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Vocals sound slightly high pitched?

This happens with all the records I've played so far. My turntable's set to the right speed (I know because when I flick the speed switchn to the other setting, it sounds chip-munky and twice as fast). At the moment, the vocals are slightly high pitched (noticeably but not unbearably). Is this just something that'll go away as my cartridge breaks in or is there something wrong with my setup? Thanks.
toxicwaterfront
lewm
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Dear Toxic, At this point, I would go ahead and check the speed with a strobe device. There are websites where you can download one for free, but you will need to print out on a 1:1 scale. Let us know whether you can confirm that your DP300F is running slightly fast at the 33 rpm setting.
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yogiboy
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This might be a shot in the dark. Fool around with the anti skating adjustment,sometimes that can mess things up.
lewm
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Anti-skate affects pitch???
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toxicwaterfront OP
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Sorry for updating this a month later, haha. I've been pretty busy and forgot I ever made this thread. Today I decided to play a record on my turntable after resetting the tracking force and anti-skate, and the problem's still there. Then I remembered that when I first got the turntable, the belt slipped loose, so I ended up stretching it a lot (because I didn't know what to do with it/where to slip it on) before finally figuring out what it was supposed to do. I don't have a strobe light at home, and am too lazy to make one out of a flashlight, so I'm going to go ahead and buy a replacement belt from LP Gear, and see if that solves the problem.

Thanks again, haha.
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