What do you want from me? by Pink Floyd: studio, gear and credits

What do you want from me? by Pink Floyd: recorded at Astoria (Gilmour's Houseboat Studio), London; Britannia Row Studios, London, produced by David Gilmour, Bob Ezrin, engineered by Andy Jackson. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: What Do You Want From Me
Artist: Pink Floyd
Genre / Style: Progressive Rock / Blues Rock
Date(s) Recorded: January 1993 – December 1993
Original Record Company & Catalog #: EMI (UK) / Columbia (US) - Catalog # CK 64200 (US CD)
Release Date: March 28, 1994 (UK) / April 4, 1994 (US)
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): David Gilmour, Bob Ezrin
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Andy Jackson
Mixing Engineer(s): Andy Jackson, David Gilmour, Chris Thomas (Mixing Supervisor)
Musicians & Session Performers:

David Gilmour - Lead Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Richard Wright - Hammond Organ, Synthesizers
Guy Pratt - Bass Guitar
Sam Brown - Backing Vocals
Durga McBroom - Backing Vocals
Carol Kenyon - Backing Vocals

Studio and recording technology

Tracking Studio & Room: Astoria (Gilmour's Houseboat Studio), London; Britannia Row Studios, London

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Mixing / Overdub Studio: Astoria, London; Metropolis Studios, London; Olympic Studios, London
Mixing Console / Desk: Custom Neve 8028 Console (Vintage Class-A, originally from CBS Studios) fitted with GML Automation
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Basics tracked to Studer A827 24-Track 2-inch analog tape at 30 IPS with Dolby SR; Overdubs synchronized to two Sony 3348 48-Track digital machines
Studio Monitors: Custom ATC SCM50 and SCM100 Active Monitors, Yamaha NS-10M
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

UREI 1176LN (Rev D/E), Fairchild 660, Tube-Tech PE 1C EQs, Lexicon 480L Digital Reverb, EMT 140 Plate Reverb, Roland SDE-3000 Digital Delays

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Drum Kit (Nick Mason), Bass Guitar (Guy Pratt), Lead & Rhythm Guitars (David Gilmour), Keyboards (Rick Wright / Jon Carin), Lead Vocals (David Gilmour), Backing Vocals (Brown, McBroom, Kenyon).

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