Cymbals

I have been using Paiste cymbals since July '08 and they sound like no other cymbal out there.
At the moment I am using the Signature range which record so well - especially the Dark Crisp hats.
A lot of producers I have worked with have gone crazy about how studio friendly these are.
I don't like to use a lot of cymbals compared to most drummers - there are only two crashes in my setup for instance. I change to thinner crash cymbals in the studio for added crispness and more control - For playing live, I use slightly heavier cymbals like the Signature Power crashes because they are bright without being too overpowering, which can be a problem - even in big venues, with cymbals spilling to the vocalists mic. The Signature Dry Heavy ride has a super defined ping as well as a clear Bell sound which is ideal for heavier music and I sometimes use the Dark Metal ride for more earthy tones.

  A) 14" Sound-edge hats/ 14" Dark Crisp hats for Studio        
  B) 10" or 12" Splash
  C) 18" Power crash/ 17" Mellow Crash for studio
  D) optional 14" Triple Smash
  E) 21" Dry Metal ride
  F) 19" Power crash/ 18" Mellow Crash for studio
  G) optional 10" micro-hats
  H) 20" Thin china

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Drums

I am a proud Mapex endorsee and use the Orion range mainly which have maple shells with clear pinstripes. I also use the Saturn range from time to time which sound great with coated Emperors. I've got a number of kits though with different finishes to suit different occasions. The quality of these kits is backed up further by the excellent service I get from Mapex - they genuinely care about their artists. My kitsetup changes from using 1 rack tom for an old school setup to using 2 rack toms. To be honest though, less is more and I will be using the single rack tom setup more in the future. Occasionally I'll add a smaller 10" snare to my left to give a different dynamic to my drum parts.
General sizes are 14" x 6.5" snare, 22" x 18" kick, 10", 12" racks or 14" rack for 1 tom setup, 16" floor tom. I switch between using Maple snares to Steel, I've got so many different snares though which is useful for different sessions.
Sometimes I'll add Electronics to the kit if needed, the excellent Roland SPDS for instance so I can trigger my own samples. With Pitchshifter I used the Tascam DA-38s to play back samples and obviously played to a click to keep everything in time!

Recording

When recording Remote Sessions, I use Audix microphones on the drums which give the warmest tom sounds. The D6 kick drum mic is the best I've ever used. These great thing about these mics is that they are almost EQ ready. Everything goes into my Mac hard-disk recording setup and is controlled via Logic or Pro-tools.
A lot of my remixes are done in Logic because of its flexibility with midi and audio instruments.
However, Pro-tools is great for recording audio.