nexgentec unveils its Software Defined Matrix ahead of METS

Audio-visual (AV) specialist nexgentec has announced the official release of its latest product, the Software Defined Matrix (SDM), just one day before METSTRADE (19^th to 21^st November).

Thanks to this small, but very important component, the first ever, truly unlimited audio over IP solution using DanteTM / AES67 technology is complete, allowing audio-visual integration on superyachts to take place on a whole new level.

Specialising in innovative audio technology for entertainment solutions for superyachts, nexgentec manufactures unique devices that save vast space and energy on board, making the installation process for integrators easier, and providing the best possible user experience.

The SDM acts as a physical network device (the height and width of half of a rack unit), or it can run on a server as a virtual service.

Rico Voegeli, nexgentec CTO, commented, “As an engineering company that pioneered network-based audio solutions, we decided to create this product, designated by our partners as ‘a huge timesaver’. On the specs of new build projects, it is commonly stated ‘all sources in all zones’. With the SDM this is super easy. You can add as many sources and zones as you like during many refits to come, without needing a lot more space. It greatly simplifies the install of audio on board, but it was not available, until now.”

Key features of the SDM solution include:

• Unlimited flexibility
• Scalable system design without restrictions in channels and routes
• Linear design process for sources and zones
• Reduces need for big matrixes in racks
• Routes anything to anywhere with Dante ^TM and AES67
• Unlimited number of inputs/outputs
• No fixed number of inputs/outputs

Genesis Technologies Marine, exclusive marine distributor of nexgentec, will be at METSTRADE on stand 11.719 in the Superyacht Pavilion.

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