I obsessed on Minecraft the first few days after it came out. Loving the game even though I'm learning how far behind this version is from the PC version. And starting to realize just how awfully small the 1000x1000 map is compared to an infinite (?) world on the PC. Probably should have just bought that version instead... sigh
Anyhow... after a few days of play, I was really getting sick of the "C418" music in the game. It's not horrible, in fact I really liked it and I think it's good music and fits the game well.
But... I was playing for like 16 hours every day the first week, and man... the music was really starting to irk me.
So... I did what I always do. I went to the internet and started to search. How could I replace the music in the game?
At first it seemed like I couldn't. There's no way in the game to select your own music. After a week of non-stop Minecraft, I was ready to stop and quit. I really couldn't take the same tunes over and over again. It was making me want to scream. LOL
But then... I found the answer!!!!! And I wanted to share it here for those who are similarly tired of the same five or so tunes.
What you need is a PC networked with your xbox. And you need Windows Media Player on your PC (not Windows Media Center... that confused me at first).
To play different music in Minecraft, start up the PC and the xbox. Don't go into the game yet. At the startup screen, hit the big green button in the middle of the controller to pull up the xbox menu. Go to "Media" with one click of the right button. Go down to "Music Player" and hit the A button. You should see your networked PC here. Select it. Next, you will see all your music that Windows Media Player has catalogued. If you're like me and never use WMP, then you'll have to set it up. I use Winamp normally, but I went ahead and added my mp3 files in WMP (not gonna get into how to set up the Media Player, just add your music directories to it's library, it's pretty simple).
So all you need to do is pick some music to play... by album, by artist, by genre, etc.
Your music should now start playing thru the xbox. Hit the red "B" button a bunch of times to get back to the main xbox menu. Start up Minecraft and start playing. Instead of the in-game music, it will be your music playing!! You'll still hear all the sound effects (like pickaxe and mobs) so fiddle with your volume adjustments until you've got the right levels.
Hope that helps. As I said, I was ready to quit the game after a week just due to the repetitious music... but this was a godsend for me. Enjoy!
Or you can the the app called sync:stream for your ipod simple as that
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Or you can the the app called sync:stream for your ipod simple as that
I don't use Ipod, but I do have a little Sansa mp3 player. That was my first attempt, I plugged it in to the xbox via it's USB cable.
However, I soon learned that for whatever reason, xbox will NOT allow mp3's to be played off a portable device. I can see all the folders on the Sansa... but they all say "no files found" or similar. I guess this was Microsoft's way of enforcing DRM (digital rights management) or something... it's pretty stupid and silly since I'm able to do the same thing with Windows Media Player. All my mp3's are ripped from my own CD's so there's no DRM. I don't do "Itunes" and all that silly crap.
Glad you brought this up, I should have mentioned it. In my research, I thought I read that the Ipod will not even work as a portable device in xbox. Maybe that's incorrect tho. If you have one, you can figure it out. The method I described works for me, the only drawback is that I need to keep my PC on at all times while I'm playing xbox.
Um, you could just burn CDs to your Xbox 360 and then use the guide button to listen to the music on your Hard Drive.
That was another thought... add the mp3's to xbox. Yes, I read that the only way you can do that is from a CD inserted into the xbox drive. But space on the xbox hard drive is limited. I have the 250GB version but I think I only have 60GB free, and sooner or later I'm gonna run out and have to start deleting old games (I always copy a game to the hard drive, I never play a game from the disc).
So the advantages are (1) don't take up any space on the hard drive, (2) don't have to burn CD's or be limited to a single CD of music. The disadvantage is that my PC must remain running while I'm playing xbox. That's pretty normal for me anyway to have em both running (as well as my laptop so I can use the Minecraft wiki and forums while playing).
But the bottom line is, instead of being limited to one CD, with this streaming method I have my entire mp3 library at my disposal.
All the app does is it allow the ipod to be read as a media computer that's what I mean lol
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Um, you could just burn CDs to your Xbox 360 and then use the guide button to listen to the music on your Hard Drive.
that's just what i was going to say. its fairly easy to add them to the harddrive. i was using airsync but eventually got fed up with it and started adding them to the hd.
That was another thought... add the mp3's to xbox. Yes, I read that the only way you can do that is from a CD inserted into the xbox drive. But space on the xbox hard drive is limited. I have the 250GB version but I think I only have 60GB free, and sooner or later I'm gonna run out and have to start deleting old games (I always copy a game to the hard drive, I never play a game from the disc).
So the advantages are (1) don't take up any space on the hard drive, (2) don't have to burn CD's or be limited to a single CD of music. The disadvantage is that my PC must remain running while I'm playing xbox. That's pretty normal for me anyway to have em both running (as well as my laptop so I can use the Minecraft wiki and forums while playing).
But the bottom line is, instead of being limited to one CD, with this streaming method I have my entire mp3 library at my disposal.
If you have 60GB free on your Xbox hard drive, you have enough room for dozens of CDs.
Plus, you can pick and choose what songs you burn to your hard drive and make a mix playlist.
I just click the xbox button then click on the mediacenter thing {because music player will log me out of the game} go to my minecraft folder
and put on all which is basically "Fallen Kingdom" "Today I just feel like playing minecraft" and "in search of diamondsoh and also "Dumb Mobs"
Yeah, I agree the music got boring after a while. I have started playing music from my itunes while I play. The only issue is that I end up playing for a lot longer than I wanted to, since I'm into the music and game.
If Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter were all destroyed, 90% of teens would go insane. If you're one of the 10% that would be laughing at them, copy this into your signature and hope it happens..
I can't remember if I downloaded this for my ipod but if it's the same one, you have to convert your songs to ACC before you can play them on xbox.
nope mp3s work as well
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or download zune on your computer and sign in on your xbox account on zune and then download songs(songs dont need to be downloaded from zune)then make a collection and go to select music on your console then click my pc then your collection name(My-PC: (Collction Name)..you also have to be on your home network
Yeah, but my point is, I started with 250 gigs and now I'm down to just 60. Sooner or later those 60 gigs will be 30... then 15... etc.
With my streaming method, I don't have to take up ANY space on my xbox hard drive. That's all I was saying. Cool to read how many methods there are to do the same thing.
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Anyhow... after a few days of play, I was really getting sick of the "C418" music in the game. It's not horrible, in fact I really liked it and I think it's good music and fits the game well.
But... I was playing for like 16 hours every day the first week, and man... the music was really starting to irk me.
So... I did what I always do. I went to the internet and started to search. How could I replace the music in the game?
At first it seemed like I couldn't. There's no way in the game to select your own music. After a week of non-stop Minecraft, I was ready to stop and quit. I really couldn't take the same tunes over and over again. It was making me want to scream. LOL
But then... I found the answer!!!!! And I wanted to share it here for those who are similarly tired of the same five or so tunes.
What you need is a PC networked with your xbox. And you need Windows Media Player on your PC (not Windows Media Center... that confused me at first).
To play different music in Minecraft, start up the PC and the xbox. Don't go into the game yet. At the startup screen, hit the big green button in the middle of the controller to pull up the xbox menu. Go to "Media" with one click of the right button. Go down to "Music Player" and hit the A button. You should see your networked PC here. Select it. Next, you will see all your music that Windows Media Player has catalogued. If you're like me and never use WMP, then you'll have to set it up. I use Winamp normally, but I went ahead and added my mp3 files in WMP (not gonna get into how to set up the Media Player, just add your music directories to it's library, it's pretty simple).
So all you need to do is pick some music to play... by album, by artist, by genre, etc.
Your music should now start playing thru the xbox. Hit the red "B" button a bunch of times to get back to the main xbox menu. Start up Minecraft and start playing. Instead of the in-game music, it will be your music playing!! You'll still hear all the sound effects (like pickaxe and mobs) so fiddle with your volume adjustments until you've got the right levels.
Hope that helps. As I said, I was ready to quit the game after a week just due to the repetitious music... but this was a godsend for me. Enjoy!
I don't use Ipod, but I do have a little Sansa mp3 player. That was my first attempt, I plugged it in to the xbox via it's USB cable.
However, I soon learned that for whatever reason, xbox will NOT allow mp3's to be played off a portable device. I can see all the folders on the Sansa... but they all say "no files found" or similar. I guess this was Microsoft's way of enforcing DRM (digital rights management) or something... it's pretty stupid and silly since I'm able to do the same thing with Windows Media Player. All my mp3's are ripped from my own CD's so there's no DRM. I don't do "Itunes" and all that silly crap.
Glad you brought this up, I should have mentioned it. In my research, I thought I read that the Ipod will not even work as a portable device in xbox. Maybe that's incorrect tho. If you have one, you can figure it out. The method I described works for me, the only drawback is that I need to keep my PC on at all times while I'm playing xbox.
I read this first post, and was thinking the exact same thing lol. I went out and bought a Deadmau5 CD just for that reason.
That was another thought... add the mp3's to xbox. Yes, I read that the only way you can do that is from a CD inserted into the xbox drive. But space on the xbox hard drive is limited. I have the 250GB version but I think I only have 60GB free, and sooner or later I'm gonna run out and have to start deleting old games (I always copy a game to the hard drive, I never play a game from the disc).
So the advantages are (1) don't take up any space on the hard drive, (2) don't have to burn CD's or be limited to a single CD of music. The disadvantage is that my PC must remain running while I'm playing xbox. That's pretty normal for me anyway to have em both running (as well as my laptop so I can use the Minecraft wiki and forums while playing).
But the bottom line is, instead of being limited to one CD, with this streaming method I have my entire mp3 library at my disposal.
Plus, you can pick and choose what songs you burn to your hard drive and make a mix playlist.
and put on all which is basically "Fallen Kingdom" "Today I just feel like playing minecraft" and "in search of diamondsoh and also "Dumb Mobs"
Me: Facepalm
Dude! thankyou!
You almost quit because of the music? I hope you realise you can turn the damn thing off.
No prob
I can't remember if I downloaded this for my ipod but if it's the same one, you have to convert your songs to ACC before you can play them on xbox.
8gb for 15 usd? you got ripped off, I got a 16gb flash drive for 11 dollars.
nope mp3s work as well
Yeah, but my point is, I started with 250 gigs and now I'm down to just 60. Sooner or later those 60 gigs will be 30... then 15... etc.
With my streaming method, I don't have to take up ANY space on my xbox hard drive. That's all I was saying. Cool to read how many methods there are to do the same thing.