Voiceover tool audio levels low

I am using the voiceover tool with a new USB mic. (a recommended mic. from B&H) When I record the audio, the levels are really low. I can adjust the levels up in the timeline but they are still lower that I would like them to be. How to I change the incoming audio levels. I have the "gain" at 150.
Thanks.

yes, thanks, it is at the max level and also what the instructions for my mic. recommended. I am recording at -42 and I can only raise it to -24 after it has been recorded. My mic. is Sonic Distribution USB 1000A.
-C

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