Recording with built-in iMac mic

I want to record a phone conversation for an interview. The person will be on speaker-phone so I'll need to use the built-in iMac mic. Very simple, but I'm new to the iMac.
How would I do this? Is GarageBand even the program I would use?
thx

intel:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#intelinternalmic
PPC:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#internalmiconppc

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