In my initial plan I saw that I thought I would only use 5 speakers, after multiple audio recordings as well as the range of different sounds I continued to include, I realised i would need to add some more channels for a more in depth feel. 5 channels ( 1 stereo composition and 3 rear speakers) was not enough for me to fully convey the idea I wanted to fully achieve. I also found that plug-ins such as GRM were more effective with more speaker channels.
I don’t want to limit myself creatively either so I felt having more speaker channels open, even if i did not use them specifically felt like a good idea. I know for sure i will not use any speakers directly horizontal or to the side of the listener to create a clear and direct comparative difference between the front and back.
I also did not include a graphic score of the frontal stereo composition:
above: representation of stereo speaker formation.