Audio mismatch? Clips normalised in iMovies 10 different from enhanced in 10.0.5

Macintosh HD OS X, 10.9.5
Processor 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
The change from iMovies 10 (where you were able to normalise clip volume), to iMovies 10.0.5 where you can only enhance or increase volume, has resulted in a mis-match of the audio on my voiceovers. I have been working on this project for nearly 3 years so am keen to fix this and achieve consistency in the audio. In the earlier iMovies, I used to record the voiceover, select it and use the audio inspector to normalise clip volume and the audio would be crisp and clear. In the new version I have tried changing the volume and using the enhance facility but cannot seem to get the same quality of audio in the voiceover that i achieved previously. Nothing else has altered, I am using the same microphone and location. Any ideas of how I can proceed with my clips from here on would really be appreciated.

I do professional level work, and am a composer and record instruments and singing voices, too.  So USB is out of the question for me.  For the majority of the VO talent I work with, and my own VO work, I use a Sennheiser e835 mic via a PreSonus Firestudio Project.  My output is via an AJA KONA LHi.
What specific brand and model of mic are you using?  Most companies have software preamp controls for them.  We could probably track one down for you to tone down that USB.  Also, be sure you're not right up on that mic, don't get closer than 6 inches.
Here's some references for VO work with FCP X, also.
http://www.fcproxuniversity.com/FCPro_X_University/Blog_Archive/Entries/2011/9/2 2_Voice_Over_Work_In_Final_Cut_Pro_X.0.1_2_%28and_some_recording_tricks%29update d_11_11_12.html
http://www.macprovideo.com/hub/final-cut/fcp-x-voice-over-editing-short-takes
http://www.macprovideo.com/hub/final-cut/fcp-x-voice-over-editing-long-projects

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