Monitoring

Unless you have a large, acoustically treated room, avoid using monitors with an super-extended bass response as this will only excite troublesome room modes and give you a false idea of what the bass is doing. A low-end cutoff of around 60Hz is quite adequate for most small project studios. Furthermore, a high bass output makes it harder to concentrate on the crucial midrange – while it may impress your clients, it will probably result in a worse mix.