Hi Bernie,
If a midifile own a countdown. vArranger will not remove it.
I will send you the update tomorrow. I am sure you will love this function, and the new very fast search feature.
You write some letters, a list with the songs is displayed, you press enter and the first note of the midifile is ready to play

Dan
ps I never had a Roland arranger, because I don't like so much the sounds, but I know that they are SMART keyboards.