Valve Sound System

Have any of you Aussies heard of the Valve Sound system?

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 :music: yes yes yes....twice
                   ...swindon VALVE at brunel rooms and   
                     ...VALVE at SE1 in  LONDON.....
  wow.... it makes your eyes wobble in your head..... VALVE baby VALVE  :music:

would still sound good through this though!!

Have any of you Aussies heard of the Valve Sound system?

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Heck yes!!

Dillinja & Lemon D made a DVD about it or sumting too?? and wasnt it on the Killa Hertz cover??

 has it been updated since 2002??   

 

well ive played on it 5 times now and it had a whole rack of new speakers on it this weekend just gone...

sounding as sick as ever...

Lemon D and Dillinja know 

You got anything of a similar size in Australia? 

Is the Valve Sound System available without Dillinja & Lemon D.

These guys were the dons 10 years ago but what they release now is just embarassing.

  yes yes yes....twice
                   ...swindon VALVE at brunel rooms and   
                     ...VALVE at SE1 in  LONDON.....
  wow.... it makes your eyes wobble in your head..... VALVE baby VALVE 

would still sound good through this though!!

never has a truer word been spoken
it really is a sad, sorry state of affairs.

never has a truer word been spoken
it really is a sad, sorry state of affairs.

but thats your opinion.
They are still good djs imo.
They played some really sick tunes on Saturday night. Very Valve sounding tunes - but one thing you do have to big up Dillinja and Lemon D is for the fact they make tunes for that system. And thier tunes smack you in the face when they are played.
Maybe your the kind of person who like to go out and listen to the same old music all night but when Lemon D and Dillinja are on, they have thier own very distinctive sound.
Each to thier own.  :)

I got nuttin but love for em

but thats your opinion.
They are still good djs imo.
They played some really sick tunes on Saturday night. Very Valve sounding tunes - but one thing you do have to big up Dillinja and Lemon D is for the fact they make tunes for that system. And thier tunes smack you in the face when they are played.
Maybe your the kind of person who like to go out and listen to the same old music all night but when Lemon D and Dillinja are on, they have thier own very distinctive sound.
Each to thier own. 

I got nuttin but love for em

would kill to hear a renegade hardware set on that system. now that is plain lethal.

I understand what your saying and how they make tunes for the system and all that but from what I've heard, just about anything will sound good on that system.

The problems I have with them is this. As somebody who has been into the music since the beginning I've seen both Dillinja & LD go from 2 of the most exciting producers in the game to arguably the most predictable. For a fair period during the mid-90's Dillinja pretty much defined where the music went - creating sounds, in particular basslines nobody had previously thought possible. Unfortunately over the past 5 or so years it seems he has chosen his 10 favourite sounds and done nothing but use only them in every tune he makes. I dont care how good they may work on that system, a set of basically the same tune over and over doesn't interest me. You may call it a distinctive sound - I call it a predictable one. Lemon D is even worse. After years of living in Dillinja's shadow, it almost seemed like he decided to screw his own style and take on the roll of almost a Dillinja impersonator.

As for the "listen to the same music all night" comment, you couldn't be further from the truth. I go out to hear new music and DJs/producers taking DnB in fresh and exciting directions. And from what I've heard from the Valve camp in recent years, they seem to be doing the opposite of this.

That said, I'd do anything to hear that system in the flesh. Only with maybe a Break, Noisia, Silent Witness type act supplying the music.

I understand what your saying and how they make tunes for the system and all that but from what I've heard, just about anything will sound good on that system.

The problems I have with them is this. As somebody who has been into the music since the beginning I've seen both Dillinja & LD go from 2 of the most exciting producers in the game to arguably the most predictable. For a fair period during the mid-90's Dillinja pretty much defined where the music went - creating sounds, in particular basslines nobody had previously thought possible. Unfortunately over the past 5 or so years it seems he has chosen his 10 favourite sounds and done nothing but use only them in every tune he makes. I dont care how good they may work on that system, a set of basically the same tune over and over doesn't interest me. You may call it a distinctive sound - I call it a predictable one. Lemon D is even worse. After years of living in Dillinja's shadow, it almost seemed like he decided to screw his own style and take on the roll of almost a Dillinja impersonator.

As for the "listen to the same music all night" comment, you couldn't be further from the truth. I go out to hear new music and DJs/producers taking DnB in fresh and exciting directions. And from what I've heard from the Valve camp in recent years, they seem to be doing the opposite of this.

That said, I'd do anything to hear that system in the flesh. Only with maybe a Break, Noisia, Silent Witness type act supplying the music.

well i have witnessed the valve sound system.

it is big. esp cramed into i think it was brixton academy. lined the side walls with sub bins, there was like 15 each side or something. and they were like 6 or 7 foot high, u could catcha tube in em and ride em if u were surfing.

almost to big, made me freak out and go into the rnb room for a bit to chill. 

the worst set of the night was dillinja and lemon d and jj frost. best was presha and goldie.

Wow

VALVE :drool: :drool:

That is every DnB headz dream to listen to that system

:drool:

Wow

VALVE

That is every DnB headz dream to listen to that system

 Why is the system so good if no-one can  being in the room with it

  :lol:

louder = better doesnt it

:E

Heard it my first weekend in London in '02, felt like I was being kicked in the chest (and that was at the back of the room).

Very much modelled on the jamaican sound systems like Jah Shaka etc. Was awesome to listen to, but couldn't take it for prolonged periods.

I agree with Josh, though. If Dillinja is capable of tunes like 'Sovereign Melody' and Lemon D is capable of tunes like 'Manhattan Melody', why do they make the garbage they have been producing for the last 5 years.

Disposable dancefloor music for gurners.

 Why is the system so good if no-one can  being in the room with it

 

louder = better doesnt it

dillinja would still have to be my favourite d&b producer of all time, i doubt i own more tunes from any other producer... ffs, for a while there, he was kind of defining the entire sound and has arguably had a bigger impact on d&b than bad company.

the utter disappointment ive since felt at 99% of his tunes for the last few years has been, erm monumental

Hope the club had good toilets. Either that or you had on a good nappy  :lol:

Hope the club had good toilets. Either that or you had on a good nappy 

You can stand infornt of the valve... look here ;)

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You can stand infornt of the valve... look here

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I heard that you have to wear ear plug when at a gig with valve yeh? Everyone has to, like a rule? Cant remember where I heard that from those. Those kids in the photos dont look like they are

I heard that you have to wear ear plug when at a gig with valve yeh? Everyone has to, like a rule? Cant remember where I heard that from those. Those kids in the photos dont look like they are

cybortron is still one pack im always giving a caining.

Sounds like you just answered your question... :E

missed out on vavle action when i was in the UK  :cry:

ha. dont u have mine atm?

   yeah the deal with ear-plugs - VALVE SOUND SYSTEM is.... BASS should be FELT not HEARD
    So in go the plugs and you can feel every note of the bass in your whole body.... its well wikid  :music:

cybortron is still one pack im always giving a caining.

Cybotron is one pack i still want to get my hands on.

Sounds like you just answered your question...

missed out on vavle action when i was in the UK 

ha. dont u have mine atm?

   yeah the deal with ear-plugs - VALVE SOUND SYSTEM is.... BASS should be FELT not HEARD
    So in go the plugs and you can feel every note of the bass in your whole body.... its well wikid 

its all been downhill since then

yeah but i need the all aboard/i told you how to rock piece before i am done with it

cough it up!!

its all been downhill since then

yeah but i need the all aboard/i told you how to rock piece before i am done with it

cough it up!!

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The Valve Sound System is a touring sound system specifically designed
for the high fidelity playback of Drum & Bass music and is the first system
designed for this purpose.
Created by the artists, Lemon D & Dillinja the Valve Sound System has a
total power output of 96KW consisting of 52 subs in total and is still
the largest of its kind.

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Valve Sound System Documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62jjsbhNdGs

The Valve Sound System is a touring sound system specifically designed
for the high fidelity playback of Drum & Bass music and is the first system
designed for this purpose.
Created by the artists, Lemon D & Dillinja the Valve Sound System has a
total power output of 96KW consisting of 52 subs in total and is still
the largest of its kind.

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Valve Sound System Documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62jjsbhNdGs

nah its just advised that you wear them so you dont damage your ears. There are boxes at the front doors if you want to put them in, its a choice rather than an implemented rule.

nah its just advised that you wear them so you dont damage your ears. There are boxes at the front doors if you want to put them in, its a choice rather than an implemented rule.

hasnt it ever! a few bits here and there, but less so more and more!

shit i wouldve loved to have heard the vlv sound system though!


and as for the bass/ear plugs thing - isnt it supposed to be the high end that causes hearing damage and not the bass?

hasnt it ever! a few bits here and there, but less so more and more!

shit i wouldve loved to have heard the vlv sound system though!


and as for the bass/ear plugs thing - isnt it supposed to be the high end that causes hearing damage and not the bass?

That's correct. But if you think about how much power they require to drive 52 subs, imagine what kind of power is also driving the mid and high ranges at that time.

That's why I couldn't stand in the room for prolonged periods. Even with the plugs in, my ears were taking an absolute battering.

How munters stand directly in front of the stack and not permanently damage their hearing, I have no idea.

hahah. just found it mate. doin a clean up.
all aboard grimey mash up. noice one.

It probably sounds good at lower volume tho' right?

I listened to Big bad bass ad nauseum, I know every track in the mix, and now I can't stand the sight of it But still, it was legendary at the time...
"It aint too loud"