Microphone Input Very Weak?

Just recently I tried to do a voiceover for a project, and I used Garageband. My microphone at that point sounded weak, but earlier in the day it was fine when I was using photobooth. It has since then been very weak, and I can't record any voiceovers. Any reasons for this?

Under System Preferences / Sound / Input and then "Settings for Selected Device", is the "Input volume" set lower than it should be?
Alternatively, if you an MP3 file out of garageband and then listen to that file in iTunes, does the audio still sound weak?

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The microphone is located just to the right of the headphone jack. It appears as a small filled circle of tiny holes.
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Is a different microphone used when you hold the iphone up to your ear (ie use it in the usual way) and when used in speaker phone mode?
I ask because I have an app that records voice. It sounds great when I speak into the phone while holding it in the usual way but the sound is very weak when I record holding the phone away from my head.
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The mic input you are trying to use is a line input (like from a stereo component). The output voltage of a mic is so low it cannot be heard.
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