{"id":28712,"date":"2026-06-01T14:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/better-jukebox\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:31:43","slug":"better-jukebox","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/better-jukebox\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Jukebox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p># Better Jukebox<\/p>\n<p>A variety of jukebox tweaks to make them behave like background music instead of as block sounds.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/G2shODZERrM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p># Features<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Music disc sounds are now non-directional, meaning they play in both ears equally regardless of where you&#8217;re facing<br \/>\n&#8211; Automatically pauses background music while an active jukebox is within range, so the two don&#8217;t conflict<br \/>\n\t&#8211; The background music gradually fades in &#038; out, and pauses fully when the volume fully fades out<br \/>\n&#8211; Music discs now continue playing in the pause menu just like background music does<br \/>\n&#8211; Jukeboxes now play at full volume from 0 to 50 blocks, fully fading out at 100 blocks<\/p>\n<p># Goals<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Add config options for jukebox distance &#038; ticks to fade in\/out<\/p>\n<p># Known Issues<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Forge 1.20.1:** I can&#8217;t seem to get a native Forge 1.20.1 working for some reason, but fortunately it *does* work with Sinytra Connector + the Fabric 1.20.1 build.<\/p>\n<p># Alternatives<\/p>\n<p>Here are some similar mods in case you want to use those instead, or if this mod doesn&#8217;t get updated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Audio Improvements<br \/>\n&#8211; Non-Directional Jukebox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A variety of jukebox tweaks to make them behave like background music instead of as block sounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"better-jukebox","_minecraft_project_id":"NvOxCDfD","_minecraft_author":"WatDuhHekBro","_minecraft_license":"LGPL-3.0-only","_minecraft_downloads":2336,"_minecraft_follows":15,"_minecraft_client_side":"required","_minecraft_server_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"better-jukebox.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":126851,"_minecraft_version_count":11,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T21:12:50.260629Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-08-01T03:37:57.558147Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2025-08-01T18:06:15.737992Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/better-jukebox","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":0,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-01T11:31:43+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"06fedfcdc79bd3f57d757b734682aeb2","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[97,104,158,92],"mod_loader":[99],"minecraft_version":[36,37,81],"class_list":["post-28712","mod","type-mod","status-publish","hentry","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-forge","mod_category-neoforge","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-fabric","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-8"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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