diff -Naur dwmbase/config.def.h dwmfork/config.def.h
--- dwmbase/config.def.h	2015-11-08 23:39:37.000000000 +0100
+++ dwmfork/config.def.h	2018-02-17 17:09:23.619932659 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
-
+#include <X11/XF86keysym.h> //needed for X media keys binds, remove if unnecessary
 /* appearance */
 static const char *fonts[] = {
 	"monospace:size=10"
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 static const char selbordercolor[]  = "#005577";
 static const char selbgcolor[]      = "#005577";
 static const char selfgcolor[]      = "#eeeeee";
+static const char *alsa_card        = "default";
+static const char *alsa_selem_name  = "Master";
 static const unsigned int borderpx  = 1;        /* border pixel of windows */
 static const unsigned int snap      = 32;       /* snap pixel */
 static const int showbar            = 1;        /* 0 means no bar */
@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@
 
 static Key keys[] = {
 	/* modifier                     key        function        argument */
+	{ 0,	XF86XK_AudioRaiseVolume,	alsaset,	{.i = +2 } },
+	{ 0,	XF86XK_AudioLowerVolume,	alsaset,	{.i = -2 } },
+	{ 0,	XF86XK_AudioMute,		alsaset,	{.i = 0 } },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_p,      spawn,          {.v = dmenucmd } },
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_Return, spawn,          {.v = termcmd } },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_b,      togglebar,      {0} },
diff -Naur dwmbase/config.mk dwmfork/config.mk
--- dwmbase/config.mk	2015-11-08 23:39:37.000000000 +0100
+++ dwmfork/config.mk	2018-02-17 17:07:08.539943798 +0100
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 # includes and libs
 INCS = -I${X11INC} -I${FREETYPEINC}
-LIBS = -L${X11LIB} -lX11 ${XINERAMALIBS} ${FREETYPELIBS}
+LIBS = -L${X11LIB} -lasound -lX11 ${XINERAMALIBS} ${FREETYPELIBS}
 
 # flags
 CPPFLAGS = -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=2 -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" ${XINERAMAFLAGS}
diff -Naur dwmbase/dwm.c dwmfork/dwm.c
--- dwmbase/dwm.c	2015-11-08 23:39:37.000000000 +0100
+++ dwmfork/dwm.c	2018-02-17 17:06:05.973282291 +0100
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <X11/extensions/Xinerama.h>
 #endif /* XINERAMA */
 #include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
+#include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
 
 #include "drw.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@
 } Rule;
 
 /* function declarations */
+static void alsaset(const Arg *arg);
 static void applyrules(Client *c);
 static int applysizehints(Client *c, int *x, int *y, int *w, int *h, int interact);
 static void arrange(Monitor *m);
@@ -275,6 +277,44 @@
 
 /* function implementations */
 void
+alsaset(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	long min, max;
+	snd_mixer_t *handle;
+	snd_mixer_selem_id_t *sid;
+	snd_mixer_open(&handle, 0);
+    	snd_mixer_attach(handle, alsa_card);
+    	snd_mixer_selem_register(handle, NULL, NULL);
+    	snd_mixer_load(handle);
+	snd_mixer_selem_id_alloca(&sid);
+    	snd_mixer_selem_id_set_index(sid, 0);
+    	snd_mixer_selem_id_set_name(sid, alsa_selem_name);
+    	snd_mixer_elem_t* elem = snd_mixer_find_selem(handle, sid);
+	if(arg->i==0)
+	{
+		if (snd_mixer_selem_has_playback_switch(elem))
+		{
+			int returned;
+			snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_switch(elem,SND_MIXER_SCHN_UNKNOWN,&returned);
+        		if(returned)
+				snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_switch_all(elem, 0);
+			else
+				snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_switch_all(elem, 1);
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		long volume;
+		snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(elem,SND_MIXER_SCHN_UNKNOWN,&volume);
+		if((volume+arg->i<100&&arg->i>0)||(volume+arg->i>0&&arg->i<0))
+			volume+=arg->i;
+		snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume_range(elem, &min, &max);
+    		snd_mixer_selem_set_playback_volume_all(elem, volume);
+	}
+	snd_mixer_close(handle);
+}
+
+void
 applyrules(Client *c)
 {
 	const char *class, *instance;