Alternate Input Sources allows the use of capturing motion data from other hardware inputs into Dolphin. Background Input lets you use the controller or keyboard even if Dolphin isn't in focus. In the Common config area, you can choose options that would both affect Gamecube and Wii controllers. Some games, like Metroid Prime 3, have lag issues when Enable Speaker Data is enabled on some systems.

When using a real Wii Remote, the audio will come out of the Wii Remotes' speakers with emulated Wii Remotes, it will come out of the system speakers. Enable Speaker Data controls whether the Wii Remote speaker can produce sound. Although the Balance Board cannot be emulated, Dolphin allows the use of a real-world Balance Board by selecting 'Real Balance Board'. Dolphin supports up to four Wii Remotes at once, along with any peripherals you have attached to them. Select 'Real Wii Remote' in the dropdown for a Wii Remote slot to use a real-world Wii Remote connected to your PC via bluetooth for that slot. You can also assign the Wii Remote to connect it as an emulated controller by selecting 'Connect Wii Remotes for Emulated Controllers'. In the Wii Controllers config area, you have the option to use real or emulated Wii Remotes, as well as choosing to passthrough a Bluetooth Adapter (see Bluetooth Passthrough) or emulating the Wii's adapter.

It is within each port's own 'Configure' button. They will be handled entirely in the GameCube Controller Configuration window. The controller order on the PC does not have to equal to GameCube controller port order. The emulated GameCube controllers themselves are referred to as 'Standard Controller' in the dropdown menu.

In the Gamecube Controllers config area, you can configure or disable the emulated GameCube controller ports. The main controller configuration window will appear, as seen in the screenshot below. To open and manage the controller settings for Dolphin, from the Dolphin's main window, navigate to Options -> Controller Settings, or simply click the 'Controllers' button.

2.1 Real GameCube Controller (GameCube Adapter).

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