Drift Doctor

Live controller

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Connect a controller and press any button.

Xbox · DualSense/DS4 · Switch Pro · SCUF Envision · generic

Live sticks

Preview deadzone

Left

Inner DZ 0.08

raw 0.000, 0.000mag 0.000

Right

Inner DZ 0.08

raw 0.000, 0.000mag 0.000

Cyan raw · Gold filtered · Heatmap trail · Ring = deadzone.

Tests

1 · Drift test

Hands off · 5 seconds

Leave sticks alone. We sample offset, max, jitter, health 0–100, and a plain-English verdict.

2 · Range / circularity

Rotate on the rim

Push to the edge and rotate a full circle. Circularity error %, dead spots, outer path.

Recommended deadzones

Run the drift test for a recommended inner deadzone per stick (max resting offset + margin).

Copy-ready setup

Steam Input

Steam → Settings → Controller → enable Steam Input for your pad.
Game → Properties → Controller → Enable Steam Input.
Stick → Dead Zone Shape: Radial.
Inner Deadzone = our recommendation (±0.01 fine-tune).
Outer Deadzone ~0.95–0.98 if the stick never hits 1.0.

DS4Windows / DualSenseX

Profiles → edit → Left/Right Stick Dead Zone = recommendation × 100.
Anti-deadzone 0 unless a game feels sticky after yours.
Prefer permanent DualSense/DS4 calib (Fix PS tab) so it also works on PS5.

Xbox Accessories

Install Xbox Accessories (Store) or use it on console.
… → firmware update, then Recalibration options per stick.
Standard pads: no deadzone slider — use in-game / Steam. Elite: curves ≠ calibration.
Microsoft: recalibration cannot fix wear-and-tear drift.

In-game

Deadzone / Inner Deadzone / Aim Deadzone — set L/R separately when possible.
Start at our % (×100). Prefer radial over square.
Software only masks drift — prove any “fix” with a re-test here.

SCUF Envision Pro

Not detected

What’s real: Envision is a native XInput pad (USB VID 2E95, PID 434D and kin). Paddles P1–P4 and S1–S2 remap onto standard buttons (hardware / iCUE). G1–G5 are not standard XInput buttons — defaults are mic/volume/eco and need iCUE (or ZeroCue on Windows) for custom binds. OpenRGB and ckb-next do not support Envision. On-controller profile/RGB writes are proprietary; Drift Doctor will not blind-write firmware. Full remap / curves: use the Remap tab in the Windows app (ViGEm software-side).

Paddle / SAX mapper discovery

Press each paddle or S-key. We show which XInput button fired (its current mapping).

Select a slot, then press that paddle.

G-keys

G1–G5 are not readable as gamepad buttons here. Custom G-key binds require iCUE or ZeroCue.

Fix guide

Honest note: Deadzones mask drift. Permanent PS calib re-centers/range in NVS. Worn pots need cleaning or replacement (Hall-effect). We only mark a fix “proven” after a re-test.

Tier 1

Recalibrate

Windows: joy.cpl → Properties → Calibrate.
Xbox pad: Accessories app → Recalibration. No deadzone slider on standard pads.
PS5: No stick calibration on console. Firmware + reset hole. Use Fix PS on PC for permanent NVS calib.
Switch: Controllers and Sensors → Calibrate Control Sticks.

Tier 2

Clean

Power off. Compressed air around the skirt.
90%+ isopropyl on swab — don’t flood. Circle 30–60s, dry, re-test.

Tier 3

Replace

Bad/Severe after clean + calib → replace module or Hall-effect kit.
Follow a model-specific guide; soldering may be required.

DRIFT DOCTOR

Live controller

Live sticks

Tests

1 · Drift test

2 · Range / circularity

Recommended deadzones

Copy-ready setup

Permanent DualSense / DS4 calibration

Software remap

ViGEmBus driver needed

Deadzones

Response curves

Button map

SCUF Envision Pro

Paddle / SAX mapper discovery

G-keys

Fix guide

Recalibrate

Clean

Replace

History

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