I never got the chance to use this but looking at videos and tutorials it mind boggles to think why Steinberg would discontinue what I would consider from the looks of it to be the most powerful sound design fx they have ever made…?
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Can’t say this happened for Loopmash, but a lot of s/w titles disappear because Party A hired Party B to write the program and the license period specified in the original contract expires and they don’t have the rights to it anymore.
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Such a shame cause this looks crazy. Never had a chance to use. But just from what iv’e watched it looks hella powerful 
If you have an older version of Cubase you can move or copy the VST over into the Cubase 13 folder and it works fine.
On WIndows it’s in C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Cubase 13\VST3
and the file is LoopMash FX.vst3
Thanks for the reply. I have loop mash fx but as you can see from the picture loop mash FX and Loopmash 2 look vastly different. One is live fx the other is sound design.
Unfortunately I’m a recent Cubase convert as of the incredible 13 update so I have never known what I am missing…
Yeah, sorry. Read that too fast or something.
I tried getting LoopMash2 to work by doing the same thing and no dice. I also tried putting the LoopMash file in the common VST3 folder and scanned it and that didn’t work either. I can still open it in Cubase 111 though which is the last version of Cubase to include it.
Your Cubase 13 license covers you for Cubase 11, but I think you’d need an eLicenser, although the software version might work. You can download C11 from the download manager.
The software eLicenser does not work. One needs a dongle to use Cubase 11 Artist or Pro.
People who started to use Cubase with version 12 or later don’t have a way to use previous versions.
Sometimes being a long time customer has its advantages.
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Way to rub it in lol. I shall continue to observe with great envy
Decent chance there is a glut of dongles being resold since we’re 2 versions in on the new license scheme.
As much as I want to….I’m not about that dongle life lol.
My hope is Steinberg view this unit the same way I do and are hard at work fine tuning it for a future release like loopmash fx which in its own right is very useful for sound design.
One can hope.
Thanks for the responses everyone!
As I understand it, Loopmash was never Steinberg property; they didn’t build it, they don’t own it. The fact it is no longer included is down to the makers choosing/deciding not to put effort into bringing the tool in line with latest OS technology updates/compatibility (Mac primarily, I think…).
Also, no support for new Steinberg Licensing; a full stop right there - unless you wish to keep the dongle plugged in, you can still run it… but no telling when it might completely keel over, borking your system, losing you a ton of work etc… you do the hack, you take all the risk.
Lose no more sleep. Its not coming back. Your loop crazy, chop-em-up needs lie in some alternative tool out there…
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Here is the guy you need to pay convince:
He might be associated with FabFilter now, not quite sure.
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I agree I’ve hunted for Loop mashers and have quite a few, I have Loopmix but the warping always sounds funny to me. I think Steinberg should bring LoopMash back there isn’t an equivalent and its kinda criminal that steinberg company removes plugins - it’s literally supposed to be in the package.
Surely the price should be ammended if they’re removing plugins.
Do you ask Steinberg to steal the plugin from the person who owns it?
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Can you imagine if Cubase 14 still had ALL of the instruments and FX plugins going back to Neon?
And Steinberg isn’t the only company to drop products or features. They all do.
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Often because they no longer have the legal right to sell whatever it is.
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Lol well if you put it like that…
yes! 
I think my point stands tho these tools become our weaponary and as the user without knowing the politics it just looks like they’re taking plugins away, so where’s the line drawn and which ones could they take next?
Anyway my rants over.
Fair point, I’m just kicking off cos I could use LoopMash now, but then watching some YouTube videos only to find out it was pulled. And to this day there isn’t an equivalent so yeah I’m abit touched