Elektron Musical Instruments

Here is an list of the main differences between FB1 and FB2.

/Robert Leiner

 http://www.leinermedia.com
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WHAT'S NEW ABOUT THE SHERMAN FILTERBANK 2 :
There are 5 extra switches and 2 extra LEDs, and on the back panel there's
one pedal input jack. A reworked front-panel lay-out and the grey metal
color. 

*    The pedal input (we will deliver footpedal separately) allows foot
control of freq1and bypass/effect switching. (this footpedal will also be
especially designed by Sherman and will be released around April 2001)
*    A 5mm big green LED indicates "Effect on" on the FB 2
*    A 3-way switch on the input stage allows Hi boost as well Hi cut (both
boosting high frequencies at input)
*    Another 3-way switch allows "Sensitrig" (which makes the triggering
twice as sensitive for, e.g. clean string pad filtering) and "Limit", which
leaves the filters more "breathing room" for self-oscillation if the input
stage is extremely overdriven.
*    A 3-way switch has 2 general transpose functions : +1 Octave and +
Quint which works nice with monophonic signals, and has a specific dirty
character.
*    A 3-way switch for the really powerful and quite revolutionary
"Tracking" function - a monophonic pitch follower, that tunes filter 2 to
the incoming pitch, and makes filter 1 slave of filter 2 via the harmonics
switch. E.g. in position 2, filter 1 will be pitched one octave higher than
filter 2, but still following the pitch. This extra switch activates the
"tracking" in a normal or deep "track low" position, with stunning basses as
result.
*    The "revolutionary" aspect of this function is that never before any
similar system enhances "on the spot" harmonics and creates new harmonics
with fat analog circuits.
*    An extra white LED indicates when the tracking system is "locked on".
*    At last there is an 3-way function switch in the LFO section, allowing
sawtooth wave shape OR AR retrig : this forces an LFO restart from the AR
trig with pumping grooves as unavoidable result.
*    The inner electronics have also been adapted to achieve an EVEN BETTER
SOUND-QUALITY


> hey there.
> 
> so... OT but it sounds like lots of people here have/have experiance with
> the Sherman Filterbanks....
> 
> was wondering how different the FB2 is compared to the FB1.... the cheapest
> i can find the 2 for is around $700, and i have a friend that is willing to
> sell me his FB1 for $400.  this will be my first outboard filter (love the
> demo, have played with FB's before... goot stoof), should i wait till i can
> afford the FB2?  should i get the FB1?  if i have the FB1 for awhile and
> LOVE it will i want to get the FB2?
> 
> thanks much,
> 
> -0behn desu0-
> djbokuno.com
> 
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