I got the User Manual Video (about $25) and that helped al lot. Also - VSPlanet is the best support site around for the VS (www.vsplanet.com) although it's not currently up. In fact - I made my decision to buy my 1880 after reading through hundreds of threads there. If you buy one, get the 1880, with both cards. Roland has a promo where if you buy a 1880 and one card they'll give you the other card free...