So I went ahead and bought a couple of books recommended (Idiot's Guide to Music Theory, Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio) and I was just wondering if there are any good books for the ABSOLUTE beginner. I was reading the Mixing Secrets book and it was throwing terminology at me like I was already supposed to know them.
I also got an Ableton Live guide book but it explained more about the DAW than music production as a whole.