Steve Savanyu – PES 015

My guest is Steve Savanyu, Director of Educational Services at Audio-Technica U.S. Steve has over 40 years of professional audio experience in live sound, studio and broadcast applications. He has worked on large live and broadcast events including the Presidential/Vice Presidential Debates (2008 & 2012), and the 2008 New York City Papal Visit.

Steve schooled us (in deep detail) on the technical differences between these types of microphones:

• Dynamic
• Condenser
• Ribbon
• Carbon
• Ceramic
• Crystal

We also talked about:

• Diaphragm sizes
• Pickup patterns (and how phase cancellation is manipulated)
• Mic output levels
• Preamps
• What XLR actually stands for! Do YOU know? Listen for the answer.
• Also the difference between the famed ATR2100-USB and the ATR2500-USB.

I also asked a selfish question about a super small mic that I want for a specific application. Steve suggested the BP8-96 or AT8-99.

Thank you for being a great guest, Steve!