Excitation

One of the types of objects in Praat. It represents the excitation pattern of the basilar membrane in the inner ear.

## Inside an Excitation object

With Inspect, you will see the following attributes.

xmin = 0
  minimum place or frequency (Bark).
xmax = 25.6 Bark
  maximum place or frequency (Bark).
nx
  number of places or frequencies.
dx = 25.6 / nx
  Place or frequency step (Bark).
x1 = dx / 2
  centre of first place or frequency band (Bark).
ymin = ymax = dy = y1 = 1; ny = 1
  dummies.
z [1]
  intensity (sensation level) in phon.

### Links to this page

- Cochleagram
- Excitation: Formula...
- Excitation: Get loudness
- Excitations
- Excitations: To PatternList...
- Formulas 1.7. Formulas for modification
- Formulas 8. Attributes of objects