This Week’s Preset: TimeLine – “Synthy Triplets”
Don’t be afraid to make your guitar sound like a synth from time to time! TimeLine‘s Filter machine gives you the ability to create all
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One of my favorite effects to use is a delay with a lot of repeats and a slowly sweeping filter on those repeats. I think it creates a really dreamlike atmosphere, not only when used on guitar, but also on vocals (sparingly) or keyboards (like electric piano, for example). Whenever I’m trying out a delay, whether it be in software or hardware, I invariably try to create a version of this effect. Using TimeLine, it was easy for me to dial in the sound I was going for, using the Filter delay machine.
Listen here:
Preset details:
The image below shows the knob settings and parameters that I used in the audio clip. Note that the slow delay modulation I’ve included is what provides the nice stereo spread in the sound (using the Speed and Depth knobs for delay modulation, not to be confused with the SPEED and DEPTH parameters controlling the filter sweep). Also, I’ve placed the filter after the delay line by setting the LOCATION parameter to POST. This results in a much stronger effect.
I really have the Repeats knob turned up high, just on the verge of too much feedback (just how I like it!). When using this effect live, you might want to assign your expression pedal to control the repeats, not only for expressiveness but also in case you find yourself in a situation where you turn off the effect and the repeats persist just a bit too long afterward. I think this effect sounds nice with a generous helping of reverb on the guitar, though I did not use any reverb in the sound example.
Download the preset:
Using the Strymon Librarian? Download the “Lucid Dream” preset and load it into your TimeLine.
What do you think?
Made your own tweaks to this preset? Post them below or tag them #StrymonPreset online. Are there other preset types that you’d like to see in upcoming blog posts? Let us know what you think. Thanks!
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Matt Piper
Matt Piper writes words and makes videos for Strymon. He plays a variety of instruments, including guitar, but sucks at drums and a much larger variety of other instruments. He also makes electronic noises and teaches Fundamentals of Synthesis at the Los Angeles College of Music in Pasadena, California.
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This is super awesome, just spent an hour playing with this. Fun to play with normally, as described, but possibly even better for crazy mic’d feedback drones! Thanks!
Hey Isaac! Sorry for not responding to your comment before. (Like, months ago! – D’oh!) I’m glad you liked the preset, and it makes me happy to hear that someone spent an hour playing with it! Your mic’d feedback drone idea sounds intriguing.