BeatSkillz and Tone Empire are offering EDYN Preamp as a free download until August 29th, alongside the launch of the new BeatSkillz Echorium delay plugin.
EDYN is a discrete transistor preamp model from Tone Empire’s Enhanced Classics Series. It takes inspiration from the punchy sounds of classic American consoles from the 1960s and 70s. In short, it focuses on midrange presence, fast transient response, and deep low-end.
EDYN Freebie
We covered EDYN when it launched as a limited-time freebie last year, so some BPB readers may already have it. For everyone else, this new giveaway is a good chance to add it to your plugin folder without paying the regular $59 list price.
The controls are streamlined for a fast workflow. Drive pushes the preamp model from subtle weight into harder saturation, while the OVD switch loads a more aggressive overdrive model. There is also an output control, auto-gain compensation, phase flip, high-pass and low-pass filters, and two Z-Impedance modes at 50 and 200 ohms.
EDYN also includes Tone Empire’s Ultra-X mode, which uses up to 192 kHz models to reduce aliasing and extend the high-frequency response, at the cost of higher CPU use.
I’ve tested EDYN at launch, and it’s pretty versatile. You can use it on drums, bass, guitars, synths, live instruments, and even on the mix bus when you want more analog weight and punch.
Echorium Tape Delay
The new BeatSkillz release is Echorium, a tape delay and multi-effect plugin with five engines. It combines tape delay, convolution reverb, modulation, compression, and EQ in one interface, with a Macro page for quick moves and an Edit mode for deeper control.
The part of Echorium where you’ll spend the most tweaking time is its animated X/Y pad. The X-axis bends tape speed from 0.5x to 2x with varispeed-style pitch movement, while the Y-axis controls feedback from a single slapback to the edge of self-oscillation.
ANI mode adds 12 tempo-locked motion patterns, so the pad can move automatically in sync with your DAW.
The tape delay engine models saturation building up through the feedback loop, head-gap losses, wow and flutter, sampled tape hiss, dropouts, true reverse delay, and pitch-shifted delay voices at musical intervals. On top of all that, the Space engine adds 28 convolution impulse responses, including 16 springs, 6 plates, and 6 halls, captured at 96 kHz.
The remaining engines add chorus, flanger, and phaser modulation; a soft-knee compressor with warm drive; and a four-band EQ to shape the wet signal. Echorium also ships with 250+ presets across 18 banks, a musical randomizer, undo/redo, A/B comparison, open preset and IR folders, and a resizable interface.
Loudbody Mastering Limiter
And if you’re looking for more BeatSkillz products, check out LoudBody, their mastering limiter.
LoudBody uses adaptive hybrid limiting, blending peak limiting with controlled soft clipping to achieve competitive loudness while keeping transients and stereo width in check.
LoudBody is built around a fast two-knob workflow, with LOUD controlling the overall loudness push and BODY shaping the harmonic character. It also offers True Peak limiting, LUFS metering, M/S processing, stereo link control, ceiling control, automatic gain matching, wet/dry mix, up to 16x oversampling, and 100 presets for mastering, drums, vocals, instruments, and creative processing.
EDYN runs in VST3 and AAX formats on Windows, and VST3, AU, and AAX formats on macOS. Echorium and LoudBody are available for macOS and Windows in VST3, AU, and AAX formats, with license authorization requiring an internet connection.
Download: Tone Empire EDYN Preamp (FREE until August 29th)
Last Updated on August 22, 2026 by Tomislav Zlatic.
