Members Jeff da Weasel Posted September 28, 2012 Members Share Posted September 28, 2012 It's called the Strymon TimeLine. To merely call it the best delay ever created would be shortchanging its true potential. Plus, it was made by some super-genius guys with whom I used to work back in the '90s. Anyway, I'm starting work on a new musical project where complex guitar textures will be essential, and it turns out this magic box will give me everything I need and then some. I am one happy camper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted September 28, 2012 Members Share Posted September 28, 2012 Congratulations, Jeff! It's not cheap, but it looks like a great box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted September 28, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2012 Thanks Blue. As a good friend of mine pointed out while I was kvetching about the price, I buy gear only very rarely, and try and get the best when I do. The worst kind of buyer's remorse is realizing that if you hadn't compromised in price, you'd have gotten what you actually wanted/needed. I'm attempting to do a very interesting project right now. I don't like genre labels, but it definitely has some post-rock influences, along with some other non-pop styles. In any case, I seriously want to write and record the entire thing between now and Thanksgiving, so having a really state-of-the-art spatial processor that can inspire me to create quickly will be paramount to that goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted September 28, 2012 Members Share Posted September 28, 2012 We'll be looking forward to hearing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted September 28, 2012 Members Share Posted September 28, 2012 The TimeLine is an excellent delay. I have a Pigtronix Echolution which is awe-inspiring, absolutely lush and beautiful and three-dimensional, with tons of easy-to-use controls and NO menus. You guys have heard me go on and on about this delay for a while. Gorgeous. Strymon does not make junk. It's really high quality, gorgeous-sounding stuff. I have the Strymon BlueSky Reverb. I already had reverb, but after hearing this and the beautiful shimmery (if you wish) sounds, I had to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted September 28, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2012 The TimeLine is an excellent delay. I have a Pigtronix Echolution which is awe-inspiring, absolutely lush and beautiful and three-dimensional, with tons of easy-to-use controls and NO menus. Ken, my final three contestants were the TimeLine, the Echolution, and the Eventide TimeFactor. Ultimately, the Echolution seems like the absolute coolest in "inspire and go" delays. But I actually liked having the savable presets on the TimeLine based on the layered and bpm-synced sound I'm going for. Plus, it just sounds like God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted September 29, 2012 Members Share Posted September 29, 2012 It's called the Strymon TimeLine. To merely call it the best delay ever created would be shortchanging its true potential. Plus, it was made by some super-genius guys with whom I used to work back in the '90s. Anyway, I'm starting work on a new musical project where complex guitar textures will be essential, and it turns out this magic box will give me everything I need and then some. I am one happy camper. Very sweet sounding box. Looking forward to more Zak Claxton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted September 29, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2012 Looking forward to more Zak Claxton! Me too... but this will actually be something different! A group, essentially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted September 29, 2012 Members Share Posted September 29, 2012 Me too... but this will actually be something different! A group, essentially. btw- I`ve known you since 1947 or something like that... why is it Jeff "da Weasel"" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted September 29, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2012 btw- I`ve known you since 1947 or something like that... why is it Jeff "da Weasel"" Pretty simple answer, which you may recall. I've spent my career as a marketing person for musical instrument/pro audio product manufacturers. After hearing people in my professional referred to as "marketing weasels" for so many years, I decided to adopt the moniker. At one point, I wrote an article for a magazine and my bio read that I was the King Marketing Weasel of the company I worked for at the time, and the name stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted September 29, 2012 Members Share Posted September 29, 2012 Pretty simple answer, which you may recall. I've spent my career as a marketing person for musical instrument/pro audio product manufacturers. After hearing people in my professional referred to as "marketing weasels" for so many years, I decided to adopt the moniker. At one point, I wrote an article for a magazine and my bio read that I was the King Marketing Weasel of the company I worked for at the time, and the name stuck. Never heard that story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted September 29, 2012 Members Share Posted September 29, 2012 Ken, my final three contestants were the TimeLine, the Echolution, and the Eventide TimeFactor. Ultimately, the Echolution seems like the absolute coolest in "inspire and go" delays. But I actually liked having the savable presets on the TimeLine based on the layered and bpm-synced sound I'm going for. Plus, it just sounds like God. Jeeez, you cannot go wrong with any of those. Those would probably be my three top picks as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted September 29, 2012 Members Share Posted September 29, 2012 Ernest!! I wonder what happened to you. I figured the Black Market Daydreams cover thread would get your attention, but apparently that's trumped by drool-worthy delays And BTW - thanks for the heads-up on the Equator D5s. I probably wouldn't have checked them out if you hadn't raved about them. But back to the thread...so Jeff, who were the genius people you worked with in the 90s? Wasn't that during your tenure at Alesis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted September 29, 2012 Members Share Posted September 29, 2012 Ernest!! I wonder what happened to you. I figured the Black Market Daydreams cover thread would get your attention, but apparently that's trumped by drool-worthy delays And BTW - thanks for the heads-up on the Equator D5s. I probably wouldn't have checked them out if you hadn't raved about them. But back to the thread...so Jeff, who were the genius people you worked with in the 90s? Wasn't that during your tenure at Alesis? Hello Craig, Vacation + start of school + sessions kept me away from mid-August to now. I`m back mate. Glad you`re liking the D5s! Peace, EB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted September 29, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2012 But back to the thread...so Jeff, who were the genius people you worked with in the 90s? Wasn't that during your tenure at Alesis? Indeed. Strymon is a new-ish aspect of the little company called Damage Control, and two of the guys who run the place are Gregg Stock and Pete Celi, both of whom worked at Alesis while I did. Pete is a guru of DSP algorithms, and it shows with their products. I can't tell you how cool this box is, Craig. Hopefully the music I do with it will speak for itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 Pretty simple answer, which you may recall. I've spent my career as a marketing person for musical instrument/pro audio product manufacturers. After hearing people in my professional referred to as "marketing weasels" for so many years, I decided to adopt the moniker. At one point, I wrote an article for a magazine and my bio read that I was the King Marketing Weasel of the company I worked for at the time, and the name stuck. I always wondered about that. I figured anyone who would call himself a weasel must be confident in his manhood and I respected that. I call marketing people marketeers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 I call myself Tim the Boorish Ass sometimes. I feel self-deprecation is one of the best indicators of genuine confidence... one truly comfortable in their own skin (No matter what anyone says about them) From now on, you shall go by: "TBA" for short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 From now on, you shall go by: "TBA" for short. So it shall be written, so it shall be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bookumdano2 Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 I used to have a Styrofoam TinaLouise. That was my box of happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roomjello Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 I used to have a Styrofoam TinaLouise. That was my box of happiness. I thought you bought the "Bomb Box" of fireworks for a hundred bucks. That is happiness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 I listened to every demo on the site. It sounds fantastic. So clean, so precise. I imagine you'll get some amazing sounds outta this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted September 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 I listened to every demo on the site. It sounds fantastic. So clean, so precise. I imagine you'll get some amazing sounds outta this! Being involved in this business as long as I have, there is one downside to great demos of an audio tool: they're often performed by people who are extremely talented, and that part doesn't come in the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huh? Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 Oof that thing is phenomenal. Very nice dad, you must be jazzed. I especially liked the ethereal one, example number 3 and the hi pass example where you could set the freq....wow. I use a Rob Papen delay which has 6 delay lines and 8 filters, 4 modulation filters, 4 LFO's and 4 envelopes..........but none of the examples sound as great as what few I heard on that box. I guess I better go see if I can get somewhat close. Man, I'm envious. That is why I shut off the demo video........otherwise the G.A.S is gonna build to dangerous levels. Ouch...expensive! Oh well, quality costs. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted October 1, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 1, 2012 Man, I'm envious. That is why I shut off the demo video........otherwise the G.A.S is gonna build to dangerous levels. Ouch...expensive! Oh well, quality costs. Congrats! I am pretty damn stoked about it. Like any really good creative tool -- a guitar, a keyboard, some software, some outboard gear, whatever -- I find that it goes beyond the pedestrian aspect of serving its purpose and moves into the range of inspiration to create new stuff. That is priceless {censored} right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted October 1, 2012 Members Share Posted October 1, 2012 Indeed. Strymon is a new-ish aspect of the little company called Damage Control. IIRC they also did some freebie plug-ins that were (are?) pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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