okay thanks all.

Sorry im a bit of a nob just started using linux last night. I shall give this a go in the Konsole later, if that doesnt work i will try it in the root console.

So to get to the directory i just type in the Konsole: cd emu10k1-v0.20a

and then once that is done i type: ./configure
make
make install

Cheers for both of your helps hopefully i can have my beloved sound back without having to use the cd's config