[prodigy8901]

thank you both very much. Now I'm at the point where i feel i am better off with a sound card for recording and do not need "drum mics" specifically. However, i did find a set of samson drum mics that are only around $200 that sound very good (same as the studio i went to). Is there anything wrong with those? And also, if i choose to go for a soundcard, can anyone recommend a decent sound card with the amount of inputs i would need to mic the drumset? i will have 2 condenser microphones, a bass microphone, and 3 other microphones for snare and toms. How would i go about wiring the mics to the sound card? I realize that i will probably need to spend more, like you were saying, for decent sound. Will i be able to achieve decent sound on any setup for less than $500 or so? Thanks again!