[A6] Neuron Synth

[Arnd Kaiser]

Hi, this is the Neuron marketing rep. <g>

You're correct. We have been shamefully quiet in the past couple of months
but that was mainly because of all the hard work that went into this synth
and the fact that there's only a small team behind it. People, who all have
daytime jobs to do as well.

However, we've just updated the website with the latest news and some early
audio demo clips are available for download as well. Don't expect too much,
this was put together over night and I'm not 100% happy with it. But more
"exotic" demos will follow soon. Looks like the first units will ship in
December. However, I wouldn't expect to see one at "Mom's Music Shop" in
Harmony, CA the next day...

I have a unit sitting here now for several months and I've seen it grow and
develop since it's been first shown at NAMM. I can tell you that this is an
amazing piece of techonolgy and you will have to throw most of your
expectations over board if you want to understand it. After spending so much
time on the Andromeda during its development, I had to do the same before I
was able to make sense of it.

Sorry for posting this OT. Needless to say that the is no Neuron list so
far. But feel free to email me directly with all your Neuron questions.
There's a lot of information in the FAQs on the website, too.

Sorry again for posting this here.

Arnd.


> Jerry (03:05 PM 11/06/02) wrote:
> 
>> I'm gonna check out that synth as soon as it hit stores, it sure looks cool.
>> 
>> If it sounds as cool as it looks it could be a perfect sidekick for the
>> Andromeda.
>> 
>> I think the Neuron has a lot of exciting stuff on offer, because since the
>> first synths came on the market they have all been build up pretty much
>> the same way (vco's, vcf's, vca's, adsr env ect.) but this thing is so
>> innovative and something completly different...
>> 
>> Well thats what i think.
> 
> That's what a lot of people think as well. But...
> 
> The closest that anyone has heard about it actually showing up in stores is
> that it was projected to list for $4990. Since the website showed up (just
> before Winter NAMM in January of this year) _NO_ new information has shown
> up about the machine. For "a while" right after NAMM, there was at least a
> marketing rep active on a couple of lists, including this one. He hasn't
> been heard from in months.
> 
> A working machine _was_ shown at NAMM, but one working prototype was put
> together out of three machines that were shipped to the show. That's not a
> judgment, just more info.
> 
> In July, there was rumble on the Waldorf list that they were still writing
> code at that time, but "getting closer" with a ship date looking like 2-3
> weeks out.
> 
> Then, back in the middle of August, this showed up:
> 
> http://www.steinberg.net/en/ps/products/vst_instruments/plex/index.php?sid=0
> 
> PLEX has a resynthesis engine that looks to provide most all of what the
> Neuron had promised.
> 
> 
> 
> The Neuron had the proper technical and design backing, but I fear that
> it's starting to feel like the financial side fell out.
> 
> 
> btw, the sounds that you hear in the intro on the homepage are said to have
> been done on the Neuron.
> 
>  http://www.hartmann-music.com/home/
> 
> 
> btw, this is all pretty off-topic for the A6 list.
> 
> Mark
> 
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