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# PHASESpatializationMode

The manner in which PHASE outputs spatial audio.

```
enum PHASESpatializationMode
```

## Overview

When your app outputs audio through a spatial mixer, [`PHASESpatialMixerDefinition`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESpatialMixerDefinition), the PHASE engine requires your app to choose an option of this enumeration and assign it to the [`outputSpatializationMode`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASEEngine/outputSpatializationMode) property.

## Topics

### Modes

[`case automatic`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESpatializationMode/automatic)

A mode that indicates that the framework chooses the spatialization mode.

[`case alwaysUseBinaural`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESpatializationMode/alwaysUseBinaural)

A mode that introduces special processing to replicate a realistic spatial listening experience.

[`case alwaysUseChannelBased`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESpatializationMode/alwaysUseChannelBased)

A mode that adds a 3D position and orientation to sound by panning across the available output channels.

### Initializers

[`init?(rawValue: Int)`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESpatializationMode/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

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