In the world of loop-based music creation, there are many powerful (and pricey) solutions for composing unique works. These tools provide minute manipulation of subtleties meant to make the music creative process as close to perfect as possible. For most of us, all this detail just gets lost because we simply want the thrill of combining different sounds to make something that plays like a song. Apple created the perfect tool for neophyte composers with GarageBand. Since most of the computing universe doesn’t own a Mac, one of the more common questions I respond to is, ‘what is the Windows equivalent of GarageBand?’ The truth remains nothing, at this point, but there are a few apps that get you close. Just recently I explored some of the options that might be acceptable to someone looking for the Windows XP version of GarageBand.