Where's the "sweet spot" for close micing drums with a cardioid dynamic mic (say a SM57 or similar)? How close do you want the mic from the head, and where do you point them? Because of proximity effect, is it different for toms (mounted and floor) and the snare?
I appreciate the ultimate answer will necessarily be of the "use your ears" type, but just some ideas of where to get started for placement would be useful. To give some idea, I'm currently mounting the tom mics so they are 1 - 2" from the drum head, and pointing about 2/3 of the way out from the centre (just so they are more tucked in and out of the way.) Also, I've got them angled away from the snare as much as possible, just to (vainly) attempt to limit the bleed through from that drum. Don't know if this is a good idea though... everything gets lots of snare anyway.
-Mark