Recommended equipment for recording auto stories

[john102m]

Hi,

a friend of mine thinks about creating a (german) audio story.
Unfortunately I'm a computer geek, and she is more the point-and-click computer user. Additionally, I don't have any experience wrt. recording speech.
Thus I need hints:
- which computer programs are recommended? I.e. simple to use, preferably free. She has Windows XP on her computer.
- which microphone? Is the micro from a headset sufficient?

Thanks,
John

 

[CrimsonMaiden]

I use Audacity. It's free and fairly easy to use. And yes, the microphone that comes with a headset is sufficient.