Hi, I'm haveing trouble trying to get a clean bass drum sound and ideas on how to fix this

I purchased a USA maple ludwig set 1990's with 12 and 13 inch toms, 16" floor, 22x16 bass drum, 14X5 maple snare.

I want to use them for session drummers.

What heads would be good for recording jazz?

Also any recommendations for cymbals would be helpful. Most guys I am told carry their own and may have different cymbals for recording.

Thanks
-jim

First off, I'd like to state that I am completely new to this and I will be asking many stupid questions from here on in, but I look forward to learning all i can about recording.

What are some common Micing techniques to achieve the thick 70s funk drum sound?

Can anyone recommend a good pair of Drum Overhead Mics?
Thanks.

I have been having a really hard time getting the drums sounding like a normal drum track. Sounds a bit muffled, airy.

Bad mics, with a small room have a lot to do with it. But either way, I'm considering selling my kit (Tama Rockstar), and getting a Roland TD12. Has anyone had any experience recording with these?

WHich one should i use that sounds the best and cost efficient?

I want to extract midi notes from Drum Track Audio like Sonar 6 audio snap does but I was just curious if I could do the same thing in Cubase Sx with a plugging or something?

I am changing Drum tracks using Drumagog in Cubase SX when I export the mixdown track it puts it slightly out of time is there a easier way to line the track without doing it manual because I am not very good at lining up tracks please help!

I have a boss DDR550 MK2 and was wondering if I can hook up the drum machine to the computer with just a midi in. It has no midi out. And if so what is the best and cheapest way to do this.