Remote recording at Superwampe. Photo: Saiko Ryusui

Diego Ferri is a musician, sound engineer, and producer based in Berlin. He works with artists across experimental and electronic music - recording, mixing, performing live, customising and building the software and hardware instruments his work asks for.

He tours regularly across Europe, Asia, and America, as a performing musician and FOH engineer.

He began as a recording engineer at Fonoprint in Bologna, Italy, and taught at Percorsi Audio, one of the leading Avid Learning Partners in Italy. In Berlin since 2007, he works in the city's experimental and DIY scene, producing and performing solo and in ensembles.

Studio Playlist - soundcloud.com/ferri

Credits

Gianmaria Testa (R) · Martin Bisi (R, P, L) · Chinawoman / Michelle Gurevich (R, P, L) · Novatron (R, P, L) · Hypnodrone Ensemble (P, L) · Gene Bogolepov (R, P, L) · La Muerte Roja (R, P, L) · House of Light (R, P, L) · Jaguar No Me (P, L) · PNYX (R, P, L, F) · Supercheri (R, P, F) · Ryskinder (R, P, F) · TT Geigenschrey / Sonic Inkraut (L, F) · Carmen Burguess / Mueran Humanos (R, P) · Brabrabra (R, P) · DuChamp (R, P, F) · KvT (R, P) · Nunofurbeeswax (R, P) · Moon Milk for Cancer Cat (P) · Desert Drone (R, P) · Autonoma Industriale (P) · Dead Chickens (P) · Van Basten (P, L) · Die Atombomben sind am Verstauben (P) · Sundays and Cybele (P) · Tier (R, L) · Alice in the Cities (P, L) · The Fingers (P) · Rob Gordon (P) · Vrouw! (P) · Twin Sons (P) · Semiotic Primate (L) · Paro (L) · M.J. Halloran (L) · Gewalt (F) · Inutile Témoin (P, F) · Tim Isherwood / Future Romans (R, P, L)

R - recording  ·  P - production & mix  ·  L - live performance  ·  F - FOH & monitor

Software instruments
Live instrument GUITAR ENGINE

SuperCollider signal chain for electric guitar. Three parallel processing layers - CRYPT (saturation/space), TOWER (harmonic shaping), VEIL (diffusion) - each independently routable. MIDI-mapped for live performance via TouchOSC and FAD-9.

SuperCollider · OSC · MIDI CC
Granular reverb SCHAL

Live granular/reverb instrument. JPverb-based FDN architecture with three record modes - gate, manual, continuous. Used as a hardware reverb replacement at FOH on M32 and Midas consoles. FAD-9 fader-mapped.

SuperCollider · RecordBuf · TGrains
Loop recorder ROTA

N-event additive loop recorder inspired by the SOMA Rumble of Ancient Times. Variable bit depth (1–24 bit) with twelve mixing algorithms including XOR, AND, OR boolean modes. Runs on Raspberry Pi 5 as a pedalboard instrument.

SuperCollider · Raspberry Pi 5
Generative sequencer IRAMA ENGINE

Zero-sum shared resource sequencer rooted in Javanese gamelan irama theory and motorik krautrock. Speed and volume share a fixed budget across tracks. FREE (probabilistic) and LOCK (Euclidean) modes per track. SuperCollider engine with browser and Teensy hardware interfaces.

SuperCollider · Teensy 4.0 · WebMIDI
Browser sequencer ADDSEQ

Additive sequencer prototype where time is constructed by summing absolute event durations - no BPM, no grid. Inspired by Turkish aksak rhythms and live coding practice. Microtonal, Hz-based pitch lists. Drag-to-reorder events.

HTML · WebAudio · WebMIDI
Installation MUSIKTRUHE / SOL

Generative sound installation running inside a vintage German music cabinet. Solar elevation and live temperature data drive FM synthesis. Four temperature bands map to distinct timbral registers. Fully autonomous - no external control.

SuperCollider · Raspberry Pi · Open-Meteo API
Live scoring system SCORE CONTROL

Node.js application for conducting improvised film soundtracks with large ensembles. Musicians see the film or a graphic score on their own screens plus real-time cues pushed by the conductor. Runs over a dedicated Raspberry Pi OSC access point - no internet required, works in any venue.

Node.js · OSC · Raspberry Pi AP
Electronics & instrument building
Hardware sequencer IRAMA MACHINE

Physical implementation of the IRAMA ENGINE concept. Teensy 4.0 with OLED display, encoders, and button matrix. MIDI out confirmed, Euclidean and probabilistic per-track modes. Second hardware version in development: ratcheting, melodic channel, proper enclosure.

Teensy 4.0 · MIDI · Perfboard
Synthesis & repair Synthesizer restoration

Repair and restoration of vintage synthesizers and keyboards. Roland SH-2000 (PSU rebuilt, carbonised trace fault resolved), Roland JX-8P, Roland JX-10, Roland S-550. Korg M-500, M-700, M1. Yamaha SY77, SY99. Kawai K1, K4, Q80. ELKA ER33 (full recap, regulators). Nord Modular G1. Waldorf Blofeld, Pulse+. Jomox MBase 11, XBase 09. And many more.

PSU design · Analogue repair · Recap · SMD
Utilities TRS MIDI merger & tools

Arduino Nano-based TRS MIDI merger built on perfboard using 6N137 optocouplers. Part of an ongoing practice of building small utilities - interfaces, adapters, and signal routing tools - for studio and live contexts where commercial solutions don't fit.

Arduino · 6N137 · CH340
Midified instrument Casio SK-1 MIDI retrofit

Full MIDI retrofit of the Casio SK-1 sampler keyboard, now integrated into the studio MIDI chain on channel 1 alongside the Virus PowerCore. Key scanning matrix read and mapped; velocity sensitivity added.

MIDI · Matrix scanning · Studio integration
Network infrastructure OSC access point

Portable wireless access point built on Raspberry Pi 3B, purpose-built for SCORE CONTROL and large ensemble sessions. Fixed AP on wlan0, MAC-addressed DHCP leases for all performer devices. No internet required - self-contained, deploys in any venue in minutes.

hostapd · dnsmasq · OSC · Node.js
Guitar Music
2025 Onde EP
2025 Aynı su LP
2016 Chopin for Baritone Electric Guitar LP
2020 Für Alina: Inhale / Exhale EP
2018 Yellow Tape LP
Contact
Instagram@ferri6342
LocationBerlin-Kreuzberg