Comment 1 for bug 1547954

I should mention that most "incoming volume" levels are set for music, which is quite loud on its own.
But I do speech recognition, and my voice is normally soft, plus I must not annoy other people or strain my voice by speaking loudly.
I do speech recognition for sometimes an hour at a time. My voice must be at normal or soft levels. Otherwise, I get hoarse.
Skype / Google Talk have similar problems. Why do I have to act as if the person were across the room, rather than right next to me?
Something needs to be done with the low levels, to suit what the machine is being used for on a productivity level rather than an entertainment level.