Yeah, the only decent orchestral samples is the stuff I got off of Darkesword's ripped SF site ><. I'm broker than broke, so I can't get myself decent samples like Native, Korg, etc. I do have several decent piano, brass and saxophone samples (though the saxes are a bit too play-back-ish).
And yes those are dynamics, I payed attention to varying velocities to set the mood and whatnot. Thanks for your comments Alex, it means a lot