Just started hyperfixating on making EDM music, and the only music knowledge I have is from playing violin for one year in fourth grade. Seeing the potential for what can be made using a few tools and samples is exciting but not knowing what I'm doing means I have a long ways to go before I can create a full song I'm proud of. So far I have found a couple things of use:

For software, LMMS is a free and open-source DAW with many samples and some interesting plug-ins included with it. I also found Surge synthesizer but haven't had the chance to download or test it yet. I don't really know how to use one properly but I've found some good sources for learning.

Knowledge: EDMTips and EDMProd have a lot of articles that I'm reading through, some of which are aimed at absolute beginners. Very helpful. I also found Learn Synth from Abelton which breaks down all the common parts of a synth in a way that's easy for me to understand and experiment with.

If there's any further advice people could give I'd appreciate that. If this community seems dead then I guess I'll use it as a place to track my progress.