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Strymon TIMELINE User Manual

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  • Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Front Panel Controls VALUE: FILTER: Provides fine Controls the shape of the adjustment of delay repeats filter. time. Push to access the dTape: controls tape age dBucket: controls the special dBucket parameter menu for the current delay machine.
  • Page 3 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Front Panel Controls Continued 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.
  • Page 4 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Rear Panel EXP: Connect an expression pedal or switch for external tap tempo. See INPUTS High OUTPUTS: Connections. impedance inputs. LEFT output for Use LEFT input mono. RIGHT...
  • Page 5 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® 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.
  • Page 6 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Delay Time Ranges & Display VALUE REPEATS TIME push (param) REVERSE hold (global) PATTERN DUCK DUAL SWELL DIGITAL TREM dBUCKET FILTER FILTER GRIT SPEED DEPTH dTAPE LO-FI to toggle the TYPE ®...
  • Page 7 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 www.strymon.net/support/multiswitch...
  • Page 8 - User Manual ® Banks and Presets TimeLine has 100 banks with A & B presets in each bank. Banks are numbered 0 to 99 on the display. The factory presets in banks 0-49 are duplicated in banks 50-99. Saving Presets...
  • Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Editing Parameters VALUE REPEATS VALUE REPEATS TIME TIME While to enter push (param) push (param) REVERSE REVERSE turn the push the hold (global) hold (global) displaying PARAMS PATTERN...
  • Page 10 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.
  • Page 11 VALUE All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com push (param) REVERSE hold (global) TimeLine - User Manual PATTERN DUCK ® DUAL SWELL Delay Machines: Digital DIGITAL TREM dBUCKET FILTER FILTER A classic crystal-clear “voiced” digital delay. A wide range of delay...
  • Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine VALUE - User Manual ® push (param) REVERSE hold (global) PATTERN DUCK Delay Machines: Dual DUAL SWELL DIGITAL TREM Two independent delay lines that can be run in series or parallel. The...
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Delay Machines: Dual Continued 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.
  • Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® VALUE push (param) REVERSE Delay Machines: Pattern hold (global) PATTERN DUCK DUAL SWELL A delay with selectable repeat patterns that provide a wide range of sounds. Rhythmic, Ambient delays are easily achievable.
  • Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Delay Machines: Pattern Continued TIPS & TRICKS: The more intricate patterns can be most effective when the input is simple or ‘sparse’. Pattern 16 is a sort of ‘early reflection’ pattern. Experiment with delay times around 200mS, lots of Repeats and the SMEAR param at maximum to create reverb-like sounds.
  • Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® VALUE Delay Machines: Reverse push (param) REVERSE hold (global) PATTERN DUCK An improvement on the classic reverse delay. The input signal triggers DUAL SWELL the delay so the reverse signal is always predictable, musical and repeatable.
  • Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® VALUE TIME Delay Machines: Ice push (param) REVERSE hold (global) PATTERN DUCK A delay that slices up the input signal and plays back the pieces at DUAL SWELL selectable intervals.
  • Page 18 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Delay Machines: Ice Continued 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.
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual VALUE REPEA TIME ® push (param) REVERSE Delay Machines: Duck hold (global) PATTERN DUCK DUAL SWELL A dynamic delay that reacts to your playing with adjustable sensitivity and release time. As the sensitivity is increased, the ducking effect...
  • Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Delay Machines: Duck Continued 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.
  • Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com VALUE TIME REPEA TimeLine - User Manual ® push (param) REVERSE hold (global) PATTERN DUCK Delay Machines: Swell DUAL SWELL DIGITAL TREM A variable attack time delay that can swell into notes or chords. This can create atmosphere and ambience in a subtle and stealthy manner.
  • Page 22 VALUE TIME REPEAT All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com push (param) REVERSE TimeLine hold (global) - User Manual PATTERN DUCK ® DUAL SWELL Delay Machines: Trem DIGITAL TREM dBUCKET FILTER FILTER GRIT A delay with synchronized tremolo affecting the repeats. Selectable...
  • Page 23 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Delay Machines: Trem Continued 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.
  • Page 24 (param) REVERSE hold (global) All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com PATTERN DUCK TimeLine - User Manual DUAL SWELL ® DIGITAL TREM Delay Machines: Filter dBUCKET FILTER FILTER GRIT dTAPE LO-FI TYPE A delay with synchronized sweeping filter affecting the repeats. The ®...
  • Page 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Delay Machines: Filter Continued FILTER Q: Adjusts the Q, or resonance, of the sweeping filter. Lower values produce milder filtering effects with a broader response and lower resonance. Higher values create sharper resonant peaks which can lend to dramatic sweeping and special effects.
  • Page 26 DUAL SWELL All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual DIGITAL TREM ® dBUCKET FILTER FILTER Delay Machines: Lo-Fi dTAPE LO-FI TYPE ® Allows creative destruction of your delay signal. Add filtering, vinyl BANK / TIME noise, low bit rate distortion, sample rate aliasing, etc.
  • Page 27 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Delay Machines: Lo-Fi Continued FILTER SHAPE: A collection of filters inspired by telephones, victrolas, am radios, bull horns, and other gadgets. The mixed lofi and full-resolution signal (along with any dVinyl noise) goes through the selected filter.
  • Page 28 (global) PATTERN DUCK All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DUAL SWELL TimeLine - User Manual ® DIGITAL TREM dBUCKET FILTER FILTER Delay Machines: dTape dTAPE LO-FI TYPE ® An intricate re-creation of a sliding head tape delay system.
  • Page 29 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Delay Machines: dTape Continued TIME REPEATS TAPE CRINKLE: In dTape, the SPEED knob takes on the function of TAPE CRINKLE. This control adjusts the amount and severity of tape irregularities, including friction, creases, splices and contaminants.
  • Page 30 (param) REVERSE hold (global) All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com PATTERN DUCK TimeLine - User Manual DUAL SWELL ® DIGITAL TREM Delay Machines: dBucket dBUCKET FILTER FILTER dTAPE LO-FI An fully nuanced re-creation of classic analog bucket brigade delay TYPE ®...
  • Page 31 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Delay Machines: dBucket Continued TIPS & TRICKS: 1) The RANGE parameter selects a ‘one-chip’ dBucket delay, or a ‘two-chip’ dBucket delay. The one-chip delay has half the delay range (SINGLE - 400mS) as the two-chip delay (DOUBLE - 800mS), and experiences clock-related artifacts at half the delay time as the two-chip delay.

  • Page 32: Looper

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Looper TAP LED will turn red to indicate The A LED will turn amber to looper controls are active and indicate looper is overdubbing REC / DUB PLAY...
  • Page 33 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Globals Menu Global parameters affect TimeLine regardless of what preset is currently active. TIME DISPLAY: Configures the display to show delay time in Milliseconds or Beats Per Minute.
  • Page 34 MIDI input are sent to the MIDI output without ANY additional MIDI messages generated by TimeLine. When set to MERGE, MIDI messages that arrive at the input and those that are generated by TimeLine are THRU merged together to be sent to the MIDI output. When...
  • Page 35 16 characters then settle on the first 6 characters PRESET DUMP: Allows presets to be sent via MIDI to another TimeLine or to a MIDI recorder device. Presets can be dumped individually or all at one time. Select ALL to dump all presets, or scroll to select an individual preset to send.
  • Page 36 Allows the option to re-sync delay time back to an external MIDI clock source tempo after tapping in a new tempo or sweeping the time knob on TimeLine. MIDI SEND STATE: When a preset is loaded, the MIDI state (CC values) of active preset MIDI parameters are sent to the MIDI output.
  • Page 37 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® Feedback Loop Set the FEEDBACK LOOP switch to the down position to insert an external effect into the delay feedback path. NOTE: If not using an external effect in the feedback loop, set switch to stereo.
  • Page 38 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® MIDI Specification KNOBS: Value Range Type encoder 0-11 Time 0-127 Repeats 0-127 0-127 Filter 0-127 Grit 0-127 Speed 0-127 Depth 0-127 PARAMETERS: Tap Division Boost 0-60 Persist Off/On...

  • Page 39: Table Of Contents

    PRESET 01B = MIDI program # 3 PRESET 02A = MIDI program # 4 etc. up to #127... TimeLine always powers up in MIDI Patch Bank 0, so if you plan to stay within the first 127 presets (00A-63B), simply send a standard MIDI Program Change message to load a preset.

  • Page 40: Record

    Forward (absolute) note 103, velocity = 0 Half Speed (absolute) note 104, velocity = 127 Full Speed (absolute) note 104, velocity = 0 MIDI CLOCK: TimeLine will accept MIDI clock at the MIDI input and sync delay time. pg 40...
  • Page 41 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TimeLine - User Manual ® FEATURES • 12 hand crafted delay machine algorithms for meticulous and nuanced delay sounds • Ultra Low Noise, high performance A/D and D/A Converters • Premium analog front end and output section •...
  • Page 42 In no event will Strymon be liable for more than the amount of the purchase price, not to exceed the current retail price of the product.