Talk:Clavinova

It would be great if there were more info on the different models. Where are you guys getting the June 2007 new release information? I can't seem to figure out on Yamaha's site when these models are released and how long they've been around.

Although I love my Clavinova, this article reads more like an advertisement than an encyclopedia article. Unless anyone objects, or unless anyone gets there first, I propose to make it more objective. So, for example, it would begin with something like: "The Clavinova is the brand name of a digital piano produced by the Yamaha Corporation." Grafen 23:02, 11 July 2005 (UTC)


 * I did what I could fix the current article, but it really needs to be completely re-written and formatted. -Jarom Olsen

They weren't all sample-based
Early Clavinova models were not sample-based, but used FM Synthesis, as the lady on my "Clavinova Demonstration Tape" goes to great pains to point out :-) 81.153.183.181 (talk) 17:01, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

History, please add information
I started a model history section, please add newer models.

Fell also free to indicate other features (hammer action, # keys, FM/AWM, etc.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.215.197.107 (talk) 09:44, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

As I wouldn't know how this would fit, here is some information on the CVP-30: 88 weighted keys, not hammer-action. Polyphony: 16, 22 voices, 32 Rhythms, 2 Pedals (left one can be assigned to control rhythm like start/stop, fill, intro/end). Weighs 56kg. --Barnmusic (talk) 23:43, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Feature matrix added
Added a feature matrix for both "feel" and "sound" based on what I found on the Clavinova microsite ( http://yamahaclavinova.com )

Biggerbyfar (talk) 17:21, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Is this necessary? 149.159.196.38 (talk) 16:05, 12 October 2014 (UTC) The Clavinova is 1.existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established: hence 30 plus years, I don't think casio should even be VERB

1.talk about (something) with another person or group of people:

Yoshi Pi
There's a bit of uncited text: "The CLP-100 was built in 1987 by Yamaha's premier engineer Yoshi Pi, two months before his death. It was later made famous by Stevie Wonder, who bought the remaining 12 pianos before they were discontinued[citation needed]."

I can't find anything to support this - and what this fellow Yoshi "built" all of them? He can't have built them - that makes no sense.


 * Propose this is removed. Sounds like hearsay anyway. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.81.163.19 (talk) 10:31, 31 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Removed, I cannot find any source for this statement. --Verdel (talk) 11:34, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Revision of the article
Before I get further into this- I have to say- this article is a mess. Let me do this from beginning to end. First, define voice(on many keyboards it relates to polyphony) as a sound playable from the clavinova. Next, a lot of the old clavinovas used an AE(action effect) keyboard(note:I am getting a lot of this from usa.yamaha.com). Then, for the styles, who were around in rhythm and ABC (Auto bass chord ) from the start, though not as many. Please note that. And please update the current models as the CVP-700series is out. Then there is a keyboard section that needs work. First, that so-called LNW thing is just plain rubbish. By that, I mean that it is called 88-key linear graded hammers and they're a feature like synthetic ivory key tops (which, by the way, you should talk about there), and not a keyboard type on the clavinovas. There is also a NWX, like the NW keys but with escapement. Finally, show the latest models of the clavinovas in that table, to find out what to put go to Yamaha.com, and all of them have escapement. I have little concern over the section on sound generation, except that you should define and add a part on VRM (to find out more, visit Yamaha's website) and update the models. A couple last things. I'm concerned about the models shown in the tables, some of the ones that are shown are too outdated. Add recent to current as most of the ones shown are discontinued and none of them are current. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.170.39.100 (talk) 16:55, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Improve the page history
The so called "history" is not really a history. What I mean is that it just lists the models and doesn't even have any more content.166.170.39.100 (talk) 00:23, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Continuing from what I was saying earlier, it isn't very detailed, and you should note major advancement over time, like the major incorporation of LCDs on the CVP 49/59/69/79 and CLP-500 series (latest model), and other additions such as the RGE sound engine, VRM, and touch-screens. And by-the-way, the CLP-200 series is obsolete and shouldn't be in the tables. 71.212.13.116 (talk) 15:30, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

Clavitone
I'm actively sitting in front of a (lower-end AFAICT) Clavinova which has only 5 instrument settings. In order of the buttons: Piano (the default), Clavi. Tone, E. Piano, Harpsichord, and Pipe Organ. Piano, E. Piano, Harpsichord, and Pipe Organ are all familiar, but "Clavi. Tone" (which I read as "Clavitone" at first) seems to be exclusive to this device. I don't think I've ever heard an instrument like it, so is this one invented by Yamaha that only their keyboards support? Hppavilion1 (talk) 16:47, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Update: Further investigation leads me to the Clavichord, which is most likely what it is. Hppavilion1 (talk) 16:47, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

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Sound sampling
The information about the sound sampling is lacking. For example, what is the difference between level 3, level 4 and level 5 of CF? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.132.75.218 (talk) 21:11, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

CLP 320
According to the owner's manual the sound source is "AWM Stereo Sampling" 93.38.49.161 (talk) 21:11, 9 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Wait! The owner's manual of the CLP S306 S308 340/340/370 shows that the "Tone Generation Technology" is "AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling" with 3 or 4 number of dynamic steps. On the manual of the CLP-380 I read AWM dynamic stereo sampling with 5 dynamic levels. 93.38.49.161 (talk) 22:05, 9 December 2022 (UTC)