I'm not a lawyer ( and I don't even play one on TV) but I think the sharing of commercially available drum sounds is a no no for someone in Ben's position. That is, I wouldn't be posting these files on a website if I were he, and I'm sure he won't.
Commercially sampled drum sounds put into a doggiebox kit I suspect would be bad news. However, if someone just miked one of their drums, recorded it (and other bits) and put those into a doggiebox kit it is no problem. This is probably redundant because I'm that's exactly what Ben did for the sample kit we all get.
My humble suggestion would be to not use this list for those types of communications, if anyone had a mind to. You've all got each others email addresses (wink wink). Sorry if I'm putting words in any mouths.
I have only one email address, and I use it only for legimate purposes :)
As for the double bass concept, what is the difference between each bass drum in a kit like this? Couldn't a person program double bass patterns using any old Doggiebox kit? What would a the second drum in a "double bass" Doggiebox kit look like?
Nothing, that's what I get for not thinking my question through before clicking 'Send'. I specified double bass because 1) I like saying the phrase 'double bass' and 2) I think it helps clarify the sound I'm looking for. You are completely right that the single kick drum is sufficient for emulation double bass, unless someone wants to specify a stereo separation for the two. In which case you can use the same sample twice and just change the positioning. Cheers, Christoph