# Problems with overall volume - too quiet

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/problems-with-overall-volume-too-quiet/12913>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [January 6, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/problems-with-overall-volume-too-quiet/12913 "2017-01-06T22:04:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThomasHoey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@ThomasHoey](https://qa.fmod.com/u/ThomasHoey)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/problems-with-overall-volume-too-quiet/12913/1 "2017-01-06T22:04:13Z")

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I’ll be completely honest here.

I suck at mastering/eqing. I can use my ears fine but achieving volumes without clipping is my downfall. I usually send my music off to be mastered for that reason.

I can’t really do that with FMOD so I’m reaching out to you guys for help.

How can I boost the overall output without it clipping? Am I limited to limiters? Would it be worth re-exporting everything from my DAW at a higher volume to start with? Are there any methods or plugins I can use to help here? Could I sort this out in Unity?

It’s not a fatality if I end up using a couple of dsp plugins but would be nice to avoid.

Thanks for your time and apologies for asking about something that I really should know about by now.