Apple has bought certain assets of Samplab GmbH, a Zurich-based startup whose software let musicians edit recorded audio as if it were MIDI. The deal came to light on Oct. 19, 2026, when the European Union's list of acquisitions under the Digital Markets Act was updated with an entry dated June 17, AppleInsider reported.

According to the filing quoted by 9to5Mac , Apple, "through a subsidiary, will acquire certain assets of Samplab GmbH ('Samplab') and offer employment to and hire certain Samplab employees." The filing doesn't disclose financial terms or how many people Apple is hiring.

Samplab pitched itself as "music production for the age of AI." Its website called the product an "ultimate audio editor for musicians" that let creators "edit audio files as if you were working with MIDI." MacRumors said the company sold a desktop app and plugins for converting audio to MIDI, detecting and editing chords, stem splitting, and editing notes in polyphonic audio without affecting the timbre of the original.…