{"id":2552,"date":"2016-02-04T12:44:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T12:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/?p=2552"},"modified":"2016-08-19T16:36:36","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T15:36:36","slug":"ella-eyre-mafro-and-the-rme-fireface-802","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/2016\/02\/04\/ella-eyre-mafro-and-the-rme-fireface-802\/","title":{"rendered":"Ella Eyre, Mafro and the RME Fireface 802"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Matt<\/a>

Mafro in his studio with the RME Fireface 802<\/p><\/div>\n

Producer and songwriter Matt Phelan, aka Mafro, was kind enough to speak to us about why he chose the RME Fireface 802<\/a> for his studio. A session musician with bags of experience, Mafro has worked with a range of talented artists including Alexandra Burke, Leona Lewis and The Saturdays.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Most recently he\u2019s been working and performing alongside singer Ella Eyre<\/a>. Along with featuring in the UK top 20 chart several times with her solo music, Ella is also known for working with artists such as Rudimental, Sigma, DJ Fresh and Tinie Tempah, as well as picking up the Best Female award at the MOBOs in 2015.<\/p>\n

We started off by asking Maffro to tell us a bit about himself…<\/p>\n

Mafro: <\/strong>I\u2019m a session guitarist and Musical Director. I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to work with Ella Eyre for the\u00a0last\u00a02.5 years which has brought me all over Europe and America. Before this I\u2019d worked with a lot of the X-Factor artists, the most well known being Alexandra Burke.<\/p>\n

Synthax: <\/strong>Could you tell us a bit about what your needs were in an audio interface?
\nMafro: <\/strong>My primary concern was stability at low\u00a0latency and solid drivers. During rehearsals I\u2019ll usually be editing full song projects right up until the last day so the interface needs to keep up.<\/p>\n

I use the 802 primarily in a production environment. This can be anything from programming arrangements for Ella\u2019s live show to creating full tracks for other artists. It\u2019s really important that I can run at a nice low buffer without worrying about under-runs. RME USB drivers really come into their own when using heavy CPU plug-ins like U-he\u2019s Diva, which would need a way higher buffer on lesser interfaces.<\/p>\n

The great thing about having so many inputs on the 802 is I can leave 3 guitars, 1 mic, 3 synths (old Rolands are my favourite) and a drum machine hooked up at all times ready to go. Nothing kills the vibe more than having to hook things up every time you have an idea.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRME USB drivers really come into their own when using heavy CPU plug-ins, which would need a way higher buffer on lesser interfaces.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Synthax: <\/strong>Had you previously used any other RME gear?
\nMafro: <\/strong>In the past I\u2019ve used the Fireface UFX<\/a>. That\u2019s actually what turned me onto the 802.<\/p>\n

Synthax: <\/strong>How have you found the Fireface 802 in terms of reliability?
\nMafro: <\/strong>Since I\u2019ve had the 802 I\u2019ve had no problems. As mentioned earlier the drivers are rock solid.<\/p>\n

\"RME<\/a><\/p>\n

Synthax:<\/strong> Are you using TotalMix FX?
\nMafro:<\/strong> I\u2019m looking forward to digging into TotalMix a bit more. Currently I\u2019m just using it to control a couple of monitor mixes and my (Lexicon) PCM81 reverb channel.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0got a few vocals projects coming up so I\u2019ll be trying out the built in FX then.<\/p>\n

Synthax: <\/strong>And finally, what made you decide to go with RME?
\nMafro:<\/strong> At its price point it\u2019s the best value interface out there that still gives room to grow. I\u2019ll be adding more instruments to my home studio so having that flexibility is perfect.<\/p>\n

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Glad you’re enjoying your Fireface 802 Mafro!<\/p>\n

Keep up to date with Matt via his website.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ella Eyre’s debut album ‘Feline’ is available now. Visit her website for more information.<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here for more information on the RME Fireface 802.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Producer and songwriter Matt Phelan, aka Mafro, was kind enough to speak to us about why he chose the RME Fireface 802 for his studio. A session musician with bags of experience, Mafro has worked with a range of talented artists including Alexandra Burke, Leona Lewis and The Saturdays. Most recently he\u2019s been working and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[4,494],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2552"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2552"}],"version-history":[{"count":54,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2710,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2552\/revisions\/2710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}