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.
Apple could fold the company’s tools into Logic Pro or GarageBand. Logic Pro already has Stem Splitter and Chord ID, but polyphonic note editing would be new.
The filing says Apple acquired “certain assets” from Samplab and hired “certain Samplab employees.” 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.
Samplab shut down on September 17, 2026. The Samplab website now redirects to Apple.com.
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