Sounding Off About Sound Tourism

Acoustic engineer Trevor Cox talks about his mission to make sound tourism the next big thing. 

By Gemma Tarlach
Jan 31, 2014 8:30 PMNov 12, 2019 4:23 AM
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Trevor Cox's job is music to his ears.  | Christ Foster Photography/University of Salford

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Acoustic engineer and University of Salford professor Trevor Cox knows noise. He worked for years to eliminate aural no-no’s such as unwanted echoes and dead spots in concert halls and other man-made spaces. Along the way, however, he developed a deep appreciation for sounds of all sorts, a passion he shares with readers in The Sound Book (review, left). Cox spoke with Discover’s Gemma Tarlach from his home in Manchester, England, about his mission to make sound tourism the next big thing.

Q: Where should someone interested in sound tourism begin?

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