YAMAHA Clavinova CLP-885PE Digital Piano - Polished Ebony Finish

Yamaha’s latest series of Clavinova CLP digital pianos takes advantage of the latest innovations in music technology to recreate the experience of performing on a grand piano, allowing for unparalleled possibilities in tone production and variation to create uniquely personal and expressive performances, allowing one's musicianship to flourish with every note and every rest. The CLP-800 Series aims to serve the player an enjoyable user experience. Every nuance from the acoustic modelling engine and its complex interaction with the speakers and/or headphones, to the more compact upright piano-style aesthetic, to the feel of the piano under your fingers and feet aim to make you feel right at home, whether you’re a beginner pianist, lifelong hobbyist, or an industry professional. The Yamaha CLP-885 is sure to touch the heart of every player and listener it crosses paths with.

The Touch

The CLP-885 is loaded with long wooden keys and the Grand Touch action mechanism, with finetuned counterweights for every key. The three pedals also host a Grand Touch feel with Grand Piano Response Damper. The other 2 pedals are Soft and Sostenuto by default but also have several assignable functions. These features are the key to accurately emulating the feel of an acoustic grand piano. 

Sound

Starting with speakers, the CLP-885 features a 3-way speaker system, consisting of Spruce Cone Speakers and Diffusers optimised for Bass frequencies, Another set of Diffusers targets the Middle frequencies, and high-end bi-directional horns allow the airey High frequencies to shine.

This digital piano contains the high quality models of 2 world-renowned grand pianos: the Japanese Yamaha CFX Grand; and the Austrian Bösendorfer Imperial. These pianos, paired with Yamaha’s Virtual Resonance Modelling (VRM) and Grand Expression Modelling, make for an authentic listening experience where all the sounds of an acoustic piano shine through, even the sounds of the mechanical movements of the hammers and dampers (which can be tweaked for the desired response). VRM really shines in how the harmonics of each ‘string’ interact with each other and the pedals to create a more full and direct sound where it would be found on an acoustic, such as when the damper pedal is depressed. 

Binaural sampling is available for CFX and Bösendorfer when used with headphones. This was created by sampling pianos with 2 microphones placed where your ears would be, so your ears will hear a faithful recreation of the sounds of a piano in a space, even through headphones. 

On board the piano are also 53 standard instrument voices, 480 MIDI voices from Yamaha’s XG chip, as well as 14 Drum/SFX voice sets, as well as multiple different effects. 

Connectivity

The CLP-885 features USB to device (Playback/Recording: WAV), USB to Host as well as AUX in (3.5mm) and AUX out ([L/L+R] [R]) as well as Bluetooth Audio/MIDI.

This piano has a fluent integration with the Yamaha Smart Pianist app for smart devices, providing easy access to every parameter of the piano controls, as well as offering demo songs, and a multitude of piano lessons. 

Oxygen Music is a proud stockists of Yamaha digital pianos, such as the Clavinova CLP885 Digital Piano. Polished Ebony finish, includes matching bench.