Strymon Timeline User Manual

USER MANUAL

TimeLine - User Manual

REC / DUB PLAY

STOP

TYPE

REVERSE

FILTER

DUAL

DIGITAL

dBUCKET

PATTERN

dTAPE

push (bank / time)

hold (looper)

hold (save)

push (param)

ICE

TREM

DUCK

SWELL

LO-FI

VALUE

FILTER

GRIT SPEED DEPTH

B TAPA

TIME

REPEATS MIX

MOD

BANK DOWN BANK UP

hold (global)

Front Panel Controls

VALUE: Provides fine adjustment of delay time. Push to access the parameter menu for the current delay machine. Hold to access the global menu.

TYPE: Selects the currently active delay machine. Push to toggle the display between showing time and the current bank. Hold to save the current preset.

TIP: If the parameter or

global menu is currently displayed, push to exit and show bank or time.

A & B LEDS: Green

if active. Amber if the

preset has been edited.

Off if bypassed.

TAP LED: Flashes to

indicate delay time in

quarter notes. Flashes

alternating red/green

while looper is active.

Flashes amber to

indicate that a tap

division is active.

TIP: To find the knob

positions of a saved

preset, turn each knob

until the LED returns

to GREEN after glowing

Amber.

TIME: Provides coarse

adjustment of delay time.

FILTER: Controls the shape of the repeats filter.

dTape: controls tape age dBucket: controls the special dBucket filter. See

dBucket section for full details. Filter: controls center frequency of LFO filter.

FOOTSWITCH A: Press to engage or bypass preset A of the current bank. Hold to activate infinite repeats. Looper Active: Activates record if there is no loop recorded or clears the loop and starts recording if the looper is stopped. Overdubs if loop is playing.

REPEATS: Sets the delay feedback

level (number of repeats.)

MIX: Adjusts the mix of analog dry signal to wet delay signal. The Mix occurs in analog. Set

around 3 o’clock for a 50/50 mix.

GRIT: Progressively adds distortion and artifacts

dTape: controls tape bias dBucket: controls bucket

loss

SPEED: Controls the speed of the delay modulation LFO

dTape: controls tape crinkle

DEPTH: Controls the intensity of the delay modulation.

dTape: controls wow & ﬂutter

FOOTSWITCH B: Press to engage or bypass preset B of the current bank. Hold to activate infinite repeats. Looper Active: Starts playing loop. Restarts loop from beginning if pressed while playing.

TAP: Tap to set the delay time. Looper Active: Stops loop. Hold to enter and exit looper.

BANK SELECT: Press A & B to select a lower bank. Press B & TAP to select a higher bank. While the selected bank is pending it is displayed as “B.A.N.K.” After the desired bank is selected, press A or B to activate a preset from that bank.

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Rear Panel

INPUTS: High impedance inputs. Use

LEFT input for mono. RIGHT IN is used as an effect return if the feedback loop is selected.

OUTPUTS: Use LEFT output for mono. RIGHT OUT is used as an effect send if the feedback loop is selected.

EXP: Connect an expression pedal or switch for external tap tempo. See EXP

Connections

POWER: NEVER plug into voltage higher than 9VDC. Requires at least 300mA of available current. 9V DC center negative polarity.

MIDI: Full featured MIDI input and output supporting Midi CCs, Program changes, etc. See the MIDI Speciﬁcation section for a complete list of features and commands.

LOOP SWITCH: Set switch to feedback loop to insert an effect in the delay feedback path. See

Feedback Loop.

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GRIT SPEED DEPTH

REPEATS MIX

MOD

FILTER

GRIT SPEED DEPTH

TIME

REPEATS MIX

MOD

TYPE

FILTER

push (param)

ICE

TREM

DUCK

SWELL

LO-FI

VALUE

FILTER

GRIT SPEED DEPTH

TIME

REPEATS MIX

MOD

hold (global)

In Depth: Filter & Grit controls

The Filter knob works in conjunction with the Grit knob to shape the fidelity of the repeats. The brightest and cleanest repeats occur when they are both set at the minimum position.

*The below descriptions are for the Digital, Dual, Pattern, Reverse, Ice, Duck, Swell, Trem & Lo-Fi delay machines. To see how the Filter & Grit knobs work for dBucket and dTape delay machines see their respective sections.

FILTER: At minimum setting, the Filter Function provides a flat full-bandwidth response. As you turn the knob up, the repeats get progressively darker. Around 12:00, the filter is voiced to give an analog delay EQ curve. The darkest repeats occur with the Filter knob between 12:00 and 2:00 in these machine types. As you continue to turn the Filter Knob, the low end is progressively reduced, and some highs are added back in to create an EQ curve similar to that of a Tape delay when the knob is at maximum position.

GRIT: The intensity of the Grit control will depend on the strength of the input signal. Hotter inputs will intensify the effect of the Grit knob in all modes. The volume of the wet signal may change as you increase the Grit control (getting louder or softer depending on the input signal strength). Use the MIX knob to compensate accordingly.

Delay time ranges and Display

to toggle the display

push the

TYPE encoder

Digital, Dual, Pattern, Reverse, Ice, Duck, Swell, Trem, Filter 60mS - 2500mS Lo-Fi 2 mS - 2500mS dBucket (RANGE = SINGLE) 40mS - 400mS dBucket (RANGE = DOUBLE) 80mS - 800mS dTape (TAPE SPEED = NORMAL) 60mS - 2500mS dTape (TAPE SPEED = FAST) 30mS - 1250mS

between BANK & TIME

TIME can be displayed in

milliseconds or BPM based on the MS/BPM global parameter

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EXP Connections

Connect a Strymon

MiniSwitch to tap tempo

remotely. Use a standard TRS cable to connect the external switch. Set the

EXP MD global setting to TAP to use external tap.

TRS

Connect a standard TRS expression pedal for continuous control over any knob. To select the knob(s) controlled by the expression pedal, use the EP SET parameter in each preset. All knobs can be controlled simultaneously. See Common Parameters for set up instructions.

Connect a Strymon MultiSwitch for external bank selection, preset selection, or extended control of TimeLine’s built-in looper. Set the EXP MD global setting to either TAP, BANK, PRESET, or LOOPER.

Please refer to the MultiSwitch user manual for detailed setup information:

www.strymon.net/support/ multiswitch

TRS

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TYPE

FILTER

push (param)

ICE

TREM

DUCK

SWELL

LO-FI

VALUE

FILTER

GRIT SPEED DEPTH

TIME

REPEATS MIX

MOD

hold (global)

TYPE

FILTER

push (param)

ICE

TREM

DUCK

SWELL

LO-FI

VALUE

FILTER

GRIT SPEED DEPTH

TIME

REPEATS MIX

MOD

hold (global)

TYPE

FILTER

push (param)

ICE

TREM

DUCK

SWELL

LO-FI

VALUE

FILTER

GRIT SPEED DEPTH

TIME

REPEATS MIX

MOD

hold (global)

VALUE

TIME

REPEATS MIX

TYPE

REVERSE

FILTER

DUAL

DIGITAL

dBUCKET

PATTERN

dTAPE

push (bank / time)

hold (save)

push (param)

ICE

TREM

DUCK

SWELL

LO-FI

VALUE

FILTER

GRIT SPEED DEPTH

B TAPA

TIME

REPEATS MIX

MOD

BANK DOWN BANK UP

hold (global)

TYPE

REVERSE

FILTER

DUAL

DIGITAL

dBUCKET

PATTERN

dTAPE

push (bank / time)

hold (save)

push (param)

ICE

TREM

DUCK

SWELL

LO-FI

VALUE

FILTER

GRIT SPEED DEPTH

B TAPA

TIME

REPEATS MIX

MOD

BANK DOWN BANK UP

hold (global)

TYPE

FILTER

push (param)

ICE

TREM

DUCK

SWELL

LO-FI

VALUE

FILTER

GRIT SPEED DEPTH

TIME

REPEATS MIX

MOD

hold (global)

VALUE

TIME

REPEATS MIX

VALUE

TIME

REPEATS MIX

VALUE

TIME

REPEATS MIX

Banks and Presets

TimeLine has 100 banks with A & B presets in each bank. Banks are numbered 0 to 99 on the display. The presets in banks 0-49 are duplicated in banks 50-99 at the factory.

Saving Presets

Save a preset to the current location:

hold the

TYPE encoder

push the TYPE encoder

to save your settings

Save a preset to a new location:

to select the bank to

save to

push the TYPE encoder or the A or B footswitch

to save your settings

hold the

TYPE encoder

turn the

VALUE encoder

Note: To cancel an in-progress save press the TAP footswitch.

Restoring Factory Presets

CAUTION: This procedure will erase any custom presets saved in the TimeLine and restore them to factory

REINIT will be displayed

and all factory presets will

automatically be restored

Editing Parameters

POWER UP TimeLine while holding A & TA P. Keep holding for 5 seconds after

TimeLine has powered up.

While displaying

BANK or TIME

value encoder

to enter PARAMS

push the

push the value encoder again

and turn to edit

the selected

PARAMETER

turn the

value encoder

to select the desired

PARAMETER

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Delay Machines: Common Parameters

All Delay Machines share a set of parameters. These parameters are saved with each preset and include:

Tap Division: Selects the subdivision to use for delay repeats when tapping in a tempo. Tap division options include:

Quarter notes (default), Dotted Eighth notes, Eighth notes, Triplets, Sixteenth notes note: If TAPDIV is set to anything other than Quarter notes, the TAP LED will blink in amber

Boost: +/- 3dB of boost/cut. This can be useful for level matching in your effects chain, or can be

used as an effect such as boosting a solo with delay.

Persist: Turns on delay persist “trails” which will spill over when the effect is bypassed. Use this if

it is desired for delay repeats to continue after the effect has been bypassed. Note that if persist is set to ON, the bypass mode will automatically be analog bypass.

Name: Allows editing the 16 character name of the current preset. Use the VALUE encoder to

change the selected character. Use the TYPE encoder to select a character. Exit by pressing the VALUE encoder, then press and hold the TYPE encoder to SAVE the name permanently.

note: For the preset name to be displayed the NAMES global must be set to ON or SCROLL.

Expression Pedal ON/OFF: Enables or disables the expression pedal input for each preset.

Expression Pedal Set: Enters the expression pedal setup for each preset. All knobs can be configured to be

used with the expression pedal. To set up which knobs are controlled by the expression pedal, push the Value encoder when it displays “EP SET” and it will then display “HEEL”. Turn the knob(s) to the position desired at heel down on the expression pedal. Then, turn the Value encoder right to display”TOE” and set the knobs to their desired values at the toe down position on the expression pedal. An expression pedal can control all of the knobs simultaneously.

Tap Mode: Adjusts how the last tapped tempo affects preset changes. Set to PRESET so the delay

time will change to the saved value in the preset. Set to GLOBAL so the delay time will remain at the last tapped tempo regardless of what tempo is saved in the preset.

MIDI Clock ON/OFF: When set to ON, TimeLine will respond to external MIDI clock from the MIDI input.

This parameter is saved independently so that only presets with this parameter set to ON will respond to MIDI Clock.

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REVERSE

DUAL

DIGITAL

PATTERN

push (param)

ICE

TREM

DUCK

SWELL

VALUE

TIME

REPEATS MIX

hold (global)

Delay Machines: Digital

A classic crystal-clear “voiced” digital delay. A wide range of delay tones are possible by tweaking the Filter, Grit and Modulation controls. Modern to classic 80’s delay tones are easily achievable with this delay machine.

PARAMETERS:

Smear: Softens the attack of the repeats while maintaining full frequency response. This

allows for higher mix levels while keeping the delay out of the way of the dry signal. With high Repeats levels, the delayed signal gets dreamy and ethereal.

OFF |||||||||

High Pass: Reduces the low frequency content of the wet signal after the delay. A useful

additional tone sculptor for delays on low-note riffs or chords where you want to reduce booming in your rig.

OFF 20Hz 40Hz 60Hz 80Hz 100Hz

120Hz 140Hz 160Hz 180Hz 200Hz

230Hz 260Hz 300Hz 350Hz 400Hz

500Hz 600Hz 700Hz 800Hz 900Hz

Repeat Dynamics: Reduces the Repeats in a non-linear fashion so that the delay tapers off faster

than it normally would. The effect is most easily heard with high Repeats levels, allowing for high repeats that trail off to allow the next phrase or chord to stand out more.

OFF ON

TIPS & TRICKS: The HIPASS parameter can be very effective in producing bright repeats for a ‘super-clean’ digital

delay. Set the Filter and GRIT knobs to minimum position for full bandwidth and experiment. Set GRIT and FILTER knobs to 12:00 for an “analog-voiced” digital delay, or try GRIT at minimum and FILTER at

maximum for a “tape-voiced” digital delay.

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REVERSE

DUAL

PATTERN

push (param)

ICE

DUCK

SWELL

VALUE

TIME

REPEATS MIX

hold (global)

Delay Machines: Dual

Two independent delay lines that can be run in series or parallel. The second delay tracks the first at selectable time ratios. This is very useful for creating interesting rhythmic delays that feed into each other or act independently in parallel.

PARAMETERS:

Time 2: Adjusts the delay time of Delay 2 relative to Delay 1. Since Delay 2 is a ratio of Delay 1, it adjusts with

changes in delay TIME or Tap Tempo to keep the same ratio, and allows for cool rhythmic effects.

1/8

1/7 1/6 1/5

1/4 1/3

Repeats 2: Adjusts the repeats level of Delay 2. Set to TRACK to follow Delay 1 Repeats knob. When not set to TRACK,

you can set an independent repeat level for delay 2. In this case changing the Repeats knob will only affect the repeats level for Delay 1.

TRACK |||||||||||

2/5 1/2 2/3

3/4 4/5

5/6 7/8 1/1

5/4 4/3

3/2 5/3 2/1

5/2 3/1

7/2 8/1 4/1 5/1

6/1 7/1

Mix 2: Adjusts the mix level of Delay 2. Set to TRACK to follow Delay 1 Mix, set by the Mix knob. When not set

to TRACK, you can set an independent mix level for delay 2. In this case changing the Mix knob will only affect the mix level for Delay 1.

TRACK |||||||||||

High Pass: Reduces the low frequency content of the wet signal after the delay. A useful additional tone sculptor for

delays on low-note riffs or chords where you want to reduce booming in your rig.

OFF 20Hz 40Hz 60Hz 80Hz 100Hz

120Hz 140Hz 160Hz 180Hz 200Hz

230Hz 260Hz 300Hz 350Hz 400Hz

500Hz 600Hz 700Hz 800Hz 900Hz

Conﬁguration: Select from a series or parallel dual delay setup. In series, Delay 1 feeds Delay 2, just as if you had two

independent stereo delays connected on your pedalboard. In parallel configuration, the input signal goes to Delay 1 and Delay 2 simultaneously, and the output of the two delays are fed to the Left and Right channels respectively (or summed to the Left channel in Mono operation).

SERIES

PARA

TIPS & TRICKS: Set the CONFIG param to PARALLEL to get independent Right and Left channel delay lines

(the two parallel delays will be summed to mono in mono operation - very useful for rhythmic delays). This also allows for a ‘wet - dry’ stereo setup as follows:

CONFIG param to PARALLEL ::: Turn the MIX knob to minimum (dry) ::: Set RPT2 param to TRACK Set TIME2 param to 1:1 ::: Set MIX2 param to set the level of the delays

Now the knobs on the machine will control Delay2 (Right channel), while Delay1 (Left channel) is dry only (since MIX knob is minimum). The repeats will only be heard from the Right channel.

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