I am a newb some kind a way. I have researched and learned, and not learned. Asked questions and learned and not. I have asked over a million questions, some the same ones, over and over.
Newbs have got to first decide what they want . Because you can get advice from producers and they will answer like producers. But, I am an aspiring song writer and my needs may be different. I started off trying to learn all about engineering, and writing, singing and rapping, play keys and how to bounce tracks and use acid, cubase and sonar. It's too much for me. It will take years for some people to learn all that.
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE IT. bUT, STUDY AND ASK TOO.
sOMEBODY WANTS TO MENTOR, THATS WHAT THEY WANT.
Decide what you want to do and be that.
gg