Sorry to say it man, but you NEED a preamp. Your mic will "work", but it will sound hella low, and quality won't be at it's peak. Here's why
Explaination of "What is Phantom power?":
http://www.tangible-technology.com/...er_connect.html
The Shure sm58 is a Dynamic mic so it doesn't "need" a preamp, but it's comparable to me, freakin my $5 cpu mic hella good, if you don't use one. SO...
Get this:
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_...USB-main-1.html
It's one of the best preamps for the dollar value, PLUS, it's got a USB connection for us cpu guys who mix via cool edit/cubase/acid/etc, rather than a mixing board. On M-Audio's site it's $179.00, but I looked on ebay and you can buy it now for $149. Or you can even bid at a lower cost.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...7313640741&rd=1
....your welcome.
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