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+Version 2.7.9 -- Development Version
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+**Bug Fix**
+* Oops – brown-bag update. Fixed a crashing bug introduced in the last release, caused by not checking for a hardware mixer before trying to access it, duh.
+
 Version 2.7.8 -- Development Version
 ----
 **Bug Fix**