February 17, 2023
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Introducing the Yamaha Clavinova CVP-909…
The CVP-909 delivers grand piano touch and tone, featuring two of the most coveted, word-class grand pianos - the Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial. With a complete palette of stunning instrument Voices and realistic accompaniment Styles, your performance will sound better than ever. Expansive song libraries like Follow Lights and You Are The Artist make learning more fun and music education more entertaining. This flagship Clavinova CVP is truly an all-in-one musical entertainment center.
A concert pianist demands the feel of a grand piano. A composer demands a soundset as wide as his or her imagination and as pristine as a movie score. A student demands tools to ease the learning process. A family demands a entertainment center that allows them to discover the joy of music together in ways they never thought possible. Featuring a Grand Touch with wooden keys.
- CFX and Bösendorfer Samples updated with added power, brilliance, brightness and improved touch response, giving the player greater expressive control.
- GrandTouch Pedals with GP Response Damper mechanisms reproduce the touch and feel of a grand piano, and provide exceptionally expressive control and tactile response, making it easier to physically experience the half-pedal point.
- Color Touch Panel allows you to easily see the state of Voice and Style assignments and quickly access and adjust a wealth of features and settings.
- Binaural Sampling technology delivers a three-dimensional sound, which recreates the perspective of the player position through headphones.
- Super Articulation 2 (SA2) Voices allow the player to get realistic expressive nuances of non-keyboard instruments, such as a flute or guitar, both automatically and with the use of the two switches.
- Grandtouch keyboard with counterweights simulate the feeling of playing an acoustic grand piano.
- Follow Lights-orchestrated song files use Guide Lamps that illuminate over the right keys to teach you classic melodies at any tempo.
- You Are the Artist series software gives you the in-band experience to perform music by superstar artists like Adele, Coldplay and Taylor Swift!
- Piano Room with Session Mode brings you back to the basics. Select a piano and choose the type of room you're in, and even invite a small ensemble along to play with you.
- Vocal Harmony 2 (VH2) engine creates advanced sounding harmonies, enriching your voice and is even capable of correcting your pitch!
- Chord Looper allows you to record your chord progressions so that the Style engine can loop them for you, freeing you up to experiment with two-hand playing or soloing without having to worry about playing the changes.
CVP-909 dimensions and weight
Please refer to this diagram to help visualize how this piano might fit in your room of choice. The weight listed is based on the finished, assembled instrument, and is measured in pounds. The height, width and depth dimensions are measured in inches.
Color Swatches - Matte Black
Please note that the color may vary depending upon your screen settings or due to the device that you are viewing. These photos are designed to give you an idea of the rich finish of the piano.
Features Overview
Your dream pianos await
The enhanced Piano Room includes the world-class Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial grand pianos, plus over 1000 studio quality sounds. 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 new 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.
Superb playability and feel
Grand Piano keyboards are characterized by a light feel when played gently, and a heavier feel when played with more strength. Conversely, a non-grand piano keyboard has a uniform resistance regardless of whether the player uses a gentle or heavy touch. This has traditionally been one of the most significant differences between the touch of a grand piano and that of a digital piano. However, when developing GrandTouch keyboard action, Yamaha sought to reproduce the true key resistance that is unique to the grand piano, with greater fidelity. The result is an instrument with a more responsive touch, offering a greater dynamic range than ever before.
Strike with the perfect balance
Counterweights are embedded in the keys to balance the weight of the hammers and offer more precise control when playing delicately at low volumes. The Clavinova features a carefully-adjusted set of these individual counterweights for improved playability when playing pianissimo and quicker key return in rapid passages.
No two keys are alike
On an acoustic grand piano, each and every key is weighted differently. This is because the strings for each note are slightly thinner and shorter in the treble register, becoming gradually thicker and longer towards the bass register. The Clavinova action faithfully reproduces the subtle differences that this graded touch offers with differing weights and key returns for each one of its 88 keys. When it comes time to take your playing to an acoustic grand piano, the transition will be seamless to the performer.
An unrivaled grand piano pedal feel
The CVP-809 features a damper pedal that continually detects depression depth and allows half-pedaling. The GP Response Damper Pedal offers variable resistance, starting out light to the touch and growing heavier as the pedal is depressed further. This allows players to become accustomed to the nuances of delicate pedaling on an acoustic grand piano.
Spruce Speaker Cones
Drawing from its experience in building both acoustic pianos and high-end speakers, Yamaha CVP-809 speaker cones use pulp from the same spruce wood used to make acoustic piano sound boards.The result is a more natural, piano-like attack to the sound that is more piano-like when you play the keys.
Twisted Flare Ports
The Twisted Flare Port, a new Yamaha technology, offers a clearer bass sound. The flared and gently twisted shape evenly diffuses the air flow through the port. Compared to a conventional port, the Twisted Flare Port reduces air turbulence noise, contributing to clear and accurate low frequency reproduction.
For a sound that truly resonates with the listener
In a grand piano, strings and sounds resonate throughout the entire body of the instrument producing a rich reverberation that envelops the listener in sound. Not only are the strings you are playing vibrating, but other strings ring as a reaction to ones you play. This is one reason the piano's sound is so complex and rich. This phenomena is reproduced perfectly in the Clavinova through Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM) which calculates the various states of the strings for each of the 88 notes on the keyboard from one instant to the next. As a result, the Clavinova reflects the limitless number of factors inherent in playing an acoustic piano such as which keys are pressed, the strength with which the keys are played and pedal timing.
Virtually every instrument Yamaha builds can be found inside
Yamaha is the World's largest manufacturer of musical instruments, and CVP Clavinovas contain high-resolution, high-definition recordings only possible from a company with this rich heritage. Super Articulation (SA) and Super Articulation 2 (SA2) Voices are both highly advanced and easy to use, making you sound like a pro. With them you'll hear the most realistic reproductions of legato and staccato performance techniques that are so essential to playing bowed and wind instruments. By simply varying your touch and playing techniques or using the pedals, SA and SA2 Voices will add significant authenticity to your sound.
Fully immersive concert grand sampling
While using headphones, Yamaha’s advanced binaural sampling technology creates the sensation of being in a room with Yamaha's acclaimed CFX Concert Grand. The technology uses samples from the CFX, 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.
A new kind of headphone experience
Unique to Yamaha, the Stereophonic Optimizer adjusts the spacing of the sound and the separation from the piano when listening via the headphones, resulting in a spacious sound image that will inspire you to play for hours at a time. Using this private listening environment, the sound of the Clavinova appears to come from the body of the instrument rather than from the headphones, providing a more realistic and naturally comfortable experience.
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. Visit www.yamahamusicsoft.com/followlights to browse the entire library today.
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. Only Yamaha could build an instrument with studio-quality effects like reverb, echo and even Vocal Harmony. 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.
Chord Looper
Not only is this feature great for those who wish to play two-hand parts over top of Styles, but Chord Looper is also very handy for the songwriter. Looping a chord progression gives you the freedom to try out various vocal parts for a verse, a chorus etc. without having to commit to a full song arrangement. Record your chord changes and let the Style take over while you work out a melody or some lyrics. Once you've got it just right, move on to the next section or record the whole song!
If you want it to, the Clavinova will even talk to you
When Voice Guide is active, the Clavinova speaks information from the current display or operation being executed. This allows those who have visual impairments to enjoy playing and using the instrument. When using Voice Guide, make sure that the USB flash memory containing the Voice Guide files is connected to the instrument.
Customize the control panel as you like
You decide what functions appear on the touch screen and which are assigned to special panel buttons. This allows you to create bookmarks for your favorite Voices and Styles in one convenient button, create shortcuts on the Home display for your most used "apps" from the MENU display, and assign your most used functions to the ASSIGNABLE buttons on the panel.
Turn a USB device into a portable recording studio
The USB Audio Recorder* allows you to record your performances on a USB flash drive for emailing, uploading to the internet or sending to your MP3 player. This lets you compare two different performances to gauge your progress or allows you to share your music with friends and family.
*Stored as WAV or MP3 format.
Wireless audio and wireless MIDI with iOS devices
If you use an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, Yamaha apps will make playing more convenient and enjoyable. Quickly set the ideal Voice and accompaniment Style for the song you'd like to play. Record your own performance and share it with a friend. Add visual effects to your performance with computer animation that responds to what you play. Check out the apps and find the ones that meet your needs. Several Yamaha apps are designed to work only with Clavinova digital pianos.
Wired connections are possible with devices such as the Yamaha i-MX1, i-UX1 or Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter. Wireless connection may require a wireless router. Wireless audio connection requires Yamaha UD-WL01 USB wireless LAN device.
Play your favorite songs right away with the Smart Pianist app
Have you ever tried to figure out what the chords are to your favorite songs? The Smart Pianist app for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad* helps you practice and perform songs by analyzing the audio song stored in your iOS device and then displays the chord symbols for you. On the CVP-800 Series, Smart Pianist features an "Audio To Score" function that creates piano accompaniment scores automatically. Smart Pianist also displays notation for hundreds of built-in MIDI songs, and you can even enjoy additional songs for purchase from Yamaha MusicSoft.
*Requires Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter and USB cable or Yamaha UD-WL01 Wi-Fi adapter
Learn more about Yamaha CVP-909
CVP-909 dimensions and weight
Color Profile - Matte Black
Features Overview
Flagship Concert Grand Experience with Interactive Session Mode
GrandTouch Keyboard Action for Authentic Grand Piano Response
Enhanced Key Balance and Expressive Control
Authentic Graded Key Response Across All 88 Keys
An unrivaled grand piano pedal feel
Spruce Wood Speaker Cones for Natural Piano Tone
Twisted Flare Port for Cleaner Low-End Response
Virtual Resonance Modeling for Deep Acoustic Realism
Extensive Instrument Library with Super Articulation Voices
Binaural Sampling for Concert Grand Realism in Headphones
Stereophonic Optimizer for Natural Headphone Sound Placement
Real-Time Style Engine for Full Band Arrangements
Step-by-Step Song Learning with Follow Lights Guidance
Microphone Input and Vocal Performance Features
Chord Looper for Songwriting and Performance Freedom
Customizable Interface for Faster Workflow
USB Audio Recording for Studio-Quality Performance Capture
Smart Device Connectivity with Yamaha Apps and Wireless Control
Smart Pianist App for Song Analysis and Interactive Playing
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is the Yamaha CVP series and how is it different from a standard digital piano?
Yamaha’s CVP (Clavinova Versatile Piano) series combines the core playing experience of a digital piano with interactive accompaniment, learning, arranging, and entertainment features that go far beyond a traditional home piano. In addition to realistic piano sounds and weighted keys, CVP models include hundreds of instrument voices, automatic backing styles, onboard recording, microphone connectivity, lesson functions, and interactive performance tools that allow a single player to sound like a full ensemble.
What is the difference between the CVP-909 and CVP-909GP?
The CVP-909 and CVP-909GP share the same core sound engine, keyboard action, voice library, accompaniment features, and internal speaker system. The primary difference is cabinet design: the CVP-909 uses a traditional upright-style cabinet, while the CVP-909GP places the same flagship CVP technology into a grand piano-style cabinet designed for enhanced acoustic projection and a more dramatic visual presence.
Who is the Yamaha CVP-909 designed for?
The CVP-909 is designed for pianists, composers, entertainers, students, and families looking for Yamaha’s most advanced upright CVP experience. Its combination of flagship piano technology, arranger functionality, learning tools, and premium sound system makes it suitable for traditional piano playing, songwriting, accompaniment-based performance, and immersive home entertainment.
What piano sounds are included on the CVP-909?
The CVP-909 features Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial concert grand piano samples with enhanced tonal detail, dynamic response, and expressive control. Technologies including Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM), binaural sampling, smooth release, and key-off samples recreate the complex resonance and tonal behavior of an acoustic grand piano for both speaker and headphone performance.
How many voices and accompaniment styles are included on the CVP-909?
The CVP-909 includes 1,605 instrument voices, 58 Drum/SFX kits, and 675 accompaniment styles covering a wide range of musical genres and performance styles. Super Articulation 2 (SA2) Voices provide enhanced realism for non-keyboard instruments, while Yamaha’s interactive Style engine allows performances to be accompanied by fully arranged backing ensembles in real time.
What are guide lights and how do they work?
The CVP-909 features Yamaha’s Follow Lights learning system, which uses illuminated guide lamps above the keys to show which notes to play during supported songs and exercises. The system can wait for the correct notes before continuing, allowing players to learn at their own pace while performing alongside full accompaniment arrangements.
Does the CVP-909 support Bluetooth audio or MIDI?
Yes. The CVP-909 supports Bluetooth audio playback, allowing compatible smartphones, tablets, and other devices to stream music wirelessly through the piano’s speaker system. Wireless MIDI functionality is also supported with compatible Yamaha wireless accessories and apps.
Can the CVP-909 record performances?
Yes. The CVP-909 supports both MIDI recording and USB audio recording. Performances can be recorded directly to a USB flash drive in WAV or MP3 format for playback, sharing, or archiving, while the internal 16-track MIDI recorder allows performances to be layered and edited within the instrument.
What kind of keyboard action does the CVP-909 use?
The CVP-909 uses Yamaha’s flagship GrandTouch keyboard action with escapement, Linear Graded Hammers, counterweights, wooden white keys, and synthetic ebony and ivory keytops. The action is designed to recreate the touch, balance, and dynamic response of an acoustic grand piano, with individually graded key weighting and enhanced low-volume control for a more natural playing experience.
Can you sing through the CVP-909 with a microphone?
Yes. The CVP-909 includes a microphone input that allows singers to perform through the piano’s speaker system while playing. Built-in vocal processing features include reverb, echo, Vocal Harmony 2 (VH2), pitch correction, and karaoke-style functionality with compatible song files, making it well suited for sing-along performance and home entertainment.
Can the CVP-909 connect to apps or iPad?
Yes. The CVP-909 supports connectivity with Yamaha Smart Pianist, Chord Tracker, and compatible iOS devices including iPad and iPhone. These apps provide expanded control over voices, accompaniment styles, recording functions, chord analysis, notation display, and song management, while Smart Pianist can also generate chord charts and accompaniment information from audio tracks.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | YAM-CVP909B |
| Vendor | Yamaha |
| Bluetooth | Audio Receiving |
| Built In Speakers | Yes |
| Connectivity | USB, MIDI, Bluetooth, and Microphone Input |
| Included From Manufacturer |
Matching piano bench 50 Classical Music Masterpieces book |
| Keys Weighted | Hammer Weighted |
| Key Cover | Yes |
| Number of Keys | 88 |
| MPN | CVP909B |
| Piano Cabinet Style | Upright |
| Accompaniments | Yes |
| Duet Mode | No |
| Finish | Matte Black |
| Half-Damper Support | Yes |
| Audio Inputs | 1/4" Mono Microphone, 1/8" Aux |
| Audio Outputs |
2 x 1/4" Headphone L / L + R, R Aux Out |
| Key Action | Grand Touch keyboard action with Linear Graded Hammers, wooden keys (white only), synthetic ebony and ivory key tops, and escapement |
| Layer Feature | Yes |
| Metronome | Yes |
| Pedals | 3 multi-function pedals (Sustain, Sostenuto, Soft, Glide, Song Play / Pause, Style Start / Stop, Volume, etc.) |
| Rhythm Patterns | 675 |
| Song Recorder | Audio & MIDI |
| Number of Songs | 124 |
| Number of Sounds | 1605 Voices + 58 Drum/SFX Kits |
| Speaker Power | (40 W + 30 W + 20 W) x 2 + 80 W |
| Speaker Size | (6 5/16" + 1 15/16" + 1 3/16") x 2 + 7 7/8" Spruce Cone Speaker, Twisted Flare Port |
| Split Feature | Yes |
| Storage Type | USB Flash Drive;Internal |
| Number of Tracks | 16 |
| Transpose Feature | Yes |
| Voices of Polyphony | 256 |
| Weight | 180 lbs 12 oz |
| Width | 56 1/4" |
| Depth | 24 1/8" |
| Height | 34 5/16" |
5-Year Yamaha Clavinova Limited Warranty
Yamaha Clavinova pianos are covered by a five (5) year limited warranty. Yamaha products are designed and manufactured to provide a high level of defect-free performance. Yamaha Corporation of America ('Yamaha') is proud of the experience and craftsmanship that goes into each and every Yamaha product. Yamaha sells its products through a network of reputable, authorized dealers and is pleased to offer you, the Original Owner, the following Limited Warranty, which applies only to products that have been (1) directly purchased from Yamaha's authorized dealers in the fifty states of the USA (the 'Warranted Area') and (2) used exclusively in the Warranted Area. This warranty covers Clavinova Digital Pianos against defects in materials or workmanship for five (5) years. In-home service is also available with these products. More details can be found on the Yamaha Corporation of America web site.
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