At the 2025 NAMM Show, we interviewed representatives from the businesses in our field of music notation software and related technology.

This podcast episode is a conversation Philip Rothman had with John Barron, the international product specialist for Dorico. NAMM offers representatives like John the opportunity to meet with customers from both the notation and audio sides of the music community. We spoke about the new Dorico-powered score editor in Cubase that appeals to a large cross-section of users, and how Dorico fits into the wider world of Steinberg and Yamaha products. We also discussed industry developments and what he’s hearing from Finale users as they explore the officially-endorsed migration path to Dorico.

Be sure to check out our other conversations from the NAMM Show from earlier this month. And as always, if you like this podcast episode, there’s plenty more for you from Scoring Notes — be sure to follow us right in your podcast player.

More about the 2025 NAMM Show from Scoring Notes:

• NAMM 2025: On the scene


• NAMM 2025: Decondensing Sibelius with Avid’s Sam Butler


• NAMM 2025: Imbibing transcribing with Oriol López Calle


• NAMM 2025: Musing on software and design with Martin Keary


• NAMM 2025: On with the show with Steinberg’s John Barron


• NAMM 2025: An interview with Avid’s Sam Butler


• NAMM 2025: An interview with Oriol López Calle


• NAMM 2025: An interview with Martin Keary