This is totally fascinating reading all the replies.
I love making bleeps and bloops using VCV rack and Mirack on iOS. The flexibility of modular synths in the digital realm is so much fun! And no one can do 5 minutes of conversation about it. Admittedly it’s pretty dense.
I've had quite a bit of fun using VCV Rack to make horrible noises that make every animal in the house wince and whine at me (Philistines) I also found you can use Midinous as a MIDI input into VCV Rack and it's especially handy if you use all 24 MIDI channels to pass activity back and forth
At some point I might invest in a modest rack to supplement my software rack, or maybe not. Who knows?