Apple has acquired AI audio editing firm Samplab, likely to extend Logic Pro's existing stem splitting tools, as well as adding the ability to edit individual notes in chords.
Following its deal with the Huxe AI podcast company, Apple has now acquired Zurich-based Samplab under a similar arrangement. As detailed in the European Union's public list of acquisitions, Apple is to acquire certain assets, and offer employment to certain Samplab employees.
Samplab was founded in Hauptsitz, Zurich, Switzerland, in 2020 by Manuel Fritsche and Gian-Marco Hutter. It's believed to have no more than 10 employees and based on LinkedIn profiles, may even only employ the two founders.
The company has previously described itself as being about "music production for the age of AI." Before being closed down, its official website promoted how its software could "change any note in your audio," and "detect and edit chords."
Samplab's software also included what the firm described as granular stem separation. Since 2024, Apple's Logic Pro has had stem splitting, which uses AI to isolate vocals, guitars, drums, and so on, into separate tracks.
The company's software was available as a plugin for Digital Audio Workstations (DAW), including Logic Pro. So while neither Samplab nor Apple have commented publicly, it seems most probable that the firm's technology will be used in Apple Creator Studio and Logic Pro.
Samplab's notice to existing users before its website was rerouted to Apple's - image credit: Samplab.
According to the EU, Apple made this deal through an unnamed subsidiary on June 17. In late June, Samplab's official website posted that it was closing down, and would be refunding subscribers with the remainder of their annual subscription fee.
That official site now routes through to apple.com. Other links to Samplab plugins are currently routing to a "page not found" on Apple's site.
Samplab's Twitter channel appears to have been gutted, and its YouTube channel has definitely had its videos removed.
This acquisition is the latest of several reported to the EU, with most being small firms such as Samplab, Huxe, and Prompt AI. It bought Q.Ai in January 2026 for an estimated $2 billion, however, and reportedly may be working to make other large-scale acquisitions.
