I tried to get into Reaper, but it was too much for me to grasp. I love VCV because I just relate to creating sounds from the raw materials so to speak. I remember calling the 1800 number for Paia in the 70's as a teenager to hear the effects of their products! In 2016 I decided to build my first modular synth. I built a dual VCO and an LFO and then around that time I found VCV Rack. I resisted, it couldn't be the same as twisting knobs... Well I ended up installing it, it was version 0.6 or something. We are now at version 2.5! It is really awesome and it's totally free! I purchased some modules just to support the dev's and the project, but completely unnecessary. Thank you for your kind words.