Abstract: A method for creating a digital signal processing (DSP) module grid on a computer user interface, the method including inserting a first module and a second module of the DSP module grid, automatically aligning the first module with the second module, automatically connecting at least a first node of the first module to at least a second node of the second module with a first connection, and inserting a third module between the first module and the second module, where, when the third module is inserted, the first module and second module automatically shift to make space for the third module, and the third module is automatically aligned with the first module and the second module.