Filter Bank Versus Bifilter2

[Burkuagh]

If I buy Filterbank is there any reason to buy BiFilter2 or can FilterBank do everything that Bifilter can do and more?

[Bastiaan van Noord]

FilterBank3

58 different high-end quality dual-stereo filters
Outstanding sound quality
Flexible, semi - modular architecture and routing
Virtual-analog OSCs/LFOs
FM, AM, feedback
20 Delay types, Reverb, 12 Distortion types
320 presets included
Can be loaded as synthesizer as well as effect
Vocal filtering, equalizing, phasing, flanging, compressing, envelope following
303-like step sequencer
Midi learn
Syncable to BPM
Realtime frequency display
Dolby Prologic II compatible
Easy to use


BiFilter2 features:

47 unique, different sounding filter types
8 warm sounding distortion types
FM, AM, Waveshaping, bit crushing, resampling, comb filtering, vocal filtering, equalizing, reverbaration
Excellent value for money
High precision, real time frequency response display
Paramtere smooting, click-free knob movements
High-end quality filter algorithms, anti-aliasing, oversampling
True stereo architecture, works in all known sample rates
Easy to use interface
100 presets
Midi and automation support
High performance

[GeorgeZ]

[George got upset on the spec sheet that we posted]

A proper reply:
Hi Burkuagh,

That's a good question. The first thing to notice is the fact that BiFilter2 and Filterbank3 actually have quite different purpose focuses.

BiFilter:

BiFilter specifically focuses on filtering. Just plain filtering. It's a one trick pony, but it does that one trick really well. It's got enough filter types (and FM and AM options) to be useful in any situation that requires a filter, but easy enough to use and set up in a matter of seconds. It's you chef's pairing knife. Plain, simple, easy to use and effective.

FilterBank3

FilterBank3 is in a different bracket. It's sit in the multi-FX category. It does filtering, and does it very well, but also has a whole host of other nice tricks up it's sleeve. It does synthesis, gating (with the the help of the sequencer and filter modulation), delay, distortion and of course filtering. It's a Swizz army knife of FX.
It has a lot more options, but it's easier to loose focus due to the amount of options

Your decision should be based on whether you specifically need a dedicated plug-in for filtering, or whether you need a "Swiss knife"  plug-in that has a pile of extra bells and whistles on top of the filtering function.
The price obviously reflects the function of both, so it's up to you to decide if you require a "dedicated" or a "bag of tricks" plug-in.

Cheers,
George

[Burkuagh]

I ended up buying the bundle that had both and warmverb along with them.  Not to contradict you but the spec sheets told me want I wanted to know.  My only concern was whether all of Bifilter's capabilities were identically copied in Filterbank where it would make buying BiFilter entirely redundant if I already owned Filterbank but when I saw they were being sold in a bundle together I knew they had to be different. 

Thanks for the replies from both of you.

[Bastiaan van Noord]

Good to hear you've decided and my apologies for the short answer I first posted.

Thanks George

[Robin]

i use bifilter for simple filtering,and filterbank for real mangling/experimenting.