Yamaha Clavinova CLP100 Series Delivers
ANAHEIM, CA (January 30, 2003) — Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, raises another octave with the addition of the Clavinova CLP100 Series models to its award-winning line of Clavinova digital pianos. Each model in the new CLP100 Series outperforms its predecessor in every respect – at or below the original price.
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The Clavinova CLP100 Series offers five models – CLP170, CLP150, CLP130, CLP120 and the latest entry-level offering, the CLP110. All instruments feature Yamaha's renowned GH (Graded Hammer) weighted keyboard, which recreates the feel of a real grand piano right down to the increased key weights in lower registers.
"While the Clavinova is first and foremost a digital piano, the CLP100 Series also offers a variety of lifelike organ, choir, harpsichord, vibraphone, string and bass voices to complete any performance or composition," says Jim Levesque, Electronic Keyboard marketing manager, Piano Division, Yamaha Corporation of America.
The CLP170 offers the new GH3 Keyboard, which provides a new level of grand piano realism. Like the previous GH (Graded Hammer) keyboard, the GH3 uses a weighted mechanism and grade-weighted keys (gradually heavier, top to bottom) to provide a "natural feel." Furthermore, each key features a damper mechanism with two velocity sensors that enable rapid playing of a single key without the skipping of notes that characterizes conventional electronic pianos. Each key has a reduced spring load to absorb the shock when you play, which takes the strain off performers' fingers. The difference is most prominent during the execution of energetic, vivace passages.
All CLP100 Series Clavinovas feature AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation, which varies the volume and timbre of sound according to the user's touch on the keyboard. To assure a warmer, more enveloping sound, the Yamaha CLP170, CLP150 and CLP130 boast new DSS (Dynamic Stereo Sampling) piano samples. These new samples, taken at different levels from loud to soft, result in a more lifelike response to the user's style of play.
In addition, the Yamaha CLP170, CLP150 and CLP130 offer Stereo Sustain and Key-off samples. Stereo Sustain samples recreate the resonance of the strings and soundboard when the damper pedal is pressed, which contributes to the unique sound of a grand piano. Key-off samples provide the delicate sound keys make when they are released – for yet another touch of realism. For authentic grand piano performance pleasure, the CLP170 and CLP150 come with String Resonance samples to provide the complex resonance that makes an acoustic piano rich and full.
In addition to a built-in To Host PC interface, the CLP170 and CLP150 feature a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface, which can replace both MIDI IN and OUT when connected to a computer. Now, downloading songs from your PC to your Clavinova is as easy as "drag and drop." This means users can either transfer entire songs from the CLP to a PC (or vice versa), or display them on a PC monitor while playing them in real-time – all via USB.
For maximum playing and listening enjoyment, Yamaha has developed the exclusive iAFC (Instrumental Active Field Control), offered on the CLP170. The iAFC outputs sound picked up by a microphone, and combined with the Clavinova's internal sound through rear speakers, makes automatic adjustments to create a richer sound that best matches the acoustic characteristics of the room you're playing in. This feature incorporates three separate effects: DDE (Dynamic Damper Effect) can recreate the breathtaking resonance that occurs when you press the damper pedal down on a grand piano; SEE (Spatial Ensemble Effect) reproduces the reverberations and resonance of a real stage performance for a much more spacious sound; and NSB (Natural Soundboard) can be used to pick up sound from the microphone to recreate a virtual soundboard – and assures an expansive, more natural sound.
"You'll notice the difference the three types of iAFC effects make as soon as you start playing," says Dane Madsen, Product Manager. "iAFC offers a new sonic outlet for the Clavinova – allowing for total piano realism."
The Yamaha Clavinova CLP100 Series combines state-of-the art technology with elegant design, and is available in a choice of four handsome woodgrain cabinets – Dark Rosewood (all models), Mahogany (CLP150 and CLP170 only), Cherry (CLP150 and CLP170 only) and Polished Ebony (CLP170). All CLP100 Series feature a headphone hanger, and the CLP150 and CLP170 offer music clips to keep music book pages help open while playing.
For more information on the Yamaha CLP100 Series Clavinova digital pianos, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011 or e-mail: infostation@yamaha.com.
"While the Clavinova is first and foremost a digital piano, the CLP100 Series also offers a variety of lifelike organ, choir, harpsichord, vibraphone, string and bass voices to complete any performance or composition," says Jim Levesque, Electronic Keyboard marketing manager, Piano Division, Yamaha Corporation of America.
The CLP170 offers the new GH3 Keyboard, which provides a new level of grand piano realism. Like the previous GH (Graded Hammer) keyboard, the GH3 uses a weighted mechanism and grade-weighted keys (gradually heavier, top to bottom) to provide a "natural feel." Furthermore, each key features a damper mechanism with two velocity sensors that enable rapid playing of a single key without the skipping of notes that characterizes conventional electronic pianos. Each key has a reduced spring load to absorb the shock when you play, which takes the strain off performers' fingers. The difference is most prominent during the execution of energetic, vivace passages.
All CLP100 Series Clavinovas feature AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation, which varies the volume and timbre of sound according to the user's touch on the keyboard. To assure a warmer, more enveloping sound, the Yamaha CLP170, CLP150 and CLP130 boast new DSS (Dynamic Stereo Sampling) piano samples. These new samples, taken at different levels from loud to soft, result in a more lifelike response to the user's style of play.
In addition, the Yamaha CLP170, CLP150 and CLP130 offer Stereo Sustain and Key-off samples. Stereo Sustain samples recreate the resonance of the strings and soundboard when the damper pedal is pressed, which contributes to the unique sound of a grand piano. Key-off samples provide the delicate sound keys make when they are released – for yet another touch of realism. For authentic grand piano performance pleasure, the CLP170 and CLP150 come with String Resonance samples to provide the complex resonance that makes an acoustic piano rich and full.
In addition to a built-in To Host PC interface, the CLP170 and CLP150 feature a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface, which can replace both MIDI IN and OUT when connected to a computer. Now, downloading songs from your PC to your Clavinova is as easy as "drag and drop." This means users can either transfer entire songs from the CLP to a PC (or vice versa), or display them on a PC monitor while playing them in real-time – all via USB.
For maximum playing and listening enjoyment, Yamaha has developed the exclusive iAFC (Instrumental Active Field Control), offered on the CLP170. The iAFC outputs sound picked up by a microphone, and combined with the Clavinova's internal sound through rear speakers, makes automatic adjustments to create a richer sound that best matches the acoustic characteristics of the room you're playing in. This feature incorporates three separate effects: DDE (Dynamic Damper Effect) can recreate the breathtaking resonance that occurs when you press the damper pedal down on a grand piano; SEE (Spatial Ensemble Effect) reproduces the reverberations and resonance of a real stage performance for a much more spacious sound; and NSB (Natural Soundboard) can be used to pick up sound from the microphone to recreate a virtual soundboard – and assures an expansive, more natural sound.
"You'll notice the difference the three types of iAFC effects make as soon as you start playing," says Dane Madsen, Product Manager. "iAFC offers a new sonic outlet for the Clavinova – allowing for total piano realism."
The Yamaha Clavinova CLP100 Series combines state-of-the art technology with elegant design, and is available in a choice of four handsome woodgrain cabinets – Dark Rosewood (all models), Mahogany (CLP150 and CLP170 only), Cherry (CLP150 and CLP170 only) and Polished Ebony (CLP170). All CLP100 Series feature a headphone hanger, and the CLP150 and CLP170 offer music clips to keep music book pages help open while playing.
For more information on the Yamaha CLP100 Series Clavinova digital pianos, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011 or e-mail: infostation@yamaha.com.
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