Reverb / Compression shortcomings in GarageBand?

I've been recording for some time now in Garage Band and I've been incredibly pleased with the results. There are a couple areas, however, where I'm still having some difficulty achieving the sound I've been aiming for. Prior to using GarageBand, I was on a PC using FruityLoops Studio... trying to make it do things it really wasn't designed to do. There were a couple aspects of FruityLoops, though, that were fairly amazing... namely its built-in reverb and it's compression. I recorded several tracks in FruityLoops and I was able to get a great deal of volume without sacrificing much of the audio quality, and I was also able to get a very wet, wide reverb out of the songs. I haven't been able to do so in GarageBand, although this could be due to lack of knowledge. I've played with the built-in AU Reverb and Compression. In the former instance, the sound always comes across as tinny to my ears. In the latter, I always feel that the compression settings destoy my mix. I never had that problem in FruityLoops. If you are interested in hearing the difference between the sounds I'm talking about, go to www.myspace.com/kevinmaloney and compare "When They Come" (GarageBand) with "It is Monday" (FruityLoops). Are there any recommended plug-ins that anyone would suggest? Has anyone else had this same difficulty with GB's compression and reverb? I'd really appreciate any feedback! Thanks in advance.

For compression you could try the free C3 Multi Band Compressor which you find here :
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