CVP-409/407 Owner’s Manual
10
Introduction
Enhanced Realism and Natural Expressiveness
Authentic Acoustic Piano-like Touch
NW (Natural Wood) with Synthetic ivory keytops (CVP-409 including grand
piano type)
This is the first Clavinova featuring a keyboard that has the feel of real ivory. The special
Natural Wood keyboard of the CVP-409 uses real-wood white keys. The key surface is
soft and slightly porous, giving the keys added grip and a natural friction that lets you play
easily. The authentic touch and feel of the keys goes far beyond existing electronic key-
boards, it makes you feel as if you’re playing a real grand piano. This specially crafted key-
board lets you use techniques only possible on grand pianos, such as playing the same
note successively and having the sounds blend smoothly even without use of the damper
pedal, or playing the same key quickly and having perfect articulation without the sound
cutting off unnaturally.
NW (Natural Wood) Keyboard (CVP-407)
The special Natural Wood keyboard of the CVP-407 uses real-wood white keys, to repro-
duce as closely as possible the experience of playing an actual acoustic grand piano. The
authentic touch and feel of the keys goes far beyond existing electronic keyboards, realis-
tically recreating the hardness of the keys, the balance between the weight of the key and
hammer, and the characteristic weight gradations of the keys – heavy in the low end, light
in the high register – to make you feel as if you’re playing a real grand piano. Moreover,
this specially crafted keyboard lets you use techniques only possible on grand pianos,
such as playing the same note successively and having the sounds blend smoothly even
without use of the damper pedal, or playing the same key quickly and having perfect
articulation without the sound cutting off unnaturally.
Turn on the iAFC (Instrumental Active Field Control) effect, and hear the sound expand
around you—as if you’re playing on stage in a concert hall. Use the Spatial Effect to rec-
reate and emphasize the natural sounds of true acoustic instruments. The overall sound
is deeper and more resonant, especially when using the damper pedal (Dynamic
Damper Effect).
The Acoustic Ambience of a Grand Piano
—with the iAFC Feature
SPATIAL Effect (greater depth)
DYNAMIC DAMPER Effect
SPATIAL Effect (less depth)
The Spatial Effect, which recreates the natural sounds of true acoustic instruments, is not
applied to the default setting. For more details about iAFC, see page 82.
Audio Recording
Recording Your Performance as Audio......................................page 60
You can record your performance as audio data to a USB flash memory. Con-
nect a microphone or guitar to the instrument and enjoy recording a guitar
and keyboard performance together, or record your singing along with Song
playback (in karaoke fashion).
