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# owner

An AudioHardwareObject that identifies this object’s owner. Note that all AudioHardwareObject
are owned by some other AudioHardwareObject. The only exception is the AudioSystemObject,
for which the value of this property is nil.

```
var owner: AudioHardwareObject? { get throws }
```

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