Yamaha Clavinova CVP701 digital piano

What we think of the Yamaha Clavinova CVP701

The Yamaha Clavinova CVP701 digital piano is simply superb. It offers a wonderful tonal quality and a responsive touch which makes for a very realistic piano indeed. Added to the selection of high quality sampled instrument voices and rhythm styles this digital piano is a very versatile instrument producing professional standard performance possibilities. The lesson facilities that are built in offer an intuitive introduction to playing the piano or keyboard and the piano itself is of a high enough quality to satisfy the demands of even the most advanced pianist.

Over a century of piano building experience culminates in a truly modern instrument

Experience a purely digital piano with the heart of a true grand. You'll feel the difference from the very first notes you play. Realistic touch and response, paired with the unmistakeable tone of the finest concert grand pianos ever made, the Clavinova delivers expressive capabilities and a dynamic range that redefines the standard for digital pianos today.

Your dream piano studio awaits

The enhanced Piano Room now includes the world-class Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial grand pianos, plus vintage electric pianos. In Session Mode, you can invite three virtual musicians into the room to "jam" with you as you practice and perform in one of 40 different musical styles. These session musicians will automatically follow your harmonies and your volume expression using the Dynamics Control feature.

You can selectively activate and deactivate each one depending on your musical needs at the time. Within this special room, you can even record your sessions with the touch of a single button.

Variety is the spice of life

The CVP-701 features hundreds of high-quality instrument Voices including "Natural!", "Sweet!" and "Cool!" Voices sampled specially to compliment the instrument types. Yamaha's Super Articulation Voices (SA) add genuine performance attributes of the real musical instruments as though they were being naturally performed by a virtuoso of that instrument instead of from the keys of a piano keyboard.

When you want to play more than just piano

One of the defining features of a CVP Clavinova is the multitude of different Styles that can be controlled in real-time by playing chords on the keyboard. Accompaniment Styles introduce ensembles of virtual musicians to your performances in a variety of musical genres. From small jazz ensembles to full orchestras, you control what chords or harmony they play by what YOU play, plus you control the dynamic of the ensemble.

Developed by professional session musicians from around the world, Styles add authentic, studio-quality backing players to your performances - even when you play by yourself. You can use Styles to add embellishing Intros, Endings & Fill-Ins and even arrange songs in real-time.

Now anyone can play a hit song, one light at a time

CVP Clavinovas are very patient: if you don't play the right notes, they wait until you do! This is made possible with the CVP's unique Guide feature. As the easiest way to play a song, the Follow Lights library teaches you popular melodies in a way only possible on a CVP Clavinova. Just follow the lights one note at a time, and fully-arranged orchestrations and arpeggios embellish your playing. Here, you don't play along with a recording, the recording literally plays along with YOU.

Get connected and start singing

You can connect a microphone to enjoy singing along with your keyboard performance or using Karaoke song files from YamahaMusicSoft.com. All input jacks are conveniently located at the front of the instrument, under the keybed for easy access. Alternatively, you can connect a portable music device such as an MP3 player or smart phone to enjoy listening through the Clavinova's high-definition speaker system.

More useful information

Owner's Manual Reference Manual Data List Errata Firmware Installation Guide Music Finder Records

Width	1,352mm (53 1/4")
Width (polished finish)	1,355mm (53 3/8")
Height	918mm (36 1/8")
Height (polished finish)	921mm (36 1/4")
Depth	595mm (23 7/16")
Depth (polished finish)	596mm (23 7/16")
Weight	59.kg (130lbs, 1oz)
Weight (polished finish)	61.5kg (135lbs, 9oz)
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Number of keys	88
Keyboard type	GH3X (Graded Hammer 3X) keyboard with synthetic ivory keytops, escapement
Touch sensitivity	Hard2, Hard1, Medium, Soft1, Soft2, Fixed
Number of pedals	3
Half pedal	Yes
Pedal functions	Sustain, Sostenuto, Soft, Glide, Song Play / Pause, Style Start / Stop, Volume, etc.
Display type	TFT Color LCD
Display size	4.3 inch (480 x 272 dots)
LCD brightness	Yes
Display colour	Yes
Score display function	Yes
Lyrics display function	Yes
Display language	English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Italian
Panel language	English only
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Key cover style	Sliding
Music rest	Yes
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Piano sound	Yamaha CFX, Bösendorfer Imperial
Key-off samples	Yes
Smooth release	Yes
VRM	Yes
Polyphony (max.)	256
Preset number of voices	777 Voices + 29 Drum / SFX Kits + 480 XG Voices
Preset featured voices	10 VRM Voices, 49 Super Articulation Voices, 23 Mega Voices, 13 Natural! Voices, 26 Sweet! Voices, 58 Cool! Voices, 70 Live! Voices, 20 Organ Flutes! Voices
Custom voice edit	Yes
Compatibility	XG, GS (for Song playback), GM, GM2
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Reverb	58 Preset + 3 User
Chorus	106 Preset + 3 Users
DSP	295 Preset + 3 Users
Master compressor	5 Preset + 5 Users
Master EQ	5 Preset + 2 Users
Part EQ	27 parts
Intelligent Acoustic Control (IAC)	Yes
Stereophonic optimiser	Yes
Dual/layers functions	Yes
Split	Yes
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Number of preset styles	310
Preset featured styles	253 Pro Styles, 21 Session Styles, 36 Pianist Styles
Preset fingering	Single Finger, Fingered, Fingered On Bass, Multi Finger, AI Fingered, Full Keyboard, AI Full Keyboard
Preset style control	INTRO x 3, MAIN VARIATION x 4, FILL x 4, BREAK, ENDING x 3
Custom style creator	Yes
Music finder	1,200 records
One Touch Setting (OTS)	4 for each style
Style recommender	Yes
File format	Style File Format GE (Guitar Edition)
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Number of preset songs	65
Recording number of tracks	16
Data capacity	Approx. 300KB/Song
Recording function	Yes
Playback compatible data format	SMF (Format 0 & 1), XF
Recording compatible data format	SMF (Format 0)
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Demo	Yes
Registration number of buttons	8
Registration control	Registration Sequence, Freeze
Lesson/Guide	Follow Lights, Any Key, Karao-Key, Your Tempo
Guide lamp	Yes
Performance Assistant Technology (PAT)	Yes
Piano Room	Yes
USB audio recorder playback	WAV
USB audio recorder recording	WAV
USB audio time stretch	Yes
USB audio pitch shift	Yes
USB audio vocal cancel	Yes
Metronome	Yes
Tempo range	5 - 500, Tap Tempo
Transpose	Yes
Tuning	Yes
Scale type	9
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Internal memory storage	Approx. 2.8 MB
External drives	USB flash drive
Headphones connectivity	x2
Microphone connectivity	Input Volume, Mic / Line In
MIDI	IN / OUT / THRU
AUX IN	Stereo mini
AUX OUT	L / L + R, R
AUX pedal	Yes
USB TO DEVICE	Yes
USB TO HOST	Yes
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Amplifiers	25 W x 2
Speakers	16 cm x 2 [6 - 5/16" x 2]
Acoustic optimiser	Yes
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Power consumption	22 W
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Accessories	Owner's Manual, Data List, "50 Greats for the Piano" Music Book, My Yamaha Product User Registration, AC Power Cord, Holder Set