I think that putting mics inside the drumis asking for trouble. Think about recording inside a room as small as a bass drum. There is no way to know what kind of modes you are going to get when you place a mic in a drum and how much it will change when you move it a few inches.
I like to place the mic a few inches in front of thr port. No port, a few inches in front off the head. No head, a few inches in front of where the head would be. always pointing at the beater and trying to reduce bleed.
As for mics I wouls recommend the Electro-Voice N/D868. It is a lot to pay for a mic that only does one thing but when you think about how important the kick drum can be . . . well just think about it. It sounds great by itself and if you need it to pop through you can just boost at 5kHz and you're there.
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