Summary

  • Music and sound design play a crucial role in video games like Metal: Hellsinger and Hi-Fi Rush, showcasing their power and influence.
  • Mods like Sound Physics Remastered and Ambient Sounds enhance the immersive experience of Minecraft with realistic reverb and new sound effects.
  • Mods such as Simple Voice Chat and Simple Discord Rich Presence elevate multiplayer experiences by adding proximity voice chat and custom Discord statuses.

It probably isn't surprising to you that music, sound design, and audio in general are vital and integral parts of virtually every video game in existence. Although there are plenty to pick from, games like Metal: Hellsinger or Hi-Fi Rush are perfect examples of how powerful and influential sound can be.

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Vanilla Minecraft has a pretty satisfying and well-designed sound overall, except for that jarring noise a glass block makes when you break it, but if you're looking for more granularity and control over the game's audio, or new sound-based features seem interesting to you, these mods have you covered.

8 Sound Physics Remastered

Screenshot from Sound Physics Remastered Mod by Henkelmax.

Mod Link

Sound Physics Remastered

Author

henkelmax

Do you remember your first few nights in Minecraft? Watching the sun sink below the horizon line, having mobs spawn all around you, and desperately blocking yourself off from them with dirt blocks while they growled and made a ruckus just outside?

If not, you get the point; it was a scary and exhilarating experience. If you're craving that same feeling, this mod will make diving into a cave feel extra spooky, thanks to fancy effects like realistic reverb, attenuation, and simulated sound absorption.

7 Ambient Sounds

Screenshot from Ambient Sounds mod by CreativeMD.

Mod Link

Ambient Sounds

Author

CreativeMD

If you're looking for new, ambient sound effects that put a focus on an immersive, Survival experience, then this mod will put you well on your way to hearing the breeze brush past your ears, or the chirping of birds as you navigate various biomes.

Aside from a collection of new sounds, if you take a look behind the scenes, this mod integrates smoother sound loops, an increased variety of sounds that can occur when you're exploring a specific biome or region, and an entirely reworked engine.

6 Fish On The Line

Screenshot from Fish On The Line mod by Serilum.

Mod Link

Fish On The Line

Author

Serilum

Fish on The Line isn't a mod that lets you talk to a fish on the phone, but it is a mod that lets you remove your attention from the game when you're fishing since it will make a handy noise whenever a fish starts tugging on your line.

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While this is an obvious quality of life and multitask-friendly mod that any Runescape player would recognize, it's also perfect for those of you who want to get a bit of semi-AFK fishing in while you browse some of the best custom skins Minecraft has to offer.

5 Audio Player

Screenshot from Audio Player mod by Henkelmax.

Mod Link

Audio Player

Author

henkelmax

Sure, vanilla music discs like Cat or Pigstep are absolute bops that oftentimes fill listeners with nostalgia, but the next evolution of music discs is here: with the Audio Player mod, you can upload whatever sound or music you want through common audio formats, like .wav or .mp3s.

The mod is server-side, doesn't require a restart, resource pack, or client-side changes, and allows you to upload audio through a URL, Filebin, or directly if you have custom or specific audio files you want to throw in.

4 Simple Voice Chat

Screenshot from Simple Voice Chat mod by Henkelmax.

Mod Link

Simple Voice Chat

Author

henkelmax

Games like Lethal Company and Among Us have proven that proximity voice chat, despite being quite simple as a concept, can greatly enhance and elevate a multiplayer experience, so why not bring it to Minecraft? If it ain't broke, don't fix it, as the saying goes.

Once installed, you can hit the "V" key to pull up a simple GUI that allows you to create specific voice chat groups with passwords if desired, as well as general tweaks that allow you to disable voice chat, change input and output volume, or activate noise suppression.

3 Simple Discord Rich Presence

Mod Link

Simple Discord Rich Presence

Author

Sunekaer

Okay, this mod does require a willingness to tinker, but if you care about showing all your Discord friends almost exactly what you're doing in-game through a custom status, then Simple Discord Rich Presence provides everything you need to make that happen.

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The mod is client-side only and allows you to program custom messages based on what you're doing in-game. Right out of the box, SDRP does recognize common in-game events, like when you enter the Nether or start mining, which consequently will show on your Discord status.

2 Alternative Rain Sounds

Screenshot from Alternative Rain Sounds by Paoleks.

Mod Link

Alternative Rain Sounds

Author

paoleks

There's something incredibly calming and relaxing about the sound of rainfall. You know, that feeling you get when you're cozy under the covers and wake up to the pitter-patter of raindrops smacking against your roof, trees, or pavement.

Sadly, it can't rain every day in real life, and while YouTube videos can certainly help capture that same feeling, the next best step is Alternative Rain Sounds, which introduces higher-quality, rain, thunder, and other atmospheric and immersive sounds in-game. Don't get too cozy, though; you might nod off in your chair.

1 Sounds Be Gone

Screenshot from Sounds Be Gone mod by Meza.

Mod Link

Sounds Be Gone

Author

Meza

Sounds Be Gone is a wholesome, but purposeful and highly configurable mod that was created because of the author's own Misophonia, an auditory condition that causes certain sounds to trigger an emotional or physiological response.

The mod is completely client-side and allows you to disable any default sound within the game through a custom settings menu. Whether it's the sound of gravel breaking, a honey block being placed, or any other, highly specific sound, you have the option to can it and tailor Minecraft's auditory experience to your liking.

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