The spinning colorwheel come up frequently on my MacbookPro, how do i speed up my computer?

I have a MacBookPro that i use for DJing. I frequently get the spinning colorwheel. How do i stop that from coming up so often. I've increased my RAM from 4GB to 8GB. My original 320GB HD was replaced by a 500GB HD at the Apple Store when the original one failed. At this time I cannot upgade to OS X Yosemite, until my DJ software is certified to run on it. I'm running OS X 10.9.5 right now.
I saw in other posts a link to EtreCheck to get info from my Mac. I've pasted it below.
Problem description:
The spinning color wheel shows up frequently on my MacbookPro
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated December 2, 2014 at 3:05:30 PM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,3
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 3:12:35
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (382.70 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBAudio4DJDriver (2.6.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBHardwareDriver (2.6.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBTraktorAudio2Driver (2.6.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBTraktorKontrolS4Driver (2.6.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBAudio2DJDriver (2.4.23) Support
[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBTraktorKontrolX1Driver (2.4.21) Support
[not loaded] com.native-instruments.driver.NIUSBDeviceHelper (1.1.0 - SDK 10.7) Support
[not loaded] com.rane.driver.sl3.10.6 (1.3.4f1 - SDK 10.6) Support
[loaded] com.serato.usb.kext (2.3.0) Support
[not loaded] com.tomtom.driver.UsbEthernetGadget (1.0.0d1) Support
[not loaded] jp.co.pioneer.driver.DDJ-SZAudio (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] com.rane.sl3.daemon.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.amazon.cloud-player.plist Support
[running] com.amazon.music.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
MyDriveConnect Application (/Applications/MyDriveConnect.app)
Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
NIHardwareAgent ApplicationHidden (/Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/Hardware/NIHardwareAgent.app)
DDJ-SZ AutoLauncher Application (/Applications/Pioneer/DDJ-SZ/DDJ-SZ Setup.app/Contents/Resources/DDJ-SZ AutoLauncher.app)
DDJ-SZ AutoLauncher Application (/Applications/Pioneer/DDJ-SZ/DDJ-SZ Setup.app/Contents/Resources/DDJ-SZ AutoLauncher.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6 Support
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.3r633 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Stamps.com: Version: 1.1.13 Support
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
SeratoVirtualAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0.11 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Native Instruments USB Audio Support
SL 3 Audio Control Panel Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      55% systemstats
      29% Google Chrome
      15% coreaudiod
      13% WindowServer
      2% hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
4.71 GB systemstats
369 MB Google Chrome
137 MB mds
137 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
103 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
40 MB Free RAM
3.80 GB Active RAM
3.77 GB Inactive RAM
709 MB Wired RAM
3.76 GB Page-ins
29 KB Page-outs

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