What kind of room/acoustics do you have to work with? It won't make much sense to blow your cash on some Neumann overheads and Sennheiser 421's if the place to track in isn't that good to start with. Bass traps, insulation, enough space for the kit to breathe, high ceilings, all are things you will definitely hear on recording. As far as equipment goes, you have a few options. You can go all out with mics, interface, computer, preamps for a more elaborate deal or go with something simpler like a camera with good built in microphones, such as a zoom q3 or a roland edirol. The latter method will be cheaper and get a good recording, but you won't have quite as much control. If you need to do processing, want to tweak certain drums seperately, or you have other special needs you might go the previous route. What you'd end up spending depends on which gear you invest in, but you can expect a decent setup to run around 800 and up.
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