Strymon TimeLine MX Multi Delay

The Strymon TimeLine MX Multi Delay is the company's flagship delay pedal, released on 7 July 2026 as an upgraded version of the long-running TimeLine. It carries 12 delay machines, dual-engine processing that runs two of them at once, a five-minute stereo looper, and full MIDI control over USB-C, TRS, or DIN connections¹²³. Strymon describes it as delivering "stunning studio quality delays and a host of new professional features in an elegant and intuitive stage-ready design"¹.

Where the original TimeLine ran one delay machine at a time, the MX runs two simultaneously, with series, parallel, and split routing, all in a stereo pedal with TRS jacks throughout³⁴. Guitar World called it a stereo delay pedal with 12 engines, dual simultaneous engines, a five-minute looper, and MIDI, available at launch for $679³⁵.

What the TimeLine MX does

The TimeLine MX is a delay workstation: a single pedal that models many kinds of delay, from digital clarity to tape-style echo, and lets you stack two of them at once. Its 12 delay machines cover the range of the original TimeLine plus new engines, and Guitar Pedal X counts 12 core delay and reverb engines in total⁵. Delay times vary by machine: the Digital and Multitap machines each span 60 to 2500ms, and the Reverb machine offers 2 to 2500ms of pre-delay with 40 or more seconds of decay⁹.

The Multitap machine is one of the deepest of the set. Strymon describes it as an eight-tap delay with per-tap control over pan, level, feedback, filter type and cutoff frequency, with built-in or user patterns, configurable as eight parallel delay lines¹. Pedal of the Day found it offers "an endless variety of multitap patterns perfect for both rhythmic and ambient uses"⁴.

Under the hood, Guitar World reports a tri-core ARM processor keeps everything running³, and the pedal carries a bright OLED screen that Pedal of the Day found easy to read even in harsh conditions, with user-friendly navigation⁴.

Dual engines and routing

The headline feature over the original TimeLine is dual-engine processing: two delay machines running at the same time. The two engines can be routed in series, parallel, or split (right/left) modes, and each engine can be panned individually⁴. Guitar World describes the routing options as "fully expansive series, parallel, and split routing options with full stereo and MIDI support"³.

The original TimeLine had a Dual Delay machine with two independent delay lines configurable in series or parallel, where the second delay had its own Mix, Repeat, and Time values and could track the first delay's knob settings¹⁰. The MX generalizes that idea across the whole pedal, so any two of the 12 machines can be combined.

Stereo is built in from the jack plate out. All jacks are TRS stereo, and the pedal supports stereo I/O with a hardware insert²⁴. Gearnews notes the TRS connections allow mono, stereo, wet/dry, or full wet/dry/wet rigs, including stereo or mono effects send and return⁷.

The controls and footswitches

The front panel carries nine control knobs and three footswitches³. One of the three is a dedicated TAP footswitch that blinks to show the current delay type's tempo; holding it enters Looper mode, where it works with the one-button looper¹⁵.

The EXP port expands control further. With a MultiSwitch accessory connected, the three footswitches can be assigned per mode: in Preset mode they load presets (footswitch A loads preset 0B, B loads 1A, C loads 1B), and in EXP Preset mode they step presets up and down. In Looper mode the MultiSwitch footswitches can access six looper functions, and the port can also be set to TRS MIDI for preset access and parameter control from an external controller¹¹.

The three footswitches can also be extended with the MultiSwitch Plus: in Preset mode, Footswitch A loads preset 0B, Footswitch B loads preset 1A, and Footswitch C loads preset 1B¹¹. In EXP MODE: PRESET, Footswitch A steps presets down and Footswitch C steps them up¹¹. The MultiSwitch device's footswitches can also access six Looper functions, depending on whether TimeLine MX is set to Looper mode, which you enter by pressing and holding TAP for 3 seconds¹¹.

Looper, price, and how it differs from the original TimeLine

The looper is a five-minute stereo version, a big jump from the original TimeLine's 30-second stereo looper, which was routable pre- or post-delay with MIDI capability³¹⁰. Gearnews reports half-speed and reverse looper options available via MIDI⁷.

On price: Strymon announced the TimeLine MX at $679 at launch, and Guitar World and MusicRadar reported the same figure (MusicRadar's UK price was £699)²³¹². Gearnews listed it at $749 from a retailer at launch, against the maker's announced price of $679⁷. The original TimeLine Multi Delay was $449 as of 2023, so the MX sits at a higher tier¹³.

Strymon frames the MX as "the most powerful version of TimeLine yet, with 12 delay machines, dual engine processing, a five minute stereo looper"⁸, and says that while the original TimeLine is already capable of so much, the MX "received a full suite of upgrades and functionality additions that help it do even more"¹⁴. MusicRadar's reviewer summed up the sound as "Superb quality delay algorithms"¹⁵.

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