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[lucasrmusic]

My turn to share something very useful and cool as hell that can completely change your experience playing with a video game controller.
We will use the sound system and the haptic system of the ps5 controller. 

 

First: You NEED a Playstation 5 controller.
 

Next, you need to purchase/download the "DSX" app on Steam; it's necessary for the following functions to work. This app transforms your PS5 controller into an "xInput" and provides haptics functions.

 

Now we route ONLY the sound FX to the speakers in the controller (VPX > Preferences > Audio Options and choose in General output sound device "DualSense Wireless Controller" and keep "Backglass specific sound device" your default audio device.

 

This tool itself is incredible; it makes all the table sound effects (flippers, bumpers, balls, etc.) come out only on the controller, separating the audio from the music and game effects, giving an incredible surround sound sensation (and extremely similar to the audio generated by physical tables).

 

Now the DSX haptic configuration.

Go to > Haptics Rumble in the left DSX menu

 

And turn on "Audio to Hapctics" and Set your "DualSense Wireless controller" as Sound source.

 

You need to activate the 3-band EQ in "audio mixing" and add +8 in each band.
 

This will give it enough power to transform the audio into rumble.

 

 

 

What all of this does?

First, we routed the VPX to send audio from the table effects to the controller, creating excellent depth surround.

Second, we routed the audio from the controller to the controller's haptic rumble (DSX app), giving a tactile sensation of everything happening on the table. Every audio coming from the controller is converted into rumble (rolling ball, flipper, bumper, impact, etc.).
 

 

 

Bonus for plunger (L2 in my case):

You can set the trigger you use as a plunger in "rigid" mode in the "Adaptive Triggers" on DSX.

it literally makes the trigger stiffer and gives the feeling of pulling a real plunger.

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoy it; this configuration provided an extremely satisfying experience.

The PS5 controller is very special; its rumble isn't just a rumble, it's an innovative technology that makes you feel the texture of the table in an incredible and very different way. 

 

If you've tried it, leave your feedback below! I'm happy to help with any questions!

Update: 
I forgot to mention that the "Channel Mapping" tab below "Latency" needs to be configured in DSX app.

Follow this pattern:

1- Front Right
0- Front Left
0- Front Left
1- Front Right
__________

I noticed that sometimes after the PC hibernates or something random happens, this configuration resets, so it needs to be rewritten.

Another change is that when the controller is turned off/unplugged, you need to select "Dual Sense Wireless Controller" again as the Sound Source within the "Haptics/Rumble" settings.

 

When the controller is turned off, the "Sound Source" automatically changes to the sound card's default device.

Edited by lucasrmusic, 13 May 2026 - 11:26 PM.

[Jlr]

First off, welcome to this site, as for your share, this sounds interesting, i have a PS5 as well as three PS5 controllers, though i cannot try it as i have no longer played pinball tables for a long time ( i used to play tables with a Hanaho Hotrod SE controller, it worked like a charm ) and i switched to Mac several years ago.

 

Feel free to share other ideas.

 

Have a nice week ! . 

Edited by Jlr, 12 May 2026 - 03:52 PM.