A cochlear prosthesis system comprising: a stimulator adapted to be implantable, the stimulator including a multi-channel electrode array having a monopolar electrode configuration; a processor operatively coupled to the stimulator, the processor configured to: determine a sequential stimulation sequence having a sequential stimulation sequence pulse rate and sequential stimulation sequence mean pulse amplitude, the sequential stimulation sequence for producing desired potentials at given positions relative to the multi-channel electrode array; characterized in that the processor is further configured to: convert the sequential stimulation sequence to a channel interaction sequence using simultaneous, sign-correlated pulses and channel interaction compensation, the CI sequence having a CI pulse rate and a CI mean pulse amplitude, the CI sequence for producing resulting potentials that are substantially equal to the desired potentials at the given positions, the CI pulse rate substantially equal to the sequential stimulation sequence pulse rate, such that the CI sequence includes temporal gaps between pulses; and either reduce the pulse amplitude of the CI sequence while increasing pulse phase duration, such that charge per pulse remains substantially unchanged, wherein the temporal gap between pulses is decreased, or increase the CI pulse rate, wherein the temporal gap between pulses is decreased. a stimulator adapted to be implantable, the stimulator including a multi-channel electrode array having a monopolar electrode configuration; a processor operatively coupled to the stimulator, the processor configured to: determine a sequential stimulation sequence having a sequential stimulation sequence pulse rate and sequential stimulation sequence mean pulse amplitude, the sequential stimulation sequence for producing desired potentials at given positions relative to the multi-channel electrode array; determine a sequential stimulation sequence having a sequential stimulation sequence pulse rate and sequential stimulation sequence mean pulse amplitude, the sequential stimulation sequence for producing desired potentials at given positions relative to the multi-channel electrode array; characterized in that the processor is further configured to: convert the sequential stimulation sequence to a channel interaction sequence using simultaneous, sign-correlated pulses and channel interaction compensation, the CI sequence having a CI pulse rate and a CI mean pulse amplitude, the CI sequence for producing resulting potentials that are substantially equal to the desired potentials at the given positions, the CI pulse rate substantially equal to the sequential stimulation sequence pulse rate, such that the CI sequence includes temporal gaps between pulses; and either reduce the pulse amplitude of the CI sequence while increasing pulse phase duration, such that charge per pulse remains substantially unchanged, wherein the temporal gap between pulses is decreased, or increase the CI pulse rate, wherein the temporal gap between pulses is decreased. convert the sequential stimulation sequence to a channel interaction sequence using simultaneous, sign-correlated pulses and channel interaction compensation, the CI sequence having a CI pulse rate and a CI mean pulse amplitude, the CI sequence for producing resulting potentials that are substantially equal to the desired potentials at the given positions, the CI pulse rate substantially equal to the sequential stimulation sequence pulse rate, such that the CI sequence includes temporal gaps between pulses; and either reduce the pulse amplitude of the CI sequence while increasing pulse phase duration, such that charge per pulse remains substantially unchanged, wherein the temporal gap between pulses is decreased, or increase the CI pulse rate, wherein the temporal gap between pulses is decreased.