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How to stop music in Minecraft

Type /stopsound @a music in chat as an operator to stop the music for every player. /stopsound @a stops all sounds.

stopsound

Stops sounds or music playing for players, all of them or only one category or sound.

/stopsound <targets> [<source>|*] [<sound>]

Examples

/stopsound @a

Stops all sounds for everyone.

/stopsound @a music

Stops background music.

/stopsound @p * minecraft:entity.ender_dragon.growl

Stops one sound.

Arguments

targetsRequired
Players to stop sounds for.
sourceOptional
Sound category, or * for all.
soundOptional
A specific sound ID.

What it does

With only targets it stops every sound. Add a source category to stop only that, or * plus a sound ID to stop one sound in any category.

Good to know

  • Needs operator permission level 2.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

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