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Vox installs a virtual microphone on macOS. Any app that lets you choose an input device can record from your Vox device, including apps that have never heard of Vox.
This is Mac only. iOS does not allow it. See Vox on Mac vs iPhone.

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Selecting it

1

Make sure your device is connected

Open Vox and check the connection state.
2

Open the other app's audio settings

Look for Input, Microphone, or Audio source.
3

Choose Vox

Choose Vox.
The microphone activates on demand. When no app is listening, it does nothing, so leaving it selected costs no battery.

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Where you will find the setting

Setting Vox as the system-wide input in System Settings affects every app at once, including ones you would rather leave on the built-in microphone. Setting it per app is usually the better move.

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Troubleshooting

In Vox, open Settings, then Vox audio. If the driver is not installed, click Install Vox audio driver and then Install. If it is installed but macOS has not loaded it, click Reload Vox audio driver, then Reload audio. macOS may also require approval in Privacy & Security.
Check that the device is connected in Vox, and that the app has microphone permission in System Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Microphone.
Test Vox in a quiet environment first so you understand the limits of dictation. As a rule of thumb, speak louder when there is a lot of noise, but you should still be able to speak quietly enough that a person three feet away cannot hear you.
Vox alerts you when the driver needs to be reinstalled or updated. Follow that prompt, or open Settings → Vox audio and use the driver action shown there.