Why did my mac stop playing sound?

Anybody know why my laptop isn't playing sound anymore? I have check the audio in settings and everything looks normal minus the master volume. It won't let me touch that and adjust it...ideas?

What version of OS X are you running? Which MacBook Pro model do you have (e.g., 15" late 2011)?
Have you tried going to System Preferences>Sound and selecting your internal speakers for output? Can you get sound by using headphones?
Just need some more information.
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