Clavinova - The best digital pianos from Yamaha!

Clavinova - The best digital pianos from Yamaha! I mean, if anybody is attracted to a piano, it is probably because of its sound, its feel and the dignified and grand looks. And if you are looking for all these three things in a piano then Clavinova is your best bet. If looks is not much of a concern then probably you can have a look at the stage pianos from Yamaha. But if not, then take a look at the clavinova. Yamaha has used all its experience and expertise in making acoustic pianos to build the Clavinova.

Clavinova series
The Clavinova comes in three series - the CLP, CVP and the YDP series. Of these, the CVP series is the most feature rich series. Unlike the other two series, the CVP series contains accompaniments and other advanced features as you will see later.

Clavinova features
Large LCDs - The CVP models feature extra large color LCD's so you get a view of all the settings at one glance. The settings can be customized to your liking and the size is of great help when you have to look at the notations or the lyrics for any particular song.

Authentic Piano feel - The keyboard on the Clavinova uses the graded hammer effect technology to emulate the action of a grand piano. You will find that the keys are heavier in the bass and lighter in the treble areas. This is what exactly happens on a grand piano, the hammers get thicker as you move to the bass side from the treble.

The new CVP models also features a sleek fallboard which covers the keys and the panel controls when not in use. So you do not have to spend much time cleaning your piano keys.

MegaVoices – The Clavinova incorporates the ground breaking megavoice technology. This simply means that for ever instrument you will have its fundamental tone and in addition to that you will also have the various playing techniques such as finger slides for a guitar.

Karaoke – Connect an optional microphone, play back your favorite song and you are ready to sing along. The lyrics can be displayed on the LCD or an external monitor.

Accompaniment, Playback, Recording – You will find a large number of dynamic music styles, practically for every musical genre. You will get several intros, fill-ins, and endings to make you sound like a pro. For the creative minded, you get a 16-track recording studio. You can build complex arrangements using the built-in sounds and styles.

Get Online with IDC – You can get online by connecting your Clavinova directly to the internet using the Internet Direct Connection (IDC). You do not need a computer! Once on the internet, you can download your favorite songs directly on your clavinova which can be played back later.

Use Smartcard – You can download your favorite songs to your computer and load them to a Smartmedia card. The card can then be connected to a slot on the clavinova for uploading the songs to the clavinova.

Digital Music Notebook (DMN) – It is a library of popular songs which can be downloaded and played back with the Clavinova. You can even view the songs as musical notations on the LCD screen.

Final comments The Clavinova is the most versatile range from Yamaha as it combines all the good features of a piano and a musical keyboard, contains expandable features, is technically upto date and has that sophisticated and grand looks. It is a clear winner!

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