Spence Charles, Wang Qian Janice, Reinoso-Carvalho Felipe, Keller Steve
Crossmodal Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Front Psychol. 2021 Sep 30;12:740354. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.740354. eCollection 2021.
The term "sonic seasoning" refers to the deliberate pairing of sound/music with taste/flavour in order to enhance, or modify, the multisensory tasting experience. Although the recognition that people experience a multitude of crossmodal correspondences between stimuli in the auditory and chemical senses originally emerged from the psychophysics laboratory, the last decade has seen an explosion of interest in the use and application of sonic seasoning research findings, in a range of multisensory experiential events and online offerings. These marketing-led activations have included a variety of different approaches, from curating pre-composed music selections that have the appropriate sonic qualities (such as pitch or timbre), to the composition of bespoke music/soundscapes that match the specific taste/flavour of particular food or beverage products. Moreover, given that our experience of flavour often changes over time and frequently contains multiple distinct elements, there is also scope to more closely match the sonic seasoning to the temporal evolution of the various components (or notes) of the flavour experience. We review a number of case studies of the use of sonic seasoning, highlighting some of the challenges and opportunities associated with the various approaches, and consider the intriguing interplay between physical and digital (online) experiences. Taken together, the various examples reviewed here help to illustrate the growing commercial relevance of sonic seasoning research.
“声音调味”一词指的是将声音/音乐与味道/风味有意搭配,以增强或改变多感官味觉体验。尽管人们认识到在听觉和化学感官的刺激之间存在多种跨模态对应关系这一现象最初源于心理物理学实验室,但在过去十年中,声音调味研究成果在一系列多感官体验活动和在线产品中的应用引发了人们极大的兴趣。这些以营销为主导的活动采用了各种不同的方法,从挑选具有合适声音特质(如音高或音色)的预先创作的音乐曲目,到创作与特定食品或饮料产品的特定味道/风味相匹配的定制音乐/音景。此外,鉴于我们对风味的体验常常随时间变化,且通常包含多个不同元素,因此也有空间使声音调味更紧密地与风味体验的各个成分(或音符)的时间演变相匹配。我们回顾了一些声音调味应用的案例研究,突出了与各种方法相关的一些挑战和机遇,并探讨了实体体验与数字(在线)体验之间有趣的相互作用。综合来看,这里所回顾的各种例子有助于说明声音调味研究日益增长的商业相关性。