Template:BlockTileEntity
A Note Block is a block that plays a single note when struck by the player or powered by redstone. An indefinite number of note blocks can be connected this way to form music.
Note blocks will play when next to a powered block, which allows for more compact music circuitry.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Input » Output |
|---|---|
| Wood Planks + Redstone | Template:Grid/Crafting Table |
Music
A note block being triggered and playing a note.
Note blocks play a musical note when hit or when powered by redstone. Redstone current only causes the note to play once, even if it is a continuous current. A note block must have at least one block of air above it to play a sound. Notes can be heard up to 48 blocks away.
Note blocks will play when next to a powered block. Each time a note block plays a note, a note particle will fly out of the top, with the color depending on the pitch (but not the instrument).
Right clicking increases the note pitch up a half step, with a total of two full octaves being available to play. The range of notes span from F#3 to F#5. After reaching the highest note, right clicking again resets it back to F#3, as does breaking the block and picking it back up. The exact pitch to click assignment is shown below.[1]
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Alternatively, there is a graphical version available:
You can roughly check the tuning of a block by looking at the note icon.
Instruments
The instrument played depends on the block underneath the note block:
| Block Type | Instrument |
| Wood-based blocks (including another note block) | Bass Guitar |
| Sand / Gravel / Soul Sand | Snare Drum |
| Glass / Glass Panes / Glowstone | Clicks / Sticks |
| Stone-based blocks (e.g. ores) / Obsidian / Netherrack / Bricks | Bass Drum( more like static |
| Dirt and all other blocks including Air | Piano / Harp |
Powering note blocks
A pair of note blocks wired to a 5-clock redstone circuit to play alternately.
Note blocks can be powered in a variety of different ways following normal redstone principles, however some ways of powering note blocks are more convinient than others or produce unexpected results.
- When a note block is powered by a switch on it's side it does play but is often very difficult to hear since the sound of the switch activating is so loud.
- Since note blocks need a space above them, note blocks powered by pressure plates or redstone directly above them do not make a sound.
Sequencing
It is possible to link together a set of inverters, connected to note blocks, which are then played after each other when the first inverter is given power. This can be used to create songs, without having to manually give power to every note (through pressure plates for example). See also: Redstone circuits.
Redstone repeaters greatly simplify the process of timing note blocks in sequence to make melodies. The delay can be set to one, two, three, or four redstone ticks, which is equivalent to 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 seconds.
As of Snapshot 13w01a Comparators can be used for a shorter delay of only 1/2 tick, though in 13w05b this has been modifed back to 2 game ticks, the same as a first position repeater.
Another way is putting down a railway of detector rail and powered rails and connect the detector rails to note blocks beside the track. This is useful if you want to hear your music without the degrade in sound as the note blocks play from farther and farther away. However, due to new minecart sounds added in the 1.4.2 update, this option is no longer practical.
Chords
A simple chord with note blocks
When creating melodies in Minecraft one will often want to play chords. This is done by playing two or more note blocks at the same time and is relatively easy. Note blocks can be tuned to create harmony or dissonance using the same semitone intervals as on piano or almost any other isntrument. In Minecraft chords are usually made by playing multiple note blocks on the same tick.
Assuming there is already a sequence of note blocks powered by repeaters:
- Additional note blocks can be placed adjacent to it. when the main note block is powered the adjacent note blocks also become powered on the same tick, creating a chord.
- A redstone wire can be led out of the block in the main sequence. Note blocks placed adjacent to a block with a powered the redstone wire on will be powered on the same tick.
Pressure plates - removing the click
Stepping on a pressure plate is a simple way to trigger a note block, but also triggers the pressure plate sound effect. People can remove the pressing/clicking sound by modifying the plate's sound file in the Minecraft folder.
- The sound file is .minecraft\resources\newsound\random\click.ogg (Note: this is also the sound for the in-game menu buttons).
- Replace the file with a blank text file, with the ".txt" extension replaced with a ".ogg" extension.
- Set the file as read only, thus preventing Minecraft from re-downloading the sound file.
This enables a screen recording of the created song without having the pressure plate sound messing up their recording.
Using repeaters to play a simple melody when the button is pressed.
Video
Note Block/video
History
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1.2{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Minecart with Hopper|Minecart with Hopper]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
|image=Minecart with Hopper.png
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=No
|size=Height: 0.7 Blocks<br>Width: 0.98 Blocks
|networkid='''[[JE]]''': 10
|drops=1 {{ItemLink|Minecart with Hopper}}<br>plus contents
|health={{hp|6}}
}}
A '''minecart with hopper''' is a [[minecart]] with a [[hopper]] inside. Unlike a normal hopper, it pulls items from containers much more quickly, cannot push items into containers, can collect [[Item (entity)|item entities]] through a single layer of [[solid block]]s and is locked and unlocked via [[Activator Rail|activator rails]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|Output= Minecart with Hopper
|type= Transportation
|Hopper|Minecart}}
Minecarts with hoppers can be retrieved by attacking them. By doing so it drop as an [[item (entity)|item]] and any other contents of the hopper are dropped as well.
== Usage ==
[[File:Minecart with Hopper GUI.png|thumb|176px|The GUI of a minecart with hopper.]]
Minecarts with hoppers are placed similarly to other [[minecart]]s.
A minecart with hopper pulls in items lying nearby (within a range slightly larger than the cart itself), or inside a container directly above the minecart, at a rate of 1 item every [[game tick]] (20 items per second), eight times as fast as a normal hopper. It also picks up items that are lying on a block directly above the track. It does not push items into containers, but a hopper underneath the track can remove items from a minecart with hopper on the track. Ordinary hoppers can also drop items into a minecart with hopper like other containers, at the normal speed of 2.5 items per second. In Bedrock Edition, a minecart with hopper on curved rail pulls in items in a hopper lying in front of its moving direction and 1 block above if hopper's output funnel is pointed downward and no block is below that hopper.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-94293}}</ref>
The hopper can be disabled by passing over a powered [[activator rail]], and can be reenabled by an inactive activator rail.
An empty minecart with hopper can travel more than 85 blocks without stopping (as opposed to a normal cart going less than 12 blocks) from a dead stop using a 2 powered track starter even with another cart in front of them. However, the distance traveled by a minecart with hopper depends on the hopper's load. Using a 1 powered rail starter track, a minecart with an empty hopper travels 64 blocks until it stops (as opposed to an empty normal minecart going 8 blocks). The distance traveled diminishes non-linearly with increased hopper load; a minecart with a full hopper can travel only 16 blocks in this setup.
{{See also|Tutorials/Storage minecarts}}
== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Minecarts with hoppers use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.<ref group=sound name=rollsource>{{bug|MC-42132}}</ref>
{{Sound table
|sound=Minecart rolling.ogg
|subtitle=Minecart rolls
|source=Friendly Creatures <ref group=sound name=rollsource/>
|overridesource=1
|description=While a minecart with hopper is moving
|id=entity.minecart.riding
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.minecart.riding
|volume=0.0-0.35 <ref group=sound>Relates linearly with horizontal velocity (max 0.5)</ref>
|pitch=0.0-1.0 <ref group=sound>Will increase by 0.0025 per tick if the minecart's horizontal velocity is more than 0.01</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Minecart rolling.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a minecart with hopper is moving
|id=minecart.base
|foot=1}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
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|generatetranslationkeys=y
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|spritetype=item
|nameid=hopper_minecart
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
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|generatetranslationkeys=y
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{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
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|firstcolumnname=Item
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|showforms=y
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|generatetranslationkeys=y
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{{ID table
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|firstcolumnname=Entity
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Hopper
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=hopper_minecart
|id=96
|foot=1}}
=== Entity data ===
Minecarts with hoppers have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.
{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}
{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].
== Video ==
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|I5etC7LeCac}}</div>
== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w03a|[[File:Minecart with Hopper JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Hopper (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added minecart with hopper.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|Loot tables are added; minecarts with hopper now can use loot tables.}}
{{History||1.9.1|snap=pre2|The title of the [[inventory]] is changed from 'Hopper minecart' to 'Minecart with Hopper'.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID of the minecart with hopper has now been changed from <code>MinecartHopper</code> to <code>hopper_minecart</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 408.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Minecart with Hopper JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Hopper (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of the minecart with hopper have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w38a|[[File:Minecart with Hopper 19w38a.png|32px]] The hopper now appears dark, same as suffocating mobs.}}
{{History|||snap=19w39a|The hopper now renders correctly.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-release 1|Opening or destroying a minecart with hopper now angers nearby [[piglin]]s.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|The crafting recipe for a minecart with hopper is now shapeless.|Breaking a minecart with hopper will now drop the item instead of the minecart and hopper separately, though the contents of the hopper are still dropped.<ref>{{bug|MC-249493|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.19.4|snap=23w06a|Minecart with hopper now no longer aggravates [[piglin]]s when opened.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Minecart with Hopper JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Hopper (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added minecart with hopper.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|The entity ID of the minecart with hopper has now been changed from <code>minecarthopper</code> to <code>hopper_minecart</code>.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Minecart with Hopper JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Hopper (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of the minecart with hopper have now been changed.}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.30|Breaking a minecart with hopper will now drop the item instead of the minecart and hopper separately, though the contents of the hopper are still dropped.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Minecart with Hopper JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Hopper (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added minecart with hopper.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Minecart with Hopper JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Hopper (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of the minecart with hopper have now been changed.}}
{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Minecart with Hopper JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Hopper (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added minecart with hopper.
|Minecarts with hopper emit smoke [[particles]] when destroyed.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:First hopper Minecart Image.png|The first image of hopper carts released by Dinnerbone.<ref>{{Tweet|Dinnerbone|291215700213772289|Well you guys got that quick. The letters in the hotbar were for <nowiki>[imgur link]|January 15, 2013}}</ref>
File:13w03a Banner.png|The 13w03a banner showing a minecart with hopper and a [[dropper]].
</gallery>
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{items}}
{{entities}}
[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Storage]]
[[cs:Vozík s násypkou]]
[[de:Trichterlore]]
[[es:Vagoneta con tolva]]
[[fr:Wagonnet à entonnoir]]
[[hu:Tölcsér csille]]
[[it:Carrello da miniera]]
[[ja:ホッパー付きのトロッコ]]
[[ko:호퍼가 실린 광산 수레]]
[[nl:Mijnkar met trechter]]
[[pl:Wagonik z lejem]]
[[pt:Carrinho de mina com funil]]
[[ru:Вагонетка с воронкой]]
[[uk:Вагонетка з лійкою]]
[[zh:漏斗矿车]]</li><li>[[Knowledge Book|Knowledge Book]]<br/>{{exclusive|java}}
{{Item
| image = Knowledge Book.png
| renewable = No
| stackable = No
| rarity = Epic
}}
A '''knowledge book''' is a utility item that reveals available [[crafting]] recipes to the player when {{control|used|use}}.
== Obtaining ==
Knowledge books can be obtained only by using [[commands]], as it is not found in the [[creative]] inventory; therefore, it is impossible to obtain in other modes such as [[survival]] and [[adventure]] except with commands.
For example, to give oneself a knowledge book that reveals the recipes for [[bucket]]s and [[flower pot]]s, use: {{cmd|give @s minecraft:knowledge_book{Recipes:["minecraft:bucket", "minecraft:flower_pot"]} }}.
== Usage ==
Knowledge books are used to reveal recipes to the player who uses it, by adding it to their [[recipe book]]. Using a knowledge book consumes it, removing it from the player's inventory.
Knowledge books are especially useful to mapmakers in conjunction with {{cmd|gamerule doLimitedCrafting true}}, because then any item is craftable only if its recipe is unlocked first.
== Sounds ==
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert4.ogg
|subtitle=Book placed
|source=block
|description=When a knowledge book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.insert
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.insert
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup3.ogg
|subtitle=Book taken
|source=block
|description=When a knowledge book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.pickup
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.take
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Knowledge Book
|spritetype=item
|nameid=knowledge_book
|form=item
|foot=1}}
=== Item data ===
Recipe books use the NBT tag <code>Recipes</code> to indicate the recipes they contain.
''The following NBT structure is provided to show how the <code>Recipes</code> tag is organized, and is not comprehensive above the <code>tag</code> tag. The full NBT for an item can be found [[Chunk format#Items and XP Orbs|here]].''
<div class="treeview" style="margin-top: 0;">
* {{nbt|compound}} Entity data
** {{nbt|compound|Item}}: The item
*** {{nbt|compound|tag}}: Additional information about the item. This tag is optional for most items.
**** {{nbt|list|Recipes}}: The list of recipes this book contains.
***** {{nbt|string}} the name of a recipe, for instance <code>minecraft:gold_nugget</code> or <code>minecraft:gold_ingot_from_nuggets</code>
</div>
== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w13a|[[File:Knowledge Book JE1.png|32px]] Added knowledge books.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 453.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Knowledge Book JE2.png|32px]] The texture of knowledge books has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=1.20 Release Candidate 1|Knowledge books can now be placed in [[chiseled bookshelf|chiseled bookshelves]].}}
{{History|Foot}}
== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}
== See also ==
* [[Book]]
* [[Enchanted Book]]
* {{cmd|recipe}} command
{{Items}}
[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]
[[de:Buch des Wissens]]
[[es:Enciclopedia]]
[[fr:Livre des connaissances]]
[[ja:知恵の本]]
[[ko:지식의 책]]
[[lzh:天工開物]]
[[pl:Księga wiedzy]]
[[pt:Enciclopédia]]
[[ru:Книга знаний]]
[[zh:知识之书]]</li></ul></nowiki> | Added note blocks. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Note Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- The sound files for the note blocks can be found in resources\newsound\note, you can see that the piano sound is named harp and also that there is an unused sound called pling
- You can tune a note block even if there is a block above it, however the note will not be seen nor will any sound be made.
- When a note block is in lava, before it burns it makes a sound that sounds almost like a drum when played
- If you are 18 or more blocks away from a note block you will not see the note coming out.
- If you are 47 or more blocks away from a note block you will not hear the sound.
- Note blocks use the same texture as jukeboxes but the top texture is the same as the side textures.
- Triggering (playing) a note block or changing the note played does not count as a block update.
See also
- Minecraft Note Block Studio - A music editor for Minecraft.

