I’m pretty level-headed most of the time but I turn 100% feral Karen when—in the year of our New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde 2023—the volume buttons on my keyboard are STILL rendered useless attempting to control an HDMI or USB-C output.
@zachleat On a Mac? SoundSource can fix this (I use it for my external speakers that run off my monitor) https://rogueamoeba.com/soundsource/
SoundSource - Superior sound control

Quickly play sound bites, audio effects, and music clips on your Mac.

@robb yeah—I did try that—but it wanted me to disable some Mac OS security settings that I was not comfortable with
@zachleat Fair enough, I don’t remember doing that but I guess I did.
@robb appreciate the tip though! I ended up going with https://staticz.com/soundcontrol/
Sound Control – App Volumes and Equalizer for Mac – Static Z Software

@zachleat @robb might have to pick this up too
@zachleat @robb ok I lied and went with Robb's suggestion