ld10k1 is server part - linker - it must run to use loader There must be exactly one instance for one emu10k1 based card wich you want use. Parameters: -h or --help Prints short help message -c num or --card num Use card number num - ld10k1 will use device with name hw:0 example: ld10k1 -c 1 Use card 1 -p name or --pipe_name name ld10k1 will listen on named socked name. This socket is used for communication with lo10k1. Default is /tmp/.ld10k1_port -t size or --tram_size size Initialize initial TRAM size to size size. Size is rounded up to next valid value. Size is in samples and can be one of 0 - external tram is disabled, 1 - 16384, 2 - 32768, 3 - 65536, 4 - 131072, 5 - 262144, 6 -524288, 7 - 1048576, 8 - 1048576. For Audigy 1, Audigy 2 you need patch from patch directory, because current ALSA version doesn't supports TRAM on these cards. example: ld10k1 -t 7 -n or --network ld10k1 default uses named socket, this switch to use network socket. You can use --port options to define port to listen --port portnum listen on port portnum. -d or --daemon ld10k1 runs as daemon.