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here are the mics i use on drums:
kick - audio technica ae2500 (this mic has a small diaphragm condenser and a dynamic capsule so takes two channels) or a beyer dynamic m88
snare - shure beta57a
toms - i generally use shure sm98s but these are better live mics than for recording but can still get great sounds recording
hats - akg se300b with an ck93 capsule or akg 451 or neumann km184
overheads - akg 414 (two of) or neumann km184
this is a good package of mics that will last a few decades if well looked after. also have a selection of shure sm57s.
beyerdynamic also make good mics for toms.
this is an investment in the future of your business if that is what you want to run.
put new heads on the kit, remo ambassadors or pin stripes, the ambassadors will give you that pink floyd type drum sound with a good tuning, pin stripes will give you a more deeply timbred sound that you would be most accustomed to hearing in rock. evans also do good heads.
cut a hole in the kick skin (not the batterhead) or take it right off, use as little dampening in the kick as possible get a good tuning and you will able to make it sound sweet. if you don't know how to tune drums get a tama tension watch and use the standard tunings it gives you then play from there. the standard tunings sound good but the snare tuning is more of a marching band tuning so tighten it up a bit. i use remo muffles in my kick and that is all nothing goes in the drum except for them. always play around with you mic placements and try things out to see the differences in sounds. with recording drums i usually place a room mic about 3 meters away then time align in post, this will give you more air in your drum mix particulary if you are looking at getting a gastr del sol type drum sound. you need gates for drums and you need to learn how to set the gate thresholds so they open and close appropriately, drawmer make the best gates on the market. klarktechnic do a good set of compressors called square one which gives you 8 channels of comp. start with a ration of 4:1 and play with the threshold and then adjust from there. compression should not be heard most of the time unless you are going for a dynamic effect where you really want to squash the sound. i always compress the kick drum as this tightens up the sound. hope that helps for a bit of info for drums.
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