I can hear sound through my headset, but there's no sound on my recordings

[cassienix00]

I got a v8 sound card for Christmas to record songs with. I’ve just now been able to use it because I needed headphones. It has a microphone that came with it. I can hear myself fine through the headset, but when I record, there’s no sound on the recording. A Realtek Audio Console thing window pops up when I plug it in, and there’s a Realtek option in Audacity, but I’m not sure if that’s the computer or the sound card. So I either need help to connect it to Audacity, or help being able to record sound. TIA

[jademan]

@cassienix00

So I either need help to connect it to Audacity, or help being able to record sound. TIA

You might need to Turn on app permissions for your microphone in Windows 10 - Microsoft Support