Source dispersion involves the algorithmic partitioning of a single audio signal across a loudspeaker array . This method prioritizes the "unfolding" of a sound into space over localized movement .

Key Techniques

Spectral Splitting: FFT-based distribution where specific frequency bins are assigned to discrete channels.
Stochastic Scattering: Probabilistic routing of micro-events (grains) to random channels to create "pointillist" fields .
Path-Based Routing: Sequential switching of a signal through physical loudspeaker chains, such as the Sentiers Sonores .

References

2025

Zeyu Yang and Henrik von Coler. Zerr autogenous spatialization in pd and max. In Proceedings of the Pure Data and Max Convention (PdMaxCon 2025). Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2025.
[details] [BibTeX▼]

@inproceedings{yang2025zerr,
    author = "Yang, Zeyu and {von Coler}, Henrik",
    title = "Zerr\textasciitilde\ Autogenous Spatialization in PD and Max",
    booktitle = "Proceedings of the Pure Data and Max Convention (PdMaxCon 2025)",
    year = "2025",
    address = "Urbana-Champaign, IL"
}

2023

Leo Izzo. Edgard varèse's poème Électronique: from the sketches to the sound spatialization. Computer Music Journal, 47(4):5–28, 2023.
[details] [BibTeX▼]

@article{izzo2023edgard,
    author = "Izzo, Leo",
    title = "Edgard Var{\`e}se's Po{\`e}me {\'E}lectronique: From the Sketches to the Sound Spatialization",
    journal = "Computer Music Journal",
    volume = "47",
    number = "4",
    pages = "5--28",
    year = "2023",
    publisher = "MIT Press 255 Main Street, 9th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA\textasciitilde …"
}

Zeyu Yang and Henrik von Coler. Autogenous spatialization for arbitrary loudspeaker setups. IEEE, 2023.
[details] [BibTeX▼]

@book{yang2023autogenous,
    author = "Yang, Zeyu and von Coler, Henrik",
    title = "Autogenous spatialization for arbitrary loudspeaker setups",
    year = "2023",
    publisher = "IEEE"
}

2013

Erik Nyström. Topology of form and motion in electroacoustic music. Organised Sound, 18(1):26–35, 2013.
[details] [BibTeX▼]

@article{nystrom2013topology,
    author = {Nystr{\"o}m, Erik},
    title = "Topology of Form and Motion in Electroacoustic Music",
    journal = "Organised Sound",
    volume = "18",
    number = "1",
    pages = "26--35",
    year = "2013",
    publisher = "Cambridge University Press"
}

1992

Iannis Xenakis. Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition. Pendragon Press, 1992.
[details] [BibTeX▼]

@book{xenakis1992formalized,
    author = "Xenakis, Iannis",
    title = "Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition",
    year = "1992",
    publisher = "Pendragon Press"
}