Hi In the toolbar, there is a mixer for you to adjust input and output volume. If it doesn't appear, enable it in the toolbars sub menu in the view menu (alt+v). I suggest you adjust the input volume to about 20%, then get close to microphone when record. HTH Cuong ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 4:47 PM Subject: [audacity4blind] Recording levels Hi All. Once I've recorded something I always do a "normalise" to try to make the volume sound as normal as possible. Recently I have recorded something where the volume is over all far too high. Would a normalise actually fix this, or is there a way I can decrease the volume say by 5-10%. My aim is to make all recordings the same level as, mp3 music or sound. Any help would be appreciated. Ron ________________ Dang Manh Cuong HCMC University of Pedagogy: The Educational Psychology Mobile: +84 902-572-300 E-mail: dangmanhcuong@xxxxxxxxx Yahoo! ID: manhcuong0312 Skype name: dangmanhcuong facebook: http://facebook.com/dangmanhcuong Blog: http://vi.netlog.com/Cuong_littlecat Website: http://ngoisaodanduong.com http://www.saomaicenter.org Projec-Website: http://dangmanhcuong.googlecode.com