Synced audio
by ThirtyFangs
Synced audio lets a server play one long track in sync for every player who joins, using split OGG files shipped in a resource pack.
What it does
Audio is cut into parts of up to 5 minutes each, exported from an audio editor such as Audacity, converted to OGG and placed in the synced audio/sounds/split directory. The server then runs a function that starts playback, so a track of up to 60 minutes can be played across the split files. A player who leaves and rejoins hears the song from the point it has reached, not from the beginning.
The mod is listed for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with builds covering 1.20.6 – 26.3 and a data pack option for server platforms. It needs the server side to run, while a vanilla client is enough for players, and the client may add the mod for dynamic visuals and effects placed as described in the author notes. Only one song in total is supported. All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Key features
Synced playback
The server starts a track once and every connected player hears the same position in it.
Split audio files
Long tracks are divided into OGG parts that the server plays one after another.
Rejoin continuation
A player who reconnects picks the song up where the others are, instead of restarting it.
Dynamic visuals
Effects placed in the world can react to the playing audio on clients that run the mod.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Audio Improvements is a client-side only mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge covering 1.20 – 26.2, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later and open source. Synced audio needs the server side and is not open source, so it differs in environment and license. MonoAudio is client-side only for Fabric 1.21.6 – 26.3 under the Apache License 2.0, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synced audio | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-20 |
| Audio Improvements | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-06 |
| MonoAudio | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-09 |
Questions
Does a player need to install Synced audio?
How long can one song be?
Which loaders and versions are available?
In the catalog
Synced audio is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Vanilla client: If someone leaves and join back whilst music was playing (a music disc for example), he won't be hearing anything at all anymore whilst the others would Synced audio datapack/mod: If someone leaves and join back whilst music from the pack was playing, he'll still hear the same music as everyone else…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/synced-audio
- Owner
- ThirtyFangs
- Published
- 2025-11-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15