Apple acquires AI audio firm Samplab to boost Logic Pro

Apple has acquired Zurich-based AI audio startup Samplab, whose tools could edit individual notes in audio and separate stems. The deal, made through an unnamed subsidiary on June 17, was disclosed in the EU's public list of acquisitions; Samplab has shut down and refunded subscribers. Its technology is expected to extend Logic Pro's stem-splitting features.

• Samplab was founded in Zurich in 2020 and had no more than 10 employees
• The deal closed on June 17 via an unnamed Apple subsidiary, per EU filings
• Samplab's software could change any note in audio and detect and edit chords
• Logic Pro has had AI stem splitting since 2024