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Trevor J. Cox

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I am a Professor of Acoustic Engineering at the University of Salford where I carry out research and teaching focussing on architectural acoustics, signal processing and audio perception. I am also an author and radio broadcaster having presented many documentaries on BBC radio and written books for academics and the general public.

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Trevor J. Cox I'm in the lull before Now You're Talking gets published in May. Starting to think about features and talks on the voice that will raise awareness of …moreI'm in the lull before Now You're Talking gets published in May. Starting to think about features and talks on the voice that will raise awareness of the new book. Also mulling over whether to write a third popular science book.(less)
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