Better With Silence
by Redzi_
Better With Silence lets a player place an Acoustic Dampener that cancels sounds within an 8-block radius, while hostile mob sounds still play through.
What it does
The Acoustic Dampener is a craftable block. Once placed it starts working at once, and a right-click toggles it off again. Within its 8-block radius it silences sounds completely, so a base or a quiet spot can be made without removing the sources. Hostile mob sounds such as those of creepers, zombies and skeletons are excluded from the effect and always pass through, so the player still hears incoming danger.
The mod is a Babric mod for the BTA loader, and it needs HalpLibe 5.4.0 or newer. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The code is open source under the MIT License. Files are published for b1.7.3 only, and snapshot builds are published as well.
Public links exist for the source code and the issue tracker. The mod was first published on 2026-02-16 and last updated on 2026-02-17, which makes it a recent addition to the catalog.
Key features
Acoustic Dampener block
Once placed, a craftable block suppresses every sound inside a radius of eight blocks.
Instant activation
The dampener begins working the moment it is placed, with no separate setup step.
Right-click toggle
A right-click switches the dampener off, and another right-click switches it back on.
Hostile mob sounds kept
Sounds from hostile mobs such as creepers, zombies and skeletons always pass through the dampener.
Faster axe mining
The block can be broken faster with an axe than by hand, according to the mineable tag.
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Use cases
Quiet building
A player can work on a build without the noise of nearby mobs or sound sources reaching them.
Sound-free zones
A dampener placed in a shelter or a room cuts ambient sounds there while leaving danger warnings audible.
Who it’s for: Players of b1.7.3 on the BTA Babric loader who want a block that quiets their surroundings, on single-player worlds or on servers where the mod is installed on both sides.
Questions
Does Better With Silence need another mod to run?
Do server owners have to install it?
Will hostile mob sounds be silenced?
In the catalog
Better With Silence is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder. 567 mods support Minecraft b1.7.3.
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What the author says
Tired of standing next to a Nether Portal and going deaf? Or the endless water and lava ambience drowning out everything else? Better With Silence adds the Acoustic Dampener — a craftable block that completely silences all sounds within an 8-block radius when placed. Right-click to toggle it on or off. Hostile mob…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-with-silence
- Owner
- Redzi_
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15