Microphone Volume Maxing Out

When I'm using Rosetta Stone with the built-in microphone on my iMac, I generally turn the input volume down to around 67% to minimize distortion. However, for some reason the volume always goes back to 100% after a few minutes. It's really annoying to have to keep on bringing the volume down. What's the issue and how can I fix it?

After having the same problem as you guys for a while, I thought all hope was lost. I gave up for a while as manually readjusting the microphone volume every 5 minutes was such a hassle. While watching Merlin Mann's Desktop Tour Video (Linked for awesomeness: http://www.vimeo.com/2831715), I installed one of his mentioned applications: SoundSource (http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/).
At first, I thought this could be a nifty little tool for adjusting the input volume fast when Rosetta Stone went crazy. However, after using it for a couple hours, I noticed that the input volume hasn't changed at all. I'm not 100% sure if it's SoundSource's doing, but all I know is I no longer have the microphone problem now that I'm using SoundSource to monitor my input volume levels.
Give it a shot if you're having this problem. It just might work for you too.

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