I have this issue also.
Seems like every sound made in the game starts at zero volume and ramps up to full volume in 100-200 milliseconds. Basically like a fast fade-in. That softens very short and "clicky" sounds. Footsteps, block placing, and pick up "pop-pop" sounds are almost inaudible.
imac:~ ...$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_37"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_37-b06-434-11M3909)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.12-b01-434, mixed mode)
No crashes in 14w06b, but a strange block appears when placing torches by right clicking on a side of another torch (or a stair or another non-torchable block)
Just noticed this in in 14w26c.
Captured in a video, for those interested (way zoomed in, on a distant object, standing on a single slime block): http://cl.ly/WMXw/vid.mov
Anton Kudin
MC-3167
I have this issue also.
Seems like every sound made in the game starts at zero volume and ramps up to full volume in 100-200 milliseconds. Basically like a fast fade-in. That softens very short and "clicky" sounds. Footsteps, block placing, and pick up "pop-pop" sounds are almost inaudible.
I can confirm this bug is still in 1.4.6 release
I fixed this issue by updating bin/natives/openal.dylib library to latest stable version from http://lwjgl.org/download.php
Still a bug in 1.7.2.
Seing these particle effects too in 14w05b.
Can confirm crash when right-clicking a torch with another torch. Report: http://pastebin.com/2520fng4
Can confirm, standing right under dripping water makes view appear underwater (blue tint and lower fov). Same for lava (intense red "fog").
Lava (retextured glass blocks)
No crashes in 14w06b, but a strange block appears when placing torches by right clicking on a side of another torch (or a stair or another non-torchable block)
http://cl.ly/TmUR/Screen%20Shot%202014-02-06%20at%2022.14..png
Yep, 14w25a fails to start.
Restart launcher, this was just fixed.
Just noticed this in in 14w26c.
Captured in a video, for those interested (way zoomed in, on a distant object, standing on a single slime block): http://cl.ly/WMXw/vid.mov
Thought they fixed it for a brief moment in the snapshots. But it's back again (in 28b for sure)