Mini Producer · build 2026.10.31-7 · Apple silicon Mac, macOS 26.2 or newer

Install Mini Producer

One line in Terminal downloads it, checks the file, installs it and opens setup. About 15 minutes in all.

🖥️ Open Terminal: press ⌘ Space, type Terminal, press Return. Then copy this line, paste it into Terminal and press Return.

curl -fsSL https://miniproducer.gregspero.com/install.sh | bash

Terminal asks for your Mac password once. The letters stay hidden while you type. Then setup opens by itself.

Download the installer instead (1.2 GB) The download route takes 3 extra clicks in System Settings. See how

👣 What happens next

Every screen below is the real one, in order, from a clean test Mac.

STEP 1

Paste the line and press Return

  • It checks your Mac, then downloads 1.2 GB.
  • Type your Mac password when it asks, then Return.
  • It installs in about 2 minutes and opens Mini Producer.

If the download stops, run the same line again. It picks up where it left off.

==> Checking this Mac
Ableton Live 12 is not installed yet. Mini Producer installs anyway and its setup links you to Ableton.
macOS 26.6.2, arm64. OK.

==> Downloading Mini Producer (1.2 GB)
######################################################################## 100.0%

==> Checking the download
Checksum matches.

==> Installing
Type your Mac login password and press Return. The letters stay hidden while you type.
installer: Package name is Mini Producer
installer: Installing at base path /
installer: The install was successful.

==> Opening Mini Producer
Installed. Mini Producer setup is opening. Follow it on screen.
The real run on a clean Mac with no Ableton yet, 5 and a half minutes start to finish.
STEP 2

Setup opens by itself

  • A red box says This Mac needs attention. That is normal on the first run.
  • No Live 12 yet? Click Get Ableton Live, install it, come back.
  • A note says software from "Gregbot" can run in the background. That is Mini Producer's engine. Nothing to click.
Mini Producer setup window saying This Mac needs attention, with a Get Ableton Live button
STEP 3

Allow the microphone and speech

  • Click Allow on the Microphone prompt.
  • Click Allow on the Speech Recognition prompt.
macOS asking to allow Mini Producer to use the microphone
macOS asking to allow speech recognition
STEP 4

Turn on Accessibility

  • Click Open System Settings on the prompt.
  • Flip the switch next to Mini Producer, type your password.
  • Go back to Mini Producer. The row turns green by itself.
Accessibility access prompt with Open System Settings button
System Settings Accessibility list with the Mini Producer switch
STEP 5

Turn on Screen Recording, then Quit & Reopen

  • Click Open System Settings, flip Mini Producer on, type your password.
  • macOS asks to quit the app. Click Quit & Reopen.
  • Setup comes back with your green rows kept.
Screen Recording access prompt
macOS asking to Quit and Reopen Mini Producer
STEP 6

Sign in with OpenAI

  • On Your OpenAI account, click Sign in with OpenAI.
  • Your browser opens the OpenAI sign-in. Use your own ChatGPT account.
  • Come back to Mini Producer. The row turns green.
OpenAI sign-in page in Safari asking for an email address
STEP 7

Let it control Live

  • On Controlling Live, click Open apps and allow.
  • Click Allow for System Events, then Allow for Finder.

Live not installed yet? The row waits. Install Live, then click Check again.

macOS asking to let Mini Producer control System Events
macOS asking to let Mini Producer control Finder
STEP 8

Run every check, then open Live

  • Click Run every check at the bottom.
  • Every required row reads DONE and the red box is gone.
  • Open Ableton Live 12 and start making music.
Mini Producer setup list with permission rows marked done

🔑 Logins you will be asked for

All on your own accounts. Nothing is shared with anyone else's.

🆘 If something stops

"Mini Producer needs an Apple silicon Mac"
  • It runs on M1 or newer only. Apple menu, About This Mac shows the chip.
"macOS is too old"
  • System Settings, General, Software Update. Install macOS 26.2 or newer, then run the line again.
The download stopped or the checksum did not match
  • Run the same line again. It resumes a stopped download and replaces a damaged one.
"Sorry, try again" after the password
  • The password was mistyped. Type it again; nothing shows on screen while you type.
  • The Mac account must be an administrator. System Settings, Users & Groups shows it.
A setup row stays red
  • Click the button on that row. Open Technical details under it to see why.
  • Still red: click Copy diagnostics at the bottom right and send it to the person who gave you this link.
Installing from the download instead of Terminal
  • Double-click the downloaded .pkg. macOS says it cannot check it. Click Done.
  • Open System Settings, Privacy & Security, scroll down, click Open Anyway, type your password.
  • Click Open on the next prompt, then Continue and Install. Then follow step 2 above.
macOS saying it cannot verify the installer package
Privacy and Security settings with the Open Anyway button
Installer file details
  • File: Mini-Producer-Setup-2026.10.31-7-arm64.pkg
  • Size: 1,208,480,407 bytes
  • SHA-256: 10daebb68d0cbcbe4f78e8d677ebfcac92f044c5895d140f3907ca56a447042f
  • The one-line installer: install.sh (read it before you run it, if you like).