Low levels when recording?

Using a 1212m, recording from 1/4" line-in or from Host wave (ASIO 1/2), when the Patchmix Strip & Main Mix levels appear to be set just right, the recording software (SoundForge 9c or Cubase LE) shows peaks of only about 5dB. Is this normal? If I record at this level can I just Normalize afterward without distortion? It seems that clipping levels anywhere in the path would not be good, but I'd like to record the best quality signal possible. Any suggestions are appreciated.
By the way, are there any Plug-ins that allow Auto Levels in recording software?

>> May not be the same with Sigmatel  audio, but with Realtek in XP, you have to have both the master volume  and the wave volume up in the playback mixer. Have you tried adjusting the Wave level control? <<
Yes.  For output volume, only the wave volume affects levels in Audition so I set it to maximum.  The master volume changes loudness of the speakers but does not affect Audition's record levels per Audition's level meters.
For record volume, the "Line-in" slider affects audition level meters.  I adjusted this to maximum.
With both output (wave) and record (line-in) sliders set to maximum, Audition's record level meters still show a maximum of about -30 db.  When playing the recording back using Audition, the hardware speaker's volume knob has to be turned WAY up to hear the song.
Thanks for your reply,
Skyzoomer

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