A music player with a real equalizer
Choose a free preset for more bass or clearer vocals. Prismatic Music puts its 10-band equalizer right in the player, with custom tuning available in Prismatic Pro.
Headphones aren't neutral, rooms aren't neutral, and recordings certainly aren't — which is why a real equalizer matters. Prismatic Music ships with a 10-band graphic EQ covering 32 Hz to 16 kHz, with ±12 dB of range per band and a preamp control to keep levels in check.
Twenty-two presets cover the common cases — Bass Booster, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Electronic, Vocal Booster, Small Speakers, Spoken Word, and more — so most listening starts one tap away. When you want your own curve, custom band tuning and saved presets come with Prismatic Pro.
The EQ lives in the player, applies in real time, and works on every format the app plays — including your lossless files.
Sound shaping that's actually usable
10 bands, 32 Hz – 16 kHz
Full-spectrum control from sub-bass to air, with ±12 dB of adjustment per band.
22 built-in presets
Bass Booster, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Hip-Hop, Electronic, Vocal Booster, Loudness, Small Speakers, Spoken Word, and more — sensible starting points for real listening situations.
Preamp control
Boosting bands can push a track toward clipping; the ±12 dB preamp lets you make headroom instead of distortion.
Real-time, in the player
Changes apply live while the music plays — tweak, hear it, keep it.
Works on lossless too
The EQ sits in the playback engine, so FLAC and ALAC get the same treatment as MP3s.
Custom curves with Pro
The presets are free. Prismatic Pro unlocks per-band custom tuning, your own saved presets, and Live Spectrum.
Choose a preset in three steps
Start with a song you know well and the headphones you usually wear.
- 1
Open the equalizer
While a song plays, open the player, tap More, then Equalizer. It's also in Settings, under Sound & Visuals.
- 2
Switch it on
Turn on the switch at the top of the screen. Flat keeps every band at 0 dB, so the sound stays the same until you pick a preset.
- 3
Choose a preset and listen
Tap a preset in the Presets row, or swipe the row to see all 22. It applies while the song plays; switch EQ off and on to compare. Every preset is free.
Which preset should you choose?
Pick the change you want to hear. These are starting points: your headphones and your music decide which one you keep.
| If you want | Try this preset |
|---|---|
| More weight in drums and bass lines | Bass BoosterLifts the low end for a fuller sound. |
| Less boom from bass-heavy headphones | Bass ReducerTurns the low frequencies down so they don't dominate. |
| Vocals that stand out | Vocal BoosterBrings forward the middle frequencies, where voices carry most of their presence. |
| Speech that's easier to follow | Spoken WordCuts deep bass and emphasizes the voice range. |
| Softer cymbals, less sharpness | Treble ReducerTurns the high end down. |
| A livelier mix of bass and brightness | RockLifts the lows and highs and eases back part of the middle. |
The names aren't rules: Rock can suit a pop album, and Vocal Booster an acoustic recording. If nothing sounds better, choose Flat or switch EQ off. The equalizer changes playback only; your music files stay as they are.
Most presets also lower the preamp to leave room for the bands they raise (Bass Booster sets it to −6 dB), so a preset can sound a little quieter. Compare the balance, not the volume.
What the sliders do
An equalizer is a set of volume controls, each for a different part of the sound. The ten sliders run from low to high, left to right.
- Bass, on the left
- The weight of a kick drum, low rumble, and bass guitar.
- Mids, in the middle
- Much of the body of voices, guitars, and piano.
- Treble, on the right
- Brightness, cymbals, and fine detail.
A preset moves the sliders together. With Prismatic Pro you can drag each one yourself, up to 12 dB either way, and save the curve as your own preset. Start small: turning down the part that sounds too strong often helps more than turning everything else up.
Equalizer — FAQ
Yes. For Apple's Music app, choose a preset in iPhone Settings → Apps → Music → EQ. That setting applies to the Music app. Prismatic Music has its own equalizer for the songs you play inside Prismatic.
22 presets: Flat, Acoustic, Bass Booster, Bass Reducer, Classical, Dance, Deep, Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Latin, Loudness, Lounge, Piano, Pop, R&B, Rock, Small Speakers, Spoken Word, Treble Booster, Treble Reducer, and Vocal Booster.
Yes — the EQ is applied in the app before the audio leaves your device, so it shapes the sound on Bluetooth headphones, wired headphones, and speakers alike.
All 22 EQ presets are free. Prismatic Pro adds custom per-band tuning, saved personal presets, and Live Spectrum.
Spoken Word — it lifts the vocal range and tames the low end that makes voices boomy. Small Speakers helps for phone-speaker listening.
More of Prismatic Music
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FLAC & Lossless
Plays FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MP3, and AAC natively — the lossless formats Apple's Music app won't touch.
Auras
Auras are live visuals that move with the song that's playing — behind the player or full screen, on music you own.
Import
Bring in music from your Apple Music library, the Files app, your computer over Wi-Fi, a music server you run, or your old phone — your collection, one player.
Tune it to your ears.
Prismatic Music is out now — a free offline player with sound shaping built in.
Free on the App Store — iPhone and iPad