BDI21 as a simple DI

[BillyRay]

Let me start this by saying I have done a search and haven't found a direct answer to my question. The BDI21 seems to be praised as one of the best piece of gear Behringer has ever produced. I want to believe it. I need a DI and this is cheap.

So will it do if:
a) The unit will not have to live through the rigors of live use. I have mics for this.
b) This will be used solely for recording a 6 song demo: it needs to be serviceable for 5 months tops
c) I need something that is noise free
d) I will probably have no use for the EQ/overdrive/fancy pansy effects section and will use the bypass to DI: will it suck the tone ?

I used to have a Countryman I used ages ago for live work and I can't find it. I think I let someone borrow it (I have my suspicions about whom) but the problem still remains and I'm not ready to shell ou big bucks for a nice DI when something cheap will do. The DI out from my 400RB is way too noisy for a recording of that caliber.

Thanks.

[fenderthrupeave]

I have used it while recording and never had a problem with it as far as sucking my tone. I get overkill when I record my bass tracks as the last few demos my band has recorded all of my parts get recorded a few days later and I use a regular behringer di, than go into my pedal board the bdi21 comes after my dirt pedals and I go DI out from it, than another di out of my svt 3, sm 57 on the 210 and audix d6 on the 15. I know its WAY overkill but gives alot of tonal possibilities when mixing. sorry for the overly long post.

[Bongolation]

I don't know how much noise it produces, other than to say a LOT less than the GDI21. At unity gain, I did not notice any significant noise when using the BDI21, certainly nothing a competent engineer couldn't trivially deal with, considering the racket the rest of the instrumental tracks will probably produce.

It will give the impression of mid-tone suck in exactly the way the SansAmp does if you turn the bass and treble past 12 o'clock. Back them off a little and the mids appear normal.

It hugely improves the sound and clarity of basses with flats, in my experience, thanks to the presence control.

[BillyRay]

^^^Yeah, the whole boost the mid bandwidth by reducing the bass and treble on the EQ. A staple of EQ'ing two band Rays (not that I've ever owned a Ray but I have hear about it).

I'll probably just get one to toy with and if the feed is good enough, record with that. It can't be worse than the DI out of my 400RB.