Audacity overloads at -6dB or 50%. I know why. How?

Audacity 3 Help Forum macOS

kozikowski July 28, 2023, 10:23pm 8

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Having issues with low volume on Blue Yeti mic. on Mac - volume doesn't go above -35db even though set at -12 macOS

Hi Everyone - new to Audacity. Out of the box (first time) Audacity recording vol. levels were fine - but now they’re too low. I tried to set rec. level higher (-10) but consistently the monitor NEVER goes beyond -30. I’ve checked - Audacity has the correct recording mic and playback (thru mic) selected. Permissions are on for mic. for Audacity. So I’m at a loss on what is causing this change. I could record at a REALLY low volume and then Amplify but prefer the default to be reasonable. Ple…

Koz

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