No. 1452001·nu-metal·4 blocks

Sinner

The title-track grind from Drowning Pool's 2001 debut — the same Drop C Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier attack that powers 'Bodies,' tracked by C.J. Pierce at Ocean Studios, Burbank with producer Jay Baumgardner (mixed at NRG, North Hollywood). 'Sinner' rides tight, palm-muted low-end chugs and a forward (not scooped) midrange so the riff stays mean under Dave Williams' shout — a high-gain Recto in Drop C with controlled bass and dead-silent rests.

Sinner coverSinner
Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Humbucker solidbody (Sinner guitar undocumented)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D)
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Cali Rectifire
4x12 Cali V30
Room
Tilt
Noise Gate
← Noise gate
Cab
Threshold
-50dB
Decay
0.3s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Light tracking compression
Dynamics
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
38ms
Release
200ms
Mix
35
Level
0dB
Cali Rectifire
← Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp
Drive
7.5
Bass
6
Mid
5
Treble
6
Presence
6
ChVol
6
Master
8
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5
Sag
4
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Cali V30
← Mesa Recto 4x12 (Vintage 30)
Cab
LowCut100Hz
HighCut7500Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Studio room ambience
Reverb
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Mix
7
Decay
0.5s
Predelay
12ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Global brightness EQ
EQ
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
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 5 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Noise Gate, Studio Comp, Recto, Tilt EQ, Room 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 3 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Lead, Noise Gate, Plate. 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
41.8% of one chip — fits
Sources
2 cited, 0 from publications that do original gear reporting — every source here is an aggregator, tab site, video, or wiki. Treat the gear list as less settled than usual.
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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