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Allan introduced the SynthAxe on "Atavachron", which featured the instrument widely. The SynthAxe also played a major role on "Sand" and "Secrets". He continued using the instrument on studio albums throughout the 90's. However, his use of the instrument was severely impeded when the SynthAxe company went bankrupt. The instrument was costly, and never attracted a large number of buyers. Servicing and maintenance of the instrument became very difficult. This meant that its use for live concerts became very risky, and Allan soon retired it for live use. At one point, he became so disillusioned that he sold his SynthAxe as well as all his synthesizer modules. However, facing withdrawal symptoms, he was able to purchase one that he kept in the studio. After his divorce sometime around 2000, he was not able to maintain a permanent home studio. Thus, he used the SynthAxe extensively on the mostly one-man album "Flat Tire", which was released in 2001. From then on, it was used sparingly, and Allan's recorded output diminished. Two SynthAxe tracks were included on "Tales From The Vault". | Allan introduced the SynthAxe on "Atavachron", which featured the instrument widely. The SynthAxe also played a major role on "Sand" and "Secrets". He continued using the instrument on studio albums throughout the 90's. However, his use of the instrument was severely impeded when the SynthAxe company went bankrupt. The instrument was costly, and never attracted a large number of buyers. Servicing and maintenance of the instrument became very difficult. This meant that its use for live concerts became very risky, and Allan soon retired it for live use. At one point, he became so disillusioned that he sold his SynthAxe as well as all his synthesizer modules. However, facing withdrawal symptoms, he was able to purchase one that he kept in the studio. After his divorce sometime around 2000, he was not able to maintain a permanent home studio. Thus, he used the SynthAxe extensively on the mostly one-man album "Flat Tire", which was released in 2001. From then on, it was used sparingly, and Allan's recorded output diminished. Two SynthAxe tracks were included on "Tales From The Vault". | ||
Allan's favorite synthesizer sound modules were made by [[Oberheim]], while he also favored [[Yamaha]] for certain sounds. In addition, he used several other types such as [[Kurzweil]]. These will be featured in a separate article on [[Synthesizers]]. | |||
==The SynthAxe in interviews== | ==The SynthAxe in interviews== | ||
