Welcome to Oakpath Audio
Your reliable companion throughout the creation of your next musical project, offering a range of professional and affordable music production services. Oakpath Audio forges the path to your artistic vision.
Services
From tracking the first note to reaping the final product, Oakpath Audio will support your project as it grows into a complete piece of art.
Your entire focus and energy can be dedicated towards your performance and artistic expression – Oakpath Audio will take care of all technical aspects throughout the entire production process:
Recording
The essence of your music needs to be meaningfully captured for years and decades to come. Record your songs in a productive, goal-oriented yet still relaxing and creative process, with state-of-the-art technology.
Location Recording
Have a great sounding room, a unique but location-bound instrument or do you want to capture a live performance at an inspiring place? Oakpath Audio is designed with mobility in mind and eager to discover new locations.
Editing
For the busy and demanding engineer who is looking to outsource certain production steps, the ambitious musician who is looking to fine-tune their recorded performance or the professional content creator wanting a clean audio representation. Get your files efficiently polished and ready for mixing.
Mixing
The stage where all elements are brought together to form a balanced and coherent piece of music. Bigger than the sum of their parts, your songs will radiate the distinct character and atmosphere you envisioned during the writing phase.
Mastering
As an art form within itself, the final touches will be made by top level mastering engineers associated with Oakpath Audio. You will receive a finished product, meticulously prepared for all modern streaming services and physical manufacturing - ready to be shared with the world.
The place to get creative. Oakpath Audio offers a relaxing and inspiring environment with accommodation for up to three people near Heilbronn, Germany. Come by to get your instruments recorded, to work on your mixes or to enjoy a good glass of local wine.
About Oakpath Audio
Making music is a very personal and individual process. Every musician and band has a unique approach to it, but they all share one common goal: the intention to create a meaningful and expressive piece of art. With the huge amount of energy and time being invested into your craft, your music deserves to be handled with utmost care and focus.
Founded by audio engineer and musician Fabian Rauter, this is where Oakpath Audio is at your service. As SAE Institute graduate, previous in-house Front of House technician at the Viper Room in Vienna, backline & monitor technician for Russian turbo polka metal band Russkaja, long time customer support agent for the American company EverTune and their revolutionary constant tension guitar bridge system, and guitarist in black metal bands Theotoxin & formerly Anomalie, Fabian has the opportunity to work on both ends of the spectrum and can draw from years of experience within various fields of the music industry.
While being based in southern Germany and Austria, Oakpath Audio is available for remote work and international projects. Musicians, bands and audio engineers alike, don’t hesitate to get in touch today - let’s discuss your next project.
Portfolio
At Oakpath Audio, we take pride in delivering a carefully engineered, coherent, clear and balanced sound—one that reinforces the emotion you want your music to convey. Take a moment to listen to these tracks to gain a better understanding of what we’re all about.
Testimonials
While Fabian takes care of different tasks such as editing or drum replacement, I can intensify my focus on recording, mixing or mastering sessions and keep the momentum up. The finished work is returned way ahead of the deadline - no need to worry about delays or anything like that. It has been a smooth and easy going experience, thanks for taking some weight off my schedule!Norbert Leitner, Producer
I am working together with Fabian for many years now, and I was always impressed on which high level of professionalism and engagement he works, as a musician and also as an audio engineer. Smooth workflow leads to the best output. Total dedication in what he’s doing!Flo Musil, Theotoxin & Demersus Ad Nihilum
"Fabian is dedicated to bringing your songs to life in the best and most professional way possible. He is very timely, communicative, and super easy to work with. He treats your songs as though they were his own and really helped me put my best foot forward in Sky Pillar's debut release!"Teddy Shao, Sky Pillar
We had the pleasure to record guitars for our upcoming album at Oakpath Audio and we couldn't be more satisfied with the outcome. Fabian really makes sure to get the best result possible. The workflow was very smooth and efficient and even after a long and exhausting recording day, he is still very focused on details. You can really tell that Fabian knows what he is doing and since he is also a super nice and cool guy, we felt very comfortable during the whole process.Dennis Meier, Morgengrau
Working with Fabian Rauter from Oakpath Audio was absolutely smooth and professional. This guy is an absolute "fire-and-forget" weapon, who meticulously took care of our project as if it were his own. We will definitely use his skills again in the future! It was amazing in what a short period of time he edited our 9 song album Harlequin in such a high quality - That is a serious bang for the buck!Simon Andreas Brunner, In Somnia
Working with Fabian is always a pleasure. Not only because he is one of the nicest guys I know, he’s also a very talented sound engineer and passionate musician. Words can't describe how much I like the drum sound he creates - couldn't be happier with it.Tami, Alice D.
Contact
Oakpath Audio is looking forward to hearing from you. Messages can be sent in English or German, and please be sure to include all relevant and important information about your project. For mixing requests, include a description of how you envision your music sounding & feeling. You will receive an answer shortly.
For Cubase and Logic Pro users, simply forward your session folders and the project will be taken from there.