problems with snow-leopard on an older macbook

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I noticed that the Times function was set on 333 instead of 33. I'm not sure how that happened.
Maybe this relates to the slow start spinning gear?

there was a bug (if I remember correctly) where you could have a huge number in the Times (chorus repeats) setting. The song could have been stored with that number; it will remember the last number you set it to, so once you have set it correctly it should remain there.
v2.8 is the current version and maximum repeats is 50.
It has to calculate what to play (as it is slightly random backing so not the same each time you press Play.) If it was set to a large number it would take a while before starting to play.

Does this function work with a mouse/slider like the tempo function or do you have to just hold the arrows?

hold the mouse on the appropriate arrow