Lets not forget how much money he has , even back in 82-83 . He had access to the Fairlight CMI , Synclavier ( which was big in R&B , Nile Rodgers swore by them ) , and the Alpha Syntauri ( Apple IIe based FM synthesizer ) . Even the EMULATOR which was close to being replaced by the Emulator II . He had access to all the high end gear .