I Have a Polar. Now What??

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I was hoping for a TI desktop and even emailed a guy about his C (but he never got back to me). found a deal on a Polar TI2 that I could not pass up. I am a total newbie at synthesis, which is why I considered getting a lower-priced model without all the bells and whistles. I do not know how to program synthesizers. What would you recommend as the best way to get to know this synth, short of just tooling around with it? Are there good books or ezine articles, etc? Synthesis seems like a pretty broad topic; are there baby steps I can take, etc? Basically, I want to get the most out of this unit and am looking for tips on how to do so. Many thanks.