jimmyt, there are lots of good suggestions on various mudcat threads from over the years, but one I offer you is a thread called "Heading into the Studio". It began with asking how to make a 'live' sound happen in a studio. It turned into something of the journal of a first-time CD maker (me). It doesn't cover every nut and bolt, but it does look at the whole process from a newcomer's point of view. Some people wrote me to say it had been quite helpful. All the best for your project!

~b.w.