Viscount Cantorum Duo plus

A key model in the world of Viscount portable organs

With the Cantorum Duo Plus, Viscount is addressing organists who want to retain the playing logic of a two-manual organ without moving to a cumbersome console. This model occupies a particularly interesting position in the range: it focuses on compactness and ease of transport, while retaining what defines the brand, namely genuine attention to touch, musicality and timbre authenticity.

Its positioning is clear: to offer a serious solution for practice, rehearsals, liturgical accompaniment, teaching or mobile performances. While some compact keyboards sacrifice playing feel or sound projection quality, the Cantorum Duo Plus instead seeks to preserve an organist's experience, with two separate manuals, a carefully developed keyboard response and ambitious sound generation.

Keyboard design

The Viscount Cantorum Duo Plus features two 61-note "Tracker Action" keyboards, designed to approximate the feel of a genuine mechanical-action organ. This is essential for musicians who value articulation, attack precision and phrasing control. The response under the fingers has been designed to provide a direct and natural sensation, which is particularly rewarding in contrapuntal playing as well as in liturgical accompaniment.

When the instrument is used with MIDI or orchestral voices, the keyboards become velocity-sensitive. This flexibility considerably broadens the Cantorum Duo Plus's range of applications: it remains true to the organ-playing approach while opening the door to more expressive textures as soon as one moves beyond the strict framework of organ stops.

Sound quality

The Physis Plus engine is at the heart of the Cantorum Duo Plus. This physical modeling technology developed by Viscount aims to reproduce with greater finesse the parameters that bring organ sound to life: attack, harmonic content, timbre behavior and sense of presence. The goal is not merely a beautiful static sound, but a more convincing and musical response over time.

With 27 organ stops and 3 orchestral voices, the instrument offers a sufficiently varied palette to cover a wide range of playing situations. The registrations make it possible to move from a restrained, liturgical color to a fuller foundation, while the orchestral voices add a complementary dimension that is useful for accompaniment, contemporary music or certain stage settings. The built-in amplification further enhances its practicality by allowing for quick setup without immediately relying on an external system.

Built-in effects

The Cantorum Duo Plus primarily emphasizes the richness of its sound modeling and the development of its stops rather than an approach based on spectacular studio-style effects. The instrument's musical value therefore rests mainly on the quality of the Physis Plus engine, the balance of the registrations and the complementarity between the organ stops and orchestral voices. This philosophy will particularly appeal to organists who are primarily looking for timbre character and authenticity.

Technical specifications

Bluetooth	No	USB to Host port	Yes
Velocity sensitive	No	Inputs	Attenuation pedal, Expression pedal, Line in
MIDI DIN I/O	Yes	Outputs	USB Type B, 6.5 mm headphone, USB Type A
Number of keys	61	Color	Brown
Touch	Lightweight	Finishing	Matt

Type	portable organ with two manuals	Chassis	metal painted Black
Number of keyboards	2	Side panels	laminated wood with light oak finishing
Action	Tracker Action	Music rack	laminated wood with light oak finishing
Sound technology	Physis Plus	Aesthetic	contemporary, designed for mobile and stage use
Sound generation type	physical modeling	Dimensions	90 x 19 x 48 cm
Organ stops	27	Weight	19.7 kg
Orchestral voices	3