I Synchronized my Minecraft World to Music (MODDED for new effects!)

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Published 2022-11-21
It took me 2 months to make this monstrosity. For this video, I learned how to mod Minecraft! I've been able to make similar videos before using other people's mods, but now I overhauled the whole system to have more control of the effects, and hopefully be able to make videos much faster. It was an emotional rollercoaster but I'm proud that I didn't give up. Here are the design requirements I laid out for myself:

1. Zero lag recording with highest render distance
2. Ability to control camera and block placement via keyframes in Blender (huge speed improvement)
3. Zero lag command injection via keyframes in Blender (fireworks, spawning falling blocks, control gametime, etc)
4. Manually tick specific game functions to control time (entities, particles, textures, etc)

As a noob coming into Minecraft modding with zero experience, I underestimated how big of an undertaking it would be for me to figure this out. The best analogy I can use is trying to reach the peak of the tallest mountain in a mountain range, but there is a thick fog that doesn't let you see which mountain is tallest. I would commit to one solution, only to realize I reached a local maximum, and have to backtrack and try a new method. The main source of my confusion was not understanding how the client and server communicated (Async thread communication is a nightmare lol). After redoing the mod from scratch 3 times, I finally found a system that worked.

I started this project with blind faith that I would figure out how to do it, without ever knowing for sure what I wanted to do was even possible. It was a bit of a risk, but this time my stubbornness to not give up paid off. With the generous help of others on Discord (Shoutout to DarkMatter for the math behind the torus tunnels!) I now have the Minecraft music visualizer I've been dreaming of!

Why am I doing this?
I strongly believe that all music deserves custom synchronized visuals. Music is still being uploaded to youtube with still image backgrounds in 2022? I think we can do something more engaging/interesting! My mission is to create "generators" that can produce music videos faster. This Minecraft generator is my first attempt at doing so. I plan to continue work on this generator, as well as other formats (AI, Unity, etc). It is still a bit buggy, but I hope to eventually get this mod to a state where it is user friendly and able to be released to the public.

Music: (Show my boi some love! NOW ON SPOTIFY)
open.spotify.com/artist/736G6EN6ceo8tNaxgN2BSK
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/corticus/once-in-a-while…
linktr.ee/corticus

If you want to support me so I can continue on this music video mission, here is a link to my Patreon: www.patreon.com/doodlechaos

Come hang on discord: discord.com/invite/7FCrWAzDY7
Twitter: twitter.com/doodlechaos
Official tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@doodlechaos
Email: [email protected]

Shader:
BSL_V8.2

All Comments (21)
  • @corticusmusic
    Man this is so incredible, thank you x1000 for letting me be a part of it!
  • I was not expecting the DAYLIGHT CYCLE of all things to be included. Absolutely amazing
  • @visual969
    I love this series. It's so satisfying to watch the camera flyging through the world, accompanied by blocks passing by in the rythm of music. Btw, big shout out to the author of the music! You both did work of art!
  • 3:29 That transition is beautiful and so well done! Love your vids and the new style! Especially love the day/night switches!
  • @yuxeo2513
    Wow, it looks really good when you go through the glass at the begginning, the effect is so smooth ! We want a video where you explain how to do all these amazing things
  • You deserve much more from your hard work. The synchronization is so smooth Congratulations for hitting 1M 🎉
  • @brickcat5342
    It’s really amazing that you managed to make this with your own mods.
  • Gotta say, each time you put one of these out here, you inspire me to go just a little bit harder, a little bit farther than I was, because I'm still not as talented as you. I know we are all still learning and pushing, so I just want to say, don't lose that drive to make great stuff like this. Thank you.
  • @jabbrbox5359
    Yo this is INSANE, I can't wait for the mod to come out and I can't wait to see what people will do with it. Just from seeing the first 1:06 I can safely say this is one of the best audio sync-ups you've done. You've truly outdone yourself and I can't wait to see more!
  • @Reverse2057
    Damn Doodle, you smashed another one out of the park with this. Each one so far has always made me tear up from how pretty you somehow make it and with the perfect synchronization of the songs it makes my long weary day just melt away and reminds me that it'll get better the next day. Thanks a million for your hard work and dedication to making such awe-inspiring videos for us. Excellent song choices as well and such creativity! Wow! Please keep these up, I love every one that you've made and look forward to your next creation! :)
  • @mrdriver2988
    The change between night and day is insane. Always love your videos. 3:30 just perfect. Just perfect
  • @erykross
    You blow me away every time! Perfect use of visual effects coupled with hard hitting audio that represent eachother. And a huge thank you to your very talented friend for making this song.
  • Somewhere in the distance, a villager got lava thrown on him
  • @ERROR-ct1ih
    How much time do you have to make masterpieces like this man wtf-
  • Please be brutally honest with us here doodle…. How long does it take you to make a masterpiece like this?! (Like hours a day) I’ve been subscribed since the video where you were chasing the cat in the mine cart, keep up the FAN FRICKING TASTIC work!
  • @bjc_
    This is the most visually astounding and beautiful minecraft beatsync video you've made to date. Utterly blown away by the final product and the sheer effort needed to make such a masterpiece
  • @Aeonearies
    I've grown conditioned to expect quality out of every DoodleChaos video- there's simply no stopping how good and unique it is. It'd also be nice to see Solitude from TheFatRat next- feel like it'll be fun for you to experiment with :D
  • 1:32 blew my mind with the effects! These videos are a light to my day whenever they are posted; it's so amazing to see what people can do when they put their mind to it! Amazing as always!
  • @C.5.
    I can imagine just being some random mob grazing and then a magma block comes flying at you, great video, always like how there's a new thing or 2 between videos.