Professional Ukulele Tones at Your Command
From the authentic tones of Hawaiian music to lively additions within pop tracks, Session Ukulele from Native Instruments brings deluxe ukulele samples into every studio. Work with both soprano and tenor variations of the ukulele, as well as the charango — the uke’s vibrant, South American, 10-string lute-style cousin. In collaboration with Big Wave Audio, each premium sample within this exceptional Native Instruments offering has been captured from handbuilt instruments by some of Hawaii’s and Bolivia’s finest luthiers. Build your songs from the ground up or utilize your favorite of Session Ukulele’s incredible 385 available patterns. Get as detailed as you like with nuanced playing styles, like open, muted, and more. Once your part is established, refining it is just as easy with Session Ukulele’s wealth of sound-shaping mediums, including microphone selection, track doubling, effects, EQs, compressors — everything you need to sculpt your track’s uke presence to perfectly fit the vibe. And for studios running a Kontrol S-Series keyboard, you’ve got fully integrated control over Session Ukulele for bringing to life the most characterful uke and charango parts you can dream up.
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Build your ideal sound
Looking for the vibrant, trebly tones of the soprano? The warmer, finely sustaining presence of the tenor? How about the charango’s marvelously complex musicality? It’s all right here aboard Session Ukulele, showcased through premium samples from the world’s most legitimate instruments by the world’s best builders. Take the note-by-note approach and construct uke lines that follow your exact creative direction, or allow Session Uke to do the legwork with 385 patterns driven by Native Instruments' upgraded strumming algorithm. The latter option allows Session Uke to automatically switch patterns and choose chord inversions to best fit your track, with total drag-and-drop DAW editing control on your end.
Down to every detail
Session Ukulele’s sculpting tools are just as detailed as its first-class samples, giving you complete command over just how your uke or charango part is delivered. Mic up with selectable single-dynamic or dual-condenser mic arrangements and effortlessly double your part with the flip of a switch. Inject lifelike finger vibrato variation, fret sounds, and unique articulations to completely personalize every performance — even jump between different playing styles mid-performance when crafting parts atop your separately sold Kontrol S-Series keyboard. But that’s just the half of it!
This thorough VI sports a fantastic selection of real-time controls, from decay and resonance amount to noise floor leveling, detuning, and beyond. Infuse your favorite reverbs, delays, and modulation effects for a roominess that suits your project, then get masterful with the integration of your preferred compression and equalization equipment. Or, go totally lo-fi with Session Uke’s fresh lo-fi effects suite!
Native Instruments Session Ukulele Features:
- Professional-grade ukulele sampling for creating everything from traditional-style tunes to pop hits and beyond
- 3 instruments to work with, including soprano ukulele, tenor ukulele, and charango
- Sampled from handbuilt instruments of Hawaii and Bolivia by the world's finest luthiers
- Craft songs by individual note, or use 385 preset patterns to devise the perfect ukulele accompaniment
- Multi-mic selection, double tracking, vibrato, fret sound, and selectable articulations add a personalized touch to every track
- Fully immersive possibilities are expanded when using the separately sold Kontrol S-Series keyboard with Session Ukulele
- Real-time controls like decay, resonance, noise floor, and detuning help perfectly mix your recorded uke part
- FX like reverbs, delays, modulators, and lo-fi flavors add plenty of room to your sound
- Virtual compression and EQ equipment make finely mastering your track a delightfully simple task
