mixdown tape noises

[Cydell]

I'm in the process of mixing down from my 4-track to a mini stereo system cassette deck. i'm encountering a lot of noise when i playback the mix and I have to turn the volume up to maximum to get decent volume. What am I doing wrong? There are not many eq options on my cassette system.

 

[Cyrokk]

The noise could be the result of the low output level of your 4-track. Do you have a stereo amp/receiver? If so, plug the output of the 4-track to one of the auxillaries (cd, vcr, tape, but NOT phono) and then recorded it to your tape machine.

Cy