I'm starting to get back into audio stuff and I heard that Garage Band on the Mac is one of the best programs for making any sort of audio as well as music. It will be a while before I can afford to build my Intel Mac box and mess around with Garage Band and OS X in general. What I'm wondering is if there is anything comparable on the PC. From what I know of Garage Band it not only allows you record audio from mics and instruments plugged directly into the Mac but also to make loops from virtual instruments. The only other program I can think of besides Audacity for audio recording is Adobe Audition but I havn't messed with that either. What all is there for the PC that allows you to record from instruments and make loops and such from virtual instruments?