Julian, the about.com guy who writes about home recording (why don’t these about.com people just start blogs?) has written an excellent summary of available entry-level microphone kits for the aspiring home drum producer. Let’s see what Julian has to say:

If you’re thinking about moving up to recording live drums in your home studio, you’ve probably started looking into microphones. Even if you own a healthy selection of mikes, your best bet is a microphone package that is specifically designed for drums. Here’s why.