Your AirPods Pro Have a Secret Setting That Lets You Customize Sound
An audio engineer and music producer explains how to make your Airpods sound better
The AirPods Pro sound good, they look cool, they integrate seamlessly with iPhones, and the noise-canceling and transparency features are incredible.
But I do have some gripes with the sound.
Compared to the competition, AirPods Pro have a pretty solid frequency response. The bass boost doesn’t overwhelm the low midrange (probably thanks to the dip around 150 Hz), the mids are decently flat, and the subdued treble is forgiving to less-than-ideal recordings. If I’m being picky, the bass boost is a little much, the bump around 600 Hz sounds a little honky, and the subdued treble response masks too much detail.
Enter iOS 14
In December 2020, Apple released iOS 14, featuring a suite of practically hidden AirPod sound customizations. To find them, connect your AirPods Pros to your iOS device. Open Settings, and navigate to…
