Making Images, Music, and More with AI on a Mac Mini: One Idea, Many Uses

Originally published on nvarma.com If you’ve wondered how AI image or music generation actually works—or whether you can run it on a Mac Mini—this is a short, plain-language guide. The main idea: the same pattern applies whether you’re making an image, a track, or a clip. You pick a “model” (a large file trained to create that kind of output), describe what you want, let it run through many small steps, and get a result. I’ll outline that pattern, then walk through running ComfyUI for images on a Mac Mini. One idea for images, music, and video Choose a model — a big file trained on lots of data to make that type of output. Describe what you want — e.g. “a cat on a sofa” or “upbeat piano, rainy day.” Run it — the model refines things step by step (more steps = often better, but slower; on a Mini, a few minutes per image or track is normal). Use the result — image, audio, or video file. Different tools, same idea. I use ComfyUI for images and the same flow for music: pick model, describe