F11/F12 Volume Graphic Working, Not Controlling Actual Volume

First, I'm on a brand spanking new, few week old 2014 15" Retina.
I can press my F11/F12 volume buttons all day long, and even watch the graphic move each volume block left and right accordingly, but it isn't corresponding with the actual volume. The volume stays untouched, not getting louder or soft. I have the proper output source selected.
Tried a PRAM reset and rebooted several times.
I work in music, so most of the day I'm plugged into an Apogee Duet audio interface and using that as my audio output source. I've updated to their Yosemite-approved driver, but am still having some troubles with the interface (F11/F12 volume control delay, sometimes not controlling at all), so I'm wondering if there is a correlation between those issues and this.
Any thoughts?

Does the machine produce a feedback sound when you press the volume-up/down button?
No - no feedback or any sound at all.
Does it work when you change the volume on the sound control panel?
And by "sound control panel", what exactly are you referring to? The speaker icon I have on my apple menu up top near the clock, battery and such? Or the volume slider under "sound" in system preferences?
Here is a more specific breakdown that might show the issue I am having a little more clearly:
I currently have my internal speakers selected as my device for sound output. I am playing a track in iTunes.
I am starting with what I know works - the volume slider under "sound" in system preferences. This properly and completely controls my volume up and down + mutes the sound when I check the mute box. I'm now going to keep that volume slider about half way with the track continuing to play.
Now, when I try to turn up/down my volume via F11/F12, the speaker icon pops up and the volume blocks visually change accordingly. However, the actual audible volume does nothing at all. It stays exactly the same. However, if I decrease the volume all the way to value 0, it does mute the sound. It just doesn't do anything else otherwise.
When I try to turn up/down my volume via the speaker icon on the top apple menu bar, it does nothing to change the volume either, until I hit value 0, at which point it mutes the sound.
So both F11/F12 and the speaker icon on the apple menu bar are both functioning, or should I say malfunctioning, in the same manner. Both will mute when at 0, but once past that point, the volume stays where it was previously at (which I can only set via "sound" in system preferences) no matter how I adjust the volume.
Sorry if I over-explained that. Just have no clue what is going on.

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