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NOTE: As of 1.5.0, BetterRecords now requires Shadowfacts' Forgelin.
Better Records adds the ability to listen to your favorite songs, as music discs in Minecraft!
Listen to internet radio streams, or etch a record in-game with the URL to an mp3, wav, or ogg file and it will download and play for you and all your friends!
Use lasers and strobe lights to add streams of color and flashes of light!
Increase the radius by connecting speakers!
FAQ
Help! I'm confused and something doesn't work!
For more information, check our Wiki. Although it's a work in progress, it might have the answer you seek. Otherwise, report it to our Issue Tracker if it's a bug. For everything else, ask on Discord
How do I use my own mp3 file?
Doing so it easy, it just needs to be hosted online.
Here you'll find a document explaining how to do it with Dropbox
Why won't my YouTube link work?
YouTube links are not supported, nor are there plans to. You need to use an mp3, wav, or ogg file
I found a bug!
Please report it to our issue tracker
Can I include this in my mod pack?
Yes. Just be sure to link back to the Curse page
Where is the 1.7.10 version?
A lot of the 1.7.10 version was written before I took over the project, and did some major refactoring. The 1.7.10 version relied on some external web resources that may or may not be available, as well as contained many game breaking/crashing bugs. Because of this, 1.7.10 versions were taken down. There are no plans to support a five year outdated version.
Can I invite someone to the discord?
Of course, Here's the invite link
Any chance that the limited number of songs that can be put on a multi-record can be increased? I want to use larger albums but I have to split it amongst multiple multi-records.Nvm, seems adding em one at a time does that. The only problem I have is the song name limit. We need a higher character limit for song names. Some are too long for the current limit.
someone gotta make a new record or tape mod
not a fan of having to upload everything it's just a hastle
1.14.4? Or are you just waiting for 1.15?
How can I get a record to loop?
bruh support 1.7.10
In reply to Nuclear_Atoms:
bruh update
Does the record player from this mod support redstone activation or control of any kind?
Anyway you can increase the distance for wires? I want to get music in my basement but it can't reach ;-;
In reply to marksharklol:
I compiled a modified version in which the wires have a 1000 block limit.
Here's the download in case you're still interested --> Link Removed: https://www.mediafire.com/file/i24y0rzelagw7bv/BetterRecords-1.12.2-1.6.1.jar/file
can u listen to songs on youtube on there
In reply to kadenithappendagain_3:
"Why won't my YouTube link work?
YouTube links are not supported, nor are there plans to. You need to use an mp3, wav, or ogg file"
Does a song download and save to everyone's computer upon etching? Or does their client have to download/stream the song from the internet again each time it is played? Cause that one seems inefficient. What if not everyone's connection is fast enough to keep up? Does that mean we won't be hearing the song play at the exact same time and that others might experience extended buffering time on their side?
Pro tip for everyone:
Youtube downloader links work only for a few minutes because the link is only temporary, - it is removed from the server to save on space.
Dropbox and Google Drive don't offer permanent links to the raw files anymore either.
Here's what I do: I download the '.ogg' files using 4K Video Downloader and put them on a GitHub repository. (Here's an example)
Then I click on the track link, right-click on 'View Raw', copy link address and paste it into the record etcher URL field.
There you go, now everyone on your server can jam out to your tunes.
However, I have a question: How do I skip track on a multi-track record? Thanks.
In reply to Quantum_Helix:
I tried doing this, but it just says Invalid URL. please help
everytime i try to use a live radio cast for the frequency tuner i keep getting the "invalid Icy Stream URL" message. does this mean that it only takes broadcasts from icy stream and not anywhere else?
when i set my music on the record it works, but after a few minutes it stops work
It said that dropbox dosen't work as a URL.... please fix this problem
In reply to miguemiggy27:
It won't work due to something on Dropbox's side. I'd recommend following QuantumHelix's tutorial on uploading to Github and getting the songs from there. Github's far more stable and should keep them up indefinitely.
IO Exception
It's a good mod but you've set it up to be the worst possible way to get music. Local files and Youtube videos are the only preferable ways to do this.