I have an x52 pro I recently had an issue with the low end of my throttle causing tons of micro corrections at lower speeds (which sounds horrible with the ship audio constantly going as though my hull is breaking apart), this was noise from the pot.. which I think would either have to be replaced or cleaned.. not something I wanted to try doing. This noise on the pots of x52's are apparently a common issue. This has fixed the problem entirely https://xedocproject.com/joystickcurves.html saves me a huge hassle so I thought I'll pass along in case it's any help in the future for anyone else. EDIT : this solution provides a noise filter which MIGHT not be solved by using the drivers alone