What happens when an industry standard ceases to be external and becomes part of the system? GEN 1 not only redefines the technical design of Meyer Sound systems: it proposes a new logic of operation, simpler, more robust, and deeply connected. Pablo Espinosa —Director of Engineering at Meyer Sound Labs— details how this digital evolution was born from listening to users and thinking about the real future of professional audio.
In a move that redefines the architecture of networked audio, Meyer Sound officially introduced GEN 1, its new digital processing technology built directly into self-powered loudspeakers. Far from being a simple upgrade, GEN 1 fuses the power of a full channel of the Galileo Galaxy processor with AVB/MILAN and AES67 connectivity, providing a scalable, efficient, rack-free solution. This advancement marks a before and after in the way sound systems are designed, controlled, and monitored, enabling simpler, more reliable, and more flexible workflows for tours, installations, and high-level events.
To learn more about this innovation from its technical essence, we spoke with Pablo Espinosa, Director of Engineering specializing in transducers at Meyer Sound Labs, who explained the real scope of GEN 1 and its direct impact on the daily work of audio professionals.
“The motivation behind GEN 1 was simple but powerful: what better than to put digital processing directly into the speakers? And not just any processing, but a full channel of the Galileo Galaxy, now integrated into the system. This allows us total connectivity: we’re not only using Milan, we’re also introducing support for AES67. GEN 1 can operate with digital redundancy, analog redundancy, and all from a single control source: NEBRA. Thus, a complete digital system can be operated with only three elements: NEBRA, GEN 1, and the speaker. All digital processing is managed from there,” Espinosa highlights.
GEN 1 thus inaugurates a new stage in system design, with greater efficiency, integration, and control at the user’s fingertips from the very first click.
Industry-Standard Processing, Now at the Heart of the System
One of the most powerful aspects of GEN 1 is its absolute integration with the Meyer Sound ecosystem, where the Galileo Galaxy processor has been, for years, an industry standard.
GEN 1 does not replicate that functionality: it fully incorporates it. “Galaxy is a standard. Many tours —even those that don’t use Meyer Sound speakers— choose it as their preferred processor. GEN 1 is not just a new DSP: it’s a full channel of Galaxy, and that changes everything,” Pablo explains.
But the advantage doesn’t end there. GEN 1 introduces true redundancy and versatile connectivity: “It has the ability to communicate, connect, and be monitored via Milan and AES67. In addition, it has four connectors —two digital and two analog— which allow immediate digital redundancy between the ABB Milan and AES67 ports.”
In other words, GEN 1 combines the proven power of Galaxy with a modern and robust architecture, designed to guarantee flexibility, reliability, and precision.
A Simpler Workflow, a Whole New Era
GEN 1 not only represents a technological leap: it redefines the way audio professionals work every day. The promise of a truly simple, efficient, and reliable system —which once seemed distant at the beginnings of digital audio over networks— now becomes a reality. “At the beginning, digital audio was a promise that took time to be fulfilled. But with GEN 1 and NEBRA, that promise has arrived. Everything is simpler, more reliable. The workflow is transformed,” Espinosa states.
The key lies in total integration: NEBRA not only transports audio but also allows monitoring and controlling processing directly inside each speaker, without racks or unnecessary cables, through simple network connectors. “From small installations to tours like Metallica, connection time is drastically reduced. And most importantly: it is a tool developed together with users. We listened to our clients, and we designed for them.”
Thus, this innovation is not just technical: it is the beginning of a new era, built with and for those who live from audio.
GEN 1 not only represents a technological leap in Meyer Sound’s history but also a reaffirmation of its philosophy: designing real solutions for real challenges. In a market where integration, efficiency, and flexibility are more necessary than ever, this new generation of networked loudspeakers puts in the hands of technicians, engineers, and designers a robust, scalable tool deeply connected to the logic of current work.
Beyond connectivity and internal processing, what GEN 1 proposes is a new way of thinking about the system, from the first cable to the last emotion that reaches the listener.
