Best way to get more gain?

["Don Lintner" don_lintner]

I'm fairly new at recording and recently started working with a Tascam 
HD-P2 and, usually, an AT835ST mic (although my problem doesn't go away 
with other mics). When recording, I don't get much gain out of the 
HD-P2. Usually in outdoor situations when there is not a sound source 
very close to the mic, I can just turn up the gain to maximum and get 
record levels that are still very low. Typically no where near -12db.

Is this normal? Any suggestions for how to deal with this? Do I just 
push up the volume in my audio editor? Would a mixer or pre-amp help?

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Don

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Don Lintner
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