Front panel in and out + input not working

hello, i am having two problems (ryzen 7950x, msi650 carbon):

inxi -Fazy:

System:
  Kernel: 6.4.0-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.1.1
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-6.4-x86_64
    root=UUID=17733196-0c6d-4e28-af01-ec1ff564e0a2 rw rootflags=subvol=@
    amdgpu.sg_display=0 quiet
    cryptdevice=UUID=bf491c1a-fca9-4627-b76e-30547d6b8893:luks-bf491c1a-fca9-4627-b76e-30547d6b8893
    root=/dev/mapper/luks-bf491c1a-fca9-4627-b76e-30547d6b8893 apparmor=1
    security=apparmor udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: sway v: 1.8.1 info: waybar vt: 2 dm: greetd Distro: Manjaro Linux
    base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: MPG B650 CARBON WIFI (MS-7D74) v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 1.50
    date: 05/24/2023
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4 gen: 5
    level: v4 note: check built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm) family: 0x19 (25)
    model-id: 0x61 (97) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA601203
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 16 tpc: 2 threads: 32 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 2 MiB desc: d-32x32 KiB; i-32x32 KiB L2: 32 MiB desc: 32x1024 KiB
    L3: 1024 MiB desc: 32x32 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3287 high: 5549 min/max: 3000/5880 boost: enabled
    scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 5549 2: 3000
    3: 3000 4: 3113 5: 3000 6: 3000 7: 3000 8: 3000 9: 4500 10: 2880 11: 3000
    12: 3000 13: 3000 14: 3000 15: 3000 16: 3000 17: 5498 18: 3000 19: 3000
    20: 3000 21: 2774 22: 3000 23: 4500 24: 3000 25: 3000 26: 3000 27: 3000
    28: 3000 29: 3000 30: 3000 31: 2876 32: 4500 bogomips: 288104
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS, IBPB: conditional,
    RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Raphael vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: amdgpu v: kernel
    arch: RDNA-2 code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4
    speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3
    bus-ID: 10:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:164e class-ID: 0300 temp: 44.0 C
  Display: wayland server: Xwayland v: 23.1.1 compositor: sway v: 1.8.1
    driver: gpu: amdgpu display-ID: 1
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 model: LG (GoldStar) Ultra HD serial: <filter>
    built: 2017 res: 3840x2160 hz: 60 dpi: 163 gamma: 1.2 scale: 1
    size: 600x340mm (23.62x13.39") diag: 690mm (27.2") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 3840x2160 min: 640x480
  Message: No known Wayland EGL/GBM data sources. API: EGL/GBM
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 10:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 10:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Micro Star USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-6:4
    chip-ID: 0db0:70d3 class-ID: 0300
  API: ALSA v: k6.4.0-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api
    tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
  Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.70 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 0b:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp11s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter
    driver: N/A modules: mt7921e pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1
    bus-ID: 0c:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0616 class-ID: 0280
  IF-ID-1: br-84dba6852f33 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-2: br-d91a7e7b23be state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-3: docker0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: MediaTek Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.1
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-7:6 chip-ID: 0e8d:0616
    class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 3 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.82 TiB used: 35.63 GiB (1.9%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 990 PRO 2TB
    size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 3B2QJXD7 temp: 39.9 C
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%) used: 35.63 GiB (1.9%)
    fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0
    mapped: luks-bf491c1a-fca9-4627-b76e-30547d6b8893
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 720 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 35.63 GiB (1.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0
    mapped: luks-bf491c1a-fca9-4627-b76e-30547d6b8893
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
    used: 35.63 GiB (1.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0
    mapped: luks-bf491c1a-fca9-4627-b76e-30547d6b8893
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 52.5 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 44.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 565 Uptime: 1d 22h 47m wakeups: 3 Memory: available: 61.96 GiB
  used: 10.27 GiB (16.6%) Init: systemd v: 253 default: graphical
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.1.1 clang: 15.0.7 Packages: pm: pacman
  pkgs: 932 libs: 292 tools: pamac,yay Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: tmux:
  inxi: 3.3.27
aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Audio [USB Audio], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Audio [USB Audio], device 1: USB Audio [USB Audio #1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Audio [USB Audio], device 2: USB Audio [USB Audio #2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Audio [USB Audio], device 3: USB Audio [USB Audio #3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [LG Ultra HD]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

problems

1. microphone input not working

i connected the mic to the rear panel mic port (not line port)

pavucontrol shows the sound bar moving. seems to be moving alongside the audio i am playing (hearing correctly on the L-OUT plug).

this is how i set it up:
profile: digital stereo (iec958) output + analog stereo input

tried different combinations, none of them working

2. front panel input and output not working

it is enabled in the bios but no audio in and out from the front panel.

how would you further debug this?

thank you in advance.