All user reviews for the Behringer V-Tone Bass BDI21

So it's a direct box. It can serve either as a direct box, or preamp, or emergency replacement if it was not his gear on hand ...

It is therefore an effect pedal format, which comes before amplification (hence the name pre-amp'...) der lol ... For specifications:

A level input / output level one ......
two parameters of equalizer settings: bass / treble
Can we find a "presence" (the goal is to increase the harmonics of the game)
Finally the "Blend": The wheel to increase the simulator lamp. The particularity of this effect is to bring a warm side to the sound without breaking the bank!
Then there is a footswitch / input and output jack "classical" / DI output for those wishing to enter directly into a table / Ground Lift switch to prevent ... I know not what? " A priori is to avoid the buzz in some contexts (neon, overvoltage, poor land taken ...).

I find the config complete and very well thought out. While the look is average, but at the same time a pedal AC arises from land, often in the dark, so ... For 30 € we will not ask for much more?

Of course not rackmount model ...
I think it's digital! Not light, but fairly convincing ...

XLR audio is connectable by the DI, or by conventional jack ...

It is regrettable that there have no marks around the knobs ... This is the only negative I find. The case seems solid (metal).

UTILIZATION

Setup: Simple! One branch ... Turning the level and it sounds! Course must be refined after!
Editing sounds takes a little time to find the sound that suits us, but we get a tampering his "inflated" more convincing ...

Manual? It is useless ... The only interest is to give two or three examples of classical sounds to try it at the beginning ...

SOUND QUALITY

This is where is the best! I think this little box is amazing! I was looking for a preamp box, and Noel, Father foo brought me this little box! What a great idea! Since December 26 I use it all the time ...
Initially I was using two types passive bass jazz bass. The advantage is a sound that is inflated, rounder, more "powerful" without breaking your ears ... It's warm, velvety, slamming against the side we criticize the sometimes passive JB!
I used preamp for concerts, and nothing to say! The macbhine done very good job. It gives me a heat lamp that I was not with my amp transistor. Certainly it's not real light. You do not compete with any Ampeg head lamps ... But for beginners it does it is!

This simulation lamp is a great idea! For cheap you can warm her sound! What cool ...

Face side: worries ... Well plugging in my old P Bass 79 (which has a large output level huge!) It was not going at all ... Well this is probably my settings! To me, they were perfect! And do it all again! Pwouah ... But it pretty saturated from the start. So I think it's a pedal for the rather low standard with modern microphones that send less than the old series. After maybe the P bass does not go with? Anyway for the jazz bass, there is a little warm side of the old low warmed to the lamp ...

The sound that I prefer:
- Drive: 9 pm .. To bring a hint of crunch ...
- Level at 15 h: to boost the output signal.
- Equa: as I am bass player: sharp at 10 pm or 11 pm to 14 pm and Basses
- The Blend: 15 pm, because at bottom it deteriorates too much signal ... It is the enemy of the good too.
- For harmonics (presence): I alternate between 12 and 14 h. Beyond that is too harmonic, below, the sound muffled sounds too ...

This is my setting, it is = Me, but I think I found a good compromise. After sometimes I play with the drive and the level to bring a small saturation very nice!

I put 9 for the problem with my P bass ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 months. I am very satisfied, Father Christmas was the nose (without going broke !!!). Tried other models? No. on the other hand I tried the "real" tube preamp, and it's true we do not play very much in the same court! The sound is warm, sympathetic, etc. ... But it's still digital "simulates" a lamp ... It's not a lamp! So for some € you underfoot a small pedal that will improve your sound, amplifying the input, bring what I call a "smooth", a softer, less aggressive, some say plsu homogeneous.

What I like most? The box side to do anything! The side preamp, DI, equations, Boost ... For a few Euros! Obviously, if we have 200 € are a lot better. For those who can not, it's a great compromise: The sound nice without being discovered ...
The ratio Q / P? Unbeatable for what it's done ... After no limit if it is ...

Quite honestly, I would do this choice (Mr Noel finally!) Because I think it improves his record to have a practical tool that lets you move better sound at lower cost. And especially "his" sound anywhere!

After two months: it's always been on my amp, I use it every day ...

It is an amp simulator pedal format which also DI.
Connectivity of + DI pedal.

Rgler allows the sound before the effects of renter directly to a table without an amp.



UTILIZATION

Simple Config.
In order
1) knob "drive" = fat is in the sound until a lgre disto.
2) Treble: I spend
3) bass: same
4) level: Determines the output level of the pedal.
5) presence: Ramna treble on the front of the stage but it is more subtle than a. .. In the limit of compression, I think. At noon that knob allows for a balanced sound and richer in harmonics.
6) blend: my prfr: simulation of lamps. A background! It

SOUND QUALITY

gnial. For a few dollars, that stuff turns your microphone or your amp lambda too "right" amp in "of character."

Obviously, it works not like Samsamp, but for Zikos bar or local festivals ... was enough even for real Zikos dsargents (I accumulate, arf!)

Only BMOL has lost a kind micro JB flt ct his easel and singing to add bass and potato. In short, fans of Jaco deprecated.

on the other hand, rockers of all stripes, and the rastamen slappeurs There's something ... For 15 euros secondhand ...

Intressant as a backup in case of roasting amp ...

OVERALL OPINION

Utilis past few months, I do more releases them. I advise everyone to get particulirement a round, serious, warm.

If you use a low entry level and / or an amp quite right, this beast will make you happy.

If you use a head lamp while Ampeg and Precision U.S., I do not know why you're reading this review. You can dispense with this pedal.
Frankly, is able to view the 10/10 low price, Obviously ...

(Originally written by bapt dj debutant/translated from Audiofanzine FR)


WARNING: the overdrive doesn't work at all. After just three weeks it started to generate strange and annoying noises when you turned the control beyond the first quarter.

UPDATE: the noise disappeared again. It could have been my mistake. -_-'

Very fragile controls. High battery consumption (5-hour battery operation)...

UTILIZATION

Beginners beware, the user's manual is clear but it doesn't explain all functions. The setting examples are very useful (slap, reggae, etc.)

SOUND QUALITY

The effects sound ok but the overdrive is not intense enough.

OVERALL OPINION

It's my first DI box... I know it was cheap but...

WARNING: the overdrive doesn't work at all. After just three weeks it started to generate strange and annoying noises when you turned the control beyond the first quarter.

UPDATE: the noise disappeared again. It could have been my mistake. -_-'

And the controls are VERY easily breakable! Handle them with care. I don't think I'll use this DI box anymore.

Once again, it's ok... for beginners! Don't forget to buy the external PSU because its battery life is very short...

This is a pedal based bass amp simulator unit. It's an analog unit. There are separate controls for drive, presence, bass, treble, blend, and output level. The input is 1/4", and there is a balanced XLR output as well as a 1/4" output. It is not rackable, as it's quite small and seems to be meant to be used as a pedal.

UTILIZATION

The configuration and setup is very simple, there is not much to this unit. Editing the sounds is very easy, there are just 6 clearly labeled knobs. The manual is sufficient in explaining their functions.

SOUND QUALITY

The sounds you get from this are not that good. While you can get an improvement sometimes from a plain DI signal, a lot of what this pedal can do is not very good sounding. The drive knob supplies a bit of distortion, and this sounds almost similar to what you'd hear on a tiny peavey solid state practice amp - not that attractive. There are EQ type knobs - bass, treble and presence. The bass shelf I feel goes too far into the mids, and it's easy to get a muddy sound because of it. The treble knob when boosted sounds brittle, as does the presence knob. However the presence knob can help if you need the bass to poke out in a mix more, even if it doesnt sound that good soloed. The blend knob seems to be a type of harmonic saturation. This is probably one of the better features of this pedal. About halfway turned, the blend knob has the potential to improve the sound of your DI'd bass and add some warmth, but again it depends on the instrument. The last knob is just for output level.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought this a long time ago, maybe 4 years ago. If you just want your bass to sound a little different in your home recording, this will serve the purpose, but if you are looking for a really great bass tone, I wouldn't bother with this pedal. The good thing about it, though, is that it is cheap. I have used a variety of bass amp sims, and usually you're better off using a software one. The value is fair - the price is cheap but then so is the sound. You get what you pay for. I wouldn't get this again, it has sat unused for a long time.