diff --git a/src/+simulator/SimulatorInterface.m b/src/+simulator/SimulatorInterface.m
index fa6e9d6..a1893e7 100644
--- a/src/+simulator/SimulatorInterface.m
+++ b/src/+simulator/SimulatorInterface.m
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     % rendering mex-function
     % @type function_handle
     % @default @ssr_binaural
-    Renderer = @ssr_binaural;
+    Renderer = @ssr_virtualwfs;
     % HRIR-dataset
     % @type DirectionalIR
     HRIRDataset;
diff --git a/src/mex/ssr_virtualwfs.m b/src/mex/ssr_virtualwfs.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c8bd28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mex/ssr_virtualwfs.m
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+function [varargout] = ssr_virtualwfs(varargin)
+
+isargchar(varargin{1})
+
+varargout = {};
+
+switch varargin{1}
+  case 'init'
+    if nargin > 3
+      error('too much input arguments for "%s"', varargin{1});
+    end
+    isargpositivescalar(varargin{2});
+    
+    params = varargin{3};
+    
+    % init wfs renderer
+    params.reproduction_setup = '8channels.asd';
+    params.prefilter_file = 'wfs_prefilter_100_1300_44100.wav';    
+    ssr_wfs('init', varargin{2}, rmfield(params,'hrir_file'));
+    
+    % get number and positions of loudspeakers
+    num = ssr_wfs('out_channels');
+    pos = ssr_wfs('loudspeaker_position');
+    
+    % remove some fields from the params (just for convenience)
+    params = rmfield(params, {'prefilter_file', 'reproduction_setup'});
+
+    % init binaural renderer
+    ssr_binaural('init', num, params);  
+    ssr_binaural('source_position', pos); 
+  case 'clear'
+    if nargin > 1
+      error('too much input arguments for "%s"', varargin{1});
+    end
+    ssr_wfs('clear');
+    ssr_binaural('clear');
+  otherwise
+    if any(strcmp('process',varargin))
+      varargout{1} = ssr_wfs(varargin{:});
+      varargout{1} = ssr_binaural('process', varargout{1});
+    else
+      ssr_wfs(varargin{:});
+    end
+end
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diff --git a/src/mex/ssr_wfs.mexa64 b/src/mex/ssr_wfs.mexa64
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index 0000000..ae3d359
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diff --git a/test/8channels.asd b/test/8channels.asd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ba146b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/8channels.asd
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<asdf>
+  <header>
+    <name>8-channel equiangular configuration</name>
+  </header>
+
+  <reproduction_setup>
+
+    <loudspeaker>
+      <position x="1.5" y="0.0"/>
+      <orientation azimuth="-180"/>
+    </loudspeaker>
+
+    <loudspeaker>
+      <position x="1.06" y="1.06"/>
+      <orientation azimuth="-135"/>
+    </loudspeaker>
+
+    <loudspeaker>
+      <position x="0.0" y="1.5"/>
+      <orientation azimuth="-90"/>
+    </loudspeaker>
+
+    <loudspeaker>
+      <position x="-1.06" y="1.06"/>
+      <orientation azimuth="-45"/>
+    </loudspeaker>
+
+    <loudspeaker>
+      <position x="-1.5" y="0.0"/>
+      <orientation azimuth="0"/>
+    </loudspeaker>
+
+    <loudspeaker>
+      <position x="-1.06" y="-1.06"/>
+      <orientation azimuth="45"/>
+    </loudspeaker>
+
+    <loudspeaker>
+      <position x="0.0" y="-1.5"/>
+      <orientation azimuth="90"/>
+    </loudspeaker>
+
+    <loudspeaker>
+      <position x="1.06" y="-1.06"/>
+      <orientation azimuth="135"/>
+    </loudspeaker>
+
+  </reproduction_setup>
+</asdf>
+
+<!--
+Settings for Vim (http://www.vim.org/), please do not remove:
+vim:softtabstop=2:shiftwidth=2:expandtab:textwidth=80
+-->
diff --git a/test/test.xml b/test/test.xml
index ef1a580..8e029e3 100644
--- a/test/test.xml
+++ b/test/test.xml
@@ -2,38 +2,24 @@
 <scene
   BlockSize="4096"
   SampleRate="44100"
-  MaximumDelay="0.0"
+  MaximumDelay="0.05"
   NumberOfThreads="1"
   ReverberationMaxOrder="2"
   HRIRs="impulse_responses/qu_kemar_anechoic/QU_KEMAR_anechoic_3m.sofa">
-  <source Position="0 -3 1.75"
+  <source Position="0 -1 1.75"
           Type="point"
           Name="Cello">
     <buffer ChannelMapping="1"
             Type="fifo"
             File="stimuli/anechoic/instruments/anechoic_cello.wav"/>
   </source>
-  <source Position="0 1 1.75"
+  <source Position="0 3 1.75"
           Type="point"
           Name="Castanets">
     <buffer ChannelMapping="1"
             Type="fifo"
             File="stimuli/anechoic/instruments/anechoic_castanets.wav"/>
   </source>
-  <source Name="Forest"
-          Type="direct"
-          Volume="0.1">
-    <buffer ChannelMapping="1 2"
-            Type="ring"
-            File="stimuli/binaural/binaural_forest.wav"/>
-  </source>
-  <source Type="direct"
-          Name="Noise">
-    <buffer ChannelMapping="1 2"
-            Type="noise"
-            Variance="0.02"
-            Mean="0.0"/>
-  </source>
   <sink Position="0 0 1.75"
         UnitFront="1 0 0"
         UnitUp="0 0 1"
diff --git a/test/wfs_prefilter_100_1300_44100.wav b/test/wfs_prefilter_100_1300_44100.wav
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