if you use the totem in third person,the sound will weakness,but when you carame (third person) next the wall(behind,the Carame in your hitbox),the sound will return to normal again
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The sound of the totem occurs at the location of the player. The sound that you hear is based on the position of the camera. The totem sound is lower in third person because the camera is a few blocks away from the source of the sound. I think this is working as intended.
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However, this issue is Working as Intended.
The report you have submitted is working as intended: see MC-273568.
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