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+## VolumeControl
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+Software volume control for macOS audio devices that lack hardware volume (HDMI, DisplayPort, etc.). 
+
+Fork of [BackgroundMusic](https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic), stripped down to just volume control.
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