Cave Sound

Click the command to copy. The master source plays regardless of category mute settings; @a targets every player on the server.

Full signature: /playsound <sound> <source> <player> [x y z] [volume] [pitch] [minVolume]. Volume defaults to 1 (≈16-block falloff radius); pitch defaults to 1 (range 0.5–2.0).

Namespaced ID

minecraft:ambient.cave

Short ID

ambient.cave

Category

Ambient

Numeric ID

8

Audio preview is unavailable: Mojang ships sound assets through an obfuscated hash-indexed asset manifest, not a public CDN. Fire the command in-game to hear it.

The second argument to /playsound is the source category — it controls which volume slider in the audio settings governs playback. Click any row to copy.

• /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave master @a master
  Always audible — overrides all category mute sliders.
• /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave music @a music
  Routes through the Music slider.
• /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave record @a record
  Use for jukebox / music-disc playback so jukebox-mute respects it.
• /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave weather @a weather
  Routes through the Weather slider.
• /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave block @a block
  Routes through the Blocks slider.
• /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave hostile @a hostile
  Routes through the Hostile Creatures slider.
• /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave neutral @a neutral
  Routes through the Friendly Creatures slider.
• /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave player @a player
  Routes through the Players slider.
• /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave ambient @a ambient
  Routes through the Ambient/Environment slider.
• /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave voice @a voice
  Routes through the Voice/Speech slider (1.19+).

1. Open the chat window in-game, or place a command block with the /playsound command.
2. Type /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave master @a to broadcast it to every player.
3. To play it locally for yourself, swap @a for @s — for example, /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave master @s ~ ~ ~ 1 1.
4. Adjust volume and pitch with the optional trailing arguments: volume controls the falloff radius (1 = ~16 blocks); pitch ranges 0.5 to 2.0.
5. Use a different source (music, weather, block, hostile, neutral, player, ambient, voice, record) when you want the listener's category slider to control its volume.

Other ambient events from the cave family and the wider Ambient category.

• minecraft:ambient.basalt_deltas.additions Ambient
  Basalt Deltas — Additions
• minecraft:ambient.basalt_deltas.loop Ambient
  Basalt Deltas — Loop
• minecraft:ambient.basalt_deltas.mood Ambient
  Basalt Deltas — Mood
• minecraft:ambient.crimson_forest.additions Ambient
  Crimson Forest — Additions
• minecraft:ambient.crimson_forest.loop Ambient
  Crimson Forest — Loop
• minecraft:ambient.crimson_forest.mood Ambient
  Crimson Forest — Mood
• minecraft:ambient.nether_wastes.additions Ambient
  Nether Wastes — Additions
• minecraft:ambient.nether_wastes.loop Ambient
  Nether Wastes — Loop

What is the sound ID for Cave in Minecraft?

The sound ID is minecraft:ambient.cave. You can also write it without the namespace as ambient.cave — both forms are accepted by /playsound.

How do I play Cave with /playsound?

Run /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave master @a from chat or a command block. The "master" source means it ignores per-category audio sliders, and @a targets every player on the server.

Which audio category does Cave belong to?

It is part of the Ambient category in Crafty's classification, derived from the "ambient" namespace prefix in Mojang's official sounds.json manifest.

Can I change the volume or pitch of minecraft:ambient.cave?

Yes. The full /playsound signature is /playsound <sound> <source> <player> [x y z] [volume] [pitch] [minVolume]. Volume is a 0–1 float that doubles as the falloff radius (volume × 16 blocks); pitch is 0.5–2.0. Example: /playsound minecraft:ambient.cave master @s ~ ~ ~ 1 1.5 plays it at the listener with a higher pitch.