One thing that's good about the 'good old days' of electronic sound & music was the lack of equipment. The FAIRLIGHT IPHONE APP did not exist. Musicians, engineers and sound designers wore lab coats and were getting their sonic results with the stuff that was available.
Back to basics: the fundamentals of electronic sound design demonstrated in the Studio di Fonologia (RAI Milan)
Luciano Berio shows how to make funny noises
The mothership: Raymond Scott's Electronium
Scott's pupil Robert Moog talks about his intimate relation with electronic circuits
The creators of the EMS synths
Sound design at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Delia Derbyshire is the composer of the 'Dr. Who theme' which is an obsession for English synth musicians
Modern times: the Fairlight iPad/iPhone app