Music disc · C418
Wait
3:58 · Java Edition 1.0+ · records/wait.ogg
| Composer | C418 |
|---|---|
| Added in | 1.0 |
| Track length | 3:58 (238 seconds) |
| Comparator signal | 12 |
| Sound file | assets/minecraft/sounds/records/wait.ogg |
| Generator availability | Java Edition 1.0 and later |
About Wait
Wait hides a piece of Minecraft music history in its filename: C418 originally titled the track “where are we now”, but it was left out of the game for a long time because spaces in the filename caused a bug. It was finally added in 1.4.3 as Wait. It is a sprawling, optimistic synth piece — at 3:58 one of the longer discs — and the last of the twelve classics by comparator order, outputting the maximum classic signal of 12.
How to get Wait in survival
Dropped when a skeleton or stray kills a creeper.
Once you have the disc, place it in a jukebox to play it. A redstone comparator reading the jukebox outputs a signal strength of 12 while Wait is playing, which redstone builders use to detect exactly which disc is in the box.
Replacing Wait with your own music
Wait’s near-four-minute runtime suits full-length songs. It is included in every Minecraft version MineVinyl supports. In the generated pack your audio is written to records/wait.ogg — the modern filename — which is correct for all supported versions.
- Open the MineVinyl generator and select Java Edition 1.0 or later.
- Upload your audio to the Wait slot. MineVinyl converts it to the mono OGG Vorbis format Minecraft expects — here's why mono matters.
- Download the zip and install it like any resource pack. Play Wait in a jukebox to hear your track.
Only the audio changes — the disc item, its name, texture and loot sources all stay vanilla, and every disc you don't assign keeps its original sound.
