Volume keys in combination with external soundcard; How?

Hi folks,
I recently bought a new MBP alongside a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB external soundcard, and an Apple wireless keyboard. As of now, if i want to adjust the volume of the music I'm playing I have to turn the knob on my Focusrite Soundcard, since using the volume controls on my keyboard show up as disabled; when I press them the volume logo shows up on my screen, but it denies me to alter the volume.
What's the way to go to enable this? I already checked the Audio & Midi preferences, to no avail.

Hi,
What you experiencing is normall behavior, once the saffire is selected as your sound card it takes over control. If you want to control volume using you keyboard you would need to change your sound prefernces to built in.

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