Music Box
ModPunch songs into music grids, then play them in-game.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 17 months−12 points
- Releases in only 3 of the last 24 months−4 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
11 points lost16 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.17 months ago (19 May 2025). 20 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 39% of these points. 5 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.21.1 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge and Fabric. 65% of the 995 popular NeoForge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 3 of the last 24 months 2 / 6Stability
Full points15 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.4 of the 39 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (10%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
3 points lost7 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · C20C01/MusicBox 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.78,226 3 / 4Track record
5 points lost3 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.22 months, 9 releases 3 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
43.7 of the 64 points that apply = 68 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Music Box lets players create, edit, and play songs on reusable Note Grids, using a perforation table to punch notes or work from written reference data. A grid can hold up to 64 pages of 64 beats, with any of 25 note-block pitches available in each beat; players can join grids, split them at page boundaries, and repair punched holes. The Music Box plays a loaded grid one beat at a time when struck or used, and plays it continuously at its configured speed when powered by redstone; an awl adjusts playback speed and octave, while the block beneath it determines its timbre. Comparators provide redstone output based on the grid’s notes, allowing the music box to be incorporated into signal-driven builds. The perforation-table workflow includes viewing and editing grids, punching them to match reference data, and a timing-based punching challenge; reference data can be written in a book and quill, and an export tool converts Note Block Studio files into that format. Sound Shards can listen for nearby sound events, record sounds, and play them back, while Sound Boxes load a shard and let the Music Box use its sound; recorded ambient mob sounds can also attract nearby stationary mobs.
Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 2 areas: SoundChanges 1 game code file in this area: playing sounds, music and the sound engine. and PlayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls..
Adds 3 blocks: Music Box, Perforation Table and Sound Box; 4 items: Awl, Note Grid, Paper Paste and Sound Shard; 7 recipes.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- C20C01
- License
- GNU General Public License v3.0 only
- Downloads
- 78K
- Created
- 14 Nov 2023
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Wiki
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.3 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. All 3 are for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 3 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files and images and found none.
We have not read its changelogs and code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found17 images read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file60 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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More modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 6 a month now, 3 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
50 modpacks include Music Box in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
The Pioneers218K downloadslast version with it 5 Aug 2024
Dragoncraft159K downloadslast version with it 5 Jul 2026
Mystic's Monstrosity84K downloadslast version with it 29 Aug 2025
Mystic's Monstrosity - Greedy Edition30K downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2026
Everything Create - Aeronautics19K downloadslast version with it 30 Apr 2026
Strella's Cafe4.4K downloadslast version with it 28 Apr 2026
ES CRAFT 3.1K downloadslast version with it 28 Oct 2024
Mystic's Monstrosity - Avaricious Edition3.1K downloadslast version with it 1 Oct 2026
Falcom's Tech & Magic2.3K downloadslast version with it 6 Aug 2026
Create: Perfect Warfare2.1K downloadslast version with it 17 May 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Music Box. Share: how many of the modpacks with Music Box also have that mod.
AmendmentsAModin 76% of the modpacks with Music Box
What Are They Up To (Watut)BModin 68% of the modpacks with Music Box
MmmMmmMmmMmmAModin 58% of the modpacks with Music Box
Chat HeadsAModin 58% of the modpacks with Music Box
Create: Copycats+AModin 56% of the modpacks with Music Box
BlueprintAModin 56% of the modpacks with Music Box
ChippedCModin 54% of the modpacks with Music Box
AttributeFixAModin 54% of the modpacks with Music Box
sparkAModin 54% of the modpacks with Music Box
Packet FixerAModin 52% of the modpacks with Music BoxLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.