diff --git a/src/dsd_audio2.c b/src/dsd_audio2.c
index ff5ac26..8af0dae 100644
--- a/src/dsd_audio2.c
+++ b/src/dsd_audio2.c
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ void analog_gain (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state, short * input, int len)
   int i;
   UNUSED(state);
 
-  float gain = (opts->audio_gainA / 100.0f) * 3.0f; //scale 0x - 3x
+  float gain = (opts->audio_gainA / 100.0f) * 5.0f; //scale 0x - 5x
 
   for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
     input[i] *= gain;
diff --git a/src/dsd_main.c b/src/dsd_main.c
index bee7d34..1785542 100644
--- a/src/dsd_main.c
+++ b/src/dsd_main.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ initOpts (dsd_opts * opts)
   opts->mbe_out_fR = NULL; //second slot on a TDMA system
   opts->audio_gain = 0;
   opts->audio_gainR = 0;
-  opts->audio_gainA = 30.0f; //scale of 1 - 100
+  opts->audio_gainA = 20.0f; //scale of 1 - 100
   opts->audio_out = 1;
   opts->wav_out_file[0] = 0;
   opts->wav_out_fileR[0] = 0;
diff --git a/src/dsd_symbol.c b/src/dsd_symbol.c
index 82ed3c1..a5eaab8 100644
--- a/src/dsd_symbol.c
+++ b/src/dsd_symbol.c
@@ -278,9 +278,6 @@ getSymbol (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state, int have_sync)
             sf_write_sync (opts->wav_out_raw);
           }
 
-          //manual gain control
-          analog_gain (opts, state, state->analog_out, 960);
-
           //low pass filter
           // lpf(state, state->analog_out, 960);
 
@@ -290,6 +287,9 @@ getSymbol (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state, int have_sync)
           //pass band filter
           pbf(state, state->analog_out, 960);
 
+          //manual gain control
+          analog_gain (opts, state, state->analog_out, 960);
+
           //Running RMS after filtering does remove the analog spike from the RMS value
           //but noise floor noise will still produce higher values
           // if (opts->audio_in_type != 3  && opts->monitor_input_audio == 1)
diff --git a/src/edacs-fme.c b/src/edacs-fme.c
index ec99a28..088e8bf 100644
--- a/src/edacs-fme.c
+++ b/src/edacs-fme.c
@@ -214,12 +214,6 @@ void edacs_analog(dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state, int afs, unsigned char lcn
     if (state->dmr_payload_p > state->dmr_payload_buf + 900000)
       state->dmr_payload_p = state->dmr_payload_buf + 200;
 
-
-    //manual gain control
-    analog_gain (opts, state, analog1, 960);
-    analog_gain (opts, state, analog2, 960);
-    analog_gain (opts, state, analog3, 960);
-
     // low pass filter
     // lpf (state, analog1, 960);
     // lpf (state, analog2, 960);
@@ -235,6 +229,11 @@ void edacs_analog(dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state, int afs, unsigned char lcn
     pbf (state, analog2, 960);
     pbf (state, analog3, 960);
 
+    //manual gain control
+    analog_gain (opts, state, analog1, 960);
+    analog_gain (opts, state, analog2, 960);
+    analog_gain (opts, state, analog3, 960);
+
     //NOTE: Ideally, we would run raw_rms for TCP/VS here, but the analog spike on EDACS (STM)
     //system gets filtered out, and when they hold the radio open and don't talk,
     //it counts against the squelch hit as no audio, so we will just have to use