Fresh install no sound even though it shows all of my audio devices as functioning

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newbie here
im pretty much lost at this point

System:
Kernel: 5.9.16-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.9-x86_64
root=UUID=e0469603-de91-45bc-bf7a-68e6db57f458 ro quiet apparmor=1
security=apparmor udev.log_priority=3
Desktop: Xfce 4.14.3 tk: Gtk 3.24.23 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4
dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Manjaro Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: MSI model: Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) v: 1.0
serial: UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: 2.9 date: 08/28/2015
CPU:
Info: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-4460 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Haswell
family: 6 model-id: 3C (60) stepping: 3 microcode: 28 L2 cache: 6 MiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
bogomips: 25608
Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/3400 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800
4: 800
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf
mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT disabled
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional,
IBRS_FW, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: nvidia v: 455.45.01 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm bus ID: 01:00.0
chip ID: 10de:13c2
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 driver: nvidia display ID: :0.0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x286mm (20.0x11.3")
s-diag: 583mm (23")
Monitor-1: HDMI-0 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 94 size: 521x293mm (20.5x11.5")
diag: 598mm (23.5")
OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 970/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 455.45.01
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 9 Series Family HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:8ca0
Device-2: NVIDIA GM204 High Definition Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0fbb
Device-3: C-Media Blue Snowball type: USB
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus ID: 2-4:3 chip ID: 0d8c:0005
serial:
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.9.16-1-MANJARO
Network:
Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: alx v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 03:00.0
chip ID: 1969:e091
IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac:
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.96 TiB used: 9.6 GiB (0.5%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
serial: rev: 4B6Q
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EZEX-75M2NA0
size: 931.51 GiB block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
serial: rev: 1A01
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 120GB
size: 111.79 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
serial: rev: 2B6Q
ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 type: USB model: Mass Storage Device
size: 29.81 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B serial:
rev: 1.00
Partition:
ID-1: / raw size: 494.49 GiB size: 485.73 GiB (98.23%) used: 9.6 GiB (2.0%)
fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap:
Alert: No Swap data was found.
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8 C mobo: 27.8 C gpu: nvidia temp: 59 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0%
Info:
Processes: 201 Uptime: 2m wakeups: 0 Memory: 7.72 GiB used: 1.8 GiB (23.3%)
Init: systemd v: 247 Compilers: gcc: N/A Packages: pacman: 1127 lib: 369
flatpak: 0 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.0 running in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.2.01

i did sof-firmware and switched to the lts kernel and it still doesn’t work
alsa mixer looks like its all functional and and the audio thing on the panel shows its fine
i would really appreciate some help

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Please post the output of pa-info.

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im probably missing something but it says it exceeds the character limit,and i cant link a text file

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Well, then just pactl list cards.

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Card #0
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Owner Module: 6
Properties:
alsa.card = “1”
alsa.card_name = “HDA NVidia”
alsa.long_card_name = “HDA NVidia at 0xef080000 irq 17”
alsa.driver_name = “snd_hda_intel”
device.bus_path = “pci-0000:01:00.1”
sysfs.path = “/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1”
device.bus = “pci”
device.vendor.id = “10de”
device.vendor.name = “NVIDIA Corporation”
device.product.id = “0fbb”
device.product.name = “GM204 High Definition Audio Controller”
device.string = “1”
device.description = “GM204 High Definition Audio Controller”
module-udev-detect.discovered = “1”
device.icon_name = “audio-card-pci”
Profiles:
output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra5: Digital Stereo (HDMI 6) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra5: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 6) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra5: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 6) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra6: Digital Stereo (HDMI 7) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra6: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 7) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra6: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 7) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
Active Profile: off
Ports:
hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “video-display”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo, output:hdmi-surround, output:hdmi-surround71
hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “video-display”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1
hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “video-display”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2
hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (type: HDMI, priority: 5600, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “video-display”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra3, output:hdmi-surround-extra3, output:hdmi-surround71-extra3
hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (type: HDMI, priority: 5500, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “video-display”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra4, output:hdmi-surround-extra4, output:hdmi-surround71-extra4
hdmi-output-5: HDMI / DisplayPort 6 (type: HDMI, priority: 5400, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “video-display”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra5, output:hdmi-surround-extra5, output:hdmi-surround71-extra5
hdmi-output-6: HDMI / DisplayPort 7 (type: HDMI, priority: 5300, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “video-display”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra6, output:hdmi-surround-extra6, output:hdmi-surround71-extra6

Card #1
Name: alsa_card.usb-BLUE_MICROPHONE_Blue_Snowball_AYM_2018_05_04_53482-00
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Owner Module: 7
Properties:
alsa.card = “2”
alsa.card_name = “Blue Snowball”
alsa.long_card_name = “BLUE MICROPHONE Blue Snowball at usb-0000:00:14.0-4, full speed”
alsa.driver_name = “snd_usb_audio”
device.bus_path = “pci-0000:00:14.0-usb-0:4:1.0”
sysfs.path = “/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-4/2-4:1.0/sound/card2”
udev.id = “usb-BLUE_MICROPHONE_Blue_Snowball_AYM_2018_05_04_53482-00”
device.bus = “usb”
device.vendor.id = “0d8c”
device.vendor.name = “C-Media Electronics, Inc.”
device.product.id = “0005”
device.product.name = “Blue Snowball”
device.serial = “BLUE_MICROPHONE_Blue_Snowball_AYM_2018_05_04_53482”
device.string = “2”
device.description = “Blue Snowball”
module-udev-detect.discovered = “1”
device.icon_name = “audio-card-usb”
Profiles:
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: yes)
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
Active Profile: input:analog-stereo
Ports:
analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “audio-input-microphone”
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo

Card #2
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Owner Module: 8
Properties:
alsa.card = “0”
alsa.card_name = “HDA Intel PCH”
alsa.long_card_name = “HDA Intel PCH at 0xef210000 irq 32”
alsa.driver_name = “snd_hda_intel”
device.bus_path = “pci-0000:00:1b.0”
sysfs.path = “/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0”
device.bus = “pci”
device.vendor.id = “8086”
device.vendor.name = “Intel Corporation”
device.product.id = “8ca0”
device.product.name = “9 Series Chipset Family HD Audio Controller”
device.form_factor = “internal”
device.string = “0”
device.description = “Built-in Audio”
module-udev-detect.discovered = “1”
device.icon_name = “audio-card-pci”
Profiles:
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6565, available: yes)
output:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 2.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: no)
output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 2.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: no)
output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: no)
output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1265, available: no)
output:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: no)
output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: no)
output:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 5.0 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: no)
output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1265, available: no)
output:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 5.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: no)
output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: no)
output:analog-surround-71: Analog Surround 7.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: no)
output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 7.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1265, available: no)
output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5500, available: yes)
output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5565, available: yes)
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
Active Profile: output:analog-stereo
Ports:
analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8500, latency offset: 0 usec, available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “audio-input-microphone”
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8200, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “audio-input-microphone”
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-linein: Line In (type: Line, priority: 8100, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-lineout: Line Out (type: Line, priority: 9000, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-71, output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, latency offset: 0 usec, available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “audio-headphones”
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
Part of profile(s): output:iec958-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo

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