Apple Acquires Assets of Swiss AI Audio Firm Samplab to Enhance Logic Pro Editing
According to foreign media reports, Apple has acquired assets and hired staff from Samplab, a Swiss AI audio editing startup based in Zurich. The move aims to integrate Samplab's advanced stem separation and chord/note editing technologies into Logic Pro and other creative software, further refining Apple's AI-driven audio processing capabilities.
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According to a report by Appleinsider, Apple has acquired some assets of Samplab, an AI audio editing startup based in Zurich, Switzerland, and offered jobs to some of its employees. These transaction details appeared in recent acquisition lists, though Apple has not yet issued an official announcement.
Founded in 2020 by Manuel Fritsche and Gian-Marco Hutter, Samplab was a small-scale tech company with fewer than 10 employees. The company positioned itself as a provider of 'music production for the AI era,' offering core products capable of modifying any note in audio, identifying and editing chords, and performing fine-grained stem separation.
Since 2024, Apple has integrated AI stem separation features into its professional music production software, Logic Pro, allowing users to extract vocals and instruments into independent tracks. This acquisition is expected to bring Samplab's relevant technologies into Logic Pro and other Apple creative software, potentially enabling more precise audio editing experiences, such as directly editing individual notes within chords.