There are a number of different equalizer apps for iPhone and iPad, but I landed on the $2.99 EQu app as my personal favorite because of the drag-to-adjust EQ levels. Note: There are currently no third-party apps that support EQ adjustment of Apple Music content (whether downloaded or not), so if you're a heavy Apple Music user, you should stick with Apple's built-in EQ presets. You can try out a variety of EQ apps to help set the right levels. You don't have to stick with the equalization options Apple gives you. You don't have to be a sound engineer to just listen and adjust. The most important thing to know about equalization frequencies is that it's OK to play around with it. Too much boosting in this area could lead to a hissing sound in your music, so use it sparingly. 16KHz - At the highest range frequencies, you're boosting the highest pitches in music, like crash symbols, piccolos, violins, and such.When you max out this and the 16KHz levels, everything else gets pulled into the background. It'll punch up things like crash symbols and high pitch instruments like trumpets, flutes and the like. 8KHz - Once you get to the high range frequencies, you're dealing with all highs.It'll also add some sharpness to electronic instruments. 4KHz - When adjusting the levels here, you'll be punching the higher levels and really putting the attack into the toms and makes acoustic music clearer.Works well with guitar-heavy music and starts the effects of boosting the treble. It adds a bit of crunch to your overall sound. It's best for giving sound more of an attack. 2KHz - The 2KHz section starts the high-mid frequencies.It adds a little more presence to things like vocals and piano. It can be described as "tinny" if you use too much of it. 1KHz - This section starts the highest part of the mid-range level. It can pull out bass notes while keeping the rest of the audio clear. It'll give a bit of punch to your music, boosting higher end sounds while still maintaining some of the low-end. It can also make your overall sound a little muddy, so don't push this level too high. It boosts vocals and makes guitars sound thicker. 250Hz - Though this is also part of the midrange frequency, you should use it sparingly.Punk rockers traditionally set their guitar amps to boost the mids. It makes guitars and the drum's snare more pronounced and adds an overall "hard" sound to a song. Keep these sliders somewhere in the middle for the best balance of sound. 125Hz - Once you get above 100Hz, you're getting into the mid frequencies.With both the 32 and 64Hz sliders up, you'll be setting the EQ for a thicker sound better suited for dance music (feel the beat). 64Hz - The Bass frequency improves the sound of toms, deep instruments, and a song's bottom end.It's called the Sub Bass and when boosted, it increases the thickness of things like the kick drum, bass, and the lower-end notes in other instruments. 32Hz - 0 - 60Hz covers the very lowest end of the frequency spectrum.The lower frequencies change the low-end while the higher frequencies change. The Equalizer adjusts the frequency you hear. Thank goodness my college courses are finally paying off (I actually had to pull out my old textbook for this).
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