Volume change sound Stopped Working! HELP!

For some reason out of the blue...the sound i hear when I turn the volume up or down on my mac suddenly stopped playing
I went to System Prefrences > Sound and tried everything but i cannot get that feature back..and i did not even disable it!

after an OS update, sometimes rarely a SMC reset needs to be made
reset it:
SMC reset
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer. 
Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.

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