Yamaha CLP-885PE - Polished Ebony Digital Piano

The flagship upright piano-style model of the Clavinova CLP Series, the CLP-885 Polished Ebony piano, offers very ounce of technology to bring you the ultimate in acoustic piano playing experience in the digital realm. Features such as Grand Expression Modeling and GrandTouch pedals deliver expressive capabilities approaching those of a grand piano, along with the voices of two of the world's finest grands: the Yamaha CFX and Bosendorfer Imperial. The incredible feel is provided by a wooden key Grand Touch system with counterweights so you feel like you playing a real grand with the same response and control over dynamics that you would normally only find on the real thing. Customise your piano tone and response using the built-in editor feature and , explore with your favourite backing tracks or artists with bluetooth audio. The CLP885PE really does offer everything the pianist needs to perform, learn and enhance their skills.

Yamaha CLP-885PE Main Features

• GrandTouch Keyboard with 6 levels of touch sensitivity and wooden keys (white only)
• 5 Year Warranty (registration required)
• 88 Linear graded hammers with counterweight
• 3 Pedals with half-damper feature. GranTouch with GP response damper
• Touch sensitive control panel
• Folding keycover
• CFX Grand and Bosendorfer Piano Voices
• Binaural Sampling on CFX and Bosendorfer samples (importnat for headphone use)
• 256 notes polyphony
• 53 preset voices with 480 XG voices and 14 Drum SFX kits
• Reverb Chorus Brilliance and Insertion Effects
• Dual Voice and Split Voice
• XG GM GM2 GS compatability for song playback
• 16 track Midi recorder and Audio recorder
• Audio and Midi Bluetooth
• 2 x (45 watt + 30 watt + 40 watt) amplifiers
• 2x 16cm spruce cone speakers with diffuser and 2 x 8 cm speakers with diffuser + 2.5cm dome

Acoustic Imaging Technology

A grand piano is an instrument that amplifies sound throughout its large soundboard and case so that it resonates in the surrounding space. In contrast, digital pianos have a structural limitation—they can only produce sound through speakers. This results in the player and listeners hearing sounds differently depending on where they are in relation to the instrument.

To overcome the problem, Yamaha optimized the placement, orientation, and volume balance of the speakers in the low, mid, and high frequency ranges of the CLP-885 piano based on the analysis of the sounds emitted by the components of grand pianos and where and how they radiate away from their sources. Yamaha also installed diffusers, waveguides, and Bidirectional Horns to take advantage of the indirect sound reflected from the walls to enhance the reverberation of the sound.

GrandTouch Keys

Yamaha developed GrandTouch keyboard based on the concept of keys that convey the feel of a grand piano action. This does not mean just making the key the same weight as a piano, rather, this keyboard mechanism is notable for how the loads applied to the fingertips and the way they change during performance is similar to that of a grand piano.

When playing grand pianos, pianists make minute adjustments to their input in response to whether the hammers at the ends of the keys are striking the strings in such a way that the piano produces the desired sound. In other words, players create sound by sensing the smallest changes in the resistance they feel in their fingertips within strokes measuring only 10 mm. Yamaha focused on this essence of sound creation from the player’s perspective and the changes in resistance they feel in their fingertips. Thanks to this unique approach to development, GrandTouch keyboards provide an outstanding level of control to players so that they feel the same sensations as they would on a grand piano keyboard.

Virtual Resonance Modelling (VRM)

One of the allures of the grand piano is the sympathetic resonance created by the vibration of the entire instrument. The Yamaha CLP-885PE produces a richer, more natural resonance than ever before, featuring a new tone generator chip paired with a groundbreaking technology called Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM). VRM creates a richly varied sound by simulating the complex sympathetic tones created when the vibrations of the strings are propagated to the soundboard and other strings, corresponding to the timing and intensity of key playing and pedaling. This technology even replicates the sounds the dampers make when they are raised off the strings, in addition to the resonance of the duplex scaling, strings, soundboard, and case. CLP-885 piano allows you to enjoy the same momentary dynamics and deep sympathetic sounds that are produced by the entire body of a grand piano.

Smart Pianist App - Expand Your Playing Skills

Smart Pianist is a free application for use with Yamaha digital pianos/hybrid pianos that can create song data from PDF scores and then play it back, as well as analyze song data stored in your smart device and display chord progressions. This means you can choose your favourite song, see the chords on the screen and play along through the high quality speaker system. The Bluetooth® MIDI function* of the CLP-885 lets you connect to Smart Pianist wirelessly. Furthermore the app gives you access to the internal sounds of easy control over your tone and parameters from layering sounds to adjusting the most minute detail of the piano tone to suit you and your environment.

Combining Smart Pianist with a CLP-885 piano makes it easier to enjoy playing the songs you want to play and increases your performance repertoire.

16 Track Recorder - Record And Layer Your Performance

Multi-track MIDI Song Recorder

The recording function featured in the CLP-800 Series allows you to record your performances* with a single touch, which is useful when you want to review your playing objectively. Additionally, you can record up to 16 tracks* for simultaneous playback, so different hands can be recorded separately or overdub parts with different voices.

*Recordings are made in MIDI format and can also be saved on a USB flash drive. Compatible software is required for playback of recorded data on a computer.

Recording to the Smart Pianist app

You can record your performance in Audio or MIDI format. The recorded data is saved to the smart device. When the piano is connected to Smart Pianist via Bluetooth MIDI, only MIDI recording is possible.

USB Audio Recorder

Insert a USB flash drive into the USB [TO DEVICE] terminal to record performances to the drive and create audio files*** to save and play back on a computer or share with friends.

***Data is saved in WAV format.

Stunning Upright Piano Styling

The Yamaha CLP885 specifically has a design incredibly close to that of an upright acoustic piano, albeit lighter and a little smaller with all the digital advantage, yet it looks like a classy upright piano when on display in any room. The high quality polished ebony finish is durable and looks premium quality to ensure your piano is the standout feature.

Binaural Sampling - Wearing Headphone Has Never Been The Same

Binaural sampling is a method of sampling in which special microphones are placed on a mannequin’s head in the same positions as the pianist’s ears to capture piano sounds the way that they sound in reality. Using these results Yamaha have created Binaural technology to simulate the piano sound enveloping around you, as it would in a room, but whilst wearing headphones. This means you can practice without disturbing anyone and still feel the benefit of the premium sound technology the piano has to offer.

5 Year Warranty

Get complete peace of mind when you purchase a CLP885PE digital piano. Yamaha offer a 5 year extended warranty completely free of charge when you register your new piano covering all manufacture defects parts and labour included, and on-site.