I've got fairly large fingers. So it's hard to manipulate the tiny equalizer controls on the program when I need to. On the other hand, the volume control is this big, easily controlled widget in the bottom center.
So how about this? Every selection (including volume) starts as a small icon above the large controller in the bottom center. Then, when you tap one of them, it replaces whatever's in the bottom, becoming the main control. This allows people with large fingers the fine control over every function on that screen that they want.