In September 2017, a new open-source software project was released in the wild of the Internet, starting from a few hundred lines of source code written by a talented developer. A couple of months later, thousands of passionate musicians and developers were eagerly following its quick growth. With a user base of tens of thousands, VCV Rack is now one of the trendiest platforms for modular software synthesis, and it is particularly appealing for its open-source codebase and ease of use.

In October 2017, I was more than happily having fun out in the sun during the weekends, trying to soak up the last sun of the trailing summer. My teaching and R&D activities were already quite engaging and kept me more than busy. However, after a glimpse ...

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