That's an okay workaround, but you lose part of your screen and create a thick top bezel. As a laptop user, I want to use all available space, so what I do is to use https://topnotch.app/ which makes the top bar black and until now I was using Bartender, which would display the hidden icons on a second bar under the original one when we clicked the icon. I barely noticed the notch. - Source: Hacker News / 10 days ago

Here’s a handy free utility to automate this for you: https://topnotch.app Personally I never see the desktop background so I just set desktop to Black, it’s perfect for me. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

To "hide" the notch, try Top Notch: https://topnotch.app/. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

Https://topnotch.app/ if you have the notch in the toolbar, this helps. Source: 7 months ago

Hide the notch: https://topnotch.app/ ChatGPT menubar access: https://github.com/vincelwt/chatgpt-mac Better window management: https://magnet.crowdcafe.com/ A better browser: https://arc.net/ Best GTD task manager (expensive but worth it IMO): https://culturedcode.com/things/. Source: about 1 year ago

Not sure it has those specific features but you may want to check out Sound Control. Source: 12 months ago

SoundControl is exactly this and more: https://staticz.com/soundcontrol/. Source: about 1 year ago

Hey, bro, I think I've found a solution: I installed the SoundControl software, enabled the "Force Soft Volume Control" option. Yay, the volume is now adjustable! Hope this helps you too! Screenshot. Source: about 1 year ago

I haven’t installed it yet, I’ve got a few days off and don’t want to waste the trial period. This is the one I bookmarked from the ones I found: https://staticz.com/soundcontrol/. Source: over 1 year ago

IDK whether a 3rd party software audio mixer would help; you may download a trial here: https://staticz.com/soundcontrol/. Source: over 1 year ago