Sustain Modulation
I switched from a hardware controller to an e-piano that has...
- Type
- MIDI Effect
- Author
- dhoelzgen
- Version
- 0.1
- License
- None
- Live version
- 12.3
- Max version
- 9.0.9
- Downloads
- 212
- Updated
- 2025-11-27
Sustain Modulation is a MIDI Effect for Ableton Live by dhoelzgen, distributed as freeware, with no license specified by the author. It targets Live 12.3 and Max 9.0.9. On maxforlive.com it has 212 downloads. Published 2025-11-27.
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Description
I switched from a hardware controller to an e-piano that has no mod wheel. Since I often need modulation more than sustain when playing synths, I remapped my sustain pedal to act as a mod wheel. To make this reliable, I built this little device.
It converts sustain-pedal input into modulation, with a configurable output range. Min and max can be inverted, and you can define a 'virtual' maximum if your pedal doesn't send the full 1–127 range (mine jumps from ~85 to 127).
There is also an option to suppress the original sustain messages so the pedal controls modulation only.
This is my first device, so feedback and bug reports are appreciated.