Graphic equalizer (GEq)

Adjust bass, midrange and treble with individual sliders. Choose 10, 15 or 31 bands.

How to open and enable it

Settings → Build your SHIKARDOS → Graphic equalizer → Done. Then open EQ → GEq and tap “Apply equalizer”,if the button is shown.

Play a familiar song at a comfortable volume. If the EQ letters at the top are dim, check whether unprocessed comparison is enabled.

Show all steps and the selection screen →

The graphic equalizer screen

From top to bottom

GEq / PEq / ORBITAL — equalizer selection.
PRESETS — built-in and saved settings.
TONE / STAGE / REVERB — additional sound tools.
“Apply equalizer”, — appears when another EQ is currently processing sound.
10 / 15 / 31 — number of bands.
Vertical bands — gain at the selected frequencies.
At the bottom — playback and volume.

Saved GEq screenshot on Honor. 15 bands are selected; the apply button shows that the open EQ is not yet the one processing sound. View screenshot ↗

GEq bands: 10, 15 or 31

Each slider boosts or cuts its own frequency region. Choose the number of bands above the graph.

Where to find it in the player

EQ → GEq → band graph.

10 / 15 / 31 — number of bands. Hz and kHz below them indicate frequencies. 0 dB — no change; positive — boost; negative — cut.

How to use it

Apply GEq first. Start with a flat curve, or save your current settings before making changes.
Begin with 10 bands. 15 and 31 place controls more closely together for more detailed adjustment. The frequencies below the bands change with the selected band count.
In 10-band mode: 32–64 Hz is the deepest bass; 125–250 Hz adds weight and warmth. Too much in this region can sound boomy.
500 Hz–1 kHz is the midrange and the body of many instruments; 2–4 kHz affects presence and intelligibility, or harshness when overdone.
8–16 kHz contributes brightness and air. The audible upper limit depends on the recording, headphones and your hearing.
Move one band slightly, compare, and only then move to the next. If there is too much bass, try reducing the low end rather than boosting everything else.

What you will hear

The frequency balance changes, not an isolated instrument: voice, guitar and drums may all share a frequency.

Example: bass sounds too boomy

Select 10 bands. Find 125 and 250 Hz.
On a familiar passage, lower one of these bands a little, for example by 1–2 dB. Listen for tighter bass without losing vocal warmth.
Return the band to 0 dB and compare. If a small cut sounded better, keep it; adjust the neighboring band separately.

This is an example of how to investigate, not a universal preset: boominess may occur elsewhere with different recordings and headphones.

On-screen buttons: what they do

EQ — large letters: Temporarily bypass processing for comparison; tap again to restore it. Your settings are preserved.
PRESETS — saved settings: Built-in settings and those you have saved. For a headphone preset from the website: download the file and import it into PEq.
TONE — tonal character / STAGE — space: Open groups of controls. In GEq/PEq these are separate tools; in the ORBITAL Studio they set the depth of five sides. See “Additional controls” below for details.
REVERB / HALL: Room reflections: space selection, decay time and strength. How to adjust reverb.
Scales icon / BALANCE: Volume balance between the left and right channels. How to use balance.
FX: FULL / ECO / OFF: The amount of visual effects on screen. FULL — full animation; ECO — calmer and less demanding; OFF — no animation. This does not switch audio processing off.
PANEL: Shows or hides the additional slider panel, leaving more room for the graph. On a wide screen the panel is at the side; in portrait it may be below the graph. Hiding the panel does not disable its audio effects.
The “i” button: Opens an explanation of the screen or a particular control inside the player.
Circular arrow — reset: Restores sound settings to their initial values after confirmation. For a simple comparison, tap the EQ letters rather than reset.

Additional controls

Select the control name you need. Its explanation opens immediately.

GRAVITY — bass controlAdds definition and weight to the low end. →CRYSTAL — clarity and high frequenciesShapes the sound toward greater clarity and sparkle. →WIDTH — stereo widthA separate control changes the difference between the left and right channels. →XFEED — crossfeed for headphonesMixes a frequency-shaped portion of each channel into the other. →COMPRESSOR — control of loud peaksRestrains loud moments, reducing their difference from quiet ones. →LOUD — bass and treble at low volumeAdds bass and some treble according to the volume level the player can account for. →PRE — headroom against overloadLowers the input level in advance, leaving room for frequency boosts. →GAIN — additional gainAdditional gain in the standard Android audio path. →BALANCE — left/right channel balanceChanges the relative levels of the two channels. →PHASE — channel polarity checkInverts the polarity of the left or right channel. →REVERB — room reflections and spaceAdds decaying reflections to a recording, creating a sense of a room. →

Comparison and reset

Tap the large EQ letters at the top of the equalizer screen EQto temporarily bypass processing. Tap again to restore it. This is a processed/unprocessed comparison, called “CLEAN” in other views.

The control positions are preserved. Listen to the same passage at the same volume. Do not use reset if you only want to compare the sound.

The circular-arrow button resets sound settings. Read the confirmation and proceed only if you want to start again. Save complex settings beforehand.

GEq also has a separate “RESET” above its bands. Resetting bands and resetting the entire active sound section are different actions.

Explore the principle in an interactive diagram

The website diagram helps explain the principle. It does not change your app's settings or process music.

Open the GEq diagram →