Demo recording
Recording a demo is the point where you step outside the rehearsal room and move something closer to professional. You play the songs live, in one take, and afterwards it is there in black and white: where the band actually is right now.
| Room and gear | 6 000 Ft / hour |
|---|---|
| Recording fee | +4 000 Ft / hour |
| Total | 10 000 Ft / hour |
What this actually is
A band demo played live: everything is captured at once, as you play. What you get is not just an audio file — it is an accurate picture of what works and what does not, something you can learn from and use to decide where to go next. It is also excellent practice for anyone who has never played in a studio setting.
The whole place is the session
When you record, the whole place is given over to it: the band room and the studio room both. How we use them is adapted to your band, your line-up and the recording — either on the day or agreed in advance. Not a separate item, not a surcharge: the two come together in the hourly rate.
If you have been playing together for a while
For enthusiastic amateurs the usual question is what you actually sound like at decent quality, and whether the song can be shown to other people in that state. Here you hear yourselves back from a recording, properly miked — not the way it sounds live in a rehearsal room. That already shows you where you stand.
If you want to see where it falls apart
In a rehearsal room the noise and the volume make it easy to miss mistakes. Recorded track by track, everything shows: you can play the instruments back completely separated, or just the drums and bass together, and it is obvious what drifts and what needs work. You get the recording as separate tracks, and you can put the finished mix on YouTube as a reference if you want to.
If a studio or a big show is coming up
This is the best preparation there is. In a proper studio it is painfully expensive to work out your parts on the clock, or to discover there that the guitar idea does not work. Here you set up exactly as you would for the real thing, on a semi-professional to professional rig, and learn how studio work and proper live sound behave — for a great deal less money.
How much fits into one session
By the time you arrive, everything is standing: microphones and stands in place, the desk patched into the computer and the audio interface, the tracks named. Your clock starts when you arrive — from the moment you begin loading in: drums, guitar amps, whatever you have. Then comes the soundcheck, and recording can begin. When your time is up you leave; I stay on to pack down and put the room back. That preparation and pack-down is two to three hours per session for me, and it does not come out of your time — which is why my hourly rate is listed separately from the room. So a 3-4 hour session fits roughly three to four songs, if you arrive prepared. And what you learn here lets you walk into a real studio far better prepared, and a great deal less out of pocket.
How to prepare
One tip for a faster start: have the drummer arrive first. The drums always take longest to dial in, and while that is happening the others cannot do much anyway. If everyone wants to be there from the beginning, that is fine too — come together. If you are quick and you know your own gear, getting a whole band set up rarely takes more than 30 to 40 minutes. The kit is here, but bring your own cymbals and snare if you can — most drummers are particular about those. You can bring a whole kit of your own, just tell us in advance so we can move ours out. In-ear monitoring is possible too, but ask for that in advance as well. Arriving prepared is worth it because the demo will show exactly what you play, no more and no less. What you record, you get as raw tracks — mixing is covered at the top of this page.
With video, if you want it
Working with video partners, we can film you while you play: for solo artists, duos, bands, or an introduction reel. The lights are already here, so you do not need to bring any. The videographer is paid separately, so this is quoted case by case — just ask. Past work is on the Száva Terem YouTube channel, linked at the bottom of the page.
Who runs the session
Levente has been playing and leading bands for more than twenty-five years, with albums and the Kőbánya Music Studio behind him. Sixteen of those years were spent abroad: six years working on ships as bandleader and pianist — first on ferries with a seven-piece show band, then on ocean liners — and close to ten years living in Finland. He has worked from Budapest since 2020. He founded this room, and he still plays daily: with Groovehouse, with his own band, with Red Bug and many other line-ups. After that many bands and that many nights, he knows how to run a rehearsal, how to get a good sound, and how to get the most out of the time you spend here. If you want to hear what he plays now, two of his bands have their own sites.
The room and Levente's time come together
For a demo, Levente's time is not optional — and not only the first time. He records the session: the mics, the sound and the tracking are his job, so all you have to do is play. (Mixing is separate work at its own hourly rate — see above.) With him on the desk the time you spend here is worth considerably more: his presence is not a guarantee, but it makes a real difference to how many songs actually get finished and to how good everyone sounds. That is why you buy the room and his help together, every session, in one hourly rate. If you only want to play together, book a band rehearsal instead.
What you get with it
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