Samplab

The former new-audio AI editing service closed; September 17, 2026 is an inferred announced-cutoff proxy. Limited legacy/offline use survives.

Sources and shutdown details ↘

Music & audio production · Closed; date inferred · 17 Sep 2026 · Originally announced deadline · Not the verified service cutoff · Samplab GmbH

The record

An AI audio editor for analyzing and changing polyphonic notes, chords and stems, with a desktop app and DAW plug-ins.

Operator at shutdown: Samplab GmbH Company source
Service end: Closed; date inferred · 17 Sep 2026Originally announced deadline · Not the verified service cutoffClosure source

Sources and verification

Original Samplab permanent wind-down notice ↗ · Checked 24 Oct 2026

Verification notes

Shutdown: The archived original notice ends new audio uploads and old builds after September 17, while a final limited build retains existing-project use and the separate Resynthesizer stays offline-capable. The displayed September 17, 2026 is an inferred operator-announced cutoff proxy, not an independently measured last technical session; the actual final service day remains unverified. The September 30 archive still uses future wording and does not alone prove completion. The October 19, 2026 AppleInsider exclusive, based on the customer notice and product disappearance, describes Samplab as closed before Apple’s acquisition; the current original domain redirects to Apple. Together these support completed wind-down of the former complete new-audio AI workflow, not an acquisition-only claim. Desktop and VST/AU variants remain one product; surviving existing-project/offline tools and Apple products are excluded. The exact notice publication day and cutoff hour/time zone are unknown. Closure source
Dates checked: Verified 24 Oct 2026
AI functionality: AI functionality source
Launch: The first public availability date was not established; company formation and legal-policy dates are not treated as product launch dates.
Location: Switzerland · Zürich. The operator-managed Samplab profile identifies Zürich, Switzerland as headquarters. This is a headquarters-city proxy; it is not the word Hauptsitz misread as a place. GeoNames city coordinates are rounded to two decimals, not an office address. Location source · Coordinate source