A system comprising: a current steering management facility configured to set a current steering range for a stimulation channel (202, 402) defined by first and second physical electrodes (114, E1-E4) communicatively coupled to an auditory prosthesis; a mapping facility communicatively coupled to the current steering management facility and configured to map each frequency included in a frequency band associated with the stimulation channel to one or more virtual electrodes; and a spectral analysis facility communicatively coupled to the mapping facility and configured to detect a frequency associated with an audio signal and included within the frequency band; wherein the current steering management facility is further configured to identify, within the one or more virtual electrodes, a virtual electrode to which the detected frequency is mapped, and direct the auditory prosthesis to apply electrical stimulation representative of the detected frequency to a stimulation site associated with the identified virtual electrode by concurrently stimulating the first physical electrode with a first current level and the second physical electrode with a second current level; and wherein a ratio of the first current level to the second current level is based on a position of the identified virtual electrode within the current steering range of the stimulation channel, characterized in that the current steering management facility is configured to set the current steering range for the stimulation channel to be less than an entire physical range of the stimulation channel, the current steering range being centered about a midpoint of the stimulation channel, wherein the one or more virtual electrodes are included in the current steering range of the stimulation channel, wherein the current steering management facility is further configured to: determine a relative importance of performance versus power conservation for the auditory prosthesis by determining that the auditory prosthesis is located in a particular environment and/or receives a particular type of audio signal and/or that an available amount of power within a battery supplying power to the auditory prosthesis is above a predetermined threshold; and automatically set the current steering range in accordance with the determined relative importance. a current steering management facility configured to set a current steering range for a stimulation channel (202, 402) defined by first and second physical electrodes (114, E1-E4) communicatively coupled to an auditory prosthesis; a mapping facility communicatively coupled to the current steering management facility and configured to map each frequency included in a frequency band associated with the stimulation channel to one or more virtual electrodes; and a spectral analysis facility communicatively coupled to the mapping facility and configured to detect a frequency associated with an audio signal and included within the frequency band; wherein the current steering management facility is further configured to identify, within the one or more virtual electrodes, a virtual electrode to which the detected frequency is mapped, and direct the auditory prosthesis to apply electrical stimulation representative of the detected frequency to a stimulation site associated with the identified virtual electrode by concurrently stimulating the first physical electrode with a first current level and the second physical electrode with a second current level; and identify, within the one or more virtual electrodes, a virtual electrode to which the detected frequency is mapped, and direct the auditory prosthesis to apply electrical stimulation representative of the detected frequency to a stimulation site associated with the identified virtual electrode by concurrently stimulating the first physical electrode with a first current level and the second physical electrode with a second current level; and wherein a ratio of the first current level to the second current level is based on a position of the identified virtual electrode within the current steering range of the stimulation channel, characterized in that the current steering management facility is configured to set the current steering range for the stimulation channel to be less than an entire physical range of the stimulation channel, the current steering range being centered about a midpoint of the stimulation channel, wherein the one or more virtual electrodes are included in the current steering range of the stimulation channel, wherein the current steering management facility is further configured to: determine a relative importance of performance versus power conservation for the auditory prosthesis by determining that the auditory prosthesis is located in a particular environment and/or receives a particular type of audio signal and/or that an available amount of power within a battery supplying power to the auditory prosthesis is above a predetermined threshold; and automatically set the current steering range in accordance with the determined relative importance. determine a relative importance of performance versus power conservation for the auditory prosthesis by determining that the auditory prosthesis is located in a particular environment and/or receives a particular type of audio signal and/or that an available amount of power within a battery supplying power to the auditory prosthesis is above a predetermined threshold; and automatically set the current steering range in accordance with the determined relative importance.