FootSmart

Strymon TimeLine

The Strymon TimeLine has two behaviors that you must know:

• Changing the delay machine with a CC message reads all other parameters from the pedal.
• CC messages are ignored for a short time after changing the delay machine or enabling.

Changing the delay machine and other parameters

When you change the delay machine (CC #19), the other parameters (such as mix, grit, etc.) do not stay at their current setting. Instead, they are read from the pedal knob settings. This requires re-setting all parameters after changing the delay machine type.

To see this, do the following:

• Turn the mix knob all the way to the right (100% wet)
• Send a CC #14 0 to set the mix to 100% dry
• Make sure there is no delay when you play
• Send a CC #19 2 (or any value) to change the delay machine
• Play, and note the mix is now 100% wet

I had a bank set up to be able to compare the different machines with same parameters, via MIDI, and that doesn't work because of this. Strymon is looking into fixing this. If you are hampered by this too, please contact their support and lend strength to the request to change.

Changing the delay machine/Enabling and skipped CC messages

I discovered this one while working on the above issue. It was fun tracking down. After receiving a CC #19, the TimeLine ignores CC messages for approximately 340 ms. In FootSmart, I have added a workaround: a followup message that sleeps for .35 seconds. Strymon's comment:

It sounds like the MIDI messages are conflicting when sent at speeds below 350ms, and I would avoid sending those messages closer together than that. This can happen with all of our pedals (and really just most MIDI devices) with certain messages

I would like to see this changed as well, though it may be tougher (requiring a buffer for incoming messages. But if you run into this, please request it be changed.

I also found that this happens immediately after enabling the TimeLine. Easy enough fix, but it was inconvenient.