Controling mic gain when recording audio in Garageband (iOS)...

I am trying to make some recordings of me playing live in garageband.
I have a pretty nice mic that I am running to an iMic then into
my iPad via the USB camera connector.
It seems to work, the problem is the signal is too loud
and a lot of distorition is recorded. Is there a way to control
the mic input gain in Garageband?
Thanks,
Anthony

It's under the sound section. Try turning the imput volume down.

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