Here are steps for recording with Audacity:

1. Plug in your microphone
2. Open Audacity
3. Click on the Record button
4. Click on the Stop button when done
5. Chose File > Export as mp3

(Note: do not use special characters such as accents, quotes or commas in the name of the file)

Here are steps with recording with DL Recorder:

1. Plug in your microphone
2. Open DL Recorder
3. Click on the Record button
4. Click on the Record button again
5. Click on the Save button

(Note: do not use special characters such as accents, quotes or commas in the name of the file)