diff --git a/examples/gain.pd b/examples/gain.pd
index c767189..88567c1 100644
--- a/examples/gain.pd
+++ b/examples/gain.pd
@@ -1,52 +1,52 @@
-#N canvas 860 318 890 742 12;
-#X obj 143 30 adc~ 1 2 3 4 5 6, f 47;
-#X obj 144 261 dac~ 1 2 3 4 5 6, f 47;
-#X obj 143 98 *~ 1;
-#X obj 208 98 *~ 1;
-#X obj 272 98 *~ 1;
-#X obj 338 98 *~ 1;
-#X obj 402 98 *~ 1;
-#X obj 468 98 *~ 1;
+#N canvas 837 209 813 659 12;
+#X obj 104 30 adc~ 1 2 3 4 5 6, f 47;
+#X obj 105 261 dac~ 1 2 3 4 5 6, f 47;
+#X obj 104 98 *~ 1;
+#X obj 169 98 *~ 1;
+#X obj 233 98 *~ 1;
+#X obj 299 98 *~ 1;
+#X obj 363 98 *~ 1;
+#X obj 429 98 *~ 1;
 #X msg 171 365 L3 \$1 0 0;
 #X msg 247 365 L4 \$1 0 0;
 #X msg 397 365 L6 \$1 0 0;
 #X msg 21 365 L1 \$1 0 0;
 #X msg 96 365 L2 \$1 0 0;
 #X msg 322 365 L5 \$1 0 0;
-#X obj 144 229 *~ 1;
-#X obj 209 228 *~ 1;
-#X obj 273 228 *~ 1;
-#X obj 339 228 *~ 1;
-#X obj 403 228 *~ 1;
-#X obj 469 228 *~ 1;
+#X obj 105 229 *~ 1;
+#X obj 170 228 *~ 1;
+#X obj 234 228 *~ 1;
+#X obj 300 228 *~ 1;
+#X obj 364 228 *~ 1;
+#X obj 430 228 *~ 1;
 #X msg 21 521 S1 \$1 0 0;
 #X msg 96 522 S2 \$1 0 0;
 #X msg 171 522 S3 \$1 0 0;
 #X msg 247 523 S4 \$1 0 0;
 #X msg 322 523 S5 \$1 0 0;
 #X msg 397 523 S6 \$1 0 0;
-#X obj 168 70 route K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6, f 56;
-#X obj 169 169 route S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6, f 56;
-#X obj 169 198 == 0;
-#X obj 234 198 == 0;
-#X obj 298 198 == 0;
-#X obj 364 198 == 0;
-#X obj 428 198 == 0;
-#X obj 494 198 == 0;
+#X obj 129 70 route K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6, f 56;
+#X obj 130 169 route S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6, f 56;
+#X obj 130 198 == 0;
+#X obj 195 198 == 0;
+#X obj 259 198 == 0;
+#X obj 325 198 == 0;
+#X obj 389 198 == 0;
+#X obj 455 198 == 0;
 #X obj 21 336 route K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6, f 65;
 #X obj 21 492 route S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6, f 65;
-#X text 598 52 Usually we'd interpolate here with line~ but VCVRack
-is already sending one message persample so there seems hardly a point
-to complicate this example., f 38;
-#X text 600 368 Just using the red channels in the RGB triplet for
+#X text 541 368 Just using the red channels in the RGB triplet for
 the LED., f 35;
-#X text 601 492 Same for the switch., f 35;
-#X obj 20 30 r fromPrototype;
-#X obj 19 134 r fromPrototype;
-#X obj 20 307 r fromPrototype;
-#X obj 21 463 r fromPrototype;
-#X obj 21 569 print toPrototype;
-#X obj 21 422 print toPrototype;
+#X text 542 492 Same for the switch., f 35;
+#X obj 21 569 print toRack;
+#X obj 20 30 r fromRack;
+#X obj 19 134 r fromRack;
+#X obj 21 307 r fromRack;
+#X obj 21 422 print toRack;
+#X obj 21 463 r fromRack;
+#X text 539 52 Usually we'd interpolate here with line~ but VCVRack
+is already sending one message per sample so there seems hardly a point
+to complicate this example., f 38;
 #X connect 0 0 2 0;
 #X connect 0 1 3 0;
 #X connect 0 2 4 0;
@@ -59,24 +59,24 @@ the LED., f 35;
 #X connect 5 0 17 0;
 #X connect 6 0 18 0;
 #X connect 7 0 19 0;
-#X connect 8 0 44 0;
-#X connect 9 0 44 0;
-#X connect 10 0 44 0;
-#X connect 11 0 44 0;
-#X connect 12 0 44 0;
-#X connect 13 0 44 0;
+#X connect 8 0 42 0;
+#X connect 9 0 42 0;
+#X connect 10 0 42 0;
+#X connect 11 0 42 0;
+#X connect 12 0 42 0;
+#X connect 13 0 42 0;
 #X connect 14 0 1 0;
 #X connect 15 0 1 1;
 #X connect 16 0 1 2;
 #X connect 17 0 1 3;
 #X connect 18 0 1 4;
 #X connect 19 0 1 5;
-#X connect 20 0 43 0;
-#X connect 21 0 43 0;
-#X connect 22 0 43 0;
-#X connect 23 0 43 0;
-#X connect 24 0 43 0;
-#X connect 25 0 43 0;
+#X connect 20 0 38 0;
+#X connect 21 0 38 0;
+#X connect 22 0 38 0;
+#X connect 23 0 38 0;
+#X connect 24 0 38 0;
+#X connect 25 0 38 0;
 #X connect 26 0 2 1;
 #X connect 26 1 3 1;
 #X connect 26 2 4 1;
@@ -110,4 +110,4 @@ the LED., f 35;
 #X connect 39 0 26 0;
 #X connect 40 0 27 0;
 #X connect 41 0 34 0;
-#X connect 42 0 35 0;
+#X connect 43 0 35 0;
diff --git a/examples/rainbow.pd b/examples/rainbow.pd
index 9f7c72a..a46f161 100644
--- a/examples/rainbow.pd
+++ b/examples/rainbow.pd
@@ -971,8 +971,6 @@
 #X obj 316 559 +~ 1;
 #X obj 413 560 +~ 1;
 #X obj 508 560 +~ 1;
-#X text 608 326 This should be an abstraction \, but to keep the example
-directory tidy it here is duplicated code., f 28;
 #X msg 30 118 100 \, 0 2000;
 #X obj 30 590 *~ 5;
 #X obj 125 589 *~ 5;
@@ -982,10 +980,12 @@ directory tidy it here is duplicated code., f 28;
 #X obj 508 588 *~ 5;
 #X obj 251 17 loadbang;
 #X msg 251 41 display Hello world!;
-#X obj 251 66 print toPrototype;
-#X obj 29 478 print toPrototype;
+#X text 608 326 This should be an abstraction \, but to keep the example
+directory tidy it is duplicated code here (subpatches)., f 28;
+#X obj 29 478 print toRack;
+#X obj 251 66 print toRack;
 #X connect 0 0 25 0;
-#X connect 1 0 88 0;
+#X connect 1 0 87 0;
 #X connect 2 0 3 0;
 #X connect 3 0 5 0;
 #X connect 4 0 0 0;
@@ -996,18 +996,18 @@ directory tidy it here is duplicated code., f 28;
 #X connect 9 0 28 0;
 #X connect 10 0 29 0;
 #X connect 11 0 30 0;
-#X connect 12 0 88 0;
-#X connect 13 0 88 0;
-#X connect 14 0 88 0;
-#X connect 15 0 88 0;
-#X connect 16 0 88 0;
-#X connect 17 0 78 0;
-#X connect 18 0 88 0;
-#X connect 19 0 88 0;
-#X connect 20 0 88 0;
-#X connect 21 0 88 0;
-#X connect 22 0 88 0;
-#X connect 23 0 88 0;
+#X connect 12 0 87 0;
+#X connect 13 0 87 0;
+#X connect 14 0 87 0;
+#X connect 15 0 87 0;
+#X connect 16 0 87 0;
+#X connect 17 0 77 0;
+#X connect 18 0 87 0;
+#X connect 19 0 87 0;
+#X connect 20 0 87 0;
+#X connect 21 0 87 0;
+#X connect 22 0 87 0;
+#X connect 23 0 87 0;
 #X connect 25 0 1 0;
 #X connect 25 1 18 0;
 #X connect 26 0 12 0;
@@ -1064,19 +1064,19 @@ directory tidy it here is duplicated code., f 28;
 #X connect 67 0 74 0;
 #X connect 68 0 75 0;
 #X connect 69 0 76 0;
-#X connect 70 0 79 0;
+#X connect 70 0 78 0;
 #X connect 71 0 70 0;
-#X connect 72 0 80 0;
-#X connect 73 0 81 0;
-#X connect 74 0 82 0;
-#X connect 75 0 83 0;
-#X connect 76 0 84 0;
-#X connect 78 0 6 0;
-#X connect 79 0 24 0;
-#X connect 80 0 24 1;
-#X connect 81 0 24 2;
-#X connect 82 0 24 3;
-#X connect 83 0 24 4;
-#X connect 84 0 24 5;
-#X connect 85 0 86 0;
-#X connect 86 0 87 0;
+#X connect 72 0 79 0;
+#X connect 73 0 80 0;
+#X connect 74 0 81 0;
+#X connect 75 0 82 0;
+#X connect 76 0 83 0;
+#X connect 77 0 6 0;
+#X connect 78 0 24 0;
+#X connect 79 0 24 1;
+#X connect 80 0 24 2;
+#X connect 81 0 24 3;
+#X connect 82 0 24 4;
+#X connect 83 0 24 5;
+#X connect 84 0 85 0;
+#X connect 85 0 88 0;
diff --git a/examples/template.pd b/examples/template.pd
index 321b67d..c749047 100644
--- a/examples/template.pd
+++ b/examples/template.pd
@@ -1,44 +1,37 @@
-#N canvas 2149 174 821 731 12;
-#X obj 32 448 dac~ 1 2 3 4 5 6;
+#N canvas 589 332 483 581 12;
+#X obj 32 525 dac~ 1 2 3 4 5 6;
 #X obj 32 401 adc~ 1 2 3 4 5 6;
 #X obj 36 62 route K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6;
 #X obj 194 106 route S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6;
 #X text 214 60 knobs;
 #X text 369 104 buttons;
-#X msg 134 333 display this text will print;
-#X msg 32 227 K1 \$1;
-#X obj 35 166 hsl 128 15 0 1 0 0 empty empty empty -2 -8 0 10 -262144
+#X msg 54 333 display this text will print;
+#X msg 32 259 L1 \$1 \$2 \$3;
+#X obj 32 230 pack f f f;
+#X obj 47 202 t b f;
+#X obj 89 203 t b f;
+#X obj 32 123 vsl 15 50 0 1 0 0 empty empty empty 0 -9 0 10 -258113
 -1 -1 0 1;
-#X msg 102 226 S1 \$1;
-#X obj 102 198 tgl 15 0 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 -262144 -1 -1 0
-1;
-#X msg 132 297 L1 \$1 \$2 \$3;
-#X obj 188 268 pack f f f;
-#X obj 211 240 t b f;
-#X obj 253 241 t b f;
-#X obj 201 161 vsl 15 50 0 1 0 0 empty empty empty 0 -9 0 10 -258113
--1 -1 2450 1;
-#X obj 216 161 vsl 15 50 0 1 0 0 empty empty empty 0 -9 0 10 -4034
--1 -1 0 1;
-#X obj 231 161 vsl 15 50 0 1 0 0 empty empty empty 0 -9 0 10 -4160
--1 -1 4410 1;
-#X obj 32 367 print toPrototype;
-#X obj 36 25 r fromPrototype;
-#X text 158 401 audio from VCV Prototype;
-#X text 158 448 audio to VCV Prototype;
+#X obj 47 123 vsl 15 50 0 1 0 0 empty empty empty 0 -9 0 10 -4034 -1
+-1 0 1;
+#X obj 62 123 vsl 15 50 0 1 0 0 empty empty empty 0 -9 0 10 -4160 -1
+-1 0 1;
+#X obj 36 25 r fromRack;
+#X obj 32 367 print toRack;
+#X text 263 332 to the display;
+#X text 121 25 receiving control data from VCV Prototype module;
+#X text 129 368 sending control data from VCV Prototype module;
+#X text 158 401 receiving audio from VCV Prototype module;
+#X text 158 525 sending audio to VCV Prototype module;
 #X connect 2 6 3 0;
-#X connect 6 0 18 0;
-#X connect 7 0 18 0;
+#X connect 6 0 15 0;
+#X connect 7 0 15 0;
 #X connect 8 0 7 0;
-#X connect 9 0 18 0;
-#X connect 10 0 9 0;
-#X connect 11 0 18 0;
-#X connect 12 0 11 0;
-#X connect 13 0 12 0;
-#X connect 13 1 12 1;
-#X connect 14 0 12 0;
-#X connect 14 1 12 2;
-#X connect 15 0 12 0;
-#X connect 16 0 13 0;
-#X connect 17 0 14 0;
-#X connect 19 0 2 0;
+#X connect 9 0 8 0;
+#X connect 9 1 8 1;
+#X connect 10 0 8 0;
+#X connect 10 1 8 2;
+#X connect 11 0 8 0;
+#X connect 12 0 9 0;
+#X connect 13 0 10 0;
+#X connect 14 0 2 0;
diff --git a/examples/vco.pd b/examples/vco.pd
index 3321828..cfb08b3 100644
--- a/examples/vco.pd
+++ b/examples/vco.pd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#N canvas 715 324 439 466 12;
-#X obj 69 32 route K1;
+#N canvas 150 332 439 466 12;
+#X obj 69 34 route K1;
 #X obj 16 321 osc~;
 #X msg 101 346 display Freq: \$1 Hz;
 #X obj 115 112 adc~ 1;
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #X obj 16 137 sig~ 2;
 #X obj 16 370 dac~ 1;
 #X text 145 162 <--- FM with CV signal from IN1;
-#X obj 15 346 *~ 5;
-#X obj 69 8 r fromPrototype;
-#X obj 101 370 print toPrototype;
+#X obj 16 346 *~ 5;
+#X obj 69 8 r fromRack;
+#X obj 101 370 print toRack;
 #X connect 0 0 12 0;
 #X connect 1 0 19 0;
 #X connect 2 0 21 0;
diff --git a/src/LibPDEngine.cpp b/src/LibPDEngine.cpp
index 6c23a74..4c838e3 100644
--- a/src/LibPDEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/LibPDEngine.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void LibPDEngine::receiveLights(const char* s) {
 	std::string str = std::string(s);
 	std::vector<std::string> atoms = split(str, ' ');
 
-	if (atoms[0] == "toPrototype:") {
+	if (atoms[0] == "toRack:") {
 		// parse lights list
 		bool light_is_valid = true;
 		int light_idx = -1;
@@ -277,14 +277,14 @@ void LibPDEngine::sendKnob(const int idx, const float value) {
 	std::string knob = "K" + std::to_string(idx + 1);
 	libpd_start_message(1);
 	libpd_add_float(value);
-	libpd_finish_message("fromPrototype", knob.c_str());
+	libpd_finish_message("fromRack", knob.c_str());
 }
 
 void LibPDEngine::sendSwitch(const int idx, const bool value) {
 	std::string sw = "S" + std::to_string(idx + 1);
 	libpd_start_message(1);
 	libpd_add_float(value);
-	libpd_finish_message("fromPrototype", sw.c_str());
+	libpd_finish_message("fromRack", sw.c_str());
 }
 
 void LibPDEngine::sendInitialStates(const ProcessBlock* block) {