Optimizing music-dedicated mac mini?

[AudioDoctor]

Oh yes, everything can be undone and you can try again.  It doesn't brick the Machine, worst that can happen is you get no sound until you fix it.

 

 

[Cool_Jeeves]

On 4/17/2019 at 10:22 PM, AudioDoctor said:

Disable SIP, do what you need to do, then re-enable it.  It's that easy.

 

csrutil disable

 

csrutil enable

 

I would do the Direct Mode hack for A+, it really does improve the sound quality.

Audiodoc...i tried to fisrt disable notifications. I am told to remove SIP first. For that I used this link...

 

http://osxdaily.com/2012/08/06/disable-notification-center-remove-menu-bar-icon-os-x/

 

In this the command given is 

 

launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist

 

followed by 

 

killall NotificationCenter

 

But when I type the first command given above, I am told by Terminal  that SIP is engaged.

 

When I type your command to disangage SIP I am told by Terminal that 

"This tool needs to be executed from Recovery OS".

 

Now how to go about it? THis is Question 1.

 

Question 2 is - how to restore the mac in case I brick the machine - what exactly do I have to do, in baby steps, from scratch, assuming music is not playing and all the work is lost and the mac needs to be just salvaged now.?

 

 

[AnotherSpin]

Don't f..k the system

[Cool_Jeeves]

Audiospin, relax...I am not jumping on the mac mini with spiked boots.

[Superdad]

18 minutes ago, Cool_Jeeves said:

I am not jumping on the mac mini with spiked boots.

 

But if you do, please let us know how that sounds. You might discover an effective new tweak. 😜

[AudioDoctor]

You didn't read the directions did you...

 

You have to be in Recovery Mode to disable SIP.

 

READ THE DIRECTIONS.

[Cool_Jeeves]

16 hours ago, Superdad said:

 

But if you do, please let us know how that sounds. You might discover an effective new tweak. 😜

Yes. The Mac mini will play more silently. Total silence is what I expect...

[AnotherSpin]

While trying the new HQ Player 4 there was repeating problem which most probably was caused by Amarra optimization script - while it was used to "disable" certain things, such as spotlight, etc., HQ Player was not working properly. I know this for 99% sure because after "enabling" everything back with the script HQ Player 4 functions ok. Mojave on mac mini which is dedicated for music exclusively, do not use for anything else, very few apps installed in addition to system.