[MCPE-172380] Sound volume drops significantly when turning head

Summary:
The position of your head in relation to the audio sources completely changes the volume emitted, according to your position
Steps to Reproduce:

1. Elytra: Flying upwards, the sound is low, but looking downwards, it is loud and cut off
2. Food: Looking upwards, the sound is low, but looking downwards, the sound is loud
3. Jukebox: With your back to the jukebox, the sound is low, but facing it, the sound becomes very loud

Observed Results:
I noticed that head rotation can greatly affect the way you hear the sounds in the game. I noticed that there is a similarity in all the videos. When you turn towards the sound source, it increases drastically, but when you look in the final direction, the sound becomes extremely quiet, even though your distance from the sound source is almost zero.
Expected Results:
These audios should change due to the position of your avatar's head, but not as drastically as in the game
Screenshots/Videos Attached: Yes

Linked issues

is duplicated by 9

MCPE-187118 Problems with sound and effects Resolved

MCPE-189169 All sounds are choppy, any slightly high volume sound gets cut off, such as flying downwards with an elytra or taking damage. Resolved

MCPE-189185 Sounds volume drop significantly when looking away from the source for about 30 degree Resolved

MCPE-178974 Walking sounds play behind player Resolved

MCPE-176235 Sound issues on Windows 11 (resent) Resolved

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KR_ 2024-02-06T08:38:26Z

To me, this seems like it could be an issue with surround sound. What headphones/audio output device are you using? Please make sure your audio drivers are up-to-date. Also, try disabling audio enhancements or any other audio-enhancing software you may have installed that could be causing it, and see whether that fixes it.

Mr.Pufferfish 2024-02-06T21:00:35Z

I took this test on both my cell phone and computer. Updated drivers, use regular headphone

KR_ 2024-02-06T21:34:11Z

Could you please specify which headphones and mobile phone you're using?

Mr.Pufferfish 2024-02-06T21:54:22Z

The headphones are common, small, unbranded, and the cell phone is the Poco X5 Pro

Mr.Pufferfish 2024-02-07T10:44:04Z

The post you said doesn't show the way my Minecraft works. It appears that the sound technology when turning the head is not working correctly, as just by turning the head on the other hand, the sounds behind you diminish a lot. I observed this on my cell phone and computer, both using headphones

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KR_ 2024-02-07T11:20:41Z

Does this occur when you use another audio device that isn't your headphones?

Mr.Pufferfish 2024-02-07T11:35:25Z

Yes

kelianor 2024-06-28T22:46:12Z

Is it still an issue in the latest stable release or beta. Because it seems like in 1.21 the volume difference when rotating camera is not as big as it was before

TapRo 2024-12-14T12:33:18Z

This is still happening in the latest 1.21.51, I've tried on 3 different PCs / Laptops, with and without headphones, it's happening to me on all of them.

For some reason it doesn't happen on my mobile phone, Java edition also works fine on the same devices.

TapRo 2024-12-14T13:07:32Z

I've figured out why it's happening.

If you have audio enhancements enabled on your speakers or whichever audio device you are using, it will cause this glitch, if you turn it off it goes away although the audio of your entire device will be muffled and not sound good, it's not ideal to have to turn this off for Minecraft audio to work properly.

You can find this setting in Settings -> Sound -> More Sound Settings -> Click on your audio device and go to it's properties -> Advanced and the option should be at the bottom.

I hope with this information the actual bug itself is able to be resolved. It's been there for years.

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KejuGorenk 2024-12-15T05:09:40Z

I forgot this exist (tho my issue is slightly different but whatever), here every information from MCPE-189185

After 1.20.10, the stereo audio in the windows version of the game isn't working correctly.
For example when hearing a jukebox (not limited to jukebox, can also be reproduce with entity ambient sound), if you face away from the source for about 30 degree to the left for example, your left audio channel volume will drops to 0, and will stay at this volume until near 150 degree (or almost 180 turn) from the source.

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For comparison, on Java Edition (and Bedrock Edition 1.20.1 or lower) your left or right audio channel volume will drop a little bit at 30 degree from the source, and drop to half at 90 degree from the source, and then become a bit quieter at 180 degree (or 180 turn).

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Acid_Lord 2025-01-22T10:47:33Z

Thank you for your report!

However, this issue has been temporarily closed as Awaiting Response.

I cannot reproduce the issue. Is this still occurring in the latest version? If so, could you please add it to the affected versions and attach a video demonstrating the issue using the latest version?

This ticket will automatically reopen when you reply.

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[MCQA] Zgajak 2025-06-03T14:33:44Z

Hi!

Does this issue occur to anybody?
If yes, can you please record a new video of this issue and add latest affected versions.

This ticket will automatically reopen when you reply.

[Mod] OcelotOnesie 2025-06-05T10:18:26Z

Video from MCPE-221351:

Nolan Farrish 2025-06-05T16:28:47Z

This is my video from my own bug report. I’ve only noticed this issue with Jukeboxes but maybe it's just the most obvious. I've seen this bug across multiple updates on both Xbox and Playstation for the last few months. I hope this bug gets fixed because it makes listening to Jukeboxes much worse when you have to just stand there and not move. I hope the video and info helps

MrGAmEsYT6408 2025-11-27T14:07:02Z

This issue also happens when the camera is too far from the sound source, when I use custom cameras (like minecraft dungeons camera) the sounds near the players gets too low to hear