high resolution wired gamepad on macos
hello all
I've bought a Xbos wireless controller as it was said to work wired too - which is sadly not true. Bluetooth during gigs is not an option, let's not derail this thread :)
I bought it because I'm looking for a high resolution double-joystick that works with HI. The old macally I have has large dead zone and not really great resolution...
any experienced user here having a pointer to help?
thanks
p
Sorry, unfortunately, with newer versions of Mac OS and Apple Silicon, I haven't found any other way to use the XBox controllers wired.
My current favorite wired controller on Mac is the PS 5 Dualsense controller. The joysticks and triggers are definitely not as high resolution as the xbox controllers (8bit instead of 16bit), but you might be able to low pass filter the data stream to get higher interpolated values as you move them which might be enough for your needs.
And unlike the xbox controllers the dualsense also has gyro, accelerometers, and a multitouch pad for additional gestural control, which can be useful.
Thanks for the quick reply! The Macally has 8 bit, and in this case (even with lag that I modulate) it is still too jittery (hommage intended :) ) - those neural net mapping can be subtle beasts...
I wonder if there is a gaming site that could compare wired usb dual joystick resolution - one would think that the gaming world must be as geek as us if not more with their pro gamers and such... although maybe 8-bit is enough for them. Audio has always been very discreminatory...
ok with a bit of love, this driver works!
https://github.com/noah-nuebling/mac-gamepad-driver
now, one needs to compile and sign but hey... nothing impossible.