My microphone barely picks up audio

I am new to Linux and loving it. Everything has been going really well except my laptop microphone barely picks up sound. On windows it works fine. When I plug in my headset the microphone on the headset works fine on. Why do you think this is happening? Thank you for your help.

Check the volume/level of the microphone, click the sound icon in the taskbar at bottom right of screen, and check here if it is properly configured.

Please post system information

inxi -Faxzy
sudo dmesg | grep snd 

The audio that is recorded is just static.

[alex@alex-blade ~]$ inxi -Faxzy
System:
Kernel: 5.9.8-2-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0  
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.9-x86_64  
root=UUID=bb3d873b-90bd-479a-8088-d3f167b2ca6e rw quiet apparmor=1

security=apparmor udev.log_priority=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.3 tk: Qt 5.15.1 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM  
Distro: Manjaro Linux  
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Razer product: Blade v: 3.04 serial: <filter>

Chassis: RAZER type: 10 serial: <filter>  
Mobo: RAZER model: RAZER v: 1.00 serial: <filter> UEFI: RAZER v: 3
.15
date: 12/22/2014  
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 87% condition: N/A volts: 12.0/N/A model: Razer
Betty
type: Unknown serial: <filter> status: Unknown  
CPU:
Info: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-4720HQ bits: 64 type: MT MCP  
arch: Haswell family: 6 model-id: 3C (60) stepping: 3 microcode: 2
8
L2 cache: 6144 KiB  
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx  
bogomips: 41519  
Speed: 798 MHz min/max: 800/3600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1208 2:
1085  
3: 849 4: 803 5: 1025 6: 811 7: 813 8: 1254  
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled  
Type: l1tf  
mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vul
nerable
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable  
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI  
Type: spec_store_bypass  
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccom
p
Type: spectre_v1  
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitizati
on
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditi
onal,
IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode  
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected  
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics driver:
i915  
v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0416  
Device-2: NVIDIA GM204M [GeForce GTX 970M] vendor: Razer USA drive
r: nouveau                                                           
v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:13d8  
Device-3: Realtek USB Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus ID: 2-
14:8
chip ID: 0bda:579f serial: <filter>  
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 compositor: kwin_x11  
driver: intel,modesetting,nouveau alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa display
ID: :0                                                              
screens: 1  
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 6400x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1692x285mm (66.6x11
.2")
s-diag: 1716mm (67.6")  
Monitor-1: eDP1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 157 size: 310x170mm (12
.2x6.7")
diag: 354mm (13.9")  
Monitor-2: HDMI1 res: 2560x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 81 size: 800x340mm (31
.5x13.4")
diag: 869mm (34.2")  
Monitor-3: DVI-I-2-1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 96  
size: 509x286mm (20.0x11.3") diag: 584mm (23")  
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 4600 (HSW GT2)  
v: 4.5 Mesa 20.2.2 compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes  
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio  
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:03.0 chip ID: 8086:0c0c

Device-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio vendor:
Razer USA  
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:8c20

Device-3: DisplayLink Plugable USB3-3900DHE type: USB  
driver: cdc_ncm,snd-usb-audio,usbfs bus ID: 4-1:5 chip ID: 17e9:43
24
serial: <filter>  
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.9.8-2-MANJARO  
Network:
Device-1: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: e000

bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 8086:08b1  
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>  
IF-ID-1: enp0s20u1i5 state: down mac: <filter>  
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.29 TiB used: 59.62 GiB (2.5%)  
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.  
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: MZNTE512HMJH-00000 size: 476
.94 GiB
block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial:
<filter>  
rev: 300Q scheme: GPT  
ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Seagate model: Expansion size: 1.
82 TiB
block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B serial: <filter> rev:
9300
scheme: MBR  
Partition:
ID-1: / raw size: 150.43 GiB size: 147.07 GiB (97.77%)  
used: 59.59 GiB (40.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5  
Swap:
Alert: No Swap data was found.  
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 61.0 C mobo: 27.8 C gpu: nouveau temp: 4
4.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A  
Info:
Processes: 367 Uptime: 1d 20h 07m Memory: 15.56 GiB used: 4.76 GiB
(30.6%)
Init: systemd v: 246 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0 Packages: 1270 pacman:
1260  
lib: 342 flatpak: 0 snap: 10 Shell: Bash v: 5.0.18 running in: kon
sole
inxi: 3.1.08  
[alex@alex-blade ~]$ sudo dmesg | grep snd  
[sudo] password for alex:
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_wdm videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2 btrtl evdi(OE) btbcm hid_generi
c videobuf2_common btintel snd_usb_audio videodev bluetooth snd_usbm
idi_lib snd_rawmidi cdc_ncm snd_seq_device cdc_ether uas usbhid usbn
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d_hda_codec_realtek i2c_algo_bit cmdlinepart snd_hda_codec_generic s
nd_soc_rt5640 irqbypass nls_iso8859_1 squashfs intel_spi_platform cr
ct10dif_pclmul ledtrig_audio snd_soc_rl6231 nls_cp437 crc32_pclmul i
ntel_spi ghash_clmulni_intel vfat aesni_intel snd_hda_intel iwlwifi
mei_hdcp snd_intel_dspcfg spi_nor fat drm_kms_helper
[105013.556071]  snd_soc_core iTCO_wdt crypto_simd snd_hda_codec mtd
intel_pmc_bxt cec cryptd iTCO_vendor_support glue_helper mxm_wmi ra
pl loop cfg80211 rc_core intel_gtt snd_compress snd_hda_core mei_me
syscopyarea ac97_bus sysfillrect intel_cstate snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_
hwdep sysimgblt i2c_i801 mei intel_uncore snd_pcm fb_sys_fops tpm_cr
b rfkill i2c_smbus pcspkr lpc_ich snd_timer snd tpm_tis tpm_tis_core
evdev battery soundcore ac wmi mac_hid tpm rng_core uinput vboxnetf
lt(OE) vboxnetadp(OE) vboxdrv(OE) drm msr sg crypto_user agpgart ip_
tables x_tables ext4 crc32c_generic crc16 mbcache jbd2 xhci_pci crc3
2c_intel xhci_hcd ehci_pci ehci_hcd
[132309.220968] Modules linked in: ccm rfcomm fuse cmac algif_hash i
nput_leds algif_skcipher mousedev af_alg hid_rmi joydev rmi_core ser
io hid_multitouch bnep uvcvideo btusb cdc_mbim videobuf2_vmalloc cdc
_wdm videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2 btrtl evdi(OE) btbcm hid_generi
c videobuf2_common btintel snd_usb_audio videodev bluetooth snd_usbm
idi_lib snd_rawmidi cdc_ncm snd_seq_device cdc_ether uas usbhid usbn
et mc mii hid usb_storage ecdh_generic ecc ebtable_filter ebtables i
p6table_filter ip6_tables iptable_filter snd_hda_codec_hdmi intel_ra
pl_msr intel_rapl_common nouveau iwlmvm x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_p
owerclamp coretemp i915 kvm_intel mac80211 ttm kvm libarc4 ofpart sn
d_hda_codec_realtek i2c_algo_bit cmdlinepart snd_hda_codec_generic s
nd_soc_rt5640 irqbypass nls_iso8859_1 squashfs intel_spi_platform cr
ct10dif_pclmul ledtrig_audio snd_soc_rl6231 nls_cp437 crc32_pclmul i
ntel_spi ghash_clmulni_intel vfat aesni_intel snd_hda_intel iwlwifi
mei_hdcp snd_intel_dspcfg spi_nor fat drm_kms_helper
[132309.220992]  snd_soc_core iTCO_wdt crypto_simd snd_hda_codec mtd
intel_pmc_bxt cec cryptd iTCO_vendor_support glue_helper mxm_wmi ra
pl loop cfg80211 rc_core intel_gtt snd_compress snd_hda_core mei_me
syscopyarea ac97_bus sysfillrect intel_cstate snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_
hwdep sysimgblt i2c_i801 mei intel_uncore snd_pcm fb_sys_fops tpm_cr
b rfkill i2c_smbus pcspkr lpc_ich snd_timer snd tpm_tis tpm_tis_core
evdev battery soundcore ac wmi mac_hid tpm rng_core uinput vboxnetf
lt(OE) vboxnetadp(OE) vboxdrv(OE) drm msr sg crypto_user agpgart ip_
tables x_tables ext4 crc32c_generic crc16 mbcache jbd2 xhci_pci crc3
2c_intel xhci_hcd ehci_pci ehci_hcd
[132309.221071] Modules linked in: ccm rfcomm fuse cmac algif_hash i
nput_leds algif_skcipher mousedev af_alg hid_rmi joydev rmi_core ser
io hid_multitouch bnep uvcvideo btusb cdc_mbim videobuf2_vmalloc cdc
_wdm videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2 btrtl evdi(OE) btbcm hid_generi
c videobuf2_common btintel snd_usb_audio videodev bluetooth snd_usbm
idi_lib snd_rawmidi cdc_ncm snd_seq_device cdc_ether uas usbhid usbn
et mc mii hid usb_storage ecdh_generic ecc ebtable_filter ebtables i
p6table_filter ip6_tables iptable_filter snd_hda_codec_hdmi intel_ra
pl_msr intel_rapl_common nouveau iwlmvm x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_p
owerclamp coretemp i915 kvm_intel mac80211 ttm kvm libarc4 ofpart sn
d_hda_codec_realtek i2c_algo_bit cmdlinepart snd_hda_codec_generic s
nd_soc_rt5640 irqbypass nls_iso8859_1 squashfs intel_spi_platform cr
ct10dif_pclmul ledtrig_audio snd_soc_rl6231 nls_cp437 crc32_pclmul i
ntel_spi ghash_clmulni_intel vfat aesni_intel snd_hda_intel iwlwifi
mei_hdcp snd_intel_dspcfg spi_nor fat drm_kms_helper
[132309.221086]  snd_soc_core iTCO_wdt crypto_simd snd_hda_codec mtd
intel_pmc_bxt cec cryptd iTCO_vendor_support glue_helper mxm_wmi ra
pl loop cfg80211 rc_core intel_gtt snd_compress snd_hda_core mei_me
syscopyarea ac97_bus sysfillrect intel_cstate snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_
hwdep sysimgblt i2c_i801 mei intel_uncore snd_pcm fb_sys_fops tpm_cr
b rfkill i2c_smbus pcspkr lpc_ich snd_timer snd tpm_tis tpm_tis_core
evdev battery soundcore ac wmi mac_hid tpm rng_core uinput vboxnetf
lt(OE) vboxnetadp(OE) vboxdrv(OE) drm msr sg crypto_user agpgart ip_
tables x_tables ext4 crc32c_generic crc16 mbcache jbd2 xhci_pci crc3
2c_intel xhci_hcd ehci_pci ehci_hcd
[132309.483423] Modules linked in: ccm rfcomm fuse cmac algif_hash i
nput_leds algif_skcipher mousedev af_alg hid_rmi joydev rmi_core ser
io hid_multitouch bnep uvcvideo btusb cdc_mbim videobuf2_vmalloc cdc
_wdm videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2 btrtl evdi(OE) btbcm hid_generi
c videobuf2_common btintel snd_usb_audio videodev bluetooth snd_usbm
idi_lib snd_rawmidi cdc_ncm snd_seq_device cdc_ether uas usbhid usbn
et mc mii hid usb_storage ecdh_generic ecc ebtable_filter ebtables i
p6table_filter ip6_tables iptable_filter snd_hda_codec_hdmi intel_ra
pl_msr intel_rapl_common nouveau iwlmvm x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_p
owerclamp coretemp i915 kvm_intel mac80211 ttm kvm libarc4 ofpart sn
d_hda_codec_realtek i2c_algo_bit cmdlinepart snd_hda_codec_generic s
nd_soc_rt5640 irqbypass nls_iso8859_1 squashfs intel_spi_platform cr
ct10dif_pclmul ledtrig_audio snd_soc_rl6231 nls_cp437 crc32_pclmul i
ntel_spi ghash_clmulni_intel vfat aesni_intel snd_hda_intel iwlwifi
mei_hdcp snd_intel_dspcfg spi_nor fat drm_kms_helper
[132309.483448]  snd_soc_core iTCO_wdt crypto_simd snd_hda_codec mtd
intel_pmc_bxt cec cryptd iTCO_vendor_support glue_helper mxm_wmi ra
pl loop cfg80211 rc_core intel_gtt snd_compress snd_hda_core mei_me
syscopyarea ac97_bus sysfillrect intel_cstate snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_
hwdep sysimgblt i2c_i801 mei intel_uncore snd_pcm fb_sys_fops tpm_cr
b rfkill i2c_smbus pcspkr lpc_ich snd_timer snd tpm_tis tpm_tis_core
evdev battery soundcore ac wmi mac_hid tpm rng_core uinput vboxnetf
lt(OE) vboxnetadp(OE) vboxdrv(OE) drm msr sg crypto_user agpgart ip_
tables x_tables ext4 crc32c_generic crc16 mbcache jbd2 xhci_pci crc3
2c_intel xhci_hcd ehci_pci ehci_hcd