| I'm a drummer and I've always been satisfied with a D112 on the kick and an SM57 on the snare. I've got a very old pair of Oktava mk012s that I love for overheads. I've also used these for room mics and acoustic guitar with nice results. Not sure you can get them anymore though.
I used to have a pair of the AKG C 418 condensors for the toms but sold them since I really didn't need them. I play hip-hop/reggae/funk so I'm not bashing on toms a lot though. If you must have tom mics, those were fine. Roll off the lows, easy on the verb, pan to taste, and bring them up very gently to add a touch of definition to what you already have in the overheads. But IMO, kick, snare, overheads is where it's at for drums. SM57 is good enough honestly on a snare. If you can't make a snare pop with a 57, it's not the mics fault.
I would focus on vocals more than anything else and building a collection that can accomodate lots of voices. Mics I use:
adk hamburg (awesome on alto females/tenor males - tricky to place though)
Rode nt1000 (very awesome male hip hop mic - edgy and aggressive to my ears, but clean)
SP C1 (u already have one)
kel hm-1 (use mostly for instruments, esp horns, but decent on vocals too)
I would seriously consider adding one of the AT40's mics. That will be my next purchase.
my 2 cents...good luck man!
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