Samples Tutorial Wanted!!, Noob seeking Help! Options

[uvbnskoold]

Hey there,

Admittedly I am a NooB when it comes to using samples and anything else with music and technology. Everything outside Sibelius that is.

What I really need is someone who can point me in the direction of a good samples tutorial. One that will tell me how to take a piece I wrote in Sibelius and get my $4000 worth of samples to record it. I have all EW/QL stuff - Bosendorfer 290, Symphonic Orchestra Gold and Gold XP, Symphonic Choirs and Stormdrum... even Steinberg's Groove Agent 2. I have Logic Pro 7.1 (also no idea how to use it's enormous power yet) and Garageband 3 - also with the World, Remix and Rhythm jam packs.

But I have no idea how to truly use them (aside from the Garageband stuff - that's pretty easy)... outside of loading it up, loading a sample and using my keyboard to playback the samples.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good tutorial, or post a short, quick and to the point reference?

I am truly grateful for any help that anyone can offer!!