OS X - Adjust the volume in 1/4 increments

Turns out the same works for both keyboard and screen backlight. This has rocked my world!

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Does anybody know a way to stop OS X from artificially limiting the volume on MBP speakers? It's annoying if I try to listen to a podcast or whatnot and can't hear it from the other side of the room. The last time I searched, all I could find was some proprietary sound-management apps that seemed like overkill for this purpose.

I believe they removed this in Lion and put it back in Mountain Lion. Can anyone confirm?

You can also use Shift+volume to silently adjust the sound, what won't I learn today.

Another useful tip, using only the shift key will adjust it silently.