Time Sound - Yangjae Station (양재역, line 3/Shinbundang line)

Time Sound is composed of 3 different studios (Time Sound 1, Time Sound 2 and Time Sound 3, or 타임 1, 타임2 and 타임 3 in Korean) that are located out of exit 5 of Yangjae Station, (양재역, line 3).

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At Time Sound 1, you can choose from Rooms A, B and R.

Room A has:
- Guitar amp: Marshall JCM2000 DSL + Marshall 1960, Marshall Valvestate VS100 + Marshall JCM2000 TSL
- Bass amp: Trace Elliot 7215 SMC, Ashdown Engneering MAG300
- Keyboard: Kurzweil PC2X, Korg 01/W FD
- Drums: SONOR
- Mixer: Behringer Eurotack MX2004A


Room B has:
- Guitar amp: Marshall Valvestate 100V, Laney TF700
- Bass amp: Hartke HA3000
- Keyboard: Korg Pro Trinity
- Drums: SONOR
- Mixer: Mackie


Room R has:
- Upright piano: Young Chang
- Drums (Jazz): TAMA Imperialstar
- Bass amp: Ampeq
(For photos, go to the Web site, and on the left side of the page, under "타임 1," click on "R 룸.")

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At Time Sound 2, there is Room S, which has:
- Guitar Amp: Marshall JCM2000 Triple Super Lead TSL 100 + Marshall 1960A 4x12 Cabinet, Laney GH100L + Laney TF412 Cabinet
- Bass Amp: Ashdown head + Ashdown Cabinet
- Drums: TAMA Rockstar
- Keyboard: KURZWEIL PC2X, YAMAHA MO6
- Mixer: Peavey XR 684R 400W


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At Time Sound 3, you can choose from Room E or Room F.

Room E has:
- Guitar amp: Marshall JCM2000 DSL, Line 6
- Bass amp: Fender Rumble 60
- Keyboard: Kurzweil PC2X, Roland XP-30
- Drums: TAMA Rockstar
- Mixer: Mackie DFX12

Room F has:
*I can't seem to find a list of instruments for this, but in the photos I can see:
- 2 keyboards
- Marshall amps
- Tama drums
- some sort of mixing device

Check out their Web site at http://cafe.naver.com/timesound, and you can call them at 02-3462-6235.

Hanyul Music Studio - Sadang Station (사당역, lines 2 and 4)

Hanyul (한율) Music Studio is located near Sadang Station (사당역, lines 2 and 4) out of exit 8, and it's open 8 am-midnight.

The whole place is 63 pyeong in size, and there are several different practice rooms to choose from.

There's one midi room:

2 guitar practice rooms:

4 rooms to practice either keyboard or upright piano:

3 rooms to practice drums:


The prices are as follows:
- drums: 5,000 won/hr or 14,000 won/3 hrs; 140,000 won/month to practice either 8 am-5 pm or 5 pm-midnight; 250,000 won/month to practice anytime from 8 am-midnight
- digital piano: 4,000 won/hr or 10,000 won/3 hrs; same monthly prices as drums
- upright piano: 5,000 won/hr or 14,000 won/3 hrs; 200,000 won/month to practice either 8 am-5 pm or 5 pm-midnight; 350,000 won/month to practice anytime from 8 am-midnight
- guitar: 4,000 won/hr or 10,000 won/3 hrs; 120,000 won/month to practice either 8 am-5 pm or 5 pm-midnight; 220,000 won/month to practice anytime from 8 am-midnight

Directions: Out of exit 8, go left. You'll pass a GS25 on your right. At the next street, turn right. Soon on your right you'll see a restaurant called "가마솥순두부 사당본정," and there'll be a street on your left. Take that street all the way until it dead-ends into a street running perpendicular to it. You'll see UCK Music Studio across the street from you.

You can contact them at 010-3656-5385 and check our their website at http://cafe.naver.com/uck833.

Here's how to get there:

Sam Studio - Gangnam/Sinnonhyeon Stations (강남역, line 2/신논현역, line 9)

You can get to this studio by either Gangnam Station (강남역, line 2) exit 7 or Sinnonhyeon Station (신논현, line 9).
This is a practice space/recording studio that a friend recommended to me. I currently take guitar lessons here (not through the studio, but something I set up on my own), and I really like the room they put us in each time. I know a lot of expat bands practice here, and the owner speaks good English.



Prices start at 9,000 won per hour.

There are 3 or 4 different rooms you can rent. Here's a photo of the room the manager always sticks us in, which is the smallest room there:



You can call them at 02-501-9821 or 010-5772-5533, and you can email them at yousampapa@hanmail.net. Check out their site at cafe.daum.net/Samstudio.

Deeleebob Music - Noksapyeong Station (녹사평역, line 6)

Deeleebob Music is located in Haebangchon, out exit 2 of Noksapyeong Station (녹사평역, line 6). It's a popular rehearsal space/studio among the expat community. There's also a music shop located upstairs from the space.

They're open Tuesday-Friday 2-8 pm, and Saturday 12-6 pm (and closed Sunday/Monday).



Check out their site at http://www.deeleebob.com. You can also call them at 010-3730-4716 and email them at sales@deeleebob.com.

They're located in the basement (B1):

Studio Rock (스튜디오락) - Baekseok Station (백석역, line 3)

Studio Rock (스튜디오락) is located near Baeseok Station (백석역, line 3), which is almost to the end of the orange line going west.

You can choose from the A Room, which has:
- Guitar Amp: 2 each of the Marshall JCM2000 TSL, Marshall 1960A Cabinet
- Bass Amp: WarWick QUAD VI
- Keyboard: Kurzweil PC3x, Korg TR-88
- Mixer: Yamaha MG 166CX
- Power: Master Audio DX-1000
- Speaker: Master Audio NT15P
- Mic: 2 SHURE SM58SK
- Drums: Pearl Vision 6Piece; Zildjian 14"Hi-hat, 16" 18"Crash, 20"Ride; Bosphorus 8"Splash, WUHAN 14"China

(see the website for more photos)

or the B, C rooms, which has:
- Guitar Amp: 2 of the Marshall AVT150X
- Bass Amp: WarWick CCL-15
- KeyBoard: Korg TR-88, Korg X50, Kurzweil PC2x
- Mixer: Yamaha 5014C EMX
- Speaker: Master Audio NT12P
- Mic: 2 of the SHURE SM58SK
- Drums: Peace DNA; Reverse9 Gold Maple; Bosphorus 14"Hi-hat, 16" 18"Crash, 20"Ride


You can visit their website at http://www.strock.co.kr.

You can call them at 031-901-9033, and email them at webmaster@strock.co.kr.

Bubblegum Sound - Hongdae Station (홍대입구역, line 2)

Bubblegum Sound is popular among expat bands. It's run by a Korean guy named Hyun-ho, who speaks English well and, from what I hear, is quite passionate about what he does.

For rehearsal, you can choose from Room A, which is equipped with:
- Reverse 9 T903 drums
- guitar amps: MG100, Marshall, Valvestate VS65r


or Room C, which has:
- Ashdown MAG300 bass amp
- Korg TR76 keyboard


Also, Bubblegum isn't just a practice space. They also have a recording studio and provide instrument rental.

Check out their website at http://www.bbgsound.com.

You can contact them at 02-322-5491 or email them at bbgsound@gmail.com.

It's located in the basement of the Samweon Building (삼원빌딩):

Loney Studio (로니) - Sindaebang Station (신대방역, line 2)

Loney (로니) is located near Sindaebang Station (신대방역, line 2). It's open from 10 am-11 pm.

You can choose from practice room A, B or C for 10,000 won/hr. If you're looking for a long-term option, you can pay 130,000 won/16 hours, and 8,000 won for each additional hour.



Their phone number is 02-868-5160, and their website is http://loney.co.kr.

Orange Studio (오렌지 합주실) - Hongdae Station (홍대입구역, line 2)

Last night I was walking around Hongdae (which is my new neighborhood, HOORAY!) in that area behind Hongdae Station exit 4, and I saw the sign for Orange Studio (오렌지 합주실). Two of the guys who work there had just locked up and happened to be coming out as I was staring at the sign, and as I started to ask them questions about the place, they kindly offered to open the door back up and show it to my friend and me. The place was nice; it was up there with Brown Sound. There 6 rooms, ranging from small to large, and they range from 10,000 to 16,000 won/hr. For any of you who need a keyboard to practice on, one of the rooms has a Kurzweil SP2X, which is a great 88 key, fully-weighted beauty with great sounds; it's the same one I play on.

You can choose from the S Room, of which there are 3, for 16,000 won/hr:














The A Room, which is 14,000 won/hr:














The B Room, which is 12,000 won/hr:














Or the C Room, which is 10,000 won/hr:














You can call them at 02-338-2320, 010-3764-2320, or find them on cyworld at http://club.cyworld.com/orange-studio

Red House Studio - Hongdae/Hapjeong Stations (홍대입구역, line 2/합정역, lines 2 and 6)

Red House is located in Hongdae between Hongdae and Hapjeong Stations. NOTE: It is only a recording studio; it does not have practice spaces. But I added this on here because I'm sure at some point you might be looking for a place to record your songs if you don't feel like doing it on your computer. Their website is really comprehensive, though, so it seems like they know what they're doing. If you're looking for a place to record your songs, it says on their site that if you're crunched for time, they'll work 24 hours straight to get it done for you. At the website you can also listen to songs they've recorded there. This place even gives one-on-one audio engineering lessons for $200/month.



































You can call them at 02-3142-6166 or 010-3221-6602 and email them at hgy7715@yahoo.co.kr or hgy7715@hotmail.com. Their website is:
http://www.redhouse-st.com/index_usa.htm

They're located on floor B1 of the Hyoyoung building:

Brown Sound (브라운사운드) - Sangsu/Hongdae Stations (상수역, line 6/홍대입구역, line 2)

Brown Sound (브라운사운드) is a practice space that's located between Sangsu Station and Hongdae Station in Hongdae. It's incredibly clean and has some of the best equipment you'll find at a practice space in Seoul. There are 4 rooms you can choose from: rooms H, O, Z, and N. The bigger rooms, H and O, cost 18,000 won per hour, and the smaller rooms, Z and N, cost 16,000 won per hour.

Here's a breakdown of their equipment:

Guitar amp: Marshall JCM 2000 + Marshall 1960v cabinet
Bass amp: Ashdown EVO II 500 + Ashdown 810 cabinet
Drums: Pacific drums by DW FX series + UFIP cymbal
PA: Soundcraft GIGRAC 600 mixer + Peavey PV115 speakers
Keyboards: Kurzweil PC1X + Korg TR
Mic: Shure SM58s Microphone
Optional guitar amps: Fender Twin Reverb + Marshall Bluesbreaker + 89 Soldano SLO-100 amp

You can also store your instruments here if you need to, if, say, you have a huge 25-kg keyboard that you don't want to be lugging around town with you all the time, like me. And if you practice quite often, they'll work out a deal with you where you can decide on a price per month.

Here's what Room H (one of the bigger rooms) looks like:










Check out their Web site at http://cafe.naver.com/brownsoundstudio. You can call them at 02-337-4289.