An aerosol-generating device (10, 110, 210, 310) for generating an aerosol by inductive heating of an aerosol-forming substrate, the device (10, 110, 210, 310) comprising: a device housing comprising a cavity (20, 120, 220, 320) configured for removably receiving the aerosol-forming substrate to be heated; at least a first induction coil (31, 131, 231, 331) and a second induction coil (32, 132, 232, 332), wherein the first induction coil (31, 131, 231, 331) is arranged and configured to generate an alternating magnetic field within a first section (21, 121, 221, 321) of the cavity (20, 120, 220, 320) and the second induction coil (32, 132, 232, 332) is arranged and configured to generate an alternating magnetic field within a second section (22, 122, 222, 322) of the cavity (20, 120, 220, 320); a control circuit for selectively driving the first induction coil (31, 131, 231, 331) and the second induction coil (32, 132, 232, 332) to selectively generate an alternating magnetic field within the first and the second section (21, 121, 221, 321; 22, 122, 222, 322), respectively; wherein the control circuit comprises a first LC resonator circuit including the first induction coil (31, 131, 231, 331) and a first capacitor, and a second LC resonator circuit including the second induction coil (32, 132, 232, 332) and a second capacitor; wherein the first LC resonator circuit has a first resonance frequency and the second LC resonator circuit has a second resonance frequency that is different from the first resonance frequency; and characterized in that the control circuit further comprises a driving oscillator circuit comprising a common oscillator coil (33, 133, 233, 333) for selectively generating an alternating magnetic oscillator field having a frequency either close to or at the first resonance frequency, or close to or at the second resonance frequency, wherein the common oscillator coil (33, 133, 233, 333) is inductively coupled to the first induction coil (31, 131, 231, 331) and to the second induction coil (32, 132, 232, 332) such that an alternating magnetic field is generated within the first section (21, 121, 221, 321) when the frequency of the oscillator field is close to or at the first resonance frequency and thus close to or on resonance with the first LC resonator circuit, and that an alternating magnetic field is generated within the second section (22, 122, 222, 322) when the frequency of the oscillator field is close to or at the second resonance frequency and thus close to or on resonance with the second LC resonator circuit. a device housing comprising a cavity (20, 120, 220, 320) configured for removably receiving the aerosol-forming substrate to be heated; at least a first induction coil (31, 131, 231, 331) and a second induction coil (32, 132, 232, 332), wherein the first induction coil (31, 131, 231, 331) is arranged and configured to generate an alternating magnetic field within a first section (21, 121, 221, 321) of the cavity (20, 120, 220, 320) and the second induction coil (32, 132, 232, 332) is arranged and configured to generate an alternating magnetic field within a second section (22, 122, 222, 322) of the cavity (20, 120, 220, 320); a control circuit for selectively driving the first induction coil (31, 131, 231, 331) and the second induction coil (32, 132, 232, 332) to selectively generate an alternating magnetic field within the first and the second section (21, 121, 221, 321; 22, 122, 222, 322), respectively; wherein the control circuit comprises a first LC resonator circuit including the first induction coil (31, 131, 231, 331) and a first capacitor, and a second LC resonator circuit including the second induction coil (32, 132, 232, 332) and a second capacitor; wherein the first LC resonator circuit has a first resonance frequency and the second LC resonator circuit has a second resonance frequency that is different from the first resonance frequency; and characterized in that the control circuit further comprises a driving oscillator circuit comprising a common oscillator coil (33, 133, 233, 333) for selectively generating an alternating magnetic oscillator field having a frequency either close to or at the first resonance frequency, or close to or at the second resonance frequency, wherein the common oscillator coil (33, 133, 233, 333) is inductively coupled to the first induction coil (31, 131, 231, 331) and to the second induction coil (32, 132, 232, 332) such that an alternating magnetic field is generated within the first section (21, 121, 221, 321) when the frequency of the oscillator field is close to or at the first resonance frequency and thus close to or on resonance with the first LC resonator circuit, and that an alternating magnetic field is generated within the second section (22, 122, 222, 322) when the frequency of the oscillator field is close to or at the second resonance frequency and thus close to or on resonance with the second LC resonator circuit.