Much electronic and computer music relies extensively on real-time diffusion of electronic sound in surround loudspeaker configurations. The most common method of sound diffusion in practice today is to use standard sound-reinforcement mixers whereby each fader controls the playback volume of a corresponding loudspeaker in a concert hall. Using the mixer this way, however, presents problems when one attempts to create sound trajectories, because complex, precise, and repeatable control of the individual faders is required. To address these interface issues, two different handheld controllers were created for real-time sound diffusion. The first controller is equipped accelerometers, force-sensing resistors, and joysticks and maps using input into diffusion parameters. The second controller mimics the operation of a standard mixer but allows more rapid movement of fader positions by replacing each fader with a bend sensor. To test the validity of each controller, twenty undergraduate music engineering students were asked to repeatedly perform various diffusion tasks (such as moving a monaural sound in a circle around the audience) using a standard mixer and each of the controllers. The accuracy and speed of their performances were tracked. The study concludes with lessons learned from the statistics gathered. [Research supported by the University of Miami.]