I don’t know what exactly the OP means by depth of information, but modular synthesis is a lot richer than what you describe. You may be pulling in signals fro

I don’t know what exactly the OP means by depth of information, but modular synthesis is a lot richer than what you describe. You may be pulling in signals from bananas (literally), driving them through a dozen modules with three times as many patch cables and using them to drive a video signal and a few stepper motors alongside your audio out. And you’re doing it with a lot of bespoke little modules made in small batches, sometimes with faults, and almost always capable of things that were neither envisioned or documented by their original designer. It’s a whole different world than guitar pedals or even a single big commercial synth (which is what your description sounds like).