What the five bands control
Volume & Bass Booster provides five control points from low to high frequencies. Together they cover deep weight, warmth, vocal presence, definition, and brightness.
60 Hz: depth and impact
This range contains sub-bass and the deepest kick energy. Raise it carefully for weight. Reduce it when a recording rumbles or small speakers struggle.
230 Hz: warmth and body
Useful for fullness, but too much can make a track sound boxy or muddy. This is often the first place to check when bass masks vocals.
910 Hz: the center of the mix
Midrange helps many instruments and speech remain present. Large boosts can sound nasal, while large cuts can make the mix feel hollow.
3 kHz: clarity and attack
This area contributes to speech intelligibility, guitar definition, and percussion attack. Small moves are usually enough because ears are sensitive here.
14 kHz: air and brightness
Raise gently for openness and detail, or reduce when hiss and brittle high frequencies become distracting. The source and headphones strongly affect what is audible here.
How to use presets well
Dance, Jazz, Hip-hop, Rock, and R&B presets are fast starting points. They cannot know the mastering of your file or the response of your headphones, so switch to Custom when the preset exaggerates a problem.
The most reliable EQ habit
Change one band, close your eyes, and switch between the original and adjusted sound without changing device volume. If the improvement disappears after a short break, the adjustment may have been too subtle or simply louder rather than better.