Solutions for Houses of Worship

GET YOUR MESSAGE SEEN AND HEARDWITH RIEDEL COMMUNICATIONS
Riedelintelligent

real-time

signaltransportand

crystal-clear

communication solutions support houses of worship of all sizes andconfigurations – including multi-site congregations.

KEY BENEFITSOF RIEDEL
SOLUTIONS

Ease of Use – Churches tend to not only relyon, but to thrive and delight in, the enthusiasm
and help of volunteers, which is why easy-touse, intuitive controls are so important. AnyHouses of Worship (HoW) have always spread messages of joy, hope anduser, including volunteers, need to be able tosalvation, but now they are able to spread their messages through lightwalk up and use the system and use it effectively. Riedel’s intercom systems

and sound, as well as scripture. With the use of video and audio plus great

are very easy to use, especially after initial configuration.

communication via intercom throughout their venues, they can provide
their congregations a well-choreographed and visually engaging message,

Reliability – Riedel solutions are built with redundancy at their core for areaching attendees on-site as well as parishioners at remote or distributed

maximum of reliability. Our MediorNet, Artist and Bolero systems support

facilities. With these tools, Houses of Worship can cast their message to a

multiple redundancy schemes, so all teams can fully concentrate on running

greater audience much more efficiently, clearly, and with stunning visual

extraordinary worship productions.

representation.
Flexibility – To keep services engaging and fresh, the service director needs
An effective, well-connected intercom system paired with a flexible video,

to be able to mix it up a bit, by adding new locations for speaking, having

audio and data distribution system, is a must for any house of worship doing

volunteers in new positions, or changing the points of interaction. Drag andlive and/or streamed video productions. These systems must be intuitive

drop options for easy configuration changes are key. In addition, the systemand simple to operate, as volunteers are the backbone of many houses ofmust be flexible enough to follow through with the changes.

worship. If you want your message seen and heard, beautifully loud andclear, then Riedel has you covered.

Efficiency – Riedel‘s systems are designed with efficiency in mind. Combining
multiple functions, such as as encoders, transcoders, multiviewers, etc, into
the video products, and walkie-talkie, intercom and phone communication into
the Intercom products helps reduce equipment to buy, operate and maintain.
Service – Riedel is more than just a technology manufacturer – we are atechnology partner. In close cooperation with technical teams and systems
integrators, we can create custom solutions tailored to your needs. And apartnership doesn‘t just end after sale: whenever you run into a problem, we‘rethere to help, offering the exceptional service and support we‘re known for.

PRODUCTSPOTLIGHTHOW CAN A RIEDEL MEDIA BACKBONE TAKE
YOUR SERVICES TO THE NEXT LEVEL?
• Seamless delivery of coordinated sessions, speakers, and worship music
throughout the venue or across the campus – even across multiple eventsites• Easily and efficiently link multiple sites for choreographed performancesacross sites• Provide a complete signal distribution and routing solution for single siteor multiple site worship facilities• Ability to bring people together – forget they are separated by hundreds

Riedel MediorNet combines signaltransport, routing, processing, andconversion

ina

redundant

real-time network, built for the rigors ofor thousands of miles• Simplify handling of audio and video distribution within and between theworship venues and their classroom areas while maintaining the best
possible signal quality across the entire signal path.

live events large or small. With its• Glue included: Built-in features such as audio embedders and de-distributed, flexible topology and itsembedders, frame synchronizers, and multiviewers negate the need forinnovative app concept, the system isextra external hardware

highly adaptable to rapidly changing
production needs. This is particularly
usefulindynamicenvironments,

where MediorNet allows the additionof more devices and apps on the fly,and with minimal effort. Perfect for a
dynamic house of worship. Within theMediorNet family, you‘ll find all thetools you need for your production –whether it’s SDI-centric, IP-centric, or
anything in between.

“As longtime Artist users for our intercoms,
we’re well familiar with the flexibility
and reliability of Riedel systems. That
flexibility carries over to the MediorNet
MicroNs, which allow us to add signalpaths at the last minute as needed. And
we’ve been completely amazed with
MediorNet fiber multiplexing capabilities,
which have allowed us to transport all ofThe ability to communicate clearly andour signals over a single fiber. Also, wereliably is important to the successonly had only three days’ notice to get

and safety of any service or event.

our drive-up ministry up and running

Riedel‘s wired and wireless intercomin time for weekend services. The Riedel

systems Artist and Bolero provide

support team was incredibly helpful, andcrisp, clear communication that isthey were able to show us via remotereliable, scalable and easy to manage

conferencing just how fast and easy it isby any user. With Bolero‘s Advanced

to set up MediorNet with its simple drag-DECT Receiver, picking up signals isand-drop configuration.”

not an issue, no matter where the user
moves – even with high domed ceilings

Chris Thomas,

that can cause problems with otherTechnical Arts Director,

systems as the RF signals bounce off

Cherry Hills Community Church

the curved surfaces. Bolero’s ADR isconstantly scanning and finding theclearest path.

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NORTH POINT MINISTRIES

that SMPTE ST 2110 environment. Eight FusioN IP converters at the edge
convert IP signals to/from SDI and HDMI, enabling easy access to sources anddisplays. Twenty-one MuoN devices inside a VirtU 32 frame, and other

Since its founding more than 25 years ago, North Point Ministries has

COTS switches, handle other signal conversion and processing, including

grown and extended from its central location in Alpharetta, Georgia,

the up/down/cross-conversion of HD and UHD. MicroN signal interfaces

like spokes on a wheel. Today, the church’s eight campuses spread out

support MADI for easy audio channel management, and critically for North

from the main worship center at distances ranging from 20 to 40 miles.

Point, they facilitate the delay and frame sync needed to keep signals timed

Whether in-person or online, more than 50,000 people attend services

in unison across campuses during concurrent services and events. Thisand sermons to receive leadership messages each week.

combination of signal processing and distribution enables North Point toChallenge

As the number of locations and services grew, the need to communicate
and transfer audio and video across multiple locations became far more

synchronize and deliver audio and video for services across multiple sites.

ResultOverall, the Riedel Communications signal distribution and intercom

essential. While North Point Ministries employs about 30 production staff

system has enabled North Point Ministries to enhance its communication,members, Sunday services require hundreds of people — mostly volunteers

connectivity, and production capabilities, ensuring a seamless experience— to work across all locations. To support their wide range of events, Northfor the congregation across multiple campuses and venues. As the ministry

Point needed to connect its remote campuses with a single reliable system

continues to grow, North Point can easily scale its Riedel systems tothat would support both independent and combined services at each site.

accommodate additional campuses.

Solution

To address this challenge, North Point implemented a comprehensive
intercom and signal distribution solution from Riedel Communications.
Replacing an older analog system, the new Riedel intercom system“While our intercom upgrade with Riedel

including four Artist frames spread across three campuses, 26 2300

systems had a significant and positive

Series SmartPanels, six 1200 Series Hybrid Lever Key SmartPanels, 56

impact on the many people involved in

Bolero wireless beltpacks, 11 antennas, and a Performer digital partyline

services and events, MediorNet reallybrought an immediate improvement in audio quality. Riedel ConnectIP VoIP

allowed us to pull our campuses together

interfaces connect the remaining campuses back to the central Artist node.

on a single connected system. As a routing

The solution gives users precise control over who they are talking to andsolution, MediorNet TDM proved to beallows them to reach anyone on the production team, working anywhere.

the most flexible and cost-effective perchannel solution for interfacing video

During the pandemic, North Point leveraged the flexibility of its new intercom

signals with a large number of audio

system to hold outdoor services and events. By simply bringing a network

sources in a single venue, while being

switch outside, engineers were able to expand the installed intercom systemable to connect multiple venues within ato a temporary outdoor venue, where church members could safely meetsingle campus. Moreover, it provided theand maintain connection.

processing capabilities we needed to alignmultiple signals at each site to the same

The Riedel MediorNet system, which incorporates processing such as audiomessage.”embedding and de-embedding, frame sync, frame delay, and multiviewing,

Matthew Drury, Production Systems

serves as the main bridge between audio and video systems at each campus.

Engineer, North Point MinistriesAudio and video are distributed between campuses over dark fiber on aSMPTE ST 2110 routing network. In order to manage this network, the North
Point engineering team converted three control rooms to sit natively inCustomer Spotlight

THE BELONGING COMPANY
The Belonging Co is a home-grown Tennessee house of worship witha unique founding story. In 2014, Henry and Alex Seeley held the firstthem to adapt on the fly and work together to create a unique live experience.

services in their home with just four people at the meeting. Today,The Riedel solution even feeds clicks and counts and cue tracks along withThe Belonging Co. has 6,000 attendees, who gather for services at their

the Nashville music director’s mic so that the lyrics director in Columbia canfacility in Nashville and their second site in Columbia, TN, 50 miles

hear it all in real time. Rushing says that having access to these sources hasaway.

been transformative to the experience of everyone in Columbia who isn’t
part of the band and that they no longer feel as though they are playing

Challenge
To enable the introduction of concurrent services at a theater in Columbia,
a 45-minute drive south, The Belonging Co began streaming live audio andcatch-up.

ResultBecause Riedel gear is widely available, and easy to interconnect, The

video from its Nashville service over IP to the new satellite site. For theBelonging Co can easily augment its communications infrastructure andColumbia services to flow smoothly and in sync, robust communications

equipment on an as-needed basis, renting to scale up capacity on a temporary

between worship leaders in Nashville and the production teams at both sites

basis or investing in further gear as the church’s future growth demands.

are essential.
The Belonging Co is known for dynamic live experiences, and the production
team frequently must pivot to respond to impromptu shifts as services takeplace. In establishing a communications system for production teams —primarily made up of non-technical volunteers — at and across the Nashville“Riedel has a tremendous reputation in

and Columbia sites, The Belonging Co required an intercom system thatthe house of worship market, and ourallows people to hear and speak with the right people, free from distracting

experience with the company has beenchatter, so that they can focus on the message and on their role in thefantastic,” added Rushing. “While theproduction. To allow for continued growth and for special events or venue

intercom solution has played a vital rolerentals, the facility also needed a system that could scale, integrate within enabling us to expand, ultimately,infrastructure, and interconnect with ease.

we have been most happy with the fact

Solutionthat communication is no longer gettingin the way. People are what make theWorking with systems integrator Diversified, The Belonging Co deployed aexperience at The Belonging Co great,Riedel Communications solution built on the company’s Artist and Bolero

and Riedel’s Artist and Bolero systems

intercom systems, a dozen Bolero beltpacks and fifteen 2300 Series

eliminate barriers so they can make it

SmartPanels. The IP-based pipeline developed by the house of worship

happen.”in collaboration with Diversified and Riedel has allowed The Belonging Co

Andy Rushing, Technical Systems

to establish communications between team members at the Nashville andDirector, The Belonging Co

Columbia sites to support coordination of services. With preconfigured
settings ensuring that every user is connected to just the right sources andgroups, people at different sites can speak to one another with confidence
and ease. Rather than use cell phones and text messages, or even a partyline
crowded with unwanted noise, they enjoy a dedicated system that allows

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MEDIORNET
RSP-1216HL

The Real-Time Media Network• Unified network infrastructure for broadcast and entertainment• Integration of all video, audio, data and communication signals• Distributed routing, processing and multiviewing capabilities for SDI/TDM,
hybrid or IP environments• Intuitive real-time configuration

ARTISTThe Digital Matrix Intercom• Distributed masterless system architecture for reduced wiringand installation costs• Up to 1,024 x 1,024 non-blocking ports per system• Seamless integration of VoIP SIP PABX and mobile HF radio(conventional and TETRA)• Easy and intuitive programming for reduced training and service• Future-proof – s calable and expandable

BOLERO
The Wireless Intercom• Up to 10 beltpacks per antenna; 100 antenna,
250 beltpack system capacity• High-clarity voice codec, ADR technology for multipath mitigation• 6-channel beltpack plus dedicated REPLY button• Decentralized AES67 IP networked antennas• Seamless integration into Riedel‘s Artist intercom matrix• Two standalone network modes:Standalone Link & Standalone 2110 (AES67)

SMARTPANELThe Multifunctional User Interface

MicroN UHD
1200 Series SmartPanel• High quality digital audio: no noise, no hum• Remote Mic-Kill

RSP-1216HLNSA-002A 4-Wire Interface
PTPv2 Network Switch• 2-channel intercom operation plus additional program
sound on standard XLR cables• Real plug-and-play installation• Supports multiple applications; intercom, control and audio monitoring

BOLERO Wireless Intercom

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