Files — Stim

Open a spreadsheet (like Excel) and create headers for each condition (e.g., object_size object_position Assign Values:

At its core, a is a proprietary audio format associated with the ST-In-Music (hence "STIM") software on the Atari ST platform. Developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s, ST-In-Music was a tracker-style music sequencer that allowed users to compose complex arrangements using the Atari’s built-in Yamaha YM2149 sound chip. stim files

In Digital Signal Processing (DSP), the stimulus is not a binary toggle but a continuous waveform represented by discrete samples. Open a spreadsheet (like Excel) and create headers

STIM files aren't written by hand. They are the final product of a complex design-to-test workflow: STIM files aren't written by hand

During analysis, the stim file is read to epoch continuous recordings, sort trials by condition, and reject artifacts. Sharing both raw data and the corresponding stim file is now a requirement for many journals (e.g., NeuroImage , eLife ). A missing or ambiguous stim file renders data virtually unreusable.