ITunes Equalizer - Presets, Explaination of

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Is there a place that explains what each Equalizer setting does? All I could find in Apple (so-called) Support is a list with no explainations.
Specifically, I want to know what the "Loudness" Equalizer setting does. Adjusts loudness to what?

The name of the preset is to give some indication of what frequencies the sliders are set increase/decrease.
They could name the preset a, b, c, d or 1, 2, 3, 4 but that wouldn't do anything for the user. You'd have to memorize how they are set or try them all to get the sound you want.
"Loudness" is used on stereos when the volume is very low.
It boosts the high and low ends to compensate for the loss at lower volume levels.
"Vocals" boosts the midrange (~500Hz to ~2kHz) because that is the range of the human voice. Good for audiobooks or lectures.

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