Noise when recording through new sm58 mic

Hi there
Just got an Sm58 to replace my crappy old mic. I have it plugged into a behringer ub502, which is in turn plugged into imic, and then into my Titanium PB G4 for recording using GB 3. The sound is great but there is noise, every time I record. It's like a crack or pop that comes sometimes every couple of seconds and sometimes every ten seconds or so. It's impossible to enjoy listening to anything with this noise, and I am having no luck getting rid of it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks in advance
dajama

Sorry, Dajama, I read a lot of threads here. I had seen your post mentioning the thing that shall not be mentioned and associated it with a different thread. An interface of some sort is obviously required, and the iMic, unless it's defective, should work fine with your set up (I used one myself a while back)
There were some lengthy discussions about USB interfaces and clicks and pops in the GB2 forum last year, but a common denominator was never found. I experienced it only once myself, and did not have a USB interface hooked up (only a USB keyboard, which could have been a common denominator, except I never saw the problem again after that single incident)
Sorry I don't have a useful suggestion B-(>

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