Strymon TIMELINE DELAY

Essential Information About the Strymon TimeLine Pedal

• Studio-class stereo delay: 12 delay engines covering everything from ultra-clean digital to saturated tape, warm analog, and "Ice" textures.
• Up to 200 presets: save, instant recall, and nameable presets for a perfectly organized pedalboard.
• Advanced control: full MIDI, assignable expression pedal (and external Tap input possible) to automate your settings.
• 30-second stereo looper: routable pre or post-delay, with extended functions controllable by foot or MIDI.

A Modern Delay Reference: The "Inspiration Machine" Philosophy

The Strymon TimeLine was designed as a studio-quality stereo delay station, with a creativity and precision-oriented approach. Its high-performance DSP engine and meticulously crafted algorithms allow exploration of detailed, nuanced, and musical repeats while maintaining stage-ready ergonomics. In the lineup, it targets those who want a premium "all-in-one" delay capable of replacing multiple specialized pedals.

For Which Guitarists and Styles?

The TimeLine is aimed at both demanding musicians and professionals: it shines live thanks to its presets and Tap Tempo, and becomes formidable in the studio for layering clean and controlled stereo textures. Pop, rock, indie, ambient, post-rock, worship, electro, modern lead, or soaring arpeggios: its 12 engines cover a very wide palette, from subtle slapback to deep soundscapes.

Controls, Presets, and Operation: A Pedal Designed for the Field

On the front panel, seven dedicated controls (Time, Repeats, Mix, Filter, Grit, Mod Speed, Mod Depth) provide immediate access to the sound, while additional parameters via menu open highly advanced sculpting options. The three metal footswitches manage preset selection, bypass, Tap Tempo, and looper control. The expression pedal can control any knob (or combination), and each assignment can be saved per preset. In advanced configuration, MIDI allows clock sync, preset recall, and remote parameter control, including for the looper.

Sound Character

The TimeLine stands out with a wide stereo image, high definition, and very responsive dynamics to playing. Digital delays remain clear and crisp, tape-inspired modes add saturation and organic fluctuations, while "dBucket" and Lo-fi colors offer a more vintage and textured grain. Thanks to the analog dry path, your direct signal retains its natural quality and latency remains imperceptible, even with complex settings.

Technical Specifications

Sound Design

• Studio-class delay algorithms designed for detailed, meticulous, and nuanced repeats.
• 12 delay engines: Digital, Dual, Pattern, Reverse, Ice, Duck, Swell, Trem, Filter, Lo-fi, dTape, dBucket.
• 7 front panel controls: Time, Repeats, Mix, Filter, Grit, Mod Speed, Mod Depth.
• Additional parameters via menu for highly flexible sound shaping and full adjustment.
• 200 accessible and nameable presets, saved and recalled with a single press.

Controls and Interface

• 3 metal footswitches: preset selection, bypass, looper control, and Tap Tempo.
• LED display: preset information, BPM/time, and extended parameter control.
• Multicolor preset LEDs (green: active preset, amber: modified preset).

Looper and Routing

• Integrated 30-second stereo looper, routable pre or post-delay, with MIDI capability.
• Accessible functions: record, overdub, playback, stop (and via external control: reverse, half-speed, return to start loop, repeat).
• Feedback loop (re-injection mode) allowing insertion of an external effects pedal into the feedback loop.

Connectivity

• Stereo input and output.
• Expression pedal input: assignable control to a knob or combination, savable per preset (also configurable as external Tap input).
• MIDI input and output.
• Switchable I/O configuration: stereo output or mono with delay feedback loop insertion.

Audio Quality and Processing

• 24-bit 96 kHz A/D and D/A converters, low noise and high performance.
• Typical signal-to-noise ratio: 115 dB.
• Analog dry path: direct signal with zero latency, never converted to digital.
• High-quality analog front-end and output section.
• Very high-performance DSP in a compact format.
• 32-bit floating-point processing.

Modes and Options

• True Bypass (electromechanical relay switching).
• Selectable Trails mode with high-quality transparent analog bypass, savable per preset.
• Boost/Cut +/- 3 dB, savable per preset.
• Selectable Tap subdivision, savable per preset.
• Optional Kill Dry mode (dry signal cut) for use in parallel effects loops.
• Optional Global Tap Tempo mode.

Construction and Dimensions

• Gunmetal gray anodized aluminum chassis, laser-engraved graphics.
• Durable black anodized aluminum knobs.
• Studio-quality audio input and output jacks.
• Dimensions: 171 mm (width) x 130 mm (depth).
• Designed and manufactured in the USA.

Included Accessories

• 9V center-negative power supply included.

Power Consumption

• Required power supply: 9V DC center-negative.
• Minimum current required: 300 mA.