It doesn't matter if you're not Mozart or Paul van Dyk, anyone can have fun hitting a few notes or creating snare, kick and synth beats. That's where GarageBand comes in. Your very own recording studio has just received an update from Macvide (developer), improving stability and addressing a bunch of automation issues. Compatibility with FireWire and USB based devices has also been tweaked up a bit.

GarageBand 4.1.2, as its name implies, turns your Mac into a recording studio. Using Apple solution you have hundreds of instruments and recording engineers, making it easy to both create and record your music. Users can also add their original creations to slideshows, DVD menus, burn them to CDs or score iMovie projects, as GarageBand is the latest addition to the iLife lineup of apps.

With GarageBand you can play with a hand-picked band on a virtual stage. GarageBand generates a new project based on genre and performance styles. Or, if multi-take recording is your thing, mark a region to repeat, record your part multiple times, and pick your best performance.

Automation of tempo effects and instruments can be set via multiple edit points in a track to automate EQ and effect changes like a professional, while defining sections of your song, such as intro, verse, chorus, has never been easier, complete with copy, move, or delete capability at will.

The Visual EQ allows one to graphically adjust frequencies for each track by clicking and dragging individual EQ bands, but if you really want to give your songs melodic character, hit the included range of world-class solo and choir voices.

As mentioned in the introduction, 4.1.2, the latest version of GarageBand, improves overall stability and addresses issues with the automation of software instrument parameters, FireWire and USB based audio devices and Magic GarageBand.