Volume, Normalize, Louder Button, Hard Limit, Equalize

Question

I have some fairly decent and really quite beautiful recordings of live readings of classical English poetry by professional actors to which I own the copyright.  I want to put them up on one of my websites as a free offering to students and professors and anyone else interested. That means I would be saving the edited Soundbooth files as mp3s.
I have 3 qs:
1. When dealing with a Soundbooth file in Soundbooth, what standard of normality should I use for the volume? Should I keep my speakers at medium volume or turn them to their lowest or highest?
2. They sound a little low at medium volume right now.  So assuming that's where the dial should be, what do I do to the file in Soundbooth? Should I select <normalize> and then <hard limit>?  Should I click 2x on the <louder button> to make them louder and reach <hard limit>?  Should I simply click on the <equalize> button? Should I click on the <equalize> button and then on something else?  Is there a right way of doing this?
3. If not. Can anyone volunteer how he/she would go with this?  Each of the above in my #2 seems to give a different result. 
Best & thanks,
Karla

Answer 1

@Dave_LaRonde Mylenium
Thanks guys. I know AE's audio capabilities are severely malnourished. So... I accept that there is NOT a solution inside AE for my question. I know there are infinite ways to batch process audio outside of AE. We use Audition, and some nice VST plugins... so, IF we had the luxury of mastering audio outside of AE, we would. We do as much normalizing as possible before we include files into the audio libraries: sample/bit rates, mono, hard limiting, etc.
Our workflow is such that we have a vast library of audio variables that are sitting on a server. We receive a data set from our client that indicates which specific audio variables to incorporate into an AE project. Then our visual elements are also scripted (specifically text layers, captions) to correspond to the audio. (Think audio/visual mad libs).... We can't possibly build all the combinations and master them in advance.
Our workflow is: receive data, run script, import relevant audio files into an .aep, edit corresponding text layer values, render, deliver to corresponding target recipient (each one getting a unique video). It's kind of a realtime workflow, meaning the whole process takes about 5 minutes to return 1000s of customized video experiences. Does that make sense?
Anyway, I really value both your experience in AE. I'm using new Adobe ID, so I look like a new guy, but have been using the forums for a couple years and often found your answers and insights to be most helpful! Thanks.