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Drums+instruments For Backing Tracks

I'm totally new to this stuff so if I ask something stupid, don't laugh.

I want to start to record some of my own guitar stuff through a M-Audio MobilePre USB and into DP4.
But just electric guitar sounds a little boring so I would like to back the guitar up with drums and strings for example.

Do you guys have any tips what programs would be good for that?
I have absolutely no clue with all those software synthesizers and plug-ins.

Also, how would I control those synthesizers and plug-ins then? Would I have to buy an Oxygen 8 or something like that?

Oh yeah, I'm using a G4 Powerbook and OSX.

Thx!

M-audio Mobilepre Usb Vs. Aardvark Direct Mix Usb3

I would like to record my guitar with a 12" Powerbook (and external monitor, don't worry).
I looked at some interfaces and these two seem to be good.
MobilePre USB: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=03.../base_id/103189
Aardvark Direct Mix: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=03...l/base_id/55331
Which one do you prefer or is there another one I should look into?
I just wanna record my guitar, so I don't really need 10 inputs.

Would I have to use a preamp to get a decend sound? I have Amplitube Live but when I used it I had a 2 sec delay on everything I did. (scroll windows, open folders...)

Beginner Interface, Daw...

There might be some topics about this already but you don't mind writing a little, do you?

I'm a guitar player and want to start to record some of my stuff. (not that it's worth it but it's nice if you can record it together with a drum loop or something like that and to capture ideas on hd)

I would be using a 12" 867mhz Powerbook with 640MB Ram and OSX.
I tried putting my guitar directly into the line in of the PB and then using Audacity to record. As a preamp I use Amplitube Live.
But with that setup I had quite some latency which I think comes from Amplitube because when I play guitar and for example open a window or scroll it takes about 1-2 seconds to do that... not really nice.

So one of my questions is now if this problem would be history with a nice interface? (this one looks nice: M-Audio MobilePre USB

I'm also looking for a nice recording program. There are so many out there and I really have no idea which one to get. I don't need anything professional, it just has to record my guitar and maybe be able to insert a drum loop. (I'm currently using Fruity Loops on a crappy PC but I could get Reason)
So I don't midi.

I hope you understood what I mean. Thx!