Why the Strymon Timeline Looper is so cool!

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I am trying the Strymon Timeline Looper for the first time since a few years. I am blown away by all the possibilities that even my Boomerang looper doesn't offer.
In this video, I'm going to be using the pre/post delay looper function and the stop/play exit mode on the looper.
That way we can shape the sound of our loop, replicate the kind of deterioration of the El Capistan, tweak new delay types while the looper is still going and more.
Huge potential for ambient song creation just with one pedal!
Thanks for watching!
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[@waltersmetak]

Man, this was an excellent tutorial!!!! I had no idea the Timeline's looper had so many possibilities! Thanks a million for sharing this!

[@mathisto21]

Wow!!! This video just changed my life!!! Please keep the Timeline videos coming

[@giuliomazzocco]

You saved my life, i want to use the looper without delay and use delay for leading over the looper i thought wasn't possible but now i know how to do

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Great!

[@johnduval482]

I watch a lot of demo vids and you make some of the best. This one in particular. Your way of explaining things works for me. Thank you for your time and energy. Also like your chordal sense ... keep it up man, great stuff.

[@garethowen6701]

Fair play to you my friend all the questions that many do ask even just for advise you will always answer great work mate. Love all your videos.

[@ripplebear]

Absolutely unreal how long I've had the timeline, but haven't experienced everything the looper offers. Thank you! I just ordered the multi switch to get even more help. For some reason I never got along with the ditto looper, cuz I can never remember how many times I need to press it to do what modes.. my mind can only do one thing at once! Also, looper exit changed my world..thanks again. Great playing too :)

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Awesome!

[@geoffreytester3815]

I’ve been sitting on the fence for a while if to own one of these. I love it versatility and sounds😊 It’s mainly the ease of use that puts me off. I’m still in beginner guitar territory but been learning advance lead work Keep up the tutorials

[@arslonga9455]

I was just looking for this type of info, thanks.

[@pogart2000]

This just gave me a pile of ideas. Thanks man!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Thanks Peter :-)

[@muhammadrezahaghiri]

Nice device! Previously I used a delay plugin to loop. But, I didn't know there's a delay pedal with a looper inside! And you know I got an idea, I think that would be nice to record a loop (pre-delay mode) and then modify the knobs to create a nice ambient.

[@alwatts9713]

That's pretty cool. I haven't explored the looper functionality on my Timeline yet, but can see how creating a loop of a piece I want to play for, let's say, a worship tune, I can then figit with the settings while it's looping to get the sound I'm looking for versus playing, then adjusting, then playing, then adjusting. Nice. Thanks.

[@gnawbabygnaw]

Totally answered my question. Thank You!!!!!!!

[@Moe-Ama]

please do more videos on the TimeLine Antonie

[@MilitaryDisiplin]

This is very useful, it's not always easy to understand the very concise Strymon manuals

[@kevgh3869]

Doesn't 'concise' mean very clear and understandable?

[@haukurastvaldsson136]

Awesome! Thanks. Now I know how to occupy my time for the next couple of hours.

[@keoni927]

Another great demonstration Antoine! Thank you so much!

[@kevinadams6726]

Great vid. I learned a couple things after having one for like 4years

[@jessejuno5317]

I sold mine. I regret it now. It is a fine unit. I'll wait to see if there will be a new one on NAMM 2019.

[@tsinoh34]

Wow owned the timeline for 3 years and did not know I can do this hahah

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Never too late to discover new functions :-)

[@alejandroestrella69]

Awesome video man.

[@mikaeledream3335]

Love so stereo looper on my timeline!!

[@julio_jfx5333]

thanks man, i 'll try this now.

[@markthomas5030]

What a brilliant informative video thank you antione

[@fromoverseas8667]

yes !!

[@AlmaAmbientMusic]

excellent video, I love my Strymon Timeline

[@joshbaker8574]

Awesome video!

[@MrMarbic]

thanx Antoine! it works!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

My pleasure!

[@bloodnarcos7992]

Yep i buy but she Friend not with my guitare but with my digitakt 😍🙏 thank you for this tutorial

[@Triumphinchrist1]

Wow! Is there anyway you can make it sound like the Gamechanger Audio Plus Pedal ?

[@pcguimaraesmusico]

Nice video! How can I have a El Capistan's replica preset like this? sounds great!

[@joelgraham3]

thanks, Antoine

[@Pedalnerds]

Very useful video!

[@brutallyremastered4255]

Great tips thanks

[@-greenpiece-5295]

Im assuming you can only stack 2 loops with one another right?

[@ruido_sagrado]

I don't care about the delay sounds, but i need this looper right now hahahha

[@LKpixels]

Can you undo a layer if you messed up?

[@shckltnebay]

How do you reset the looper without exiting loop mode?

[@Cosmos_Dancer]

Hi, you can change the mode of the first loop recording?, I mean Tape to Reverse, etc,

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

Can you run the looper after the feedback loop and have an effect like reverb on your recorded loops, in theory?

[@markthomas5030]

So good

[@MusicbySynapse]

can you tell me why the looper pauses at the end of the loop then starts again? How to I make it continuous so you dont hear the pause?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

I don't hear that pause you're talking about. It sounds pretty continuous to me. If you time it well, there won't be any gap!

[@hervinramirez4310]

Great video! Keep it up!!

[@javiceres]

What if you manipulate the knobs with the Record/Dub activated..?

[@Witchpit]

Does the big sky have a looper?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

No!

[@FeritNecib]

Thank you for the tips, So do you use timeline in the end of your signal chain?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

I have the Strymon BigSky and my Boomerang looper after it, so it's close to the end, but not the last!

[@ShaighJosephson]

People don't realize that the Timeline looper is much more useful than the El Caps looper... Good demo... ☺️

[@RobertP1-2]

Hey Anthony how can I get The capistan sound in the timeline?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Yes, I tried to replicate it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXq6o2uLidOCmM0

[@154chairsmissing]

Hi. Thanks for this. Im going to try this on some Radiohead looping. What’s your dTape setting. Keep up the good work

[@exploringwithasmr]

Is it 30 seconds total? Or each overdub can be up to 30 seconds? Like if I did a ten second empty loop, does that mean my overdub only has 20 seconds?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

30 seconds total for each layer. You could have a first loop of 30 seconds and then unlimited overdubs of 30 sec each.

[@LeviBulger]

Does the timeline have a Play Once function, like on the boomerang?

[@Comrade.Question]

If you record a loop with the looper post delay, and then afterwards change it to pre delay, will the original recorded delays from the loop get sent through the delay effect again?

[@Triumphinchrist1]

Thanks

[@javiceres]

Can you use the fx loop jacks to work with the looper ?? :-)

[@seandavidharris]

Have you found a good solution to use this looper live? It’s so powerful but it stops so suddenly when turned off. No decay or fade out makes it tough to use practically for me. Would love to use it without needing my boomerang also

[@bdj562]

If you put it predelay, the delay will decay when you stop the loop. I guess that’s a little better

[@dawidzarnowski5248]

Hey! I have a blue sky and timeline. Let's say i do a Quick loop on some chord progression with for example huge decay on my blue sky. Then i click exit and the loop is still playing. Thats cool but when i try to decrease my decay on strymon, or i want to change Mode for shimmer or anything else to play only a melody .. The reverb recorded on the loop is also changing :/ how can i fix it :(

[@letz_getschwifty9785]

This pedal is so god dam cool, considering its age it's still one of the best delays. Suppose if it ain't broke don't fix it

[@scottstobbe]

Would you recommend the Time Line over the Boomerang 3? The Time Line to me seems a bit more confusing to use.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

No, I recommend the Boomerang III all the way. The Timeline has a great looper, but it's little bit less high quality than the Boomerang, and it only has one channel compared to 4 on the Boomerang... minus all the looping effects and different play styles... The Timeline is great to mess with pre or post delays and make simple loops, but the Boomerang is way more complete for all your looping needs!

[@mlj654]

The timeline is a delay with looping capabilities, not a device specializing in looping. What looping it does, it does very well, but there's more to it, if you have the imagination to to try to come up with it. It's not meant to deliver instant no-brainer gratification. Most of us, (me too) want something with instant gratification. And those that bitc@ about the price should buy a dd7 from boss. Not that there's anything wrong with those, they are just far simpler, and won't do what the Timeline will, which won't do what some others will, and so on.... Keep it real :-)

[@mlj654]

The boomerang is a better Looper, the timeline is much more versatile soundwise

[@lancecamposano3633]

Hello! Just a question Is possible to use the looper of the timeline alone? ( without the delay effect ) Because i'm planning to loop distorted rhythm section only Is that possible for the timeline? Because i'm planning to buy one as well Thank you for answering this :)

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Yes! Just put the mix knob at 0 and you're set!

[@atheuscollin3289]

Quelle est la longueur maximale de la boucle? Le El Capistan est de 20 sec max. Merci!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

30 sec pour le Timeline. Pas de quoi!

[@atheuscollin3289]

Merci! Ce que je voudrais c'est un El Capistan avec une minute de loop! Je vais essayer de changer le circuit intégré...Joke!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Haha! Mais c'est vrai que ça serait cool!

[@lancecamposano3633]

The loop can be saved when i turn off and unplug the timeline and play the loop on another amp for example?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

No.

[@shckltnebay]

How do you erase the loop?

[@brianleechee]

Is it a single track looper, or a dual track looper?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Single track, but you can add infinite overdubs on top.

[@aidanvinum]

How much looper time is available ?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

30 seconds

[@interstellardriftambientgu5834]

Now I know how people in the great province of Quebec spend their afternoons!

[@javiceres]

Thumb up btw

[@adonijahdriver1327]

And you didn't even mess with the reverse or 1/2 speed of the looper. There's still so much more to mess with

[@kevinadams6726]

you have to buy the multiswitch which is kind of expensive for how simple it is mechanically,

[@rishpanjeet7479]

Still worth $300 used in 2022?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

It's that good!

[@christian53050]

What kind of animal (cat) do you have?

[@slogaritmo]

Some tutorial in spanish please?😉

[@Leo_Fender]

I think they need to just release a looper already... strymon style

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Totally agree!