I thought I was stuck with this POS Audio-Technica PRO24 mic which is seemingly for live sound or usable for possible room or overhead use... but I've been toying around with this beast and if you've got an extra $200 in your prod. account, I wouldn't be opposed to actually recommending two of these guys. They are definitely good overhead mics, but they don't put out much bass. The bass wears thin unfortunately, and the weak excuse for a "stereo" mic kind of makes it cheap-ish, but two of these for simple drum mic'ing is AWESOME for small studios. Pair this with a good kick drum mic, like a Shure Beta 52A or something of that sort, and you got an awesome and cheap drum mic kit. However, if you're opting out for something more... controlled... opt out for the Shure PG56's and pair that with something like a 52A. As always, Shure SM57's... king of the mics... use that thing for the snare. Or if you're awesome, double mic your drums and sum an 11 track drum mix. That's most likely what I'd do, but I also don't have a steady job.
Long story short:
Decent and cheap drum mic set up: AT PRO24 paired with a 52A
Not so cheap: 52A, or whatever you want for your bass mic (I love that 52A deep tone), and a slew of PG56's for your rack, keep those PRO24s as overheads, and drop something like a SM57 on your snare
Not cheap at all: double up on your PG56s and screw those cheap PRO24's and use something like C1000's for overheads. Or SM57s. I'd go with the 57s.
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