NAMM 2025: An interview with Avid’s Sam Butler

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 Sam Butler, Avid’s director of product management. Sam talked with us about the new decondensing parts feature in Sibelius that Avid previewed at NAMM, and he celebrated the award that his team received for last year’s release of the Android app. He also shared his thoughts on the industry’s developments over the past year, the direction that he anticipates for the future, and what it all means for Sibelius customers.

Come back the next few weeks for more conversations from the NAMM Show. 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