diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/CyberInstrument.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/CyberInstrument.kt
index 1bd1b0a..03189ac 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/CyberInstrument.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/CyberInstrument.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.NoteBlockInstrument
 import net.minecraft.world.level.material.MapColor
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.BlockHitResult
 import quaedam.Quaedam
+import quaedam.misc.causality.CausalityAnchor
 import quaedam.projector.Projector
 import quaedam.utils.getChunksNearby
 import quaedam.utils.sendBlockUpdated
@@ -122,7 +123,9 @@ object CyberInstrumentBlock : Block(
         hand: InteractionHand,
         hit: BlockHitResult
     ): InteractionResult {
-        if (Projector.findNearbyProjections(level, pos, MusicProjection.effect.get()).isNotEmpty()) {
+        if (Projector.findNearbyProjections(level, pos, MusicProjection.effect.get()).isNotEmpty()
+            || CausalityAnchor.checkEffect(level, pos)
+        ) {
             val entity = level.getBlockEntity(pos) as CyberInstrumentBlockEntity
             if (entity.player == null) {
                 entity.startMusic()
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ class CyberInstrumentBlockEntity(pos: BlockPos, state: BlockState) :
 
     private fun checkProjections() =
         Projector.findNearbyProjections(level!!, blockPos, MusicProjection.effect.get()).isNotEmpty()
+                || CausalityAnchor.checkEffect(level!!, blockPos)
 
     fun startMusic(force: Boolean = false, synced: Boolean = false) {
         if ((player == null || force) && !level!!.isClientSide && checkProjections()) {
@@ -203,7 +207,7 @@ class CyberInstrumentBlockEntity(pos: BlockPos, state: BlockState) :
                     player = null
                     setChanged()
                     sendBlockUpdated()
-                    if (level!!.random.nextInt(7) != 0) {
+                    if (CausalityAnchor.checkEffect(level!!, blockPos) || level!!.random.nextInt(7) != 0) {
                         startMusic()
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/MusicPlayer.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/MusicPlayer.kt
index fd0501f..e464759 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/MusicPlayer.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/MusicPlayer.kt
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class MusicPlayer(val seed: Long, val level: Level, val pos: BlockPos, val start
             if (level.isClientSide) {
                 // play note
                 val projections = Projector.findNearbyProjections(level, pos, MusicProjection.effect.get())
+                    .takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() } ?: listOf(MusicProjectionEffect())
                 val volume = 3.0f * projections.maxOf { it.volumeFactor } * note.volume
                 val particle = projections.any { it.particle }
                 val instrument = level.getBlockState(pos).getValue(BlockStateProperties.NOTEBLOCK_INSTRUMENT)