PC/Console/Old-gen console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This information applies only to the PC, Console, Old-gen console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.
Placed Music Boxes in their active and inactive states. Click the image to view a summary of each row.
The Music Box is a Hardmode accessory that is purchased from the Wizard for 10. When the Music Box is equipped in an accessory slot, it will record the currently playing game music, after a randomized delay. This includes tracks being played by other Music Boxes. Once recorded, it will change into one of the music boxes listed below.
A recorded Music Box can be played back in one of two ways:
- Equipping it as an accessory
- Placing it as furniture and activating it, either by right-click or with wires.
On the Mobile version and Nintendo 
version, the Music Box was made unobtainable because it was unstable.
Recorded Music Boxes
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Crafting
Recipes
| Result | Ingredients | Crafting station |
|---|---|---|
 Music Box (Journey's Beginning)Internal Item ID: 4356 |  Tinkerer's Workshop | |
 Music Box (Title)Internal Item ID: 565 | ||
 Music Box (Tutorial) | ||
 Music Box (Alt Title)Internal Item ID: 4992 | Tinkerer's Workshop and Ecto Mist | |
 Music Box (Day Remix)Internal Item ID: 4237 |  Work Bench |
Notes
- A Music Box will not record if the game's music volume is set to 0.
- A Music Box will always sell for 2, regardless of whether it has recorded anything.
- Activating a recorded Music Box that has been placed will cause all players in the vicinity to hear its music.
- Music Boxes will record other placed Music Boxes. This is useful if you need multiple music boxes for a large area.
- Music Boxes have a range of 200 feet (100 tiles). If the ranges of two active Music Boxes overlap, the ranges will not be averaged. Instead, one Music Box will play at full range and the other will not.
- The Title Music Box is crafted with "Overworld Day." It cannot be crafted with "Alt Overworld Day". It must also be crafted with "Underground," not "Alt Underground".
- The Title Music Box cannot be crafted in Crimson worlds, as the recipe was made before the Crimson was introduced. However, you can use another world that has Corruption in it with the same character.
- While the Title Music Box has to be crafted first, it can be recorded, along with any other Title Music Box.
- Unlike most equipped accessories, an equipped Music Box is not visible on the player.
A Music Box will not record when equipped in a vanity accessory slot.- It can take up to 10 minutes for a Music Box to record a song.
The Music Box is currently not obtainable. Although the Music Box can be added via inventory editors, it is not fully coded (resulting in unexpected appearance), and will disappear upon being equipped, or upon leaving the world.- Music Boxes can, in fact, be reforged and have modifiers. It is possible (though relatively rare) for a Music Box to get a random modifier after being recorded, but you can alternatively use the Goblin Tinkerer's reforge function.
- Music Boxes can also receive a random modifier if they had a pre-existing modifier and were placed down and picked back up. This will only work with Music Boxes that had a modifier before being placed and will not work with normal Music Boxes (meaning Music Boxes that did not have a modifier before being placed).
- Despite the Console version having a 50% chance to play the Nintendo version Ocean/Space music, that version of music boxes are unobtainable in the Console version so if you try to record the old Ocean/Space music,the music box disappears from your accessory slot. But you can still record the PC version Ocean/Space music.Verify
- When playing back the Space Music Box, there is still a 50% chance of playing the old music.
Tips
- Event and boss music may take multiple attempts to record, due to the random time required. Stretching these encounters for maximum time offers a better chance at a successful recording.
- Despite the fact that you need the music to be turned on for recording Music Boxes, you can always turn off the system's volume, which the game can't detect.
Trivia
- The total amount needed to buy one of every music box is 3 90
, or 2 90, plus the craftable ones 1 20or 1 70. - The Music Box (Tutorial) was initially crafted with console/mobile-exclusive Music Boxes. With the exception of the Music Box (Tutorial) itself, these Music Boxes are no longer exclusive, as of 1.2.
- Prior to 1.3.0.1
, the Music Box (Title) required the most number of items of any item in the game. - Despite being unrelated to the Pirate Invasion event, the Boss 4 music box resembles the golden furniture dropped by most pirate enemies.
- The Music boxes for the corruption and eerie apart from color, have identical designs
See also
- Music, a descriptive list of the various Terraria music tracks.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 In Old-gen console version and
Windows Phone version, the Snow and Underground Snow (Ice) variants are switched; The same applies to the Boss 4 and Boss 5 variants.
History
- Desktop 1.3.4: Added Old One's Army music.
- Desktop 1.3.3: Added Sandstorm music.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Sprites updated.
- Added the following music: Hell, Goblin Invasion, Pirate Invasion, Martian Madness, The Towers, and Lunar Boss.
- Desktop 1.2.4.1: Fixed the bug where the wiring system was not activating Doors, Music Boxes and Fountains properly.
- Desktop 1.2.3:
- Updated graphics and each music box now has a unique design.
- Reverting back to randomly having a chance to record music.
- Music notes now come from music boxes.
- Desktop 1.2.2:
- Now records music instantly once equipped (previously had a random chance of doing so while equipped).
- Will no longer turn into an Ankh Charm when trying to record the Pumpkin Moon music.
- Will no longer duplicate on tables.
- Desktop 1.2.1: You can no longer reforge Music Boxes.
- Desktop 1.2.0.3: Fixed a bug that caused the music box to record instantly.
- Desktop 1.2.0.2: You can no longer use the music box dupe glitch.
- Desktop 1.2:
- More music added.
- Music box/chest duping no longer works.
- Desktop 1.1.1: Fixed a bug with copying of recorded Music Box upon placing on wood platforms.
- Desktop 1.1: Introduced.
- Console-Release: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.
Equipable Items:
- Armor
- Accessories (
- Combat
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- Vanity (
- Accessories
- Dyes
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Accessories
Speed
Air
- Balloons
- Boots
- Bottles
- Flying Carpet
- Frog Leg
- Soaring Insignia
- Hoverboard
- Celestial Starboard
- Wings (All Types)
Water
Construction
Other
- Arkhalis' Lightwings
- Cenx's Wings
- Crowno's Wings
- D-Town's Wings
- FoodBarbarian's Tattered Dragon Wings
- Ghostar's Infinity Eight
- Grox The Great's Wings
- Jim's Wings
- Lazure's Barrier Platform
- Leinfors' Luxury Shampoo
- Leinfors' Prehensile Cloak
- Loki's Wings
- Red's Wings
- Safeman's Blanket Cape
- Skiphs' Paws
- Will's Wings
- Yoraiz0r's Scowl
- Yoraiz0r's Spell
Combat Accessories
Melee
Ranged
Summon
Other
- Avenger Emblem
- Bee Cloak
- Bone Helm
- Celestial Shell
- Celestial Stone
- Destroyer Emblem
- Eye of the Golem
- Hive Pack
- Honey Comb
- Magma Skull
- Magma Stone
- Molten Skull Rose
- Moon Charm
- Moon Shell
- Moon Stone
- Putrid Scent
- Shark Tooth Necklace
- Shield of Cthulhu
- Spore Sac
- Star Cloak
- Stinger Necklace
- Sun Stone
- Volatile Gelatin
Vanity
Single Pieces
Head
- Balla Hat
- Beanie
- Boss Mask
- Bunny Hood
- Demon Horns
- Devil Horns
- Engineering Helmet
- Eyebrella
- Fake Unicorn Horn
- Fedora
- Fez
- Fish Bowls
- Gangsta Hat
- Garland
- Giant Bow
- Gold Crown ()
- Green Cap
- Guy Fawkes Mask
- Heart Hairpin
- HiTek Sunglasses
- Jack 'O Lantern Mask
- Jungle Rose
- Mime Mask
- Moon Mask
- Mushroom Cap
- Panda Ears
- Party Hat
- Peddler's Hat
- Rabbit Perch
- Reindeer Antlers
- Red Hat
- Robot Hat
- Rock Golem Head
- Skull
- Snow Hat
- Star Hairpin
- Summer Hat
- Sunglasses
- Sun Mask
- SWAT Helmet
- Tam O' Shanter
- Umbrella Hat
Pants
Sets
- Ancient
- Archaeologist's
- Bee
- Black graduation
- Bunny
- Chef
- Clown
- Country Club
- Cowboy
- Cultist
- Dog
- Familiar
- Firestarter
- Fish
- Fox
- Funeral
- Gentleman
- Gravedigger
- Hero
- Lamia
- Lizard
- Maid(
- Pink
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- Master Gamer
- Mermaid
- Mummy
- Mushroom
- Ninja
- Pharaoh
- Plumber
- Pretty Pink
- Princess
- Rain
- Rune
- Star Princess
- Superhero
- Victorian Goth
- The Doctor's set
- Monokuma
- Shiren
- Monomi
- Toro's
- Mythical
- Horned God
NPC set
Event Sets
Vanity contest sets
Removed Set
Vanity Accessories
Dyes
Intense
W/ Silver Dye
- Acid
- Chlorophyte
- Gel (
- Pink
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- Glowing Mushroom
- Grim
- Hades
- Living
- Martian
- Midnight Rainbow
- Mirage
- Negative
- Phase
- Pixie
- Purple Ooze
- Reflective
- Shadow
- Shifting Sands ()
- Twilight
- Wisp
- Developer
Crafting Stations
Themed
Light Sources
Placeable
Suitable for housing
Unsuitable for housing
Storage Items
Other Items
Floor & Citeming
- Pylons
- Bars
- Books
- Bottle
- Bowls
- Butterfly Jars
- Cages
- Coin Piles
- Christmas Tree
- Coral
- Crates
- Crystal Shard
- Decorative Statues
- Desert Spirit Lamp
- Dragonfly Jars
- Fairy Jars
- Fancy Dishes
- Fish Bowls
- Gems
- Golf Trophies
- Hanging Pot()
- Jellyfish Jars
- Lawn Flamingo
- Magic Droppers
- Minecart Track
- Mini Volcano()
- Pin Flags
- Pin Wheel
- Plate
- Platforms ()
- Potted Trees
- Presents
- Party Present
- Relics
- Rock Golem Head
- Seashells
- Seaweed Planter
- Ship in a Bottle
- Silly Tied Balloons
- Silly Tied Bundle of Balloons
- Vases
- War Table
- War Table Banner
Functional
- Grandfather Clocks
- Sign
- Tombstone
- Target Dummy
- Ammo Box
- Bewitching Table
- Crystal Ball
- Sharpening Station
- Enemy Banners
- Sunflower
- Campfires
- Fireplace
- Clay Pot
- Enchanted Sundial
- Lihzahrd Altar
- Eternia Crystal Stand
- Land Mine
- Pigronata
- Snowball Launcher
- Cannon
- Bunny Cannon
- Confetti Cannon
- Portal Gun Station
- Boulder
- Rolling Cactus
- Gem Locks
- Trapped Chests
- Arrow Signs
- Drum Set
- Golf Tee
- Weather Vane
Wiring
- Doors
- Tall Gate
- Trap Door
- Music Box
- Monoliths
- Water Fountains
- Chimney
- Bubble Machine
- Fireworks Box
- Firework Fountain
- Firework Rockets
- Fog Machine
- Party Center
- Silly Balloon Machine
- Functional Statues
- Lever
- Switch
- Detonator
- Pressure Plates
- Timers
- Actuator
- Wire Bulb
- Junction Box
- Explosives
- Pumps
- Teleporter
- Sensor
- Geyser
