How to Set Up the Apple Music Equalizer on iPhone and iPad

If, like me, you care about what you hear in music, you’ll probably want to adjust your iPhone and iPad’s sound settings to match the genre of the song. Well, it’s a little frustrating that, unlike third-party equalizer apps, Apple’s built-in equalizer doesn’t let you tweak the highs, mids, and bass to your liking.

While the equalizer presets on iPhone and iPad are handy and let you automatically adjust the original audio mix, this setting only works with songs played through Apple Music. To make things easier for you, here is a guide to setting up your iPhone’s music equalizer.

How to Change iPhone Equalizer Settings

To customize the iPhone’s built-in equalizer, you need to choose the best sound mixer for a particular song. So try adjusting the equalizer while the song is playing; this will help you understand how the song sounds with the equalizer change.

To avoid playing all songs at the same volume, be sure to turn off sound check on iPhone first before changing the music equalizer.

To select a music equalizer for a song on iPhone:

1. Open iPhone Settings → Music.
2. Tap the equalizer.
3. Tap the name of any equalizer to apply it to the song you’re playing.
4. Click “Off”to disable all EQ effects and return to the default audio mix.

Change iPhone equalizer settings in Apple Music

What is the best music equalizer for iPhone?

Every musical genre has a frequency mix that is perfect for it. Usually the best sound mix for any song is always the one without EQ, which maintains the original volume of the recording.

Equalizers can help change the original audio frequency of your music. For example, the Acoustic, R&B, and Classical EQs are best for slower songs.

However, choosing the wrong EQ for a song can make it look awkward. If you have selected a certain equalizer on your iPhone and your music doesn’t sound the way you like it, you can easily change it with a few simple taps.

Now that you know how to change the frequency of your music using your iPhone’s built-in equalizer, you can try different equalizers for your favorite songs. Have you found that perfect equalizer? Let me know in the comments section below.

Have fun customizing your music experience on iPhone!