Viscount LEGEND'70s MK2Artist-W

A Major Evolution in The Legend '70s Line

With this MKII Artist-W version, The Legend '70s enters a particularly ambitious second chapter. The idea remains the same: to recapture the soul of great vintage electromechanical keyboards, but in a thoroughly modern, modular instrument ready to follow a demanding musician over the long term.

This version takes the concept further with dual-core DSP electronics, a revised EPROM with more programs, reduced operating noise, an updated wooden keyboard and new aluminium knobs. Within the range, the MKII Artist-W stands out as a high-end version for stage pianists who refuse to choose between authenticity, touch and flexibility.

Keyboard Design

The Legend '70s MKII Artist-W features an 88-key keyboard with graduated weighted action, enhanced by a selection of wooden keys to provide a more organic feel beneath the fingers. This configuration is clearly aimed at pianists accustomed to a genuine piano touch, with a progressive response across the entire range and dynamics suited both to subtle nuances and more forceful attacks. The wooden keyboard update further enhances playing comfort, whether accompanying or playing solo.

Sound Quality

This model's strength lies in its modular architecture and new dual-DSP main circuit, designed to deliver greater power, more programs and extensive upgrade flexibility. The piano comes with the A. Piano 2G module and features 4 free slots for adding other sonic worlds. Available modules include Electric Piano, FM Synth, Synth-8, Sound Collection, Clavi and External, making it possible to build a truly customised instrument. In terms of memory, users benefit from 384 programs divided into 24 banks of 16 programs. Depending on the module used, polyphony reaches 128 voices for the Acoustic Piano and Sound Collection modules, while the Electric Piano and Clavi modules offer full polyphony for fluid playing, even with dense textures and intensive stage use.

Built-in Effects

• Reverbs: room, hall, stage, plate, spring, tape
• Modulations: tremolo, vibrato, chorus, flanger, phaser
• Character effects: wah-wah, amplifier simulations, rotary
• Mixing processing: delay, equalisers, compressor

Technical specifications

Effects	Wah, Tremolo, Reverb, Delay, EQ, Compressor, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Rotary, Vibrato	Split & layer	split
Bluetooth	No	Max polyphony	128
Controller	Pitchbend, Modulation, Drawbars	USB to Host port	Yes
Velocity sensitive	Yes	Inputs	Line in, Footswitch, Control pedal
MIDI DIN I/O	Yes	Outputs	Stereo jack
Number of keys	88	Color	Black
Touch	Heavy	Finishing	Matt

Type	modular stage piano	Settings per song	4 sets per song
Action	graduated weighted	Electric Piano module polyphony	full
Key construction	selected wooden keys	Acoustic Piano module polyphony	128 voices
Wooden keyboard	updated on this MKII Artist-W version	Clavi module polyphony	full
Split function	yes	Sound Collection module polyphony	128 voices
Transpose	yes	Reverbs	room, hall, stage, plate, spring, tape
Main architecture	dual-core DSP	Tremolo	yes
Main circuit	new dual-DSP circuit	Vibrato	yes
Included module	A. Piano 2G	Chorus	yes
Available slots	4	Flanger	yes
Available modules	Electric Piano, FM Synth, Synth-8, Sound Collection, Clavi, External	Phaser	yes
EPROM	new version with more programs	Wah-wah	yes
Operating noise reduction	yes	Amplifier simulations	yes
Possibility of future developments	yes	Rotary	yes
Programs and presets	384	Delay	yes
Program organization	24 banks of 16 programs	Equalizers	yes
Song lists	9 lists of 40 songs	Compressor	yes