Greets and Happy New Year!

I'm a newbie who is trying to set up a little recording setup. My needs are realy basic : I just need to be able to record midi via a keyboard and vox at the same time, to record to CD.

I bought a Delta 1010lt card and an M-Audio NOVA microphone. After setting everything up, my only problem is I get no sound whatsoever from my MIC. Midi in works fine, have the latest drivers for the 1010lt.

Do I need a preamp? I was under the impression that the 1010lt had a built in preamp?

I understand the M-Audio Nova needs "48V Phantom Power" - I have no idea what that means.

Any advice greatly appreciated - thanks so much!

Sean