On Saturday, September 26, 2015, Pope Francis visited the Festival of Families on the
Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chosen to capture the
Pontiff’s audio was an Audio-Technica AE6100 Artist Elite hypercardioid dynamic
handheld microphone, custom-painted white by Audio-Technica especially for the
occasion.
Celebrating 50 years of audio excellence worldwide, Audio-Technica is a leading
innovator in transducer technology, renowned for the design and manufacture of
microphones, wireless microphones, headphones, mixers, and electronics for the
audio industry. Users of Audio-Technica microphones and headphones include
Metallica, Gwen Stefani, Linkin Park, Rudimental, You Me At Six, Deaf Havana, Deap
Vally, Glamour Of The Kill and Katherine Jenkins.