Strymon Timeline: Complete walkthrough

[@gratefulpipeandcigar3239]

The best timeline demo video.

[@mikeferris408]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING SUCH AN IN DEPTH DEMO OF THIS! YOUVE HELPED ME SO MUCH AND I THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR IT.. YOU ARE APPRECIATED! 👍

[@RichardDeHove]

Thanks Mike, a kind comment is a real motivator :)

[@mikebush3834]

I just got my timeline last week... This helps out tremendously. Thanks

[@GJPlays]

That is an incredible video, thank you. Also, the clock settings… literally the most important thing I could think of when trying to use this, and you had it as the very first item on your agenda. Bravo

[@RichardDeHove]

Really appreciate the comment GJ. We must think alike since I always run through things in the order in which I'd want to see it :)

[@thomarcel]

Thank you so much for making this video. Couldn’t have been more clearly explained.

[@RichardDeHove]

Thanks for the feedback :)

[@jmesangeau]

Best demo ever, and happy to find out where John Carpenter has been hidding during the last two decades

[@RichardDeHove]

:D

[@douginny]

This is the best pedal tutorial ever made. Period.

[@RichardDeHove]

High praise! Thanks :)

[@matttheknife3652]

This is an incredibly informative and helpful tutorial - thank you so much!

[@RichardDeHove]

Thanks Matt, really appreciate your kind comment.

[@realqwave]

Thank you for this tutorial in depth video. I was about to find the manual PDF online and found this one way better.

[@RichardDeHove]

Always better to see it in action :)

[@doubled5383]

Super helpful. Saved me hours of fiddling around. Really appreciate the walk-through.

[@samuelw3295]

Great in depth tutorial into this amazing pedal that I have only had for about a month. Great ideas to name them in sequence. I just might do that myself. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

[@craiggoodwin5975]

Can't thank you enough for this guide. Clear and perfectly paced.

[@RichardDeHove]

Thanks CG. I appreciate the feedback very much :)

[@djcuvcuv]

incredibly helpful video. ive had my timeline for years and really had not tapped its full potential until this video revitalized my interest in it.

[@RichardDeHove]

Thanks DJ. The Timeline's an oldie but a goodie :D

[@CalvinMaclure]

Amazingly in depth and well explained video, mate! Thanks for this.

[@RichardDeHove]

Hi Calvin, thanks for the kind comment

[@dewellhowell4348]

Thank you so much for this. This the exact info I have been looking for. You have really helped me!

[@RichardDeHove]

Kind comments like yours make it very worthwhile to me, thanks.

[@noveltycrusade]

Wanted to let you know that your tutorial is the best I've found 👍 perfect pacing and very thorough. Thanks a mill 🙏

[@RichardDeHove]

Thanks NC. It's a beautifully logical pedal.

[@myo-o]

This is an incredibly helpful walkthrough. Thank you!

[@RichardDeHove]

A pleasure :)

[@keekeefries6298]

Strymon should write you a check……nice video, thank you!

[@tedpedersen123]

Always appreciate your tutorials, my friend, this is one of my fav pedals! I believe you are the “bob ross” of tutorials, as I find your presentations incredibly informing and yet so soothing at the same time… keep up the great work! ✌️🎶🎹

[@RichardDeHove]

Hi TP, thanks for the thoughtful words. I really like your description of "soothing tutorials". That could expand into an entire "gentle learning" system :) Seriously, I'll try to keep this in mind.

[@TNNLZ]

This is such an excellent walkthrough - Just what I needed. Thanks!

[@RichardDeHove]

Another kind person making me happy, thankyou :)

[@descartesproject]

Greetings from Costa Rica!! Thank you very much indeed for taking the time an explaining the Timeline! You ROCK!!! CHEERS!!!

[@RichardDeHove]

From Tasmania to Costa Rica, you're very welcome :)

[@JonFletch65]

Fantastic - many thanks for putting this together. Much appreciated!

[@RichardDeHove]

There's joy in exploring a well-designed machine

[@user-ub8qh4oq1d]

Fantastic time saver, tutorial and setup - all at the same time! Thank you!

[@RichardDeHove]

Thanks Robert 😀

[@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045]

Wish my science teacher had your skills. Thank you.

[@RichardDeHove]

I can relate! :D

[@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045]

@RichardDeHove I was about to buy the timeline today but I had a change of heart...I already have too many excellent delays and I'm generally not into the glossy sound of strymon pedals. They have a " sheen" I don't find attractive.

[@RichardDeHove]

@@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045 There's certainly loads of great delays out there. For me a large part of the choice comes down to the interface.

[@humblegeorge]

Thank you !!!! Iv'e been stuck in the frigging screen for months :>( Bless Jesus I found this today.

[@stevekirkby6570]

Very thorough, thanks.

[@jimmccall8030]

This is a GREAT intro video tutorial - thanks very much!

[@RichardDeHove]

Thanks for your kind comment JM , it's a pleasure.

[@tomwyatt3355]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@jemski]

Sounds fab with the DB01 Richard, the perfect partner...by the way, thanks for your educational videos, you really helped my learning process, I appreciate the help lol

[@RichardDeHove]

A pleasure JC, thanks

[@markstone2153]

Phenomenal, thanks man!!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Excellent! Mine arrived today and trying to figure out how to connect to the send and return FX loop of my amp.

[@RichardDeHove]

Thanks RM. Sorry that the send-return element was something I didn't cover since I only operate in direct stereo synth land...

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

@@RichardDeHove no worries I figured it out just use left in/out to send/return on the amp FX loop.

[@measures_of_distance]

good job!

[@darrentolley1068]

Sensational

[@SOYDENISDENIS]

Hi, thanks for your tutorial. I have a simple doubt: I want to put off the pedal but i cant do it. How can i put off or on the pedal? Thanks

[@RichardDeHove]

Assuming it has power then you just toggle the presets on or off with the main footswitches.

[@clayteasouth]

Amazing video and so helpful. Would be cool if you can do the Big Sky and Mobius as well with your own twist on them.

[@RichardDeHove]

Funny you should say that - I just finished a walkthrough for Mobius. A bit of an epic at over an hour but even then it felt like I was skimming through the sounds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJybe2WumL2IpMU

[@clayteasouth]

@@RichardDeHove awesome! Many thanks.

[@FreqBand]

I am looking to send/convert eurorack "analogue clock" to sync the Timeline. Is there an easy way ?

[@RichardDeHove]

I use the Erica Synths MIDI to Clock module which can work both ways: Take a MIDI clock and generate clock triggers, or take a Eurorack clock and generate a MIDI clock. Unfortunately it looks like it's discontinued, maybe you could find one. I'm sure they'd be other similar modules though. www.modulargrid.net/e/erica-synths-midi-to-clock-v2

[@FreqBand]

@@RichardDeHove Thanks. Another way is.... some synths or sequencers accept incoming analogue clock and might be able to also send midi clock out of the midi port, when analogue clock is set as master. Keystep Pro does this....but only when the Keystep is in Play mode (running a sequence).

[@RichardDeHove]

@@FreqBand Yes, using the clock to trigger a third unit then taking its MIDI is an excellent workaround. Of course then you get into issues of "switch on order" when starting up. I did struggle with the "Who runs the master clock?" issue for a while. The answer for me was a dedicated clock. I use the ERM Midiclock, but people rave about how great the much more expensive big brother is, the ERM Multiclock (which also has a CV output). I also found having a MIDI master, even if sunning a lot of sync clocks was a better option just for better BPM control. It's much easier to go MIDI to analog clock than the reverse. OTOH if all you need is a converter then maybe try the Kenton Pro CV to MIDI. It's a dedicated box. I haven't used it but seems to fit what you need.

[@FreqBand]

@@RichardDeHove ​ I was able to get an Erica Synth "Midi-to-Clock" (new/old stock), and it works. But your way (midi master clock) is probably best. From my research, it is much easier to divide a midi clock 24ppqn into a usable analogue clock rate.......than it is to multiply analogue to meet midi standards. Eventually I'll find the right unit to make midi clock the master. Thanks.

[@RichardDeHove]

@@FreqBand That's good news, it's a great little unit. But solving the 'Riddle of the Master Clock' is one of the great quests :D

[@lomi3691]

Hi my timeline is losing volume as i use it. And the presence of the first note would get weaker. It would go back to normal only after turning it off and back on. I havent touched the global settings. I was wondering if it has something to do with global settings? Please help

[@RichardDeHove]

What power supply are you using?

[@lomi3691]

@@RichardDeHove i was using the factory adapter on each of the pedals before. Then i got a truetone cs12. Then thats when it started. Now, even when i isolate the the TL with its own adapter, GTR-TL-amp. It still lose some volume. Almost like the punch of the first note weakens. Then would go back as soon as i restart the TL. And when i’m switching over the the patches its almost like the TL gets confused and mixes up the patches. Then I lose that first note when i switch to another patch. Sometimes its just the wet signal that will go out of the amp

[@RichardDeHove]

@@lomi3691 Still sounds like a power issue to me . The Timeline needs 300mA and I think many of the Truetone power sockets are either 100 or 250. You need to plug into the 500mA sockets. Have you tried going back to the supplied powerpack as a test?

[@lomi3691]

@@RichardDeHove yes i went back to the supplied power adapter. Even isolated the TL. Guitar-timeline-amp. Issue was still there. Today when i started playing. Plugged in the pedal. Plugged in the guitar. The sound was like all wet. Like the mix knob was turned to the all the way to the right. Turned the knob back and forth then to the exact position of my saved preset. Preset led was orange then green. Then it worked fine. Copied your global setting. Even though i dont use the any midi input in the pedal. Spill over was off and i turned it on. Actually better sounding now it was working good Until i stopped playing. I’ll see the next time i play. Truetone customer support actually told me that the pedal wont even turn on if it was a power issue. And that the cs12 can actually supply power to the pedal as long as the whole pedal board do not exceed the 2000mA. Can it be just settings i need to tweak? Or maybe a factory reset?

[@RichardDeHove]

@@lomi3691 If you've eliminated power as an issue then perhaps look at the Globals menu and the 'kill dry' option and make sure that's on 'normal'. I don't use an expression pedal but perhaps there's a chance that may be left on some odd position? No doubt you've already swapped out cables as well. I assume you're going in mono but perhaps check the position of the stereo/loop switch on the rear panel. After that I'd do a preset reset and a global settings reset. And if that failed then I'd breathe deeply, admire the sky and clouds, and contact Strymon.

[@Klocaine237]

I've bought and sold around 40 Strymon pedal. The build quality is top notch. They all sound great. Is this still a great delay at 350?

[@RichardDeHove]

Hi KS. Looks like we share the same buy-and-sell-pedals syndrome :) I stayed away from Strymon for ages just because they were so popular - stupid I suppose but surely there were others just as good? After cycling through delay after delay (after delay after delay) - and most recently getting burned by the awful X-Time - I made it to the Timeline. The thing I've found about Strymon is that they get all the details right. The buttons are solid, the knobs are good, the menu options and ergonomics are logical, and of course the sound is excellent. So many other makers seem to fail in one or two crucial areas. The only thing I don't like about Strymon is the colors (wish I could afford the loss to re-buy the midnight editions....). As for the Timeline itself - the only thing I thin it lacks is a bit more of a stereo focus but otherwise I can't fault it. It may be 11 years old now but holds up incredibly well. In many ways I find it superior even to the Zen.

[@michielrenier6500]

Hi, when saving a preset, do the knob positions get saved along with it? (so that when returning to the preset will return to the knob settings when first saved regardless of their position?) I know the light changes to orange when modifying but that doesn't seem to be the case with the 'time' value. Many thanks!

[@RichardDeHove]

Yes, the knob settings are saved with the preset. The time setting depends on what preferences you have set. For example, you might have manually set the time to 100BPM but have the global options to incoming clock. In that case when you recall the patch it will default to the incoming clock rather than 100BPM. OTOH if you then disconnect the incoming clock it will default to whatever was set when the sound was programmed.

[@michielrenier6500]

@@RichardDeHove thank you !!

[@bbgain]

Hello Following problem with my Gigrig G3 and Timeline: Let's say I want in Preset 1 (from Gigrig) a Delay Time 100ms, Preset 2 a DT of 200ms and Preset 3 a DT of 300ms. At this stage I have managed that P1 sets 100ms, P2 and P3 both set 200ms. If I change the DT of either P2 or P3 to 300ms it also changes the DT of P2 or P3. What am I missing? What am I doing wrong? To clarify: I know how to save on the Timeline. Thanks for your help!

[@RichardDeHove]

Hi BBG. There's a few possible variables here especially depending on whether you have an external clock coming in, but I'll assume not. In that case I think the differences will be in the patch presets themselves. In each preset check that the TAP mode is set to PRESET. In the next parameter along from there, MIDICL (Midi clock), make sure that's set to OFF to override any incoming MIDI clock.

[@bbgain]

@@RichardDeHove Thanks for your help. The TAP mode I already set to "PRESET" but it didn't help. I didn't found the "real" solution for the problem but I could resolve the problem by copying another preset to the "damaged" preset and then I was able to reprogram it.

[@goneloco787]

Yet another review that jumps way ahead right away. Terrible review.

[@RichardDeHove]

A walkthrough not a review, but where did it jump ahead for you?