Michael F. Bates
@michaelfbates.bsky.social
freelance sound editor | AMPS | MPSE | http://michaelfbates.com
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I Hhave been told quite directly by the clients if I use generative AI at work with any work products I will “be in trouble,” and I am not the only one.
!["No one's going to say to [students after they graduate from college],
'Do the best job you can, but if you use Al, you'll be in trouble,'" Roberts tells me, leaning into his central thesis about preparing students for the real world. "Yet we have some faculty members who are effectively saying that to students right now."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bu5r2jciq5jov554ii6il7r4/bafkreiaxhlbrk6ijj6mgtfzper5ly6snl7uyemciyp6n4wgdrdlpld33km@jpeg)
October 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I Hhave been told quite directly by the clients if I use generative AI at work with any work products I will “be in trouble,” and I am not the only one.
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Kicking off awards season, AMPS members were invited to a screening of ‘WARFARE’ at Dolby's Soho base.
Followed by a Q&A with Production Sound Mixer Mitch Low AMPS, Supervising Sound Editors Glenn Freemantle and Ben Barker, and Re-Recording Mixers Richard Spooner and Howard Bargroff AMPS.
Followed by a Q&A with Production Sound Mixer Mitch Low AMPS, Supervising Sound Editors Glenn Freemantle and Ben Barker, and Re-Recording Mixers Richard Spooner and Howard Bargroff AMPS.
October 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Kicking off awards season, AMPS members were invited to a screening of ‘WARFARE’ at Dolby's Soho base.
Followed by a Q&A with Production Sound Mixer Mitch Low AMPS, Supervising Sound Editors Glenn Freemantle and Ben Barker, and Re-Recording Mixers Richard Spooner and Howard Bargroff AMPS.
Followed by a Q&A with Production Sound Mixer Mitch Low AMPS, Supervising Sound Editors Glenn Freemantle and Ben Barker, and Re-Recording Mixers Richard Spooner and Howard Bargroff AMPS.
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Will just plug massive.io here, it’s the same idea as WeTransfer but no subscription, all pay-as-you-go, and they have a downloader app for your desktop for the big stuff.
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massive.io
July 15, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Will just plug massive.io here, it’s the same idea as WeTransfer but no subscription, all pay-as-you-go, and they have a downloader app for your desktop for the big stuff.
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Very much time to stop using WeTransfer, with their updated terms that clearly state they have the right to use anything you transfer across their service, to train AI, create derivative works, basically steal and use anything you post through them. This is now laid out in section 6.3, posted below:
July 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Very much time to stop using WeTransfer, with their updated terms that clearly state they have the right to use anything you transfer across their service, to train AI, create derivative works, basically steal and use anything you post through them. This is now laid out in section 6.3, posted below:
Still recording when I got up this morning which means I have a lovely 9 hours of city sounds to sort through. Amazingly the battery pack is still showing full charge!
July 10, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Still recording when I got up this morning which means I have a lovely 9 hours of city sounds to sort through. Amazingly the battery pack is still showing full charge!
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Hey sound folks . Some time ago, I came across a physical modeling synth instrument where you could combine elements like plates, springs, speakers and rods in a 3D environment. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name. Any hints?
#sounddesign
#sounddesign
July 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Hey sound folks . Some time ago, I came across a physical modeling synth instrument where you could combine elements like plates, springs, speakers and rods in a 3D environment. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name. Any hints?
#sounddesign
#sounddesign
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I’m working on an article about David Lynch’s unique sonic storytelling for the MPSE magazine Wavelength and have interviewed some of the sound designers he worked with during the years. Dean Hurley shared this photo with me of Lynch’s private mix stage and recording studio, Asymmetrical Studio. 1/2
April 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I’m working on an article about David Lynch’s unique sonic storytelling for the MPSE magazine Wavelength and have interviewed some of the sound designers he worked with during the years. Dean Hurley shared this photo with me of Lynch’s private mix stage and recording studio, Asymmetrical Studio. 1/2
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That moment when you're hunting for the perfect sound… and it turns out to be something you recorded on a whim 7 months ago. I knew it would come in handy. #SoundDesign #FieldRecording
April 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
That moment when you're hunting for the perfect sound… and it turns out to be something you recorded on a whim 7 months ago. I knew it would come in handy. #SoundDesign #FieldRecording
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Today is the birthday of one of the most important inventors in film sound: Jack Foley, who developed the method of performing sound effects live that’s still used on almost all movies! He died in 1967 and would have been 134 years old today. Sure had his own special style ❤️🎤 #filmsound #sounddesign
April 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Today is the birthday of one of the most important inventors in film sound: Jack Foley, who developed the method of performing sound effects live that’s still used on almost all movies! He died in 1967 and would have been 134 years old today. Sure had his own special style ❤️🎤 #filmsound #sounddesign
April 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This sounds shockingly good, far better than it has any right to for the price and size. Kind of stunned at the leap in sound quality from my first handheld recorder!
March 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This sounds shockingly good, far better than it has any right to for the price and size. Kind of stunned at the leap in sound quality from my first handheld recorder!
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I've just read every revision of ITU-BS.1770, -0 through -5 and I'm really annoyed because everybody seems to have a totally bonkers perception of what's in them... 🧵
(this is incredibly in-the-weeds unless you're a film or TV re-recording mixer you are warned)
(this is incredibly in-the-weeds unless you're a film or TV re-recording mixer you are warned)
March 4, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I've just read every revision of ITU-BS.1770, -0 through -5 and I'm really annoyed because everybody seems to have a totally bonkers perception of what's in them... 🧵
(this is incredibly in-the-weeds unless you're a film or TV re-recording mixer you are warned)
(this is incredibly in-the-weeds unless you're a film or TV re-recording mixer you are warned)
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Really lucky for Lisa that it’s not a lack of government funding that’s the issue
February 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Really lucky for Lisa that it’s not a lack of government funding that’s the issue
Strike: An Uncivil War has been nominated for Excellence in Sound for a Factual Film at the AMPS Awards!
I’m feeling very grateful to be alongside such amazing nominees, especially for an award voted on by my fellow sound people.
I’m feeling very grateful to be alongside such amazing nominees, especially for an award voted on by my fellow sound people.
February 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Strike: An Uncivil War has been nominated for Excellence in Sound for a Factual Film at the AMPS Awards!
I’m feeling very grateful to be alongside such amazing nominees, especially for an award voted on by my fellow sound people.
I’m feeling very grateful to be alongside such amazing nominees, especially for an award voted on by my fellow sound people.
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(feel free to check out the song/video linked down there too, I suspect you might like it) x
mclusky.lnk.to/world
(feel free to check out the song/video linked down there too, I suspect you might like it) x
mclusky - the world is still here and so are we
Listen to content by mclusky.
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February 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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mclusky.lnk.to/world
(feel free to check out the song/video linked down there too, I suspect you might like it) x
mclusky.lnk.to/world
(feel free to check out the song/video linked down there too, I suspect you might like it) x
2am night streets recording session for the latest crowdsource
January 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
2am night streets recording session for the latest crowdsource
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There’ve been some incredible leaps in the film post industry in the last few years with AI powered software. The clarity you can bring to dialogue from troubled recordings now is astonishing. This is the AI industry that I welcome and would love to flourish. Not the thieving folks’ creativity AI.
January 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
There’ve been some incredible leaps in the film post industry in the last few years with AI powered software. The clarity you can bring to dialogue from troubled recordings now is astonishing. This is the AI industry that I welcome and would love to flourish. Not the thieving folks’ creativity AI.
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#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat!
We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
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Such a great initiative! deadline.com/2025/01/los-...
MPSE Donating Up To $100K Toward L.A. Wildfire Relief Effort, Launches Online Forum & Donations Portal
The Motion Picture Sound Editors is donating $50,000 to wildfire relief efforts amid the ongoing disaster in Los Angeles County.
deadline.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Such a great initiative! deadline.com/2025/01/los-...
Portable cat recorder rig v2
December 5, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Portable cat recorder rig v2
Beautiful sound installation from Lydia Ourahmane at Tate Britain. Could have listened to this in the gorgeous reverb of the Duveen Galleries for hours.
November 30, 2023 at 9:42 PM
Beautiful sound installation from Lydia Ourahmane at Tate Britain. Could have listened to this in the gorgeous reverb of the Duveen Galleries for hours.