Viscount LEGEND SOUL 261
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What you need to know
What you need to know
- Dual 61-key waterfall manuals, designed for fast, expressive and precise organ playing.
- TMT sound modeling dedicated to tonewheel organs, with transistor and pipe organ variations to cover everything from gospel to vintage rock.
- Two complete sets of drawbars per manual, harmonic percussion, advanced keyclick, dedicated crosstalk and in-depth rotary simulation.
- Comprehensive stage connectivity with multiple outputs, MIDI, USB, an 11-pin socket for a rotary cabinet and numerous real-time controls.
The Legend Soul spirit: a modern vision of the classic stage organ
With the "Viscount Legend Soul 261", the brand is clearly targeting demanding keyboardists who want to recapture the character of classic electromechanical organs without giving up the flexibility of a modern digital instrument. Its positioning is high-end, with an interface designed for the stage, a distinctive sonic identity and a very direct playing approach.
This model is equally suited to jazz, soul, funk, blues, rock and gospel organists, as well as touring musicians looking for a reliable dual keyboard that is quick to set up and immediately inspiring. The focus is on touch response, tonal consistency and real-time control—three essential aspects of a professional organ.
Keyboard design
The Legend Soul 261 is built around two 61-note waterfall keyboards, forming a true dual manual designed for modern and vintage organ techniques. The touch is light, smooth and responsive, making it ideal for glissandos, palm smears, fast repetitions and the attack nuances characteristic of organ repertoire. The 9-contact virtual mechanism, digitally recreated with adjustable positions, lets you fine-tune the triggering response to achieve behavior close to that of classic reference organs. This design prioritizes playing speed, rhythmic precision and comfort on stage.
Sound quality
The sound engine is based on TMT "Tonewheel Modelling Technology", developed to recreate the organic behavior of tonewheels with a high level of detail. Musicians can choose from several tonewheel, transistor and pipe organ models, including distinct models for the pedalboard. Crosstalk varies according to the selected model, the keyclick offers greater diversity across the 9 drawbar contacts, and the harmonic percussion section features numerous volume, decay and 2nd- or 3rd-harmonic parameters. The result is a lively, rich and convincing sound, capable of shifting from a punchy vintage character to a more liturgical or pop-oriented color depending on the settings.
Built-in effects
- Vibrato and chorus with V-1, V-2, V-3, C-1, C-2 and C-3 selections, activatable according to the sections.
- Rotary simulation with several cabinet and amplification models, bypass and a "Memphis mode" option.
- Reverb with several configurations and pre- or post-rotary routing.
- Overdrive for adjusting the saturation applied to the rotary or amplifier stage.
- 3-band Master EQ with Bass, Middle and Treble controls.
- Additional effects: ring modulator, flanger, phaser, wah, tremolo and delay.
- Real-time control of two parameters per effect, such as depth, speed, resonance or repeat time.
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Educational Functions
Although it is first and foremost a stage organ, the Legend Soul 261 remains very enjoyable to get to grips with on a daily basis thanks to its OLED display, program memories and immediately accessible controls. The transposition, fine-tuning, program recall and file saving and loading functions make both personal practice and setlist preparation easier. The Lower Left Hand, Layer, Gospel, Thud and Pedals to Lower modes also provide a quick understanding of different playing configurations and allow the instrument to be adapted to your technique.
Advanced Functions
- Two sets of nine drawbars for the upper manual and two sets of nine drawbars for the lower manual.
- Two dedicated drawbars for the pedalboard: 16' and 8'.
- Nine drawbar presets on reverse-color keys for each manual.
- Front-panel controls for volume, keyclick, crosstalk, reverb, drive, vibrato, percussion and pedal sustain.
- Rotary speed lever for immediate control while playing.
- Side section with 128 x 64 OLED display, organ model selection, pitch bender and direct access to effect settings.
- MIDI In, Out and Thru with Soft-Thru option, MIDI over USB and pedalboard input.
- Multiple audio outputs with L/Mono, R, direct pedalboard output, two assignable Aux Out connectors and an 11-pin socket for a rotary speaker.
- Aux inputs, mini-jack analog input, connections for expression pedals, foot controllers, footswitches and rotary control.
- Advanced configuration functions: output destination by manual, effect presets, contact positions, pedalboard modes, memory, lock, system update and pedal calibration.
Technical specifications
| Effects | Wah, Tremolo, Reverb, Delay, EQ, Overdrive, Flanger, Phaser, Ring modulation | Split & layer | layer |
| Bluetooth | No | USB to Host port | Yes |
| Controller | Pitchbend, Modulation, Drawbars | Inputs | Expression pedal, XLR (TRS), Line in, Control pedal |
| Velocity sensitive | Yes | Outputs | Leslie, Stereo jack, USB Type B, Mono & stereo audio, 6.5 mm headphone, USB Type A |
| MIDI DIN I/O | Yes | Color | Black |
| Number of keys | 61 | Finishing | Matt |
| Touch | Lightweight | ||
| Type | dual-manual digital organ | Upper presets | 9 presets on reverse-colored keys |
| Upper manual | 61 waterfall keys | Lower presets | 9 presets on reverse-colored keys |
| Lower manual | 61 waterfall keys | Front-panel controls | Volume, Keyclick, Crosstalk, Reverb, Drive, Upper Vibrato, Lower Vibrato, Percussion, Pedal Sustain |
| Virtual action | 9-contact digital reproduction | Rotary speed control | lever |
| Contact positions | adjustable | Display | 128 x 64 pixel OLED |
| Transpose | from -6 to +5 semitones | Side panel | organ model selection, Pipe and Transistor, pitch bender, Rotary Bypass, additional effects selector, FX On, Amount, Rate, Tap Time, EQ Bass Middle Treble, pedalboard settings |
| Fine tuning | from 427.5 Hz to 452.9 Hz, with a plus or minus 50-cent range | Vibrato chorus | Upper On Off, Lower and Pedal On Off |
| Technology | TMT " Tonewheel Modelling Technology " | Vibrato chorus selections | V-1, V-2, V-3, C-1, C-2, C-3 |
| Available models | tonewheel, pipe organ, transistor organ | Rotary amp | several models, bypass, Memphis mode option |
| Pedalboard organ model | independent selection | Master EQ | 3 bands with adjustable parameters |
| Crosstalk | specific to each tonewheel model | Reverb | several settings, pre/post Rotary configuration |
| Keyclick | reproduced and diversified across the 9 drawbar contacts | Overdrive | adjustable saturation Quantity on the Rotary amp effect |
| String bass | On Off with decay control | Additional effects | Ring Modulator, Flanger, Phaser, Wah, Tremolo, Delay |
| Harmonic percussion | On Off, Soft Normal volume, Fast Slow decay, 2nd 3rd harmonic, volume and decay control | Effects control | two parameters per effect in real time |
| Pedalboard | 2 drawbars, 16' and 8' | Effects loop | send return |
| Drawbars per manual | 16', 5 1/3', 8', 4', 2 2/3', 2', 1 3/5', 1 1/3', 1' | ||
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