Music Boxes

The Music Box is a Hardmode accessory that is purchased from the Wizard for. 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. There are 40 Music Boxes available on the, and 41 on the , as the Tutorial Music Box is exclusive to the.

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, the Music Box was made unobtainable because it was unstable.

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 , or   , plus the craftable ones    or.
 * 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, 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. This is because Boss 4 was the original theme to the Pirate Invasion prior to 1.3
 * The Music boxes for the corruption and eerie apart from color, have identical designs. The same is true for the Martian Madness and the Moon Lord, and Boss 1 and Dungeon.
 * In the version the Tutorial music is the only craftable item from Old gen consoles.
 * In the Tutorial Music box is classified as a crafting material.

History
Boîtes à musique 八音盒