Game Development Reference
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The Doorbell
What it does:
Lets ya know someone wants in your house by making a ding (or y'know,
whatever weird noise you set it to).
How it works:
A Note Block inside your home makes a noise when someone outside pushes
a Button, powering the Note Block.
You'll Need:
1 Button, 1 Note Block, Redstone (optional)
Makin' a working, useful doorbell is just about the easiest Redstone project you'll ever do.
In fact, it can be done without any Redstone Wire at all if you don't mind the Note Block
being right inside your door. This is a good project to just get an idea of how power-giving
items such as Buttons work with items like the Note Block that take power, and it's a cute
little way to spruce up your home. Plus, Note Blocks can be heard up to 48 blocks from its
location, so it will inform you of visitors even at a good distance.
1. Find the spot
where you'd like to put the button that will activate your doorbell. Typically
these are placed by a Door, but you could do it anywhere you wanted. For the easiest Door-
bell, pick a spot on a wall near a Door that is one block off the ground and where the wall is
just one block thick behind where the Button will be. Place the Button on this block.
2. Place the Note Block
on the other side of the block that now has a Button on it.
