Brightness Mod by Riccardo Sellan
SHAPE YOUR SOUND IN REAL TIME WITH AUDIO-REACTIVE MODULATION TOOLS FOR ABLETON LIVE.
Brightness Mod analyzes the spectral centroid of your audio signal in real time, letting you modulate parameters in Ableton Live based on its perceived brightness. It’s the perfect tool for creative automation, evolving effects, and audio-reactive movement. Use it to animate filters, panning, sends, or even OSC destinations.
Responsive and intuitive, this MaxforLive device brings light and shade to your modulation workflow.
Features:
- Analyze and extract spectral brightness from audio
- Auto and manual range modes with smoothing
- Map to Live parameters or send via OSC
- Bipolar/unipolar modulation, remote control options
- Built-in Sample & Hold and thresholding
- Six simultaneous mapping destinations
- Adjustable FFT resolution for speed vs. precision
- Sidechain input for external audio analysis
From tracking harmonic changes to syncing visuals with spectral data, Brightness Mod transforms your audio’s frequency spectrum into expressive control.
USER GUIDE: Sonic Mod Pack - User Guide - v.1.0.1
Brightness Mod by Riccardo Sellan
SHAPE YOUR SOUND IN REAL TIME WITH AUDIO-REACTIVE MODULATION TOOLS FOR ABLETON LIVE.
Brightness Mod analyzes the spectral centroid of your audio signal in real time, letting you modulate parameters in Ableton Live based on its perceived brightness. It’s the perfect tool for creative automation, evolving effects, and audio-reactive movement. Use it to animate filters, panning, sends, or even OSC destinations.
Responsive and intuitive, this MaxforLive device brings light and shade to your modulation workflow.
Features:
- Analyze and extract spectral brightness from audio
- Auto and manual range modes with smoothing
- Map to Live parameters or send via OSC
- Bipolar/unipolar modulation, remote control options
- Built-in Sample & Hold and thresholding
- Six simultaneous mapping destinations
- Adjustable FFT resolution for speed vs. precision
- Sidechain input for external audio analysis
From tracking harmonic changes to syncing visuals with spectral data, Brightness Mod transforms your audio’s frequency spectrum into expressive control.
USER GUIDE: Sonic Mod Pack - User Guide - v.1.0.1
Additional information
| MaxforLive | Audio Devices, Control Devices |
|---|---|
| Ableton Live Compatibility | Ableton Live 10 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 10 Suite, Ableton Live 11 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 11 Suite, Ableton Live 12 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 12 Suite |
| OS | Mac, Windows |
PRICE: £6.67
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Brightness Mod by Riccardo Sellan
What It Does
Brightness Mod turns the spectral centroid of your audio—its perceived brightness—into a fluid modulation source for Ableton Live. By analyzing where your sound’s energy sits in the frequency spectrum, it transforms harmonic shifts into expressive parameter control. Whether you’re tracking a filter sweep, creating evolving panning effects, or driving external visuals via OSC, Brightness Mod extracts movement from any audio source and puts it to work.
Intelligent Analysis, Maximum Control
The device offers both Auto and Manual range modes, allowing you to adapt instantly to fluctuating inputs or lock in precise control for stable sources. With adjustable frequency resolution (256–4096 FFT), smoothing controls for attack and release, and built-in Sample & Hold with threshold detection, Brightness Mod responds naturally to everything from dynamic textures to sustained tones.
Multi-Map Panel for Deep Routing
The integrated Multi-Map panel provides six simultaneous mapping destinations with full control over modulation depth, polarity (bipolar/unipolar), and remote parameter control. You can modulate Live parameters like filter cutoffs, effect sends, or panning—or send spectral data via OSC to control external applications including audio-visual setups and lighting rigs.
Inside you’ll find:
- Real-time spectral centroid analysis – Track harmonic content and brightness shifts as they happen
- Auto and Manual range modes – Adaptive scaling or precise manual control with smoothing
- Adjustable FFT resolution – Choose between speed and spectral detail (256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096)
- Threshold and Sample & Hold – Gate analysis to active signals and freeze values below threshold
- Six-slot Multi-Map panel – Map to Live parameters with modulation or remote control modes
- OSC output support – Send brightness data to external apps for audio-reactive visuals
- Bipolar/Unipolar modulation – Center modulation around base values or add to them
- Rise and Fall smoothing – Shape the attack and release of modulation curves
- Visual oscilloscope feedback – Monitor spectral centroid in real time
- Sidechain input – Analyze audio from any track in your Live set
Brightness Mod is designed for sound designers who want to extract expression from spectral movement, performers looking for hands-free parameter automation, and producers creating evolving, organic effects. From subtle harmonic tracking to bold audio-reactive modulation, it brings light and shade to your workflow.
Explore More from Riccardo Sellan:
Lambda II | Sonic Mod Pack | Multi-Envelope Mod | Transient Mod
Frequently Asked Questions
A: Brightness Mod is a MaxforLive device that analyzes spectral brightness (centroid) in real time and maps that data to control Live or OSC parameters.
A: Yes, MaxforLive is required to use Brightness Mod
A: MaxforLive is a platform that integrates the visual programming environment Max with Ableton Live, allowing users to create and use custom audio, MIDI, and control devices.
A: You can explore more of Riccardo Sellan’s tools and devices here: RICCARDO SELLAN
Important Information
V1.0.1 – Released March 2026
CPU consumption optimization
Initial Release – August 2025
Our Products are generally provided as Zip file downloads which in all cases will need to be extracted and saved to your hard drive prior to installation. Details on the different file type provided and what to do with them are below.
.alp Files – These are Ableton Live Packs and will either install directly into the Packs Section of the browser of Ableton Live or ask you to save them to your hard drive. For packs that install to the library, when you double click on them you will see a pop up window asking you to confirm that installation is ok as the files are described as “Legacy”. This is fine and you are ok to proceed, the packs are created using the format for an earlier version of Live and so remain compatible with the current version.
.amxd files – These are individual MaxforLive Devices and can be stored anywhere on your hard drive. We’d advise creating a folder for them and then adding that folder as a location within the Places section of Lives Browser.
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