unfortunately, I haven't been able to get my drummer back over for recording...hopefully this weekend...I also noticed I didn't have the mics pointed toward the center of the drum head, and it seems I may not have adhered to the 3 to 1 rule on the overheads...everything else seemed ok distance wise though.
I have played with the recorded sounds I have already, I am ok with everything except the kick...that just sounds like garbage. I am getting his to cut a hole in the head. We tried removing it all together, but of course then you get the rattles.
I am lucky because I have a 'control room' and a recording room with very little bleed through, so if I WANTED to, I could use monitors even during tracking...but I still use headphones instead. I made some home made studio Kans for the recording room...they have worked great! The first recording I did I only had open headphones and the bleed through was annoying to say the least.
So, taking the argument that computer speakers are better, which type is better? I have a set of Harmon Kardon's with a sub woofer...or a sony single speaker with a bass exit if you will.