hi..people.. i bought a m-audio fast track usb.. i supposed you all know what that is.. i have a problem.. I'm not sure if it has a phantom power..48V coz i bought an XLR mic..and i tried using it.. there is no signal at all..nothing..what should i do? i already configured everything in my laptop.. the audio settings all that things..but still i cannot have a signal..

I was trying to lay down some guitar, the tone out of my amp was great. I have tried running the guitar through a pedal straight into the M-Audio interface and also from the amp into it, both times the tone of the guitar sounds really staticky/dirty...especially on higher notes. Does anyone know why this is?