A system comprising: a detection facility configured to detect an input sound level of an audio signal presented to an auditory prosthesis patient; and an adaptive gain control ("AGC") facility communicatively coupled to the detection facility and configured to determine whether the detected input sound level is in a quiet region that includes input sound levels at or below a first input sound level boundary, an intermediate region that includes input sound levels above the first input sound level boundary and below a second input sound level boundary, or a loud region that includes input sound levels at or above the second input sound level boundary, characterized in that the AGC facility is configured to apply a gain to the audio signal in accordance with an AGC gain function that specifies the gain to be substantially equal to or less than a first gain threshold if the detected input sound level is in the quiet region, substantially equal to or less than a second gain threshold if the detected input sound level is in the loud region, and greater than the first and second gain thresholds if the detected input sound level is in the intermediate region, wherein the AGC gain function is associated with a first subset of channels included in a plurality of channels associated with an auditory prosthesis communicatively coupled to a sound processor and another AGC gain function, which is different from the AGC gain function associated with the first subset, is associated with a second subset of channels included in the plurality of channels. a detection facility configured to detect an input sound level of an audio signal presented to an auditory prosthesis patient; and an adaptive gain control ("AGC") facility communicatively coupled to the detection facility and configured to determine whether the detected input sound level is in a quiet region that includes input sound levels at or below a first input sound level boundary, an intermediate region that includes input sound levels above the first input sound level boundary and below a second input sound level boundary, or a loud region that includes input sound levels at or above the second input sound level boundary, determine whether the detected input sound level is in a quiet region that includes input sound levels at or below a first input sound level boundary, an intermediate region that includes input sound levels above the first input sound level boundary and below a second input sound level boundary, or a loud region that includes input sound levels at or above the second input sound level boundary, characterized in that the AGC facility is configured to apply a gain to the audio signal in accordance with an AGC gain function that specifies the gain to be substantially equal to or less than a first gain threshold if the detected input sound level is in the quiet region, substantially equal to or less than a second gain threshold if the detected input sound level is in the loud region, and greater than the first and second gain thresholds if the detected input sound level is in the intermediate region, wherein the AGC gain function is associated with a first subset of channels included in a plurality of channels associated with an auditory prosthesis communicatively coupled to a sound processor and another AGC gain function, which is different from the AGC gain function associated with the first subset, is associated with a second subset of channels included in the plurality of channels. apply a gain to the audio signal in accordance with an AGC gain function that specifies the gain to be substantially equal to or less than a first gain threshold if the detected input sound level is in the quiet region, substantially equal to or less than a second gain threshold if the detected input sound level is in the loud region, and greater than the first and second gain thresholds if the detected input sound level is in the intermediate region, wherein the AGC gain function is associated with a first subset of channels included in a plurality of channels associated with an auditory prosthesis communicatively coupled to a sound processor and another AGC gain function, which is different from the AGC gain function associated with the first subset, is associated with a second subset of channels included in the plurality of channels.