Video: Mac OS X System Optimizations Why would I need to optimize Mac OSX? If your computer’s audio has: Pops Clicks Audio Dropouts Distorted Audio Noise. More specific trouble shooting tips can be found in the second part which is dealing with CPU and performance related issues. The first part is focusing on general operating system maintenance. This article provides useful instructions on how to optimize Mac OS X for digital audio workstations. Mac Pro early 2009, 8-core 2.26 GHz with 24GB of RAM, Mac OS 10.11 (El Capitan), 3 internal harddisks (2TB and 2 x 1TB), external backup (triple: dedicated TimeCapsule for TimeMachine, manually every week or so on external harddisks and in the cloud through Backblaze), latest version of Logic Pro X. Use the techniques in this article to avoid system overloads. System overloads can occur when your Mac doesn’t have enough processing power to play back or record audio.
When working on a Logic Pro project with a lot of audio tracks, software instruments, or plug-ins, a system overload alert might appear that interrupts playback or recording. Optimize Mac Os X For Audio Recording Software.
