Helix Presets & Tone Match IRs

Why Boutique Tones for Helix

Only real gear. Every preset is matched to original analog equipment we own. We don't start from other presets or plugins: the reference is always the real amp, played through our own cabinets, microphones and studio outboard.

Made by players and engineers. Professional session players dial in and play the amps, sound engineers build and fine-tune the presets. The result sits in a mix the moment you load it.

Search less, play more. We select a small number of amps and a small number of tones per pack. Each one has a clear purpose, so you spend your time playing, not tweaking.

Official artist packs. Some packs are made together with the artists who own the sound, and every official pack is approved by the artist or brand behind it: BT Steve Lukather, BT Justin Derrico, BT Marco Sfogli, BT Eric Steckel, BT Ciro Manna MkII, and the official Mezzabarba packs.

How our Helix presets are made

Helix doesn't load third-party amp captures, and only Line 6 can add new amp models. So we start from the closest factory amp model, refine its parameters, and pair it with our Tone Match IRs: IRs built to reproduce the response of our reference profiles of the real amp. We then fine-tune the whole preset against the original rig. That's why the amp block shows a factory model: the sound comes from the combination of that model and our Tone Match IRs.

Snapshots, presets and HX Stomp

Depending on the pack, the sounds come as snapshots inside one preset, or as separate presets, one per tone, when a pack needs more amp blocks than a single preset can hold. The product page shows the exact layout for each device. On HX Stomp and HX Stomp XL we do our best to keep exactly the same snapshots as on the bigger units, spreading them over more presets when needed. In some cases their fewer snapshots and lower processing power make an identical layout impossible: the product page shows what each device gets.

What you get

Every Helix pack is an instant download: the presets and the IRs they use, in a ZIP file. Import the IRs first and the presets second, keeping the file names as they are: this way every preset finds its IRs automatically. Use the 48 kHz IRs, the native rate of Helix. One purchase covers the whole Helix family, from Floor to HX Stomp and Helix Native, and presets move freely between the plugin and your unit.

Using a Helix Stadium? Look at our Helix Stadium collection: those packs are made specifically for it.

Where to start

Not sure which pack fits your music? Here are our most played Helix packs, plus the latest releases:

• New: BT Bass Collection, BT XTC 20Th, BT B100.
• Classic rock and crunch: BT XTC 20Th, BT JTM45, BT Shiver.
• Modern rock and high gain: BT MkV, BT MZero Overdrive, BT B100, BT Trinity 6L6.
• Artist tones: BT Steve Lukather, BT Marco Sfogli, BT Eric Steckel, BT Justin Derrico.
• Complete rigs with effects: BT Player Series, BT Majesty, BT Dotted Delay.