thehigherthevalue,thehigherthepitch. minimumVolumeisoptional.Itisdeterminestheminimumvolumethatthesoundwillbeheardoutsideoftheaudiblesphere.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and1.0. PlaySoundCommandinMinecraftEducationEdition InMinecraftEducationEdition,thesyntaxtostartplayingasoundeffectis: /playsound[player][position][volume][pitch][minimumVolume] Definitions soundisthesoundeffecttostartplaying.(SeeListofSoundEffectNames.) playerisoptional.Itisthenameoftheplayer(oratargetselector)thatyouwishtoplaythesoundeffectfor. positionisoptional.Itisthexyzcoordinatewherethesoundwillbeplayedfrom. volumeisoptional.Thesoundcanbeheardwithinanaudiblesphere.Thevolumedeterminesthesizeofthataudiblesphereandthereforethedistanceawaythatthesoundcanbeheard.Thevolumemustbeatleastavalueof0.0.Thehigherthevalue,thelargertheaudiblesphereandthefurtherawaythesoundeffectcanbeheard. pitchisoptional.Itdeterminesthepitchforthesoundeffect.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and2.0.Thehigherthevalue,thehigherthepitch. minimumVolumeisoptional.Itisdeterminestheminimumvolumethatthesoundwillbeheardoutsideoftheaudiblesphere.Itcanbeavaluebetween0.0and1.0. Examples Java PE Xbox PS Nintendo Win10 Edu ExampleinJavaEdition(PC/Mac) ToplaytheCreativemusicforthenearestplayer(eveninSurvivalmode)inMinecraftJavaEdition(PC/Mac): /playsoundminecraft:music.creativemusic@p ToplaytheambientsoundsofawitherbossfortheplayernamedDigMinecraft: /playsoundminecraft:entity.wither.ambientvoiceDigMinecraft Toplaytheambientsoundsofanelderguardianforallplayers: /playsoundminecraft:entity.elder_guardian.ambientvoice@a ExampleinPocketEdition(PE) ToplaythesoundofthunderforthenearestplayerinMinecraftPE: /playsoundambient.weather.thunder@p ToplaythecursesoundsofanelderguardianfortheplayernamedDigMinecraft: /playsoundmob.elderguardian.curseDigMinecraft Toplaythesoundofanexplosionforallplayers: /playsoundrandom.explode@a ExampleinXboxOneEdition ToplaythesoundofadolphinsplashingforthenearestplayerinMinecraftXboxOneEdition: /playsoundmob.dolphin.splash@p ToplaythecursesoundsofazombiebeingconvertedintoadrownedfortheplayernamedDigMinecraft: /playsoundentity.zombie.converted_to_drownedDigMinecraft Toplaythesoundofabucketfillingwithfishforallplayers: /playsoundbucket.fill_fish@a ExampleinPS4Edition ToplaythesoundofrainforthenearestplayerinMinecraftPS4: /playsoundambient.weather.rain@p ToplaythecursesoundsofaturtleeggbreakingfortheplayernamedDigMinecraft: /playsoundblock.turtle_egg.breakDigMinecraft Toplaythesoundofanenderchestopeningforallplayers: /playsoundrandom.enderchestopen@a ExampleinNintendoSwitchEdition ToplaythesoundoftheenderdragongrowlingforthenearestplayerinMinecraftNintendoSwitchEdition: /playsoundmob.enderdragon.growl@p ToplaythecursesoundsofacameratakingapicturefortheplayernamedDigMinecraft: /playsoundcamera.take_pictureDigMinecraft Toplaythesoundofabigfallforarandomplayer: /playsounddamage.fallbig@r ExampleinWindows10Edition ToplaytheshootingsoundsofablazeforthenearestplayerinMinecraftWindows10Edition: /playsoundmob.blaze.shoot@p ToplayasoundoflevellingupfortheplayernamedDigMinecraft: /playsoundrandom.levelupDigMinecraft Toplaythesoundofafuseforallplayers: /playsoundrandom.fuse@a ExampleinEcuationEdition ToplaythegrowlingsoundsofanenderdragonforthenearestplayerinMinecraftEducationEdition: /playsoundmob.enderdragon.growl@p ToplayafizzsoundfortheplayernamedDigMinecraft: /playsoundrandom.fizzDigMinecraft Toplaythesoundofthunderforallplayers: /playsoundambient.weather.thunder@a HowtoEntertheCommand 1.OpentheChatWindow TheeasiestwaytorunacommandinMinecraftiswithinthechatwindow.ThegamecontroltoopenthechatwindowdependsontheversionofMinecraft: ForJavaEdition(PC/Mac),presstheTkeytoopenthechatwindow. ForPocketEdition(PE),taponthechatbuttonatthetopofthescreen. ForXboxOne,presstheD-Pad(right)onthecontroller. ForPS4,presstheD-Pad(right)onthecontroller. ForNintendoSwitch,presstherightarrowbuttononthecontroller. ForWindows10Edition,presstheTkeytoopenthechatwindow. ForEducationEdition,presstheTkeytoopenthechatwindow. 2.TypetheCommand Inthisexample,wearegoingtoplaytheeerie,ambientsoundofanelderguardianfortheplayernamedDigMinecraftwiththefollowingcommand: /playsoundminecraft:entity.elder_guardian.ambientvoiceDigMinecraft Typethecommandinthechatwindow.Asyouaretyping,youwillseethecommandappearinthelowerleftcornerofthegamewindow.PresstheEnterkeytorunthecommand. Oncethecheathasbeenentered,thesoundeffectwillstartplayingfortheplayer. Youwillseethemessage"Playedsound'minecraft:entity.elder_guardian.ambient'toDigMinecraft"appearinthelowerleftcornerofthegamewindowtoindicatethatthesoundeffecthasbeenplayed. Congratulations,youhavelearnedhowtousethe/playsoundcommandinMinecraft. 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