A method for controlling the consumed sound pressure dose of a user of a media player within a first and a second frequency range from the total frequency range relevant for the human ear, the first and the second frequency ranges being different; the media player comprising an equalizer having a first gain associated with the first frequency range and a second gain associated with the second frequency range; the method comprising: - determining the sound pressure dose already consumed by the user within the first frequency range; - determining the sound pressure dose within the first frequency range of a media track; - determining the sound pressure dose already consumed by the user within the second frequency range; - determining the sound pressure dose within the second frequency range of the media track; - determining, from the sound pressure dose of the media track within the first frequency range and the already consumed sound pressure dose of the user within the first frequency range, a potentially consumed sound pressure dose for the media track within the first frequency range; - determining, from the sound pressure dose of the media track within the second frequency range and the already consumed sound pressure dose of the user within the second frequency range, a potentially consumed sound pressure dose for the media track within the second frequency range; - if it is determined that the potentially consumed sound pressure dose in the first frequency range exceeds a first pre-determined value, setting the first gain and changing a volume of playback of the media track within the first frequency range using the first gain; and - if it is determined that the potentially consumed sound-pressure dose in the second frequency range exceeds a second pre-determined value, setting the second gain and changing a volume of playback of the media track within the second frequency range using the second gain. - determining the sound pressure dose already consumed by the user within the first frequency range; - determining the sound pressure dose within the first frequency range of a media track; - determining the sound pressure dose already consumed by the user within the second frequency range; - determining the sound pressure dose within the second frequency range of the media track; - determining, from the sound pressure dose of the media track within the first frequency range and the already consumed sound pressure dose of the user within the first frequency range, a potentially consumed sound pressure dose for the media track within the first frequency range; - determining, from the sound pressure dose of the media track within the second frequency range and the already consumed sound pressure dose of the user within the second frequency range, a potentially consumed sound pressure dose for the media track within the second frequency range; - if it is determined that the potentially consumed sound pressure dose in the first frequency range exceeds a first pre-determined value, setting the first gain and changing a volume of playback of the media track within the first frequency range using the first gain; and - if it is determined that the potentially consumed sound-pressure dose in the second frequency range exceeds a second pre-determined value, setting the second gain and changing a volume of playback of the media track within the second frequency range using the second gain.