Yamaha has a long and proud tradition in making and developing high-quality acoustic instruments but also innovative digital instruments. They can look back at over 100 years of experience, where the dedication to setting new standards in the digital music segment can once again be seen with the new Clavinova CLP-700 series. Created for experience pianists and beginners alike, this exquisite new series offers endless opportunities for learning, creative musical expression, and simple fun. The new instruments offer you a natural playing experience, complete with brilliant sound quality that Yamaha has achieve through decades of acoustic concert piano craftmanship.
Real Grand Expression 2 has a unique focus on the sensitivity of the player. Even the tiniest nuances of every keystroke from touching to triggering the tone are converted into an unlimited variety of sounds. Another innovation is Yamaha’s Grand Expression Modeling, which converts the fine variations and adjustments the pianist makes, to make it sound like playing a real acoustic concert grand. This combined with the improved Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM), ensures an incredibly detailed reconstruction of the small nuances and complex interplay created by acoustic concert pianos.
These interactions consist of keystrokes, hammer movement, dampers, pedals, strings and finally, the resonance of the entire body. The new CLP-700 series offers all players an unforgettable concert grand piano performance, while also being much more than an alternative to an acoustic instrument.
Depending on the model, the CLP-700 series comes with either Grandtouch or Grandtouch-S keys. Both convey an outstanding level of authenticity and rich harmony. This is in part achieved by the different key lengths, counterweights, and the pivot point between the white and black keys. In addition, they offer a high degree of expressive control in individually shaping the tone from Pianissimo to Fortissimo.
Another fascinating feature can be seen in the intricate samples of the exclusive Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial grand pianos. Their sound is recorded using a new procedure, as well as the coveted Binaural sampling of both concert grand pianos for playing with headphones. This innovative technology conveys a sense of space as if not wearing headphones at all and offers hours of musical fun while providing hearing protection even at louder volumes. A first as well: The new CLP series now come with added Fortepiano sounds for all aficionados of 18th and 19th century Fortepiano music.
In terms of design, there have also been further developments. This can be seen in that all voices and functions for the models from CLP-775 to CLP-795GP can now be elegantly selected via touch sensors below the LCD screen. The control panel illumination immediately turns off a few seconds after use. This gives these exceptional models the classic appearance of refined acoustic instruments.