Several things related to transcripts. I am not a resident of Montgomery County so they may have some subtle differences, but most things are common in PA.
Not everything gets a steno, including anything that happened prior the 30th, but I thought I read that Len's side waived the reading of the charges (which is common) so I wouldn't expect anything from that. For the first thing Len had, that preliminary thing, stenos are not provided as part of that process. Either the DA or the defense can request one, but they have to pay for the steno's services. They typically only do this if they are hoping to trip up some witness later with a, "But before didn't you say???" I am not aware that a steno was requested at the first proceeding.
From here on out a steno is mostly going to be part of any court action. There is one optional thing, and this varies by judge. If there are arguments before the court without any sworn testimony, just the lawyers arguing their interpretation of something, some judges skip having a steno. Chances are these things aren't going to be terribly interesting for us, but just letting you guys know.
Everything is done as part of the court record and everything that is part of the court record is open to the public (see my earlier post about suppression, but there's no like secret wire tap or undercover FBI agent here, it will all be public). Anyone can request a copy of the transcript. The requestor's information is recorded as part of the record. This is important because if one party was to file an appeal and cite the transcript then they must have obtained an original copy from the court. This is where the sort of quasi copyright comes up. Lawyers cannot file a motion or an appeal based on transcripts obtained second hand. So, you can share the transcript, but the shared transcript cannot be an official transcript because someone could have altered it. We all know a single firm may get a copy and share it internally, but because the firm got a copy then anyone in the firm can file an appeal.
It is also of note that you pay per page of the transcript. Now, there are other things to note about the cost. In PA they have gone to a system where four pages of record can be printed on a single page. This saves you money, but plan to enlarge this later if no longer have young eyes. Also, the first person to request a transcript pays more than anyone else to follow. I forget the general costs and whatever I know isn't for the same county, so quoting anything would just be a ball park kind of thing. So, if you think Hy is going to request a copy so he can appeal, you may want to get in line behind him to save a few bucks.
Something regarding the timing of the transcripts is the time it can take to generate the printed copy can vary. This can be delayed if the steno pool has a lot of people out on maternity leave and they have to cover bigger cases, they won't get around to transcribing their less important stuff until later. Also, there is a thing, and I forget the specific terms, but one is "lodged" and the other is "filed". One is done when the steno finishes their transcript and the other follows after the judge signs the transcript to make it official. Elsewhere in PA judges have 5 days from when the transcript is sent to them to sign it and make it official, but they can have vacations and other absences, too. So I can't say that if the trial is done on Tuesday you can expect to get the transcript on any day that week or the following Tuesday or the Tuesday after that.
There is no audio recording made as part of any regular court record. You've seen on TV where the steno reads back prior testimony because there is no audio recording done.
Edited for spelling and I had left word out
