Transferring samples is what turned me off from Aksys working with Peak 4 at first and for a while I mainly did everything just on the 4k itself. But I was deeply mistaken. Aksys is more than a interface for file transfer.
It is the heart of the Z8 sampler itself. Too bad a sequencer interface isn`t included but that is in the next m....... aahha that`s a different story forgetabout it. ha ha. Anyways by to the 4k the difficulty of assigning and customing sounds is mostly alleviated with the Aksys system.
A little history and inspiration of the Z8 engine from the mighty KORG WAVESTATION
Wavesequnecing, pioneered by Korg in around 1990, uses a series of dozens, if not hundreds of short samples played back in a sequence that`s triggered each time you hit a note. Each individual sample within a sequence can have independent level settings, and you can set up crossfades between each. Korg`s original Wavestation synth employed that was revolutionary its day, namely vector synthesis. Vector synthesis takes a single wavesequence and feeds it through a standard filter, amplifier, and envelope generator combination, with two associated LFOs and call this a voice. (sounds familiar yet aka program matrix) You can then combine four voices to form a single performance. Using the qlink like the joystick you can mix the four voices smoothly fade from one point to the next.
Key point is sequencing (movement of the notes) as you tweak the sounds before I just layer and tweak hitting the keys or pad without movement of the notes.
Now with a sequence playing, lfos in sync, programming with Aksys as controller and organizer the sound designing possibilites are endless. Remember sound is movement of air pressure and notes are the pitches played back over time. No movement makes it very difficult to use the parameters of the Z8 engine. Sequence a pattern and tweak it till you got the sound you want. Once you are content save your favorite unqie program or patch.
AKSYS is the heart of all of this along with all the open parameters and windows displayed so you can see all of the information without getting lost with just the small window of the 4k itself.
Don`t sleep on the Aksys wake up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It`s like just using 30% of the 4k only the small window and drum programs like the previous mpcs.
Go for the other 65t o get 95%
Check for yourself.
no man some good tips there! seems like you just discovered a major treasure or something 
