For what it's worth, I can understand you just fine, though I'm a fellow Midwesterner. But I think the issue for some may be the slight muffled quality of the audio. Sounds like you may have a windscreen on your mike (which is absolutely 100% great), but there is still a little "fog" in the audio, which may be what people are reacting to. I don't know what video editor you are using, but DaVinci Resolve is a very, very powerful free video editor that also allows you to make the audio crystal clear using its Fairlight page. You may not have enough time in the day to utilize it since you (gratefully!) make a video so frequently. And that's much appreciated! Especially from those of us interested in planting Bamboo. But I thought I'd at least put this out there.
Thank you! 😊 I take that as a complement since I've had to work hard on this accent. (As a child I learned to talk in the south) I'll have to check out that editor. It might be valuable if I can get the time to do a lot of editing. I'm pretty low tech. I just use my phone and external mic with a windsock. Then I just upload right to RUclips. I usually just then trim the ends as RUclips allows in their editor. That removes the bit where I flip the camera around. lol
@@CountryWhatnotGardens Yes, DaVinci may be more than what you need (and I don't always use it either), but it is a fantastic resource if you want to learn it. And it produces State-of-the-Art, professional-level results. You may be too busy to spend the time on it but that's OK! Just wanted to point out the opportunity of using amazing software that's freely available for all of us Content Creators to sound like we know what we're doing. :) LOL
I admit that I do find the midwest accent easier if I go a bit fast. Especially for vowels. I was born here, but my family moved to another region when I was very young. So I learned to speak elsewhere when I was little. Then we moved back to Indiana and here I am still trying to take on this midwestern accent... At least for business, extended-family functions, and now videos mostly. lol Around immediate family and close friends, not so much. Over 30 years of practice, but still not perfect.
For what it's worth, I can understand you just fine, though I'm a fellow Midwesterner. But I think the issue for some may be the slight muffled quality of the audio. Sounds like you may have a windscreen on your mike (which is absolutely 100% great), but there is still a little "fog" in the audio, which may be what people are reacting to.
I don't know what video editor you are using, but DaVinci Resolve is a very, very powerful free video editor that also allows you to make the audio crystal clear using its Fairlight page. You may not have enough time in the day to utilize it since you (gratefully!) make a video so frequently. And that's much appreciated! Especially from those of us interested in planting Bamboo. But I thought I'd at least put this out there.
Thank you! 😊 I take that as a complement since I've had to work hard on this accent. (As a child I learned to talk in the south)
I'll have to check out that editor. It might be valuable if I can get the time to do a lot of editing. I'm pretty low tech. I just use my phone and external mic with a windsock. Then I just upload right to RUclips. I usually just then trim the ends as RUclips allows in their editor. That removes the bit where I flip the camera around. lol
@@CountryWhatnotGardens Yes, DaVinci may be more than what you need (and I don't always use it either), but it is a fantastic resource if you want to learn it. And it produces State-of-the-Art, professional-level results. You may be too busy to spend the time on it but that's OK! Just wanted to point out the opportunity of using amazing software that's freely available for all of us Content Creators to sound like we know what we're doing. :) LOL
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David you need to speak a little more slowly and enunciate the words.
I admit that I do find the midwest accent easier if I go a bit fast. Especially for vowels.
I was born here, but my family moved to another region when I was very young. So I learned to speak elsewhere when I was little. Then we moved back to Indiana and here I am still trying to take on this midwestern accent... At least for business, extended-family functions, and now videos mostly. lol
Around immediate family and close friends, not so much.
Over 30 years of practice, but still not perfect.
@@CountryWhatnotGardens It is not your accent, you speak clearly but just a bit too fast