Audio level reduced by a few dB fr orig multicam clip

I'm baffled to figure out why the audio level in the 1st multicam clip is always higher when I take that multicam clip and put it in another project. The audio level is reduce by -3 to -6 dB. Now I have to increase everything by about 3 to 6 dB in the initial multicam clip so that that will be within the level I wanted when I put it in the project timeline. Is there anyway to get a 1:1 pass-through, unaltered audio level just like what it is in the initial multi cam clip?

I'm baffled to figure out why the audio level in the 1st multicam clip is always higher when I take that multicam clip and put it in another project. The audio level is reduce by -3 to -6 dB. Now I have to increase everything by about 3 to 6 dB in the initial multicam clip so that that will be within the level I wanted when I put it in the project timeline. Is there anyway to get a 1:1 pass-through, unaltered audio level just like what it is in the initial multi cam clip?

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