Mate check out
www.blackoutaudio.com
An absolute great site for tips!
A Good freind of mine runs it and has some of the best artists posting on there all the time and are very very helpfull!
Un like this lot!!
......... (JOKE)
Check it out though!!!
But yeah man like hollow said you can only read basics after that you have to practice and practice as your ears will finaly pick up where your going right and wrong but EQ and Compression is the Key!!!