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Apple Buys AI Audio Editing App Samplab

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What happened

Apple acquired AI audio editing app Samplab in June, according to a notice shared today by the European Commission. The filing says Apple acquired "certain assets" from Samplab and hired "certain Samplab employees." Apple is a digital distribution and software company based in Cupertino.

Samplab shut down on September 17, 2026. Samplab offered a desktop app and plugins for converting audio to MIDI, detecting and editing chords, stem splitting for isolating different parts of a song, and editing notes in polyphonic audio without affecting the timbre of the original.

Logic Pro already has Stem Splitter and Chord ID, but polyphonic note editing would be new. Apple is considered a "gatekeeper" in the European Union, and the Digital Markets Act requires it to inform the EC about deals involving core platform services, digital services, and data collection.

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  • Apple is considered a "gatekeeper" in the European Union, and the Digital Markets Act — requires: it to inform the EC about deals involving core platform services, digital services, and data collection

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