No. 1192001·alternative-metal·4 blocks

Aerials

The chiming, swirling intro to Toxicity's closing single — a clean octave figure that swims under an MXR Phase 90 before the song builds to its anthemic Drop C chorus. Daron Malakian voiced it on a custom Ibanez Iceman through a near-clean Marshall, the phaser giving the simple melody its hypnotic, watery motion. Rick Rubin produced.

Toxicity coverToxicity
Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Ibanez Iceman (custom IC series)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
neck
Strings
drop_c
Deluxe Comp
Script Mod Phase
Brit 2203
4x12 Greenback 25
Hall
Simple Delay
Deluxe Comp
← Tracking compression
Dynamics
Threshold
-28dB
Ratio
2.5:1
Knee
9dB
Attack
30ms
Release
220ms
Mix
50
Level
0dB
Script Mod Phase
← MXR Phase 90
Modulation
Rate
0.5Hz
Depth
60
Mix
100
Level
0
Brit 2203
← Marshall (run nearly clean)
Amp
Drive
3
Bass
6
Mid
6
Treble
6
Presence
5
ChVol
6
Master
5
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
6
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← Marshall 4x12 (Celestion-loaded)
Cab
LowCut90Hz
HighCut8500Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Hall
← Studio reverb
Reverb
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6500Hz
Mix
22
Decay
2.2s
Predelay
22ms
Level
0
Simple Delay
← Subtle ambience
Delay
LowCut200Hz
HighCut5500Hz
Time
400ms
Feedback
18
Mix
14
Level
0

What we checked

Computed by a program, on this recipe, every time this page is built. How this works

Preset files — 1 of 3 complete
  • Helix builds complete — every block in the recipe is in the file
  • Quad Cortex 4 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Studio Comp, Brit 2203, 4x12 Greenback, Hall Reverb. These load cleanly but are not the model named above — the file will sound wrong here until we map them. Set these blocks by hand.

  • Katana 1 block missing from the file; 3 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Not in the file: Delay. The recipe calls for this block, but we have no verified model ID for it on this platform, so the preset is written without it. Add it by hand using the settings above.

    Replaced with a stand-in: Clean, Reverb, Delay. These load cleanly but are not the model named above — the file will sound wrong here until we map them. Set these blocks by hand.

Helix DSP
57.8% of one chip — fits
Sources
3 cited, 2 from publications that do original gear reporting
Attribution
Not yet rated — This recipe predates the attribution-confidence field and hasn't been reviewed for it.
What we didn't check
  • Nobody played this through a real amp. There is no human listening test behind any number on this page.
  • The settings are reasoned from the sources below, not measured off the record.
  • No audio has been rendered for this recipe yet, so you cannot hear it before you load it.
  • 3 platforms on this page (TONEX, Kemper, Fractal) get a model pointer, not a preset file — nothing was built or checked for them.
The mic in this chain

Shure SM57

Still made, still the studio default. The cheapest part of this chain to get right.

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