Garageband'11 Guitar Lessons Latency

Unfortunately this update that happend yesterday didn't fix the issue. So lets go down a check list of things that have been suggested. Hopefully apple will find the problem quick!
*My Imac:*
2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SD RAM. and about 50GB of space left.
I dont have applications running in the background, only Garageband .
I'm using a Hosa 1/4 In USB Guitar Cable, yeah its a piece of crap, i read reviews about other USB Audio interfaces like Alesis GuitarLink AudioLink Series 1/4-inch-to-USB Cable or Behringer UCG102 Guitar-to-USB Interface and they all report the same thing. It might be because they are cheap, but I think it's a software issue since the latency can be reset, otherwise I think it would be there constantly.
*This is what I've done for Settings outside of Garageband'11:*
(USB PnP Sound Device is my Electric Guitar.)
FileVault is OFF.
Preferences > Sound >Input> Internal Microphone>input level (slid it to 0 so that the mic wont catch the guitar sound and send it to garageband.)
Preferences > Sound > USB PnP Sound Device > input volume is 0.
Applications>Utilities>Audio Midi> USB PnP Sound Device (it's the same thing as Preferences>Sound>... 1 controls the other). So Master Volume is also 0.
Preferences > Energy Saver > "...Disk to sleep" is unchecked. same with "...reduce brightness"
*Settings Inside Garageband'11:*
I tried deleting com.apple.garageband.plist several times as a temporary fix, same with switching from internal mic back to USB PnP Sound Device Temporary fix, after 2 or 3 takes with the guitar lessons the latency comes back.
Garageband>How to Play>Guitar>lesson 6(that where I noticed it the most)>setup> Input lvl is 0 (I tried playing around with the slider, no dice, still comes back) Monitor is "On" with feedback protection.
Garageband>Preferences>Midi> audio output> "System Setting"
audio input>"USB PnP Sound Device"
Basically all the settings are set to a minimum to give the system as much of a boost as possible....still that $%#$ Latency comes back. I'm close to taking the best possible solution called "the window treatment" were it's all thrown down a couple of flights. is there anything else that can be done for a permanent solution?

I'm new to your thread.
What exactly is the problem (what do you do, and what is the resulting sound)?
Can you list exact steps how you get it to occur and steps to get rid of it?
By "PnP" do you mean "plug 'n play", which I guess would mean the audio input device you're using is class-compliant (i.e., it doesn't have its own driver)?
I use a very similar setup - a class-compliant USB input device but built-in audio output at the same time, and the 6.0.1 release fixed the latency problem I had - which I saw more with guitar tracks, not in the LTP lessons.

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