Audio playback speed too fast

Please help. After installing Security Update 2010-002 on Leopard 10.5.8 all audio tracks play several bpm faster. This is true for pre created tracks in Logic and playing tracks in Toast or using quick preview. All iTunes material is also affected. I also have a Snow Leopard partition which I haven't updated in any way and the problem exists there too. I'm using a late 2008 Macbook Pro. Any ideas? Best, L.

Without actually looking at your system, I'd be hard-pressed to pinpoint the culprit. I don't even have a hunch. I could be a conflict between some third-party application/plug-in/login item/ and something else.
The only thing I can suggest is this:
1. Move the Preferences folder from ~/Library/ (that is the Library folder in your home directory) to the Desktop.
2. Log out and log back in.
Your familiar working environment will likely look very different from what you're used to, since Mac OS will recreate the missing preferences and use the default settings.
Launch the applications that you experienced trouble with and test them out. Be prepared to reconfigure them, as they will likely launch in their default state. If everything works fine, you're going to have to add your old .plist files back one by one, logging out and back in each time.
You can speed up the process by batch-adding back the .plist files that you feel have little to do with the underlying problem. (For example, iPhoto or iWork .plists are the least likely candidates to cause any problems, etc.) You're going to make a few educated guesses and learn a great deal on the way.
I'm sorry I can't be more specific. Your problem is very unusual, and if I experienced it myself, I'd do exactly what I described above. At least, you were able to localize the problem to your user account.
A few pointers.
It's a good idea to keep the two Preferences folders open side by side, both set to List View. When moving your old preferences to the newly created Preferences folder, hold down the Option key (to copy them, rather than move). This will save you a great deal of time if you have to start all over again.
Cheers.
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