DelayDelay WorkstationDigital DelayDigital ReverbDouble TrackingEchoverbGranular DelayLo-Fi DelayOddball DelayReverbReverse DelayStrymonTape Delay+-<\/p>\n
We pretty much know the score by now – the same exercise of innovations and improvements that was applied to the BigSky MX – has now been applied to its Delay sibling. We get all the goodness of the original – with vastly enhanced abilities – including 2 simultaneous Stereo Algorithms – much like the Empress EchoSystem has done for a quite some years now.<\/p>\n
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The number of core surface Models \/ Algorithms is still 12, and some of the older ones are concealed within options of those 12 updated ones. There are 4\/5 entirely new algos – Drum, Oil Can, MultiTap, and Spectral. And where \u2019Reverb\u2019 was a lower menu option on the original, it gets its own Algorithm slot here (Actually I stand corrected – the Reverb is classified as New here also!) :<\/p>\n
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dTAPE | dBUCKET | DIGITAL | DRUM | OIL CAN | MULTITAP | SPECTRAL | REVERSE | ICE | LO FI | FILTER | REVERB<\/p>\n
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I used to particularly enjoy the \u2019ICE\u2019 algorithm on the old Model, and while I\u2019m not that keen on the Oil Can, – the Drum, MultiTap, and Spectral are all excellent additions for me! I don\u2019t so much need the separate Reverb though – as I typically have a number of Reverbs on the board already!<\/p>\n
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The main snag for me – is that I\u2019ve just recently (start of the month) invested in a Chase Bliss Big Time Hybrid Delay – which likely won\u2019t land until next month. That will of course need a proper innings – so I probably won\u2019t get to this Timeline MX until mid Autumn at the earliest.<\/p>\n
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I really enjoyed the original Timeline which was then knocked off the board by the EchoSystem because of that pedal\u2019s greater prowess – I still think it probably has the mosts algorithms of that type of device with 42+ are your disposal – and I think it was the first delay unit to do the Dual Algorithm thing!<\/p>\n
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In any case Strymon\u2019s Timeline has now caught up with the EchoSystem in most ways, and deserves its own time in the spotlight – while the EchoSystem will of course remain a long-term \/ all-time favourite of mine.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m also actually waiting for the Mentha Works Monk Echo Choral Delay \/ Reverb to land – which has been delayed yet another month – that will likely go in on the board at the same time as the Big Time. And so this Timeline MX will need to wait its turn.<\/p>\n
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Price-wise the new TimeLine is at the exact same pricepoint as the BigSky MX – which means $679 in the USA, \u00a3699 in the UK and \u20ac799 in the EU!<\/p>\n
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I will definitely be getting in a Timeline MX – although that will likely be a few months off. And when it arrives its BigSky MX sibling will have already given up its slot to accommodate the Monk Echo. I will have a lot of Delays on the board in that month – and will likely get in a Mooer Meta FX Reverb Edition to make up for the fact that I temporarily won\u2019t have a full-size Reverb Workstation on the board. Actually – I will still likely have the Hotone Verbera in action – and that\u2019s excellent!<\/p>\n
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As with the Big Sky MX, there\u2019s much to love about the new TimeLine MX – particularly for those of us who loved so many of the algorithms on the old one. I think the EchoSystem had its own take of the ICE delay eventually – that was the one that I missed the most when I originally moved away from the Timeline – which of course I still very much own – once in the reference collection the pedal stays in the collection forevermore!<\/p>\n
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Here follow the Key Features and Specs that some of you will need to peruse to come to a decisions – I pretty much knew I would get one even before it was launched – based on my experience with the original, and with its recent BigSky MX sibling\u2019s evolution!<\/p>\n
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