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 Audio quality vs. voice quality: which is more important?
"Sean, with a surname like "Speake" how could you *not* be into Voice Over?"
  • 13 years ago03/24/11 at 1:59 pm (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Audio quality vs. voice quality: which is more important?
"Great points, Steve. It bears repeating that even if a Voice Talent hasn't a CLUE what the course material means (and I'm betting that ha..."
  • 13 years ago03/24/11 at 5:08 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Audio quality vs. voice quality: which is more important?
"I'd caution against thinking a foam layered box is going to solve all the world's problems.  It can help with "reflected sound" a bit, bu..."
  • 13 years ago03/23/11 at 1:58 pm (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Speaking of PowerPoint
"No big...I only just realized there was a "Power Point-esque" program *with* OO today.  Shows what I know. Thanks, Gerry.  You really are..."
  • 13 years ago03/18/11 at 10:33 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer started a new discussion Speaking of PowerPoint
"Will PowerPoint compatible programs, like Open Office's "Impress" application work as a launch pad for Articulate? Just curious... ab"
  • 13 years ago03/18/11 at 10:15 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion Never thought to ask...
"Thanks for the insights, gang... To quote a radio commercial I once heard, in which a man walks into a cellular phone store and declared ..."
  • 13 years ago03/18/11 at 10:11 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer started a new discussion St. Patty's Day Distraction
"Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone. Andy As (the voice of) A Leprechaun"
  • 13 years ago03/17/11 at 9:30 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer started a new discussion Never thought to ask...
"Gang-- I was speaking yesterday to a potential new client about voicing their next eLearning series, and through the conversation it occu..."
  • 13 years ago03/17/11 at 7:19 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion How best to create e-learning for a software application
"Yeah...I thought of that the few times I used it...but think the odds are well against someone tripping across your stuff before you can ..."
  • 13 years ago03/12/11 at 10:14 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer replied to the discussion How best to create e-learning for a software application
"If I can devolve this for a second, and go back to Camtasia -vs- Screenr, in my humble (and arguably unqualified) opinion, Screenr wins H..."
  • 13 years ago03/11/11 at 11:18 am (UTC)
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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 started a new discussion Thoughts on audio quality
"I've been seeing a fair few questions lately regarding audio quality in terms of multi-media presentations, specifically eLearning course..."
  • 13 years ago02/21/11 at 6:52 am (UTC)
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Andy Bowyer commented on the article E-learning Toolkit: Newspaper Generator
"This is a very cool little toy. Thanks, David!"
  • 13 years ago02/21/11 at 5:50 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 started a new discussion Very Basic Audio Primer
"Gang-- Bruce had indicated in another thread that he might like to see a tutorial on some basic audio editing/noise reduction kind of thi..."
  • 13 years ago02/20/11 at 4:47 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 started a new discussion Audio Editing Help?
"I've been playing with screenr (THANKS ARTICULATE!) and a conversion program for use with Windows Movie Maker, and think I could assemble..."
  • 13 years ago02/18/11 at 7:48 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)