Viscount Cantorum Duo Plus

Hello there, my name is Dimitri.

I take organ lessons in my spare time and I have modest experience with church organs.
For some time now, I have been looking for a sturdy and adjustable study organ.
My preference was for as small a 2-manual instrument as possible,
with the option of adding a pedal.

After an evening at the organ shop, playing my exercises
on full-size Johannes, Content, and Domus S4 cabinet organs,
I fell in love with the Viscount with Physis Plus playing an easy piece written by S. Scheidt.

Unlike Johannes/Content, Cantorum Duo Plus doesn't have any samples at all, but uses physical modeling.
But you won't notice that much: Cantorum Duo Plus really does sound like an organ,
and gives you endless possibilities to experiment with voices and sound parameters.

The sound of Cantorum Duo Plus is pretty much what you would expect from a modern church organ of the 1970s.
You use the principal voices, the flutes and the mutation stops, sometimes you use mixtures, maybe a violin or a trumpet to compose the sound,
and occasionally the cornet as a solo voice.
The Cantorum Duo Plus organ is very capable of helping with this task!

I found the action of both keyboards hard and I liked it. The action is noticeably harder than one would expect from a
of a modern church organ, but rather comparable to a historical 3-manual organ.
I can describe the interface, especially the tuning and voicing, as very effective and intuitive.
I also tried 9 pistons pre-programmed with presets and found the presets quite playable.

Last but not least, a startup sequence doesn't take minutes, but 30-45 seconds.
No complaints about the rear panel inputs and outputs, they are as robust as expected,
No negative remarks about the build quality. Everything feels sturdy and solid.

I would just like to point out that Content Duo Plus does not have any funny voices such as Vox Humana,
Perhaps these voices can be uploaded later.
On the other hand, the organ contains many other important voices, such as Quintadeen 16 and 8.

Conclusion.
If you have a taste for early baroque and need a compact instrument, this is the one for you.
Downside: No funny reeds like Schalmey, Vox Humana and Regal.