One thing you could do is to use the audio gain tool while you are cutting the scene. It will alter the resulting volume of the clips but the audio gain tool will change the volume and waveform of the clip.
I use the gain tool almost exclusively and I find this quite useful when I am doing a rough audio mix as I am able to have a good indication of how loud or soft a scene is, which is something I can’t do in Avid as the size of the waveforms can mean different levels.