Turntable Channel Imbalance

yo forum,
i have realized that with a majority of the records i listen to and sample, that the right channel is always around 2-3 squares higher in the mpc's record mode screen. some records run quite even.
i've done a bit of research and cancelled out a few options. i've messed with the cartridge and turntable setup, (anti skate,tracking force, height) but nothing really balances it out. i've also tried switching the left and right phono in's on my vestax mixer, and it seems like the red rca from my turntable is always a little louder.

i know it really depends on the audio source, but do you guys have a "stable" stereo balance coming out from your turntable? is my situation to miniscule to even care about? ortofon states their concorde dj s blue stylus has a stereo imbalance of up to 2db. is there a way to test this? i know there are such things as test records, could this help me out? need to see if i have an actual problem with my turntable, a malfunction.

thanks fam!

I can't help but I can provide a reference in that I do not have this issue. My stereo signal is well balanced.

However, I would look more into...

i've also tried switching the left and right phono in's on my vestax mixer, and it seems like the red rca from my turntable is always a little louder.

i have the same issue. i was never able to figure it out tho so i jus adjust it afterwards to fix it but i'd be interested to see if anyone has a solution to this.

its no big deal for me but fixing this would eliminate a step in my process

i'd like to find out if the rca cables is what's causing this. if turntables rca cables go bad, would it give a slight faint signal loss, or would it be drastic? it seems like most people get new rca cables on their tables because either one channel is completely dead.

Might be the cable or the pickup. You can also use the balanceknob of your mixer.
But to be honest the only way to get a near exact balanced signal is to use a second mixer that haas a phaseswitch in its channels or use an audiointerface with seperate gainknobs for left and right.

I use the audiointerface. I open my DAW (reaper) create two monotracks set one to the left input aand the other to the right and turn on the phaseswitch in one.
Then I use one of the gainknobs of the interface to set it so I can barely hear the voice and/or the bass and/or the kickdrum. These are the signals that are often mixed to the middle of the stereo-panorama. Since the phase switch chancel all the signals in the middle I can be sure that the balance between left/right is near exact when I can barly hear the bass/voice/kick.
After I set the gain that way I simply close the DAW and route the signal from the interface input directly to the output. From there directly to the MPC.
(Well, thats not really true cause most of the time I sample in mono but I use this method to record to my DAW every day)


peace

Just record it as is, then separate the stereo track into 2 mono tracks. One is more than likely going to sound better than the other anyways. You xan discard the shittier sample or blend the 2 mono tracks and then volume adjust in the indiv screen...

If the samples are too quiet you can adjust the master output to 6dB or whatever....

I use a vestax mixer, which is pretty notorious for this issue, but I just work around it. IMO, I don't think the channels are meant to balance on every record anyways....