Narration too quiet with levels maxed out

Hi! I'm trying to record narration in Premiere Elements 7 and despite my levels being maxed out, it's still way too quiet. I just purchased a Blue Snowball Ice USB mic. I also tried it with a non-USB mic and got the same result. I also tried recording through Soundbooth CS4 and it sounded the same. I've tried to adjust the levels both through Windows control panel and in the narration recorder window in Premiere but nothing helps. Any ideas?

julieoolie
Thanks for the follow up with the additional details.
From your details, this is not a Premiere Elements issue. Rather it is an issue involving
your computer sound system and equipment.
If you were stuck with a bunch of low volume narration clips from whatever source, you could consider looking at
at the the following which uses the free audio editor Audacity to increase volume (Amplitude)
Audacity tutorial:making the sound track louder, increasingthe Amplitude, or normalizing the volume levels
Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder
Then you export the volume adjusted clips from Audacity (.wav or .mp4) and import them into the Premiere Elements project.
But, the focus would appear to be on the system volume settings for recording and speakers. So, I am not sure if there is any
merit in working with Audacity in a sound flawed system. You could try.
There is a maneuver in Premiere Elements that you could look at when you have the audio clip volume at max 6 dB and the volume is not loud
enough. Make copies of the audio clip and place the copies directly above one another on the audio tracks. Keep stacking them until
you get the increased volume that you want.
Please review and consider and then we decide what next.
Thank you.
ATR

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