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MAtmos - Ambient sound

The MAtmos ambient sound mod adds environmental sounds and interaction sounds to greatly improve your audio experience during your games.

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Quick answer

Which MAtmos - Ambient sound release should I use?

Updated 15 days ago
Latest stable file 7.8
Game version 26.3
Loader NeoForge

MAtmos - Ambient sound 7.8 targets 26.3 with NeoForge. Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. All 1 required mods have matching files.

Where it goes

Is MAtmos - Ambient sound required on the client, server, or both?

Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

Client Optional
Dedicated server Optional
Loader for this release NeoForge
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source marks this as usable on both the client and server.

What else does MAtmos - Ambient sound 7.8 need?

7.8. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

All 1 required mods have matching files

Install TCT Core first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.

TCT Core Needed by MAtmos - Ambient sound 7.8
required
Matching file found Matched file: 2.2

We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.

Before you install it

Add MAtmos - Ambient sound without breaking your instance.

Built for MAtmos - Ambient sound 7.8. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use 7.8. It targets 26.3 with NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    Install TCT Core first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside 7.8. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does MAtmos - Ambient sound add?

Matmos Ambient Sounds completely transforms Minecraft’s soundscape by adding more than 160 immersive and dynamic ambient sound effects.
Instead of static stereo sounds centered on the player, Matmos generates a true spatial sound environment that reacts to the world around you.

The mod constantly analyzes where you are:
✔ Biome (forest, desert, swamp, etc.)
✔ Indoors or outdoors
✔ In caves or the Nether
✔ On a cliff, near water, in dense forests…

And adapts the audio experience in real time.

You will hear:

  • Birds, crows, crickets, wolves, frogs, insects
  • Branches creaking, wind gusts, weather systems, storms
  • Cave echoes, reverb, underground ambiance
  • Surface and underwater player interaction sounds
  • Villages, items and inventory handling
  • Nether atmosphere and environmental effects
    … and more every update!

Every sound is spatial and can move, approaching or fading depending on where the source is located.

⚠️ Dependencies
Requires TCTCore (V5.2+)

📌 Supported Versions
Minecraft 1.1 → 1.21.5
(Some features vary depending on version — see compatibility section)

⚙️ Settings
Once installed, settings can be changed in:
H → Mod Settings → TCT Core Menu
You can also adjust audio categories in Minecraft’s sound menu.

Patch Notes — Matmos Ambient Sounds

Matmos V7.7 Supported Versions 1.18.2 to 26.1.2
Biome music bugfix — fixed an issue where biome music kept looping endlessly

Plains sound adjustment — tweaked the amount of ambient sounds in plains
Expanded biome support — added compatibility for more biomes
Support for version 26.1.2 — added full support for update 26.1.2

Matmos V7.6 Supported Versions 1.19.2 to 1.21.8
Added a sound when the player is in the water
Bug fixes and optimization improvements
Bug Fix : problem with the nighttime animal sounds that were playing during the day
Bug Fix : correction of certain client/server synchronization issues

Matmos V7.4 — Supported Versions 1.17.1 to 1.21.8
Added support for Minecraft 1.21.8
Water sounds modified for a more natural and realistic effect
Wind sounds modified for a more natural and realistic effect
Balanced audio levels for a more even and immersive sound experience
Some features removed to standardize all supported versions
Removed config json
Removed implementation of Sound Physics Remastered
Bug Fix: Issue with certain Forge setups on version 1.20.1
Bug Fix: Night ambiance stopped during night and continued in daytime
Multiplayer Bug Fix: Item interaction sounds triggered for all players
Multiplayer Bug Fix: Opening an internet link triggered sound events for all players
Matmos V7.1 Supported Versions 1.18.2 to 1.21.5
Bug fixes and optimization improvements
Volume balancing for several sound categories
Added support for Minecraft 1.21.5
Matmos V7.0 — Supported Versions 1.12.2 to 1.21.4

  • Complete code rewriting for improved performance
    Significant optimization improvements
    Added many new forest environment sounds
    Updated environmental and spatial sound behavior
    New settings interface
    Support for settings toml for external configuration editing
    Improved and reworked various audio files
    Added support for multiple Minecraft versions 1.12.2 1.14.4 1.15.2 1.16.5 1.17.1 1.18.2 1.21.4
    Initial Sound Physics support removed in V7.2

Project description from Modrinth.

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