I know what you mean. just hearing him say that everything is recorded live blew my mind and everything about the way I imagined he works. but he did say that he uses a lot of program changes, so each new sound doesn't necessarily mean a new synth. also, in the Syrobonkus interview he talks about sequencing/programming an EQ matrix, saying it's tedious as fuck. as I gather more and more info, it seems like it's possible, but an insane proposition for someone that's not a genius/autistic.
I have since changed the way I produce my own music, basically doing live takes as well. it is more satisfying than piecing everything together in a DAW.