synthesizers.com q960 (1 VCO)

YouTube via demokid2000
"My friend and I recorded this little video a cold winter night in Stockholm. Only one VCO is used. Sorry for the quality, the movie is recorded using a Nokia N95 cellular phone."

synthesizers.com with q960 and pro~one

"Synthesizers.com doing some VCF x-modulation and bass line. A Sequential Circuits Inc. Pro~One is used as bass drum. A Dynacord MDL-10 delay is echoing the .COM."

1970s Cracked Magazine

via Boing Boing, via Cartoon Brew where you will find more.

"I received several old issues of Cracked Magazine over the holidays and I couldn’t help noticing how one humor piece, predicting life in the 21st Century, was surprisingly accurate."

Fixing the MC-909 rotary encoder

"This is the MC-909.. It is my favourite synth because it allows a hands-on approach to sound synthesis. Even if it is targetet to the DJ market (which I am not!), it is capable of very interesting textures (and it has a nice sampler even if it lacks the velocity and key multilayering of the high-end samplers)"

more images and info on synth-diy.

cool frog

NoiseAxe - Picaxe based minisynth v2

YouTube via grandtippler
"More info here: http://www.gadgetgangster.com/79
The NoiseAxe is an easy to build Picaxe based mini-synth that plays a range of crazy sounds using only a stylus and photoresistor."
flickr by rarebeasts
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Bleep Labs ThingamaKit Watching TV in Brazil

YouTube via uilames
"After Effects gerenating crazy color changes. Tube screen's refreshing rate makes the Thingamakit go crazy. The same color on the computer's lcd screen generates a pitch free of variations."

Update via williampaiva in the comments:
http://williampaiva.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/o-making-of-do-thingamakit/
Pics of the making of the ThingamaKit

Neil Johnson Three Pole State Variable Filter Module

"three pole state variable filter PCB from Neil Johnson which uses the Analog Devices SSM2164 quad VCA."

"I made a front panel design that fit the hole pattern of the MOTM-120. I printed the panel design, glued it to the front of the panel and sprayed it with two coats of lacquer. It came out reasonably well so I will just buy some quality potentiometers and the correct knobs to finish this module."

You can find more info and images on Neil Johnson's ModularSynthesis.

SONY DRP-2 DRUM MACHINE

YouTube via kulten
"Sony "Drum Pad" DPR-2 drum machine and electronic drums, 13 sounds, 2 user pattern (4/4 and 3/4), 8 preset patterns, fill-in mode, pads for real time play/record."
More pics and info in German here (Googlish here).

Part Of The Art Test Studio

flickr by Art Test Music
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full size

"Art Test Music is an independent music and sound design house based in NYC. Art Test has done projects for Nike/Footlocker, Atari, KOOL, MTV, Crown Royal, Adelphi University and more. Recently, Art Test songs have been featured in MTV, LOGO, Ovation and more

For custom-made music for TV, radio, websites, corporate videos and short films or to license an existing Art Test Music track, e-mail dave@arttestmusic.com."

The 10 Greatest Sounds from Star Wars

YouTube via digitaldave1234. via FakeBook.
We know R2D2 was made with an ARP 2600.
I'm curious what other synths, software or hardware were used in some of these.
"Roger Ebert has said that for some people, movie history begins with Star Wars. George Lucas has said that sound is "half of the picture". The sounds from the Star Wars series sit between those two quotes. Ben Burtt became the world's most influential sound designer by creating the sounds for the Star Wars series.

This list was created by factoring how famous or influential a given sound is, and also considering the sound from a sound designer's point of view. For example, the Darth Vader sounds are simple to create, yet the voice from James Earl Jones became one of the most influential sounds of the series. Compare that to the voice of Poggle the Lesser, which is not as famous, but a masterpiece of cutting and pasting phonetic sounds together."

BTW, be sure to see this post for more synths in film.

Update: One sound that stood out for me in the first of the new films and not on this list is the sound of the engines in the canyon race. The Star Wars films really did have some great audio effects. Sound makes a movie.

Charles Cohen Vs. Chrome Genie - 1/3/09 - Philadelphia

YouTube via caloriewarp
"Charles Cohen and his Buchla Music Easel vs. Chrome Genie NoBuchla Lung Sucker and his vibra-troupe... Cohen KO's Genie in 1st round. live improv at the Cohen residency in Philadelphia: 1/3/09"