Loomer is out of business: developer of Aspect 2 synth, Sequent 2 multi-FX, and more

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  1. PulseWave

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    Loomer is out of business: developer of Aspect 2 synth, Sequent 2 multi-FX, and more - November 8, 2025

    According to the latest info, UK-based developer Loomer, creator of the Aspect 2 Synthesizer or Sequent 2 multi-FX, is out of business.

    The plugin market is very dynamic. There’s a constant coming and going of players. New plugin developers arrive, while others disappear, often quietly.

    Now the latter has happened again. The UK-based plugin developer Loomer (Loomer.co.uk), which has been on the market for over 15 years, has apparently shut down its business.

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    The first users noticed this at the end of September when they visited the website and tried to contact Colin, the company head and developer. Both attempts failed. Today, if you visit the official website Loomer.co.uk, you’ll find a message from an unpaid hosting service provider.

    This is likely a final sign that Loomer has now definitively ceased operations. There has been no official announcement. Since Loomer generally had no social media presence or made advertising, the closure has been very quiet.

    The possible motives (personal or financial) are also unknown at this time. I think it’s economic, as the plugin market has declined over the last 1-2 years. People have limited financial resources, but developers still need to make a living.

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    Colin has been very active in updating his plugins over the past few years. In 2024, I reported on the major free update for his semi-modular Synthesizer Aspect 2.

    There was also a big free 2.0 update for its Sequent sequencing multi-FX plugin in 2023. Also, his String ensemble string Synthesizer plugin was updated back in 2021.



    It’s a real shame to see another company go out of business. I hope Colin von Loomer can manage to reboot the whole thing in the future.

    It’s unfortunate that existing users no longer have access to their installers. The Wayback Machine can preserve some files, but not all.

    In my opinion, the Loomer plugins have often flown under the radar of many music producers, despite being of high quality. There were some real gems among them. Thank you for all the plugins you’ve created. I still hold onto the hope that the company will make a comeback.

    Source: https://synthanatomy.com/2025/11/loomer-is-out-of-business.html

    Website using the Wayback Machine: Loomer.co.uk
     
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    All types of business are starting to collapse, the economic situation is quite precarious.
     
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    Prostitution is still going strong.

    So I hear.
     
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    Yes and when i tell ppl WHY in this forum it is collapsing globally (and hurting (almost) everyone), i get a "political" warning.
    So sleep well sheep ... your are not going to suffer too long before the final cut.
     
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    its an edgy topic and it will simply boil into a politic discussion, which is hard to moderate and this means a lot of extra work. Thats why you get a warning.

    Sad news ... they are so long around ...
     
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    We must preserve these plugins before they become lost completely, we only have windows so far so maybe it’s a good idea to hold onto Mac versions for preservation sake
     
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    Until the witches crack the brothels :)
     
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    bummer! hopefully all is ok with the dev. Hoping he is well, and is just over it.
     
  10. rosko

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    Surely it's quite normal for companies to fail. The market is completely saturated & new companies arrive all the time. I do not se any deeper meaning in this news.
     
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