Revolution Church, a multi-campus ministry in Georgia with a 20-year history, has upgraded its main broadcast campus in Canton with Sennheiser’s Spectera bidirectional wideband wireless audio ecosystem. This upgrade has solved longstanding challenges with radio frequency (RF) density and provided a superior audio experience for its worship and ministry teams. The new system not only delivers exceptional sound quality but also offers the reliability and flexibility needed to support the church’s diverse and dynamic production schedule.
With locations currently in Canton and Jasper, “Revolution Church exists to love Jesus and to help people grow in their faith,” shares Brian Damerow, Production and Creative Minister at Revolution Church. Damerow has proudly overseen broadcast and technical teams for more than 13 years. The church serves thousands of people weekly and helps lead a global church planting network. As of late, Damerow was facing the fact that the existing gear was beginning to show its age, experiencing occasional dropouts and becoming increasingly difficult to manage in a crowded RF environment. The Canton campus, which serves as a broadcast hub for other locations and online services, required a robust and future-proof solution.
Damerow approached the upgrade with a deep sense of stewardship. “I personally give to this church, and so I also know that my money is going towards these investments,” he explained. His goal was to find a system that was an investment for the foreseeable future, not just a temporary fix. “Trying to have redundancy and resiliency in all of our mission-critical systems is always a goal.” Spectera checked all the boxes and more, and, with the help of the team at Integrated Production Solutions (IPS) Nashville, the system was installed.
The decision to deploy 16 new Spectera bodypacks was a direct response to the nuanced needs of the church. Damerow and his team were particularly drawn to Spectera’s ability to pack a high density of channels into a single TV channel, a critical feature as the RF landscape becomes more complex. The system’s bidirectional capabilities also offered unprecedented versatility. Revolution Church notably deploys a variety of handheld microphones from the evolution wireless G3/G4 300 and 500 series for events.
The easy installation and simple setup process were a revelation. While the team had allocated days to configure the new system, they had it up and running in just 20 minutes. “It was so straight-forward, that the whole team was pleasantly surprised at the simplicity of the install,” Damerow recalled.
To ensure maximum reliability, the church configured a four-antenna setup, taking full advantage of the system’s built-in redundancy. They chose to use MADI for the primary audio input for its low latency, with a Dante network as a redundant failover.
The impact on the ministry and its production team was immediate and transformative. The most striking improvement was the audio quality. The worship team — a mix of professional and volunteer musicians — experienced a profound difference in their in-ear monitors (IEMs). Damerow described the sensation as “taking the blanket off of our in-ear mixes” as they were able to hear a much wider frequency range and more detail than ever before. This newfound clarity boosted the confidence of the musicians and vocalists, giving them the freedom to perform at their best, which in turn lead to a noticeable improvement in the overall sound for the congregation.
“I had very high expectations for Spectera,” Damerow concluded. “And they were all met or exceeded. It’s certainly the solution going forward, and we would recommend Spectera to any other houses of worship as well.”
