Pulsation patterns map test-tone level against frequency like masking patterns do

Evidence

In a manner comparable to the masking patterns determined by masking described in Sect. 4.1.2, pulsation patterns can be produced using the pulsation-threshold technique. An example of a pulsation pattern with a critical-band wide noise at 2 kHz as “masker” is shown in Fig. 4.36. The level LT of the test tone at pulsation threshold is given as a function of both testtone frequency (top scale) and critical-band rate (bottom scale). — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 591

Categorization

• DEFINE: Pulsation patterns are operationalized as a function of test-tone frequency and critical-band rate, mirroring masking-pattern methodology.