Using Commands to Play Audio

For version 1.7.10 and below:
/playsound {soundkey} {player name/target selector} {x} {y} {z} {play range/radius}
For version 1.8 and above:
/playsound {soundkey} {sound source} {player name/target selector} {x} {y} {z} {play range/radius}

soundkey

For details, visit the Understanding soundkey page.

Sound Source

• master: Master volume
• music: Music volume
• record: Record player [Default choice]
• weather: Weather
• block: Block
• neutral: Neutral entity
• player: Player
• ambient: Environment
• voice: Player voice [Only in higher versions]
• ui: User interface [Only in higher versions]

Target Selector

• @a: All players
• @p: Nearest player
• @r: Random player
• @s: Command executor

Coordinates

• x: X-coordinate for audio playback
• y: Y-coordinate for audio playback
• z: Z-coordinate for audio playback

Play Range/Radius

• Play range: The range of audio playback, measured in blocks.
• Radius: The radius of audio playback, measured in blocks.

Examples

• For version 1.7.10 and below:
  /playsound mcsd.my_sound @a ~ ~ ~ 10000
• For version 1.8 and above:
  /playsound mcsd.my_sound record @a ~ ~ ~ 10000

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Using Commands to Stop Audio

For version 1.8 and above:
/stopsound @a