Description
The Yamaha Clavinova CLP-885 console digital piano for 88 keys of mesmerizing sound. Thanks to Yamaha’s GrandTouch keyboard, GrandTouch pedal, and GP Response Damper, the CLP-885 imparts an unrivaled console piano experience with true wooden keys. The luxurious CLP-885 boasts world-class Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial piano samples that sound crystal clear through the CLP-885’s high-fidelity sound system, complete with spruce cone speakers. What’s more, the included fortepiano voices allow pianists to hear Mozart and Bach’s compositions played in the manner they were intended. Sure to become an attractive centerpiece in your environment, the Yamaha Clavinova CLP-885 offers discerning pianists luxurious looks and a combination of state-of-the-art technology, grand piano-like feel, and time-honored Yamaha craftsmanship.
The finest Clavinova experience yet
The Yamaha Clavinova CLP-885 delivers an unbelievable acoustic grand piano-like experience through its console architecture. GrandTouch keyboard action reproduces the touch, feel, and dynamic range of a concert grand better than ever. Looks can be deceiving. The Touch Sensor control panel disappears when not in use, hiding the advanced technology beneath its flawless traditional piano cabinetry. The onboard sounds have been expanded from 49 to 53 voices, plus 14 drum/SFX kits and 480 XG voices. Updated CFX and Bösendorfer binaural samples sound stunning through headphones, while Yamaha’s latest Virtual Resonance Modeling and Grand Acoustic Imaging simulate the vibrations and reverberation of a real acoustic grand piano through the CLP-885’s cutting-edge multi-amp speaker system, filling the room with thrilling, hyper-realistic sound. Also, fortepiano voices allow you to perform and hear classical compositions authentically, just as the original composers did. Improved Grand Expression Modeling simulates the mechanics of the hammers, strings, and internal components of the piano to transmit vivid and richly varied tones to your playing. It all adds up to the most advanced and sophisticated Clavinova ever, marking the culmination of four decades of continual digital piano development by the world’s premier piano maker.
The superiority of Grand Expression Modeling
When it comes to the authentic feel and response of a genuine acoustic piano, the Clavinova CLP-885 delivers. Yamaha has distilled its piano-crafting expertise into the powerful prowess of the Clavinova's Grand Expression Modeling sound system. Over the past decades, Yamaha has nearly perfected the piano-building craft, with many of the company's grand pianos carving permanent residences in top studios and premier concert stages worldwide. Packed with unique, expertly integrated Yamaha technologies, the Clavinova CLP-885 provides renowned expressive capability as it precisely executes your nuanced musical intent through the responsive touch of its keys and the feel of its pedals. The exhilaratingly lifelike sound that emanates from Yamaha's latest-generation Clavinovas has won over even the most discerning pianists here. You simply must experience it for yourself.
VRM physical modeling yields stunning realism and expression
In a grand piano, sound resonates throughout the body of the instrument, producing distinctively rich, room-filling reverberation. Yamaha uses its improved Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM) to re-create this acoustical phenomenon in the Clavinova CLP-885 with more detail and nuance than ever. VRM calculates the various states of the strings from one instant to the next for each of the instrument’s 88 notes. This enables vivid, richly varied expression that reflects the infinite number of factors involved in a live performance, including the velocity with which you strike the keys, which keys are pressed, and your pedal timing.
The superb sound and feel of the world’s finest concert grand pianos
The Clavinova CLP-885 grand piano voices are sourced from premium, hand-selected Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial concert grand pianos tuned to perfection by top professional piano tuners. Only then were the sounds meticulously sampled in varying velocities, for a stunningly realistic grand piano sound with smooth tonal transformations perfectly matched to key pressure. From staccato to legato, pianissimo to forte, you hear superbly expressive sound that responds beautifully to your touch. Indeed, the CLP-885 gives you realistic crisp staccatos and luxurious legatos for a nuanced response identical to a real grand piano.
Full-bodied resonance, just like an acoustic piano
In a process analogous to that of an acoustic piano, the Clavinova’s body materials and speaker positioning are meticulously calibrated to ensure that the instrument resonates optimally. To achieve a sonic image uncannily close to that of a grand piano, the CLP-885 employs diffusers, waveguides, and bidirectional horns. These components project the sound naturally and are oriented to create a soundfield akin to a true acoustic grand.
Record your performances and more
The Clavinova CLP-885 serves as an excellent tool for improving repertoires or recording self-penned songs. Thanks to its multitrack MIDI song recorder, you’re equipped with 16 tracks to record for simultaneous playback. Pianists can easily record their songs with a single touch, saving themselves from unnecessary menu-diving distractions at the moment of inspiration. Apart from recording tools, the CLP-885 also boasts Bluetooth for streaming music, 20 rhythm patterns, and 50 classical music pieces for learning through the free Smart Pianist app. The latter represents Yamaha’s digital app platform that offers users extended features to their digital pianos, sheet music, chord progression analyzation software, and more.
Impressive binaural sound through headphones
Playing your digital piano with headphones is one of the benefits of choosing a digital model. Although musicians can experience ear fatigue after long hours at the keys, Yamaha has this issue solved with their binaural sampling. With the binaural sampling method, special microphones positioned on a mannequin’s head in relation to a real pianist’s ears capture the auditory content. This way, the piano sounds are lifelike, full, natural, and less prone to fatiguing the ears. Furthermore, Yamaha added a volume limiter function to ensure experienced pianists or young learners can set a fixed value that shields their ears from the piano at high volumes. These are only a few examples of many that illustrate the way the Yamaha Clavinova CLP-885 goes above and beyond to bring a genuine experience to its users.
Yamaha Clavinova CLP-885 Features:
An 88-key console digital piano that performs akin to an acoustic grand
Grand Expression Modeling captures the slightest variations in touch for detailed and nuanced sound
CFX and Bösendorfer samples updated with added power, brilliance, brightness, and improved touch response for enhanced expression
GrandTouch keyboard with wooden keys, counterweights, and escapement
GrandTouch even translates the “click” sensation unique to keyboards of grand pianos
88-key Linear Graded Hammer action conveys the playing feel of an acoustic grand
Dual, Duo, and Split keyboard modes for instrument splits and layers, duets, and teacher-student interaction
3D binaural sampling sounds stunning in your headphones as it re-creates the positioning of the instrument in an acoustic space
Fortepiano voices allow you to hear classical compositions authentically, as the original composers did
Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM) for vivid, richly detailed expression that reflects the countless sonic nuances that create the sound of a concert grand piano
Traditional triple-pedal layout with damper, soft, and sostenuto pedals
Binaural sampled sound fixes ear fatigue issues when playing through headphones
Volume limiter can set volume levels at a fixed level to protect ears
GP Response Damper pedal gives you authentic, graded concert grand pedal action
USB recorder; WAV audio playback and recording
USB-to-host connectivity for connection to macOS/Windows computers
2 stereo headphone jacks; ideal for quiet late-night duets
Robust 256-note polyphony for reliably rich sonic nuance
Touch Sensor control panel disappears when not in use, hiding the cutting-edge technology beneath the traditional piano cabinetry
Aux pedal input for added expression or switching capabilities
Bluetooth audio and MIDI let you connect with your mobile devices to play music or interact with Yamaha’s Smart Pianist app
Includes piano bench
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Tech Specs
Number of Keys: 88
Type of Keys: GrandTouch-S Keyboard, Synthetic Ebony/Ivory Key Tops
Touch Sensitivity: Hard 1/2, Medium, Soft 1/2, Fixed
Escapement: Yes
Presets: 38 x Voices, 20 x Rythms
Polyphony: 256-note
Effects Types: 7 x Reverb, 3 x Chorus, 7 x Brilliance (plus user), 12 x Insertion
Song Playback: 23 x Demo Songs, 50 x Classic Songs, 303 x Lesson Songs
Recording: 16-track, 250 songs, SMF, 80 Minutes/Song
Storage: 1.4MB Internal, USB Flash
Metronome: Yes
Audio Inputs: 1 x 1/8" (aux)
Audio Outputs: 2 x 1/4" (L/mono, R)
USB: 1 x Type B (host), 1 x Type A (device)
MIDI I/O: USB/Bluetooth
Bluetooth: v5.0
Headphones: 2 x 1/4" TRS
Number of Pedals: 3-pedal unit (damper, sostenuto, soft)
Built-in Speakers: 2 x 6.29", 2x 3.14"
Amplifier: 2 x 45W, 2 x 40W, 2 x 30W
Display: LCD
Bench/Stand Included: Stand Built-in, BC108B Bench Included
Power Source: PA-500 AC Power Adapter (Optional)
Height: 40.51"
Width: 57.75"
Depth: 19.44"
Weight: 198.41 lbs
Manufacturer Part Number: CLP885PE