diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Controller.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Controller.cs
index d1b794430b..862312de13 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Controller.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Controller.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			Definition = definition;
 			foreach (var kvp in Definition.Axes)
 			{
-				_axes[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value.Mid;
+				_axes[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value.Neutral;
 				_axisRanges[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
 			}
 		}
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				value *= kvp.Value.Mult;
 
 				// -1..1 -> range
-				value *= Math.Max(range.Mid - range.Min, range.Max - range.Mid);
-				value += range.Mid;
+				value *= Math.Max(range.Neutral - range.Min, range.Max - range.Neutral);
+				value += range.Neutral;
 
 				// finally, constrain to range again in case the original value was unexpectedly large, or the deadzone and scale made it so, or the axis is lopsided
 				_axes[kvp.Key] = ((int) value).ConstrainWithin(range.Range);
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/display/IInputDisplayGenerator.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/display/IInputDisplayGenerator.cs
index bfe18ecec9..3865bbd529 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/display/IInputDisplayGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/display/IInputDisplayGenerator.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						{
 							var val = _source.AxisValue(button);
 
-							if (val == range.Mid)
+							if (val == range.Neutral)
 							{
 								sb.Append("      ");
 							}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Controller.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Controller.cs
index c0ec1adae6..15dcd334ec 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Controller.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Controller.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			// axes don't have sticky logic, so latch default value
 			foreach (var kvp in Definition.Axes)
 			{
-				_myAxisControls[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value.Mid;
+				_myAxisControls[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value.Neutral;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2LogEntryGenerator.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2LogEntryGenerator.cs
index e399150522..c0168eed28 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2LogEntryGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2LogEntryGenerator.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					{
 						if (_source.Definition.Axes.TryGetValue(button, out var range))
 						{
-							var val = createEmpty ? range.Mid : _source.AxisValue(button);
+							var val = createEmpty ? range.Neutral : _source.AxisValue(button);
 
 							sb.Append(val.ToString().PadLeft(5, ' ')).Append(',');
 						}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovieController.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovieController.cs
index 1cfabb5efe..73240c2e22 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovieController.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovieController.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Latches to the given <see cref="IStickyAdapter" />
-		/// For buttons it latches autohold state, for analogs it latches mid value.
+		/// For buttons it latches autohold state, for axes it latches neutral value.
 		/// </summary>
 		void SetFromSticky(IStickyAdapter controller);
 
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Macros/MovieZone.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Macros/MovieZone.cs
index d3fe8d29ba..b26758e16b 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Macros/MovieZone.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Macros/MovieZone.cs
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			foreach (string name in latching.Definition.Axes.Keys)
 			{
 				var axisValue = source.AxisValue(name);
-				if (axisValue == source.Definition.Axes[name].Mid)
+				if (axisValue == source.Definition.Axes[name].Neutral)
 				{
 					latching.SetAxis(name, axisValue);
 				}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
index 51ed8e19a0..b3081719df 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 						if (column.Type == ColumnType.Axis)
 						{
 							// feos: this could be cached, but I don't notice any slowdown this way either
-							if (text == ((float) ControllerType.Axes[columnName].Mid).ToString())
+							if (text == ((float) ControllerType.Axes[columnName].Neutral).ToString())
 							{
 								text = "";
 							}
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						// feos: there's no default value other than mid, and we can't go arbitrary here, so do nothing for now
+						// feos: there's no default value other than neutral, and we can't go arbitrary here, so do nothing for now
 						// autohold is ignored for axes too for the same reasons: lack of demand + ambiguity
 					}
 
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadAnalogStick.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadAnalogStick.cs
index ee3f800ff0..d87b87aa96 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadAnalogStick.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadAnalogStick.cs
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				PolarToRectHelper = (r, θ) =>
 				{
 					var (x, y) = PolarRectConversion.PolarToRectLookup((ushort) r, (ushort) θ);
-					var x1 = (RangeX.IsReversed ? RangeX.Mid - x : RangeX.Mid + x).ConstrainWithin(RangeX.Range);
-					var y1 = (RangeY.IsReversed ? RangeY.Mid - y : RangeY.Mid + y).ConstrainWithin(RangeY.Range);
+					var x1 = (RangeX.IsReversed ? RangeX.Neutral - x : RangeX.Neutral + x).ConstrainWithin(RangeX.Range);
+					var y1 = (RangeY.IsReversed ? RangeY.Neutral - y : RangeY.Neutral + y).ConstrainWithin(RangeY.Range);
 					return ((short) x1, (short) y1);
 				};
 				RectToPolarHelper = (x, y) => PolarRectConversion.RectToPolarLookup(
-					(sbyte) (RangeX.IsReversed ? RangeX.Mid - x : x - RangeX.Mid),
-					(sbyte) (RangeY.IsReversed ? RangeY.Mid - y : y - RangeY.Mid)
+					(sbyte) (RangeX.IsReversed ? RangeX.Neutral - x : x - RangeX.Neutral),
+					(sbyte) (RangeY.IsReversed ? RangeY.Neutral - y : y - RangeY.Neutral)
 				);
 			}
 			else
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				{
 					var x = (short) (r * Math.Cos(θ * DEG_TO_RAD_FACTOR));
 					var y = (short) (r * Math.Sin(θ * DEG_TO_RAD_FACTOR));
-					var x1 = (RangeX.IsReversed ? RangeX.Mid - x : RangeX.Mid + x).ConstrainWithin(RangeX.Range);
-					var y1 = (RangeY.IsReversed ? RangeY.Mid - y : RangeY.Mid + y).ConstrainWithin(RangeY.Range);
+					var x1 = (RangeX.IsReversed ? RangeX.Neutral - x : RangeX.Neutral + x).ConstrainWithin(RangeX.Range);
+					var y1 = (RangeY.IsReversed ? RangeY.Neutral - y : RangeY.Neutral + y).ConstrainWithin(RangeY.Range);
 					return ((short) x1, (short) y1);
 				};
 				RectToPolarHelper = (x, y) =>
 				{
-					double x1 = RangeX.IsReversed ? RangeX.Mid - x : x - RangeX.Mid;
-					double y1 = RangeY.IsReversed ? RangeY.Mid - y : y - RangeY.Mid;
+					double x1 = RangeX.IsReversed ? RangeX.Neutral - x : x - RangeX.Neutral;
+					double y1 = RangeY.IsReversed ? RangeY.Neutral - y : y - RangeY.Neutral;
 					var θ = Math.Atan2(y1, x1) * RAD_TO_DEG_FACTOR;
 					return ((uint) Math.Sqrt(x1 * x1 + y1 * y1), (uint) (θ < 0 ? 360.0 + θ : θ));
 				};
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/components/AnalogStickPanel.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/components/AnalogStickPanel.cs
index a21ce7d810..18a3d98769 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/components/AnalogStickPanel.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/components/AnalogStickPanel.cs
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			_reverseX = _fullRangeX.IsReversed ^ _userRangePercentageX < 0;
 			_reverseY = _fullRangeY.IsReversed ^ _userRangePercentageY < 0;
 
-			_rangeX = (_fullRangeX.Mid - (_fullRangeX.Mid - _fullRangeX.Min) * _userRangePercentageX / 100)
-				.RangeTo(_fullRangeX.Mid + (_fullRangeX.Max - _fullRangeX.Mid) * _userRangePercentageX / 100);
-			_rangeY = (_fullRangeY.Mid - (_fullRangeY.Mid - _fullRangeY.Min) * _userRangePercentageY / 100)
-				.RangeTo(_fullRangeY.Mid + (_fullRangeY.Max - _fullRangeY.Mid) * _userRangePercentageY / 100);
+			_rangeX = (_fullRangeX.Neutral - (_fullRangeX.Neutral - _fullRangeX.Min) * _userRangePercentageX / 100)
+				.RangeTo(_fullRangeX.Neutral + (_fullRangeX.Max - _fullRangeX.Neutral) * _userRangePercentageX / 100);
+			_rangeY = (_fullRangeY.Neutral - (_fullRangeY.Neutral - _fullRangeY.Min) * _userRangePercentageY / 100)
+				.RangeTo(_fullRangeY.Neutral + (_fullRangeY.Max - _fullRangeY.Neutral) * _userRangePercentageY / 100);
 
 			_x = _x.ConstrainWithin(_rangeX);
 			_y = _y.ConstrainWithin(_rangeY);
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/Axes/AxisSpec.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/Axes/AxisSpec.cs
index 229da39724..41679550fe 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/Axes/AxisSpec.cs	
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/Axes/AxisSpec.cs	
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		/// <remarks>does not include the extra char needed for a minus sign</remarks>
 		public int MaxDigits => Math.Max(Math.Abs(Min).ToString().Length, Math.Abs(Max).ToString().Length);
 
-		public readonly int Mid;
+		public readonly int Neutral;
 
 		public int Min => Range.Start;
 
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 
 		public readonly Range<int> Range;
 
-		public AxisSpec(Range<int> range, int mid, bool isReversed = false, AxisConstraint? constraint = null)
+		public AxisSpec(Range<int> range, int neutral, bool isReversed = false, AxisConstraint? constraint = null)
 		{
 			Constraint = constraint;
 			IsReversed = isReversed;
-			Mid = mid;
+			Neutral = neutral;
 			Range = range;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Extensions.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Extensions.cs
index f02ca4832a..325a748585 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Extensions.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Extensions.cs
@@ -405,9 +405,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="constraint">pass only for one axis in a pair, by convention the X axis</param>
 		/// <returns>identical reference to <paramref name="def"/>; the object is mutated</returns>
-		public static ControllerDefinition AddAxis(this ControllerDefinition def, string name, Range<int> range, int mid, bool isReversed = false, AxisConstraint constraint = null)
+		public static ControllerDefinition AddAxis(this ControllerDefinition def, string name, Range<int> range, int neutral, bool isReversed = false, AxisConstraint constraint = null)
 		{
-			def.Axes.Add(name, new AxisSpec(range, mid, isReversed, constraint));
+			def.Axes.Add(name, new AxisSpec(range, neutral, isReversed, constraint));
 			return def;
 		}
 
@@ -417,12 +417,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="nameFormat">format string e.g. <c>"P1 Left {0}"</c> (will be used to interpolate <c>"X"</c> and <c>"Y"</c>)</param>
 		/// <returns>identical reference to <paramref name="def"/>; the object is mutated</returns>
-		public static ControllerDefinition AddXYPair(this ControllerDefinition def, string nameFormat, AxisPairOrientation pDir, Range<int> rangeX, int midX, Range<int> rangeY, int midY, AxisConstraint constraint = null)
+		public static ControllerDefinition AddXYPair(this ControllerDefinition def, string nameFormat, AxisPairOrientation pDir, Range<int> rangeX, int neutralX, Range<int> rangeY, int neutralY, AxisConstraint constraint = null)
 		{
 			var yAxisName = string.Format(nameFormat, "Y");
 			var finalConstraint = constraint ?? new NoOpAxisConstraint(yAxisName);
-			return def.AddAxis(string.Format(nameFormat, "X"), rangeX, midX, ((byte) pDir & 2) != 0, finalConstraint)
-				.AddAxis(yAxisName, rangeY, midY, ((byte) pDir & 1) != 0);
+			return def.AddAxis(string.Format(nameFormat, "X"), rangeX, neutralX, ((byte) pDir & 2) != 0, finalConstraint)
+				.AddAxis(yAxisName, rangeY, neutralY, ((byte) pDir & 1) != 0);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="nameFormat">format string e.g. <c>"P1 Left {0}"</c> (will be used to interpolate <c>"X"</c> and <c>"Y"</c>)</param>
 		/// <returns>identical reference to <paramref name="def"/>; the object is mutated</returns>
-		public static ControllerDefinition AddXYPair(this ControllerDefinition def, string nameFormat, AxisPairOrientation pDir, Range<int> rangeBoth, int midBoth, AxisConstraint constraint = null)
-			=> def.AddXYPair(nameFormat, pDir, rangeBoth, midBoth, rangeBoth, midBoth, constraint);
+		public static ControllerDefinition AddXYPair(this ControllerDefinition def, string nameFormat, AxisPairOrientation pDir, Range<int> rangeBoth, int neutralBoth, AxisConstraint constraint = null)
+			=> def.AddXYPair(nameFormat, pDir, rangeBoth, neutralBoth, rangeBoth, neutralBoth, constraint);
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Adds an X/Y/Z triple of axes to the receiver <see cref="ControllerDefinition"/>, and returns it.
@@ -440,11 +440,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="nameFormat">format string e.g. <c>"P1 Tilt {0}"</c> (will be used to interpolate <c>"X"</c>, <c>"Y"</c>, and <c>"Z"</c>)</param>
 		/// <returns>identical reference to <paramref name="def"/>; the object is mutated</returns>
-		public static ControllerDefinition AddXYZTriple(this ControllerDefinition def, string nameFormat, Range<int> rangeAll, int midAll)
-			=> def.AddAxis(string.Format(nameFormat, "X"), rangeAll, midAll)
-				.AddAxis(string.Format(nameFormat, "Y"), rangeAll, midAll)
-				.AddAxis(string.Format(nameFormat, "Z"), rangeAll, midAll);
+		public static ControllerDefinition AddXYZTriple(this ControllerDefinition def, string nameFormat, Range<int> rangeAll, int neutralAll)
+			=> def.AddAxis(string.Format(nameFormat, "X"), rangeAll, neutralAll)
+				.AddAxis(string.Format(nameFormat, "Y"), rangeAll, neutralAll)
+				.AddAxis(string.Format(nameFormat, "Z"), rangeAll, neutralAll);
 
-		public static AxisSpec With(this in AxisSpec spec, Range<int> range, int mid) => new AxisSpec(range, mid, spec.IsReversed, spec.Constraint);
+		public static AxisSpec With(this in AxisSpec spec, Range<int> range, int neutral) => new AxisSpec(range, neutral, spec.IsReversed, spec.Constraint);
 	}
 }
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