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
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Comments 25
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
Hello. I did some additional testing of this bug myself with concerning results and reported this issue to Technical Support who, to quote, said, “To ensure your ticket is handled properly I will be escalating this to a specialist.” This was back in November 2025.
As this is still an issue at present, what was the result of the specialist looking into this issue?
Currently experiencing those issue, and I think it has something to do with Minecraft’s Directional Audio or Spatial Audio. Instead of the volume reducing slightly as usual when changing direction, it drops off drastically. The only thing that Fixed it is enabling “Spatial Sound” or disabling “Enable Audio Enhancements” even though it results in poor audio quality on PC if you don’t use headphones
Mojang, please respond. What did the specialist find when they investigated?
The investigation was set up in response to my finding that it seems the volume can increase by over 16 decibels, as per the video I sent for the investigative team to review (21st November 2025). I am still concerned, as were your support staff, that the volume could cause hearing loss. It is THIS aspect that concerns me most.
Please let me know what progress you’ve made in working out if this is a risk to hearing loss.
For your reference, here are the materials that were emailed to you for investigation (360p video, plus 8 slides for clarity due to video size), plus the 1080p resolution video that I was unable to get to you.
Attached:
Video at full resolution.
Video at 360p resolution.
Slides showing still frames.
As a side note, I later found, as stated in other comments above, that the issue can be temporarily negated by turning off enhanced audio in sound settings. However, no other software that I have come across alters the sound like this so it's definitely a bug in the game. Also, Windows Update switches enhanced audio back on so turning it off and expecting it to be solved is not an option.
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.