The bug
The game calls all sound events with certain variables (most notible pitch, but also volume and whether it is global or not).
These variables cannot be changed by resource packs in any way shape or form, despite the sounds.json having corresponding fields (per sound file in a sound event).
Steps to reproduce
Place grass blocks, listening closely to the pitch of the sounds.
Run
/playsound block.grass.place master @s ~ ~ ~ 1several times, listening closely to the pitch of the sounds.Observe the pitch is different, and as such the game calls the sound event with a pitch (0.8 in this case).
Expected result
The game would always call sound events with "default" parameters, and the sounds.json would handle said parameters with the fields in the sounds list/array.
Actual result
The pitch, volume and whether or not a sound is global are hardcoded and cannot be edited by resource packs.
Suggested change for when this gets fixed
To preserve the game's functionality of a pitch range, without having to create an event every single pitch, it might be good to give the pitch and volume options a min and max value, rather than only a single float.
{"name":"mob/zombie/hurt1",pitch:{min:0.7,max:1.3}Linked issues
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Still an issue in 1.8.3.
A simpler way to put it is that pitch values are still hardcoded. Composed of:
Mob sounds have a slight random pitch change that cannot be changed
creeper.primed (the creeper's fuse sound) is hardcoded at a slows down the speed
mob.zombie.infect/mob.zombie.unfect applies a random pitch change that affects long sound files more, causing them to be incredibly distorted to the point where it's hard to understand
Simply put, these hardcoded pitch/speed changes need to be removed and ported to the vanilla sound system. Example, at pitch 1.0 the creeper fuse should sound exactly like the TNT fuse, and the sound should immediately stop right when it explodes.
If default wants it at a lower pitch/speed then that should be defined in sounds.json to do so. Max and min values would solve hardcoded pitch change, even if at worst, you had to specify min and max of 1.0 to fully disable pitch change.
Even with this: https://twitter.com/_grum/status/654011400256360448 bringing sound changes to 15w43a, pitche variation is still very hardcoded 😞
This will perhaps get looked at for 1.10, its a rather big change and I've not really found a nice way to handle it. It's the same for volume.
Postponed "for 1.10". Still an issue in 1.12.2. I've stopped working on my sound packs after discovering this.
Requesting ownership if possible, due to the reporter being inactive and doesn't seem to be updating this report anymore.
Seems to have been improved for the "unfect" sound in 14w17a, but is still an issue.
Attempting to override a creeper's fuse noise with
results in a sound that is ALWAYS incredibly slowed down, suggesting that the pitch for this sound is hardcoded to be slowed down.