the best method to record from wave into cassette?

[istyle]

when i recorded my wave or mp3 from comp lineout and got it into tape it sounded so scattering!should i use compressor or other way?
thnx www.mp3.com/istyle

[drstawl]

I'd investigate the output connections from your sound card or the input connections to your tape machine, because your .mp3 files sound GREAT!!! My Awe32 eventually became unusable because of a faulty line-out jack. It continued to have the same capabilities internally.