Session Ukulele - choose key/progression

phillip2637
phillip2637 Member Posts: 18 Member
edited December 2024 in Kontakt

When using Session Ukulele in pattern mode, it lets me choose a key, but I don't see a way to pick a minor key. Am I missing something? Does it depend on the preset? If so, how would I know?

Similar question for progressions…. How do I create or find a progression that matches a song I'm working on?

(As an aside, note that the documentation link that comes with the product is 404. https://www.native-instruments.com/en/ukulelemanual/ I did find one by searching support, though without the answers I'm looking for.)

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  • Jeremy_NI
    Jeremy_NI Customer Care Posts: 13,389 mod
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    Hey there, I checked the library. You mention the ability to choose a key, can you share a screenshot of where you choose that?

    I'm not sure where your link is coming from but the manual is in it's correct location when coming from the product's page:

    https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/guitar/session-ukulele/

    Respectively: ONLINE MANUAL

    And the downloadable one: https://www.native-instruments.com/fileadmin/ni_media/downloads/manuals/Session_Ukulele/Session_Ukulele_Manual_English_04_10_20203.pdf

    The patterns allow you to play only one note to automatically have a chord generated (when in normal mode, not melody). You can see it here, you can also drag and drop the chord progression into your DAW.

    Screenshot 2025-01-14 at 16.41.52.png

  • phillip2637
    phillip2637 Member Posts: 18 Member
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    (I've been away from this for a while…sorry.)

    You can choose the key by dragging up or down on the note name that is beside the button that allows moving the progression into your DAW.

    The documentation link that fails comes from double-clicking "Session Ukulele Manual.url" in the installed library's Documentation sub-folder.

    I understand that I can access chords and progressions as you describe, but it seems there should be a way of controlling which chords and progressions. Or, at a minimum, knowing which will be available with a given preset.

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