I'm very interested in it too...
unfortunately the company has gone belly up. The released a 'vst' version which came with a mandatory controller/dongle. It used the exact same code as the hardware version, but it was a CPU MONSTER. it cost close to a grand. A company called
www.musicstore.com, based in germany, sold the vst version for 149 euro! I'm not sure about the intricate details of how they came to own these, allegedly genuine, units for such a low price - but hartman were suing them at the time and refusing to offer support to anyone who purchased on, not only that they added a function to the vst version that was not included initially - the ability to import your own samples & sounds. I really wanted one at the time, but I also wanted to bring in my own samples and I wasnt as certain that it was a legit deal as I am now....
But apparently - going by what people have said, its far out. Funnilly enough I've never come across any audio examples on line, if you find any please post here...
I think it could quite easily become a highly priced boutique item, now that the company has gone bust. Still...for the money involved, I think I'd get a kyma system
www.symbolicsound.com and a lemur
www.jazzmutant.com. You might not knock out amazing stuff in real time (it also costs a fortune to get a fully spec'd kyma) , but if live use isnt an issue a basic kyma setup can render anything a fully spec'd one can, with the change going towards a lemur.
heh, lots of money involved indeed. the neuron costs close to 5 g's if I remember correct.
sadly, I doubt people will be rushing to sell their neurons, if even a smidgen of the hype is true....