Don Hassler, an instructor at the Atlanta College of Art, got him interested in computer synthesis, introducing Devine to Csound and other powerful computer-based applications.
Devine coded his own FFT applications in SuperCollider, an environment and programming language for real-time audio synthesis.
He would create SynthDefs using numerous unit and envelope generators, implement exponential ranges of frequential values (micro-tones) and utilize multichannel expansion.
“It's interesting, because you're doing things to sound that just aren't physically possible.” Devine possesses a plethora of digital audio workstations, gear, and numerous other instruments.
This may have been an aid to achieving his peculiar, idiosyncratic sound, and implementing such sophisticated components and layers.