Print Specifications

Print Specifications

COVER FORMATS

Standard Cover

Standard wrap around cover for saddle stitched (stapled) scores and books. Can be printed with or without bleed. If you would like color to extend to the edge of the paper, your file will need to add 0.125 inches for bleed margins.

Folio Cover (Wrap Cover)

The folio cover is used house the parts and/or score for the music. The spine of the folio cover should be wide enough to hold the parts and/or score. If you are not sure how wide the spine should be, email us at support@songburdmusic.com and we can help.

Covers for Coil Bound

Covers with coil bound are similar to standard covers except that they will not wrap around at the spine. Instead you will need to upload two separate files: a Front Cover and a Back Cover.

Need templates to help you format your cover? Download cover templates here.

Want to create a cover with bleed? Read our article Creating a Cover With Bleed.


SCORE FORMATS

Saddle Stitched

Saddle stitched scores are stapled at the spine to keep the cover and score content together. This is the default for standard sized scores (8.5 x 11 in & 9 x 12 in) or scores/booklets with less than 60 pages.

Coil Bound

Coil Bound scores use a plastic coil to bind the cover and score content together. This is the default for oversized scores (11 x 17 inches) or scores with 60 or more pages.

Additional binding formats such as perfect bound or lay flat are available for short run printing only.


PART FORMATS

Default (Printer Recommended)

This option means you want the printer to choose the most common and cost effective way to produce the part. Below are the formats that we consider default based on the type of part/page count.

2 Pages – Folded part with content printed on the outside (pages 4 and 1)

3 to 4 pages – Folded part with content printed in page order (pages 1, 2, 3 and/or 4).

5 or more pages – Printed in page order and stapled. If you do not want your part stapled then you should specify “Folded (not stapled)” from the “Print Specifications” dropdown.

Stapled

Parts with 5 or more pages will be stapled at the fold line. If you select “Default (Printer Recommended),” your parts will print automatically with this format.

Folded (Not Stapled)

This option is available for parts with 2 or more pages. This is the default for parts with 2-4 pages. For parts with 5 or more pages, you will need to select this option form the dropdown.

Taped

Parts with 3 or more pages can have the option to be taped between pages 2 and 3, or between pages 4 and 5.


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