[MCPE-155444] Music volume is inconsistent (music play at different volumes on different biomes and dimensions)

Most of the music does not play at a matching volume in game, even the same tracks play with different volume based on the biome. Due to this, players need to adjust the volume inconveniently for each situation, this issue affects other dimensions too.

Steps to reproduce: (edited from MCPE-158157)

Locate biomes with different music like a plains, desert, swamp and mountain.
Let music cycle between different tracks without adjusting volume.

Expected behavior:
All music tracks are similarly mixed for volume, barring the normal dynamic range of the track.

Observed behavior:
Different tracks play at very different volumes.

Alternate steps:

Open
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_1.19.202.0_x64_8wekyb3d8bbwe\data\resource_packs\vanilla{}(1.18.0, 1.19.0, 1.20.0, 1.20.30, 1.21.0)\sounds\sound_definitions.json
Search the file for "music" to find the "music.game..." sections.
Observe the "volume" settings for the music tracks.

A simple way to fix this is by changing the volume of every music sound event on the json file (music.game...) to better match java edition, from what i know (correct me if i am wrong), only in a few specific cases the volume is set in java edition, making all tracks sound relatively the same in game.

Based on the json files, this is the difference of the volume on java and bedrock, i assume that what do not include a number is set at it loudest, for some of the tracks this is probably intended, the names are from bedrock edition, java changed all of the names recently.

Name	Bedrock Vol	Java Vol
calm1	0.2
calm2	0.2
calm3	0.2
hal1	0.1
hal2	0.2
hal3	0.1
hal4	0.2
nuance1	0.3
nuance2	0.3
piano1	0.2
piano2	0.2
piano3	0.2
menu1	0.3
menu2	0.3
menu3	0.3
menu4	0.3
aerie		0.4
firebugs		0.4
labyrinthine		0.4
creative1	0.1
creative2	0.1
creative3	0.1
creative4	0.1
creative5	0.1
creative6	0.1
nether1	0.15
nether2	0.15
nether3	0.15
nether4	0.15
end	0.2
boss	0.3
credits	0.1
axolotl	0.2	0.4
dragon_fish	0.2	0.4
shunji	0.2	0.4

The sound events on the sound_definitions.json affected by this are:

music.menu

music.game

music.game.creative

music.game.water

music.game.nether

music.game.end

music.game.endboss

music.game.credits

music.game_and_wild_equal_chance

music.game_and_wild_favor_game

music.game.swamp_music

In other sound events not mentioned above, these same tracks all have the same volume as java edition.

The difference between java and bedrock values on the sound.definitions.json can be seen on this minecraft wiki page: https://minecraft.wiki/w/Sounds.json

Related issues

is duplicated by

MCPE-158157 Wild Update music is louder than all other music

MCPE-160939 Some songs do not play at the correct volume.

MCPE-162458 Minecraft music is way too loud..

MCPE-162493 Music is Very Loud

MCPE-165956 New music volume issuse

MCPE-167652 The newly added musics are way too loud (Java Parity)

MCPE-176249 Audio way too loud, unplayable

MCPE-177952 1.18 music specifically is extremely loud

relates to

MCPE-38535 Default music very quiet

Attachments

Mall part 1.mp4

Mall part 2.mp4

music_volume_parity.mcpack

MusicVolumeFix.mcpack

Precipice.mp4

Comments

migrated 2022-05-05T17:36:27Z

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MCExplorer44 2022-05-05T18:45:12Z

Ideally, they would have advanced audio settings to adjust the volume level of each song in the game. I would even settle for the app reading an undocumented .json config file that would allow the user to adjust each song's individual volume as a quick fix to the issue. It is a nuisance that the song volume levels are not normalized with one another. For what it's worth, I feel the situation is no better on MC Java.

[MCQA] Zgajak 2022-05-06T14:33:35Z

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migrated 2022-06-10T17:47:24Z

Thank you I was hoping I wasn't the only one who had noticed this, and/or was bothered by it! Please normalize the audio so that one volume setting can be used consistently across all tracks. Otherwise been having a blast with the update. Thanks!

GoldenHelmet 2022-06-30T19:26:08Z

The new wild music is obnoxiously loud. It drowns out all other game sounds and leads me to turn my system volume down, which makes other sounds even harder to hear.

migrated 2022-07-24T00:55:11Z

I've also opted to lower my in-game music volume down very low because I decided to settle in a swamp where the new wild update music mostly plays. Its just too loud to hear anything else even when set to 50% volume!

migrated 2022-08-10T14:02:46Z

This isn't fixed in the latest update today, which is really ridiculous.

Artlees 2022-10-20T21:49:55Z

Affects Preview 1.19.50.21.

Artlees 2022-12-01T17:35:29Z

The issue is still present in Preview 1.19.60.22.

Of note, the issue of inconsistent music volume was recently noticed fixed for the Java edition of the game, so the bug is now also a parity concern.

TheUnderp 2022-12-01T21:30:32Z

I can still confirm this in 1.19.50

migrated 2023-06-13T16:10:56Z

I confirm at 1.20, I wonder when it will be fixed. This problem I remember was in the previous updates but at a very low volume

Artlees 2023-11-09T19:48:53Z

The bug is still present in Preview 1.20.50.24.

The audio balancing issues seem to extend to other sound effects, in addition to music. Namely, the sound for walking on grass blocks is much quieter than other materials.

Artlees 2023-11-16T05:49:57Z

This bug is still present in preview 1.20.60.20.

Artlees 2024-05-15T16:41:10Z

The bug still affects the most current version, Preview 1.21.0.26. This issue of all tracks not having consistent volume will likely also carry over to the new tracks introduced in 1.21, though I don’t have access to the program files to verify any such inconsistencies.

migrated 2024-05-27T14:19:48Z

Based on the json files, this is the difference of the volume on java and bedrock, i assume that what do not include a number is set at it loudest, for some of the tracks this is probably intended.

Name	Bedrock Vol	Java Vol
calm1	0.2
calm2	0.2
calm3	0.2
hal1	0.1
hal2	0.2
hal3	0.1
hal4	0.2
nuance1	0.3
nuance2	0.3
piano1	0.2
piano2	0.2
piano3	0.2
menu1	0.3
menu2	0.3
menu3	0.3
menu4	0.3
aerie		0.4
firebugs		0.4
labyrinthine		0.4
creative1	0.1
creative2	0.1
creative3	0.1
creative4	0.1
creative5	0.1
creative6	0.1
nether1	0.15
nether2	0.15
nether3	0.15
nether4	0.15
end	0.2
boss	0.3
credits	0.1
axolotl	0.2	0.4
dragon_fish	0.2	0.4
shunji	0.2	0.4

The sound events on the sound_definitions.json affected by this are:

music.menu

music.game

music.game.creative

music.game.water

music.game.nether

music.game.end

music.game.endboss

music.game.credits

music.game_and_wild_equal_chance

music.game_and_wild_favor_game

music.game.swamp_music

In other sound events not mentioned above, these same tracks all have the same volume as java edition.

MCExplorer44 2024-05-28T17:06:57Z

Since ogg-free mcpacks are being posted, here's a version for 1.21 I've been working on for the better part of a year. This version is different from parity in that I adjusted the volume of many of the tracks. Many of the classic tracks (especially the End music) use a volume level which is too low. Some of the modern tracks were still too loud, even with the Java Edition volume levels. I turned down the volume on Ancestry and Deeper in the Deep Dark since they often were drowning out the sounds of shriekers unless the master music volume was set low, for example.

This mcpack has a minimum engine version of 1.21.0, so it won't work on 1.20. Import it into Preview (or 1.21 when it's released in a few weeks) go to Global Resources and add it there. These instructions are for Bedrock on Windows; I don't know if it is possible to use on console and mobile.

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MCExplorer44 2024-06-23T15:46:31Z

Updated my 1.21

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with a few tweaks. Some of the music I had lowered the volume on seemed too low compared to the music from 1.21. (E.g., Ancestry is now 10% louder than the previous version of the mcpack.)

migrated 2024-06-25T22:28:28Z

This is still true.
The new musics are way too loud compared to the old C418's music, it becomes annoying.
The music is also played to often in my opinion, it should be more quiet.

MCExplorer44 2024-06-28T14:36:41Z

Updated

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to include "Echo in the Wind" in the lush caves, which was recently added in the 1.21.20-21 Preview. If you install this add-on in 1.21.1, it will also fix the missing music in the lush caves.

InsecurleySecure 2024-07-21T14:27:19Z

The original Music Discs are also way too quiet, and sometimes can't even be heard. Mall, for example, is so quiet even with the volume slider turned up to 100 that it's barely even noticeable when it first starts.

Added videos for the music discs.

AgentMindStorm2 2024-08-21T19:31:13Z

For detail with Music Discs—all 19 discs are played at 0.5 volume on Bedrock, up through Precipice. Java Edition plays all 19 discs at 1.0 volume.

Artlees 2024-10-09T02:13:25Z

This bug is still present in the current preview, 1.21.40.25

Artlees 2024-10-10T02:04:39Z

Affects 1.21.50.20

Artlees 2024-10-18T04:34:59Z

Affects current Preview, 1.21.50.24

Artlees 2024-10-23T16:59:39Z

Affects current Preview, 1.21.50.25

Artlees 2024-11-03T20:22:05Z

Affects version 1.21.50.26.

Minecraft386882 2024-11-10T14:15:24Z

Confirmed in 1.21.44

Artlees 2024-11-21T20:12:28Z

Affects the most recent Preview, 1.21.60.21.

Artlees 2024-12-05T21:50:48Z

Affects Preview 1.21.60.23.

Artlees 2025-04-03T21:02:18Z

This bug is still present in preview 1.21.80.25.

In addition to the songs listed in previous comments and the original bug report, new tracks added to Bedrock Edition since are also affected by this bug.

This bug makes it so that the player has to re-adjust their Music volume slider in their settings on a per-track basis in order to hear some songs, or to not have the overall game-sound overwhelmed by others.

This is a parity issue, as songs seem more volume consistent on Java Edition.

[Mod] OcelotOnesie 2025-04-11T17:14:42Z

Thank you for your report!
After consideration, the issue is being closed as Working as Intended.

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