How to make a custom Minecraft music disc

How Minecraft music discs work

Each music disc in Minecraft (13, Cat, Blocks, Chirp, Far, Mall, Mellohi, Stal, Strad, Ward, 11, Wait, Otherside, Relic, and the newer additions) corresponds to a specific OGG Vorbis audio file stored inside a resource pack. When Minecraft plays a disc, it looks up the file by name from the active resource pack stack. If your pack provides a replacement file with the right name in the right folder, the game uses yours instead of the default.

MineVinyl handles the folder structure, file naming, OGG conversion, and the required pack.mcmeta metadata file automatically.

Step 1 — Select your Minecraft version

Open the MineVinyl generator and choose your Minecraft version from the dropdown. This matters because:

• Different versions have different numbers of music discs.
• The pack_format value in pack.mcmeta must match your version or the game will show an incompatibility warning.

If you're unsure of your version, open Minecraft and check the bottom-left of the main menu screen.

Step 2 — Assign audio files to disc slots

After selecting a version, the tool shows all available disc slots. For each disc you want to customise:

1. Click the slot or drag a file onto it.
2. Select your audio file. Supported formats include MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, M4A, OGG, and more. See the supported formats guide for a full list.
3. MineVinyl converts the file to OGG Vorbis in the background. A progress indicator appears while conversion runs.

You can assign files to as many disc slots as you like. Discs you don't assign will keep their original Minecraft sounds — they're not included in the pack at all, so there's no risk of accidentally silencing them.

Step 3 — Name your pack (optional)

Give your pack a name and description using the Pack Details fields. The name is used as the filename of the downloaded zip and appears in Minecraft's resource pack list. The description appears below the pack name in-game.

Step 4 — Generate and download

Click Generate Resource Pack. The tool assembles the zip file in your browser and your download starts immediately. The zip contains:

• pack.mcmeta — version metadata
• assets/minecraft/sounds/records/ — your converted OGG files, named correctly for each disc

Step 5 — Install the pack

See the installation guide for full instructions. The short version:

1. Move the .zip (do not unzip it) to your Minecraft resourcepacks folder.
2. Open Minecraft and go to Options → Resource Packs.
3. Enable your pack and click Done.
4. Place a music disc in a jukebox. The disc you assigned a track to should now play your audio.

Troubleshooting

If the pack shows an incompatibility warning or the sounds don't play, see the troubleshooting guide. The most common cause is a version mismatch — double-check that the version selected in MineVinyl matches the game version you're running.