Plug your Samson microphone into your computer. If your microphone has a USB output, simply insert it into an open USB port on your computer. If your microphone has an XLR output, insert one end of an XLR cable into your microphone and the other end into a USB audio interface. Plug the interface into an open USB port on your computer.
Open Cool Edit Pro. Select "File," then "New" to create a new project. Click on the toggle view button to change to single track view. This is a small button that looks like a sound wave at the top left of the screen. Click this until just one track is showing.
Click the record button to begin recording. This is the small, circular red button at the bottom left of the screen.
Speak into your Samson microphone until you are finished. Make sure to speak clearly. The levels of your recording will be shown to you at the bottom of the screen; use these as a guide.
Press the stop button when you are finished recording. This is a small, square button at the bottom left of the screen. Select "File," then "Save As" to save your recording.