Yamaha Pianos Yamaha CSP170B Digital Piano-Interactive

Innovation for effortless performance

The Yamaha Clavinova is an innovative lineup of digital pianos that have continued to evolve while seeking to provide the touch and tone of a concert grand piano—the ultimate symbol of piano excellence. Thisauthentic grand piano experience is the product of the knowledge andexpertise that Yamaha has accumulated over more than 100 years ofcrafting acoustic pianos. Utilizing state-of-the-art technology toachieve grand piano quality, Clavinova digital pianos offer an invitingplaying experience that is perfect for players of all levels. Theyemulate the touch and tone of a grand piano to make the transition fromdigital to acoustic piano a seamless and enjoyable one.

The sound of some of the finest concert grand pianos in the world

With two world-renowned concert grand pianos available at the touch of a button, the CSP170 lets you choose the perfect pianotone for the music you want to play. Offering far more than just sampledsounds, the CSP170 reproduces the Yamaha CFX concert grand and the legendary Bosendorfer Imperial in meticulous detail.

A fully immersive concert grand experience—even with headphones

Yamaha’s CSP170's advanced binaural sampling technology is now available on the Clavinova. The technology uses samples from the CFX,Yamaha’s acclaimed concert grand piano, recorded with specialized microphones that capture locational information and other nuances discerned by the human ear. The resulting sound is so natural, so enveloping, that you’ll soon forget you’re even wearing headphones at all.

Variety is the spice of life

The CSP-170 features hundreds of high-quality instrumentVoices including "Natural!", "Sweet!" and "Cool!" Voices sampledspecially to compliment the instrument types. Yamaha's SuperArticulation Voices (SA) add genuine performance attributes of the realmusical instruments as though they were being naturally performed by avirtuoso of that instrument instead of from the keys of a pianokeyboard. Examples include "fret noise" or "body knocks" from a guitaror the "inhales", "exhales" and glissandos from wind instruments. Bysimply varying your touch and playing techniques or using the pedals, SAvoices will add significant authenticity to your sound.

When you want to play more than just piano

One of the defining features of a CSP Clavinova is themultitude of different Styles that can be controlled in real-time byplaying chords on the keyboard. Accompaniment Styles introduce ensemblesof virtual musicians to your performances in a variety of musicalgenres. From small jazz ensembles to full orchestras, you control whatchords or harmony they play by what you play, plus you control thedynamic of the ensemble. Developed by professional session musiciansfrom around the world, Styles add authentic, studio-quality backingplayers to your performances - even when you play by yourself.

Natural Wood X keyboard—the feel of an acoustic grand

Natural Wood X (NWX) keyboards are created using unrivaledexpertise that Yamaha has acquired through more than a century ofcrafting fine pianos.

Just as with grand pianos, the material used for Natural WoodX keyboards is cut from wood that has been carefully dried specificallyfor use in making musical instruments. Only the best wood from thefinest part of each tree is selected, resulting in a keyboard that ismore resistant to buckling and warping than common laminated woodkeyboards.

The Yamaha Natural Wood X keyboard features the same actionand three-sensor configuration as Graded Hammer 3X keyboards, whichaccurately senses and interprets the behavior of the keyboard for aresponse that feels very similar to that of a grand piano. This allowsyou to vividly perform smooth, flowing passages or light trills,techniques used in many pieces such as Für Elise.

Escapement mechanism of Clavinova Keyboards

The escapement mechanism in a grand piano moves the hammersaway from the strings quickly after they strike them, in order toprevent any interference with string vibration. This mechanism produces aslight clicking sensation when the keys are pressed gently. Since RealGrand Expression offers players superb sound, touch and pedaling, wedecided to create an escapement that delivers outstanding playability,repetition, and response without impeding performance. The Clavinovakeyboards feature an escapement mechanism that reproduces this sensationnear the bottom of the key dip. They have been designed in such a waythat the click is discernible only on the lightest keystrokes, similarto the keyboard of a grand piano. These keyboards have been adjusted toprovide additional friction that balances key repetition and responsewithout impeding performance.

Synthetic ivory and ebony keytops—a pleasure to play even after hours of performance

Our fingers are more sensitive than we think, and forpianists, the texture of the piano keys is extremely important. The NWXkeyboard features white keys made from the highest quality syntheticivory, developed independently by Yamaha. The black keys are finished insynthetic ebony. Synthetic ivory keytops reproduce the tactile surfaceof the real ivory keyboards once used in older acoustic pianos. Itfeatures highly absorbent material that prevents fingers from slippingeven after hours of practice, while retaining the ideal texture andfeel. Resulting from well over a century of experience in makingacoustic pianos, this exclusive Yamaha technology achieves a finish thatfeels natural and comfortable. In addition to the feel, the appearanceand fine texture of these keys is unmatched by any other digital piano,and is sure to inspire pianists from the moment they experience it.

Keyboard Stabilizers—unique Yamaha mechanisms for improved keyboard stability and durability

Keyboards fulfill the vital role of transforming emotion fromyour fingertips into sound and therefore, must be smooth to play inorder to maintain superb touch for prolonged performances. That is whyYamaha has fitted Keyboard Stabilizers to all 88 keys, offering players anatural touch and improving the stability and durability of thekeyboard.

For a sound that truly resonates with the listener

In a grand piano, strings and sounds resonate throughout theentire body of the instrument producing a rich reverberation thatenvelops the listener in sound. Not only are the strings you are playingvibrating, but other strings ring as a reaction to ones you play. Thisis one reason the piano's sound is so complex and rich.

This phenomenon is reproduced perfectly in the Clavinovathrough Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM) which calculates the variousstates of the strings for each of the 88 notes on the keyboard from oneinstant to the next. As a result, the Clavinova reflects the limitlessnumber of factors inherent in playing an acoustic piano such as whichkeys are pressed, the strength with which the keys are played and pedaltiming.

Acoustic Optimizer

The speakers attached to the body exhibit a phenomenon inwhich, if nothing is done, the volume of the sound will increase due tothe resonant frequency of the body. Conversely, installing pipes withthe same resonant frequency within the body suppresses this resonance.Acoustic optimizers utilize this phenomenon.

This improvement of the sound is something that has only beenpossible thanks to Yamaha‘s thorough knowledge of the internal acousticcharacteristics of musical instruments.

Sing in perfect Harmony… with yourself!

You can enjoy karaoke backing with songs stored in yourClavinova or downloaded from YamahaMusicsoft.com. The lyrics are shownon the Smart Pianist app and the words change color as the songadvances, so you know exactly when to come in.

Plug in a microphone, and you can sing along with yourplaying. The Vocal Harmony engine creates advanced sounding harmonies,enriching your voice and is even capable of correcting your pitch!

Multi-track Song Recorder

The recording function featured in Clavinova digital pianosallows you to record your performances* with a single touch, which isuseful when you want to review your playing objectively. Additionally,you can record up to 16 tracks for simultaneous playback, so differenthands can be recorded separately or overdub parts with different Voices.

*Recordings are made in MIDI format, and can also be recorded to Smart Pianist App

Audio Recorder

Record performances to Smart Pianist App and create audio files* you can save and play back on a Smart device.

Connect wirelessly for Smart Pianist

Smart Pianist App supports not only wired connection but also wireless connection via UD-WL01, Wi-Fi USB wireless LAN adaptor.