Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World
    The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World
    The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World
    Audiobook8 hours

    The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World

    Written by Trevor Cox

    Narrated by Jonathan Cowley

    ()

    About this audiobook

    Trevor Cox is on a hunt for the sonic wonders of the world. A renowned expert who engineers classrooms and concert halls, Cox has made a career of eradicating bizarre and unwanted sounds. But after an epiphany in the London sewers, Cox now revels in exotic noises-creaking glaciers, whispering galleries, stalactite organs, musical roads, humming dunes, seals that sound like alien angels, and a Mayan pyramid that chirps like a bird. With forays into archaeology, neuroscience, biology, and design, Cox explains how sound is made and altered by the environment, how our body reacts to peculiar noises, and how these mysterious wonders illuminate sound's surprising dynamics in everyday settings-from your bedroom to the opera house. The Sound Book encourages us to become better listeners in a world dominated by the visual and to open our ears to the glorious cacophony all around us.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 30, 2014
    ISBN9781494571450
    The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World
    Author

    Trevor Cox

    Rev. Trevor Cox is a Presbyterian Minister from Victoria, Australia. After receiving the call to ministry, he studied at the Presbyterian Theological College, before serving as a Minister in Presbyterian churches across Victoria before retirement. He's been married to Ann since 1977 and is the proud grandparent of Lucy, Amelia and Enzo. He enjoys reading theology, serving in his local church, travelling to see Australia's beautiful landscapes with his wife, and spending time with his children and grandchildren.

    Related to The Sound Book

    Related audiobooks

    Physics For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      6 Killer Sound Design Tips

      Jun 2, 2016

      6 Killer Sound Design Tips
      3 min read

    • Article

      EQ & DYNAMICS 101

      Nov 23, 2021

      EQ & DYNAMICS 101
      8 min read

    • Article

      Techno

      Oct 4, 2023

      Techno
      20 min read

    • Article

      30 Day EP Workshop

      Feb 8, 2022

      30 Day EP Workshop
      9 min read

    • Article

      Reverb Types

      Mar 20, 2024

      Reverb Types
      5 min read

    • Article

      Sound Shadow

      Mar 13, 2023

      Sound Shadow
      12 min read

    • Article

      Trevor Cox

      May 1, 2021

      Trevor Cox
      3 min read

    • Article

      I Am Your EARS

      Oct 27, 2022

      Hi! Maybe you’ve heard of us – we’re those things on the sides of your head. We’re useful for tucking your hair behind, holding your glasses up, and showing off cute dangly jewellery. But – excuse the dad joke – we go far deeper than that. That part

      4 min read

    • Article

      Looking After Your Ears

      May 19, 2023

      Looking After Your Ears
      10 min read

    • Article

      Lejonklou Entity

      Jun 7, 2022

      Lejonklou Entity
      9 min read

    • Article

      Wordcolour

      Jul 26, 2022

      Wordcolour
      11 min read

    • Article

      The Sound Of SERENITY

      Apr 18, 2024

      The Sound Of SERENITY
      6 min read

    • Article

      SPACE & TIME

      May 7, 2021

      SPACE & TIME
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Third Rail

      Oct 15, 2019

      The Third Rail
      10 min read

    • Article

      Hainbach

      May 4, 2021

      Hainbach
      12 min read

    • Article

      Noise Is a Drug and New York Is Full of Addicts: We may complain about a defining feature of the city, but we also feed off it.

      Jul 28, 2016

      As soon as the door slams, I slide to the floor in a cross-legged position and hold my breath. The room in which I have just barricaded myself looks a bit like Matilda’s chokey; a single light bulb casts a sickly yellow glow about the room, its walls

      14 min read

    • Article

      Noise Is a Drug and New York Is Full of Addicts

      Mar 30, 2017

      As soon as the door slams, I slide to the floor in a cross-legged position and hold my breath. The room in which I have just barricaded myself looks a bit like Matilda’s chokey; a single light bulb casts a sickly yellow glow about the room, its walls

      14 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Sound Book

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words