Great article about strategy of making mix. Step by step. Without any secrets off.
Besides at the bottom of the page you will find the links to other articles, as:
Mixing and Mastering
Choosing a Mixer for your Studio
Understanding your Mixer
Digital Mixers
Classic Analog Mixers
How to Hookup a Mixer
Guide to Control Surfaces
How to use EQ
How to Use a Compressor
Using Pan Controls
The Perfect Mix
Review of the UAD 4k Processors
Mixing on a Virtual Console
Tascam DM3200 Resource
Mackie 8 bus Console Resources
Elements of Mastering
Mixer catalog List
going to add a quick tip on that here - try pushing you bass track forward just a few milliseconds from the drums, enough so it doesn't sound out of time, but keeps the drums from overtaking the bass track, it can add some separation, great for the bass lines you really want to hear. A trick I got from a class that Peter Miller does...and boy does it work.