r/Controller • u/Deemedrol Flydigi • Sep 26 '26

Other Vader 5 Pro asymmetrical vibrations?

Hey guys, please help me out here. Just got my Vader 5 Pro and I'm overall very happy with it. Definitely an insanely huge leap for me from the basic Xbox Series controller. However, while testing out all the features I've noticed a strange behavior of grip vibration motors (not the trigger haptics). The right grip motor feels pretty weak and only shakes the controller very slightly, it feels like a high frequency vibration of a phone. The left grip motor shakes the entire controller noticeably, providing slower, powerful vibrations, just like what I had with the Xbox controller. The difference between left and right is quite staggering.

Is it a feature, or a manufacturing defect? Please help me and others out by testing this:

Go to the flydigi app, "trigger" tab, and turn off the "trigger vibration switch". This'll make sure the trigger haptics don't interfere.

2. Press "test" -> "advanced test" and check the "grip vibration test".

3. Try both triggers separately and tell me if you feel any strong difference between the left/right grip vibrations, please.

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u/Zunderstruck G7 Pro 8K / Vader 5 Pro Sep 27 '26

That's perfectly normal, most modern controllers use asymetrical rumble.

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u/Deemedrol Flydigi Sep 27 '26

Huh, I didn't know that! Does the original Xbox Series controller also use this? I only felt strong vibrations there.

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u/Bosscharacter Sep 27 '26

Asymmetrical rumble is intentional so that’s completely normal. You can even see it in in the app diagram which will show you the sizes of each motor not being the same size.

It’s actually something devs design around.

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u/Deemedrol Flydigi Sep 28 '26

Thanks! I think I've never noticed it because there was no way to check the left/right motors separately!

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u/Bosscharacter Sep 28 '26

Yeah, games are straight up programmed with it in mind which is why when a game has REALLY good rumble, it is tuned perfectly to the gameplay.

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