Bouncing Troubles - Too Soft

Whenever I bounce out of Logic, the overall volume of the track is very mild. I set the output 1-2 right where i want it- hot- and it doesn't seem to make any difference...
There's prolly a setting I have to adjust...?
Help anyone please!

Most FAQ No. 2 i guess.
Modern Pop Music usually is heavily compressed to achieve a good loudness while maintaining the maximum possible digital level, wich is 0 (Zero) db. Going over Zero db, which was no problem when recording to tape or other analog media, causes digital music to clip instantly, which is very bad.
Problem: If you loudest part (or let's say: The loudest spike in your whole song) is at 0db, then the average music level may be well below that, causing the whole song to appear soft and without punch.
So, to get the overall level up to a good value without clipping the spikes and louder parts, you must introduce a compressor and, as the very last plugin in the chain of plugins, a hard limiter.
The compressor lifts up the overall loudness (Gain knob), but reduces the volume of the parts that are louder than a certain treshold (let's say treshold at -15db). With the Ratio knob, you can adjust how much the sound is compressed for each decibel above the treshold. Set Ratio to 1:2 or 1:3 to start with.
The Limiter is a compressor with an infinite ratio, which means that every spike that crosses the treshold is forced to stay there and not go beyond it. Set the Limiter to -1db or 0db.
Then bounce with normalize set to "on" and see, err hear for yourself.
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