Andy Bowyer
Andy Bowyer
Voice Actor at a.b. Voices
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    Andy Bowyer

    A provider of Voice Talent services, Andy specializes in eLearning narrations that are clear, concise, and engaging for learners in all areas.
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion "Engaging" E-learning?
"I would be glad to be quoted, especially for saying something smart (for once...) ab"
  • 13 years ago03/04/11 at 10:38 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Need to Entertain Learners?
"In many cases, I think this relates to the "tone" you want to adopt at the outset of the course.  Which, at the end of the day, goes back..."
  • 13 years ago02/22/11 at 10:51 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Very Basic Audio Primer
"Thanks David!  You'd be surprised at how stark the difference is in person.  I'm glad it translated well to the vid.  There's a certain "..."
  • 13 years ago02/20/11 at 6:48 pm (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion "Engaging" E-learning?
"Kevin Thorn said: I have committed to the show, but I haven't committed to the topic yet. May I request ya'all's permission to carry this..."
  • 13 years ago02/20/11 at 4:55 pm (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Better quality Brainshark audio?
"Jeffrey-- I've found that .mp3s get thrashed by most software's recompression settings.  Typically I send all eLearning audio in .wav for..."
  • 13 years ago02/20/11 at 4:38 pm (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Narration Resource
"@Steve and Randy:  Magda's incredibly clever, funny, and talented.  Well worth keeping an eye on! ab"
  • 13 years ago02/20/11 at 3:47 pm (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Narration Resource
"Thank you, Steve.  I wish I could take full credit for the idea, but it was a collaborative idea born of a conversation I had with David ..."
  • 13 years ago02/18/11 at 1:52 pm (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Audio Editing Help?
"Great idea, Bruce.  I'll see what I can come up with for you.  Keep an eye out. ab"
  • 13 years ago02/18/11 at 8:08 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Audio & text - do you have both on your screen?
"Jeanette Brooks said: ...but the on-screen text really only pulls out the key words or phrases, and complements that with some simple but..."
  • 13 years ago02/18/11 at 7:02 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Question for the Voiceover Artists....
"Seriously--if you can get a "sample" of the problem, save a file and send it to me so I can give it a listen. Glad to help. ab"
  • 13 years ago02/18/11 at 5:08 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Audio Microphones
"Jared-- Here's a "Mic Shootout" page you may find helpful.  Lots of samples...maybe too many...of really good sounding mics: http://trans..."
  • 13 years ago02/17/11 at 6:57 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Question for the Voiceover Artists....
"Hard candy?  Really?  I should think that would cause more problems with diction and noise (the candy hitting the teeth, for example) tha..."
  • 13 years ago02/17/11 at 6:16 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Question for the Voiceover Artists....
"It could be system resources taking momentary priority over your recording program for a moment here and there--in my old studio computer..."
  • 13 years ago02/17/11 at 5:30 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Narration Resource
"You're all quite welcome, and thanks for the kind words!  Please keep me posted on how you're able to implement the content, and if you h..."
  • 13 years ago02/16/11 at 5:39 pm (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Audio Microphones
"On the question of the "internal sound card" issue, try the MicPort Pro from Centrance. http://www.centrance.com/products/mp/ I just pick..."
  • over 13 years ago02/09/11 at 10:44 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Audio quality vs. voice quality: which is more important?
"In as much as I have a "vested interest" in the suggestion that pro-talent can "do it all," I will admit that there are times and places ..."
  • over 13 years ago02/03/11 at 8:53 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion "Engaging" E-learning?
"Thanks, David.  Simply being a "hired gun" I wasn't involved in the process beyond the narration.  But given what I know of the developme..."
  • over 13 years ago02/03/11 at 7:49 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion "Engaging" E-learning?
"Speaking of shocking... I once narrated a course on safe work practices for electricians.  Each module in the over-all course began with ..."
  • over 13 years ago02/03/11 at 7:00 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Audio quality vs. voice quality: which is more important?
"I, too, provide narrations for eLearning courses (in addition to a variety of other work, including character voices for American Greetin..."
  • over 13 years ago02/03/11 at 6:00 am (UTC)