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Question My final mix is always too quiet!?

Once I finished up recording and I'm ready to save the song as a wav, I turn the main volume slider to as high it can go without clipping on the level meter inside Tracktion. Then I save it to a wav, but it still sounds really quiet compared to any of my CDs or other internet recordings. Why is this? I get it as loud as can be just before clipping, yet it's still really quiet? Thanks for any help!
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