It has the option to increase the microphone volume separate from the music volume, but I would like the microphone volume to be a little more higher than the max it allows

My 8 yr old is able to use on her own and has good volume for the size

For me, the volume was easy to adjust, although in reality, depending on who's singing...you might want to turn down the volume a bit!I didn't have software included with my Singing Machine to create CD-Gs