USB headset microphone stopped working

I lost my microphone on Laptop Lenovo L580.
All I remember I installed Discord and Blender and connected a new USB C dock with audio jack.
As far as I can tell, next day when i turned on my computer I had no microphones in audio settings.

I googled the solution and added a line into /etc/pulse/default.pa
load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:0,0

That made microphone work again but not the usb headset microphone.
I tried adding another line to the file
load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:1,0
Desnt work.
arecord -l

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC257 Analog [ALC257 Analog]
 Subdevices: 1/1
 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Device [USB Audio Device], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
 Subdevices: 0/1
 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

My audio devices with usb headset UNPLUGGED

My audio devices with usb headset PLUGGED

There is sound on my headset although the radiobutton is not selected.
No microphone.

Now I’m pretty sure it worked so i booted live Manjaro KDE 21.1.6
Everything works in live.
When I plug in usb headset, a new playback device and a new recording device appear. They are named USB something and are automatically selected.

I saved the default.pa file from live version and is exactly the same as installed version minus my edits.

I don’t know if something got updated and broke. My software says i’m up to date.
Help?

Maybe try to disconnect this as a test.

I did that of course. Screenshots were taken without the dock connected and I have not trying connecting the dock since.

see if this works →

I installed sof-firmware. Nothing changed.
Deleted the default.pa line and micropfone is gone.

This is my pulse/pipewire situation

Also inxi -Fazy report:

System:
  Kernel: 5.13.19-2-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.13-x86_64
    root=UUID=77d12707-58a8-443a-a197-ef30f0f6f19b rw quiet apparmor=1
    security=apparmor udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.23.4 tk: Qt 5.15.2 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
    Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20LW000VSC v: ThinkPad L580
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: 20LW000VSC v: SDK0J40697 WIN
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: R0QET63W (1.40 )
    date: 08/05/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 27.6 Wh (69.0%) condition: 40.0/45.7 Wh (87.6%)
    volts: 12.4 min: 11.1 model: SMP 01AV465 type: Li-poly serial: <filter>
    status: Charging cycles: 93
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-8250U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake
    family: 6 model-id: 0x8E (142) stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xEA
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
    L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 852 high: 900 min/max: 400/3400 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 817
    5: 900 6: 900 7: 900 8: 900 bogomips: 28808
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf
    mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  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: conditional, RSB filling
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:5917 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Chicony Integrated Camera (1280x720@30) type: USB
    driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-7:4 chip-ID: 04f2:b604 class-ID: 0e02
    serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.21.1.2 compositor: kwin_x11 driver:
    loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x2520 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 675x665mm (26.6x26.2")
    s-diag: 948mm (37.3")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 142
    size: 344x193mm (13.5x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5")
  Monitor-2: HDMI-1 res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 93
    size: 698x393mm (27.5x15.5") diag: 801mm (31.5")
  Message: Unable to show advanced data. Required tool glxinfo missing.
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Lenovo
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl bus-ID: 00:1f.3
    chip-ID: 8086:9d71 class-ID: 0403
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.13.19-2-MANJARO running: yes
  Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.19 running: no
  Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: yes
  Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.40 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e v: kernel
    port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15d8 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:24fd class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp6s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 1-6:6 chip-ID: 8087:0a2b class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 36.41 GiB (3.9%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
    model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
    rev: 3B2QEXM7 temp: 27.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 200.2 GiB size: 195.99 GiB (97.90%)
    used: 24.44 GiB (12.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 512 MiB size: 511 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 27.7 MiB (5.4%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C pch: 36.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): fan-1: 0
Info:
  Processes: 299 Uptime: 3m wakeups: 122 Memory: 15.4 GiB
  used: 2.38 GiB (15.4%) Init: systemd v: 249 tool: systemctl Compilers:
  gcc: 11.1.0 clang: 13.0.0 Packages: 1416 pacman: 1399 lib: 357 flatpak: 7
  snap: 10 Shell: Zsh v: 5.8 default: Bash v: 5.1.12 running-in: konsole
  inxi: 3.3.11

you have manjaro-pulseaudio so you need to diable pipewire as both can’t run together:

systemctl disable --user pipewire-pulse.service && systemctl disable --user pipewire-pulse.socket

This is inxi -Fazy from live iso KDE 21-1-6:

System:
  Kernel: 5.13.19-2-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
  parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=hr tz=UTC
  misobasedir=manjaro misolabel=MANJARO_KDE_2116 quiet systemd.show_status=1
  apparmor=1 security=apparmor driver=free nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1
  radeon.modeset=1
  Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.22.5 tk: Qt 5.15.2 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
  Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20LW000VSC v: ThinkPad L580
  serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: 20LW000VSC v: SDK0J40697 WIN serial: <filter>
  UEFI: LENOVO v: R0QET63W (1.40 ) date: 08/05/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 33.7 Wh (84.2%) condition: 40.0/45.7 Wh (87.6%)
  volts: 12.4 min: 11.1 model: SMP 01AV465 type: Li-poly serial: <filter>
  status: Charging cycles: 94
CPU:
  Info: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-8250U bits: 64 type: MT MCP
  arch: Kaby Lake note: check family: 6 model-id: 8E (142) stepping: A (10)
  microcode: D6 cache: L2: 6 MiB
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  bogomips: 28808
  Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 400/3400 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800
  4: 800 5: 800 6: 799 7: 800 8: 800
  Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf
  mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  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: conditional, RSB filling
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel
  bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:5917 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Chicony Integrated Camera (1280x720@30) type: USB driver: uvcvideo
  bus-ID: 1-7:4 chip-ID: 04f2:b604 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 compositor: kwin_x11 driver:
  loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 4480x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1182x380mm (46.5x15.0")
  s-diag: 1242mm (48.9")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 142 size: 344x193mm (13.5x7.6")
  diag: 394mm (15.5")
  Monitor-2: HDMI-1 res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 93 size: 698x393mm (27.5x15.5")
  diag: 801mm (31.5")
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.2.3
  direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Lenovo
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl bus-ID: 00:1f.3
  chip-ID: 8086:9d71 class-ID: 0403
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.13.19-2-MANJARO running: yes
  Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.19 running: no
  Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: yes
  Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.38 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e v: kernel
  port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15d8 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
  bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:24fd class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp6s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
  bus-ID: 1-6:6 chip-ID: 8087:0a2b class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.36 TiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
  model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
  logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
  rev: 3B2QEXM7 temp: 28.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 type: USB vendor: Toshiba model: ATA MQ01ABF0
  size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A
  serial: <filter> rev: 1J scheme: MBR
Partition:
  Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): fan-1: 0
Info:
  Processes: 254 Uptime: 1m wakeups: 205 Memory: 15.4 GiB
  used: 1.8 GiB (11.7%) Init: systemd v: 249 tool: systemctl Compilers:
  gcc: N/A Packages: pacman: 1234 lib: 333 flatpak: 0 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.8
  running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.07

This is inxi -Fazy from live iso KDE 21-2-0:

System:
  Kernel: 5.15.7-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=hr tz=UTC
    misobasedir=manjaro misolabel=MANJARO_KDE_2120 quiet systemd.show_status=1
    apparmor=1 security=apparmor driver=free nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1
    radeon.modeset=1
  Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.23.4 tk: Qt 5.15.2 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
    Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20LW000VSC v: ThinkPad L580
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: 20LW000VSC v: SDK0J40697 WIN
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: R0QET63W (1.40 )
    date: 08/05/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 33.9 Wh (84.7%) condition: 40.0/45.7 Wh (87.6%)
    volts: 12.1 min: 11.1 model: SMP 01AV465 type: Li-poly serial: <filter>
    status: N/A cycles: 94
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-8250U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake
    family: 6 model-id: 0x8E (142) stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xD6
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
    L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 400/3400 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800
    8: 800 bogomips: 28808
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf
    mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  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: conditional, RSB filling
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:5917 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Chicony Integrated Camera (1280x720@30) type: USB
    driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-7:4 chip-ID: 04f2:b604 class-ID: 0e02
    serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.org 1.21.1.2 compositor: kwin_x11 driver:
    loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa resolution: <missing: xdpyinfo>
  Message: Unable to show advanced data. Required tool glxinfo missing.
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Lenovo
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl bus-ID: 00:1f.3
    chip-ID: 8086:9d71 class-ID: 0403
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.7-1-MANJARO running: yes
  Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.19 running: no
  Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: yes
  Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.40 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e v: kernel
    port: N/A bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15d8 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:24fd class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp6s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 1-6:6 chip-ID: 8087:0a2b class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.36 TiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
    model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
    rev: 3B2QEXM7 temp: 31.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 type: USB vendor: Toshiba model: ATA MQ01ABF0
    size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A
    serial: <filter> rev: 1J scheme: MBR
Partition:
  Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 50.0 C pch: 45.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): fan-1: 0
Info:
  Processes: 260 Uptime: 1m wakeups: 633 Memory: 15.4 GiB used: 2 GiB (13.0%)
  Init: systemd v: 249 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: N/A Packages:
  pacman: 1230 lib: 332 flatpak: 0 Shell: Zsh v: 5.8 default: Bash v: 5.1.12
  running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.11

This is my audio settings on live iso KDE 21.2.0:

Integrated Microphone and usb headset work out of the box.

I will try disabling pipewire but both live versions just work and my installation from iso 21.1.6 also worked. Something is not right here.

Edit: I ran the commands:

    ~  systemctl disable --user pipewire-pulse.service                                                                             1 ✘ 
Failed to disable unit: Unit file pipewire-pulse.service does not exist.
    ~  systemctl disable --user pipewire-pulse.socket                                                                              1 ✘ 
Failed to disable unit: Unit file pipewire-pulse.socket does not exist.

what’s this for?

I followed Arch pulse audio troubleshooting

Added line to the /etc/pulse/default.pa

load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:0,0

That made my integrated microphone come back. I did not have any microphones.
That line i removed so I have the clean file when testing solutions.
…Sorry hw:0,0 not 1,0.
…1,0 was my stupid attempt to get headset mic to work by adding a second line.

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pipewire-pulse.service is not present because pipewire-pulse is not installed to replace PulseAudio

Use this command to stop PipeWire server running:

systemctl --user disable --now pipewire.socket pipewire.service && systemctl --user mask pipewire.socket

live iso KDE 21-1-6 has kernel 5.13.19-2-MANJARO which is no longer supported in Manjaro

live iso KDE 21-2-0 is showing legacy audio driver snd_hda_intel in use rather than Sound Open Firmware driver.
The internal digital microphone array is not supported by the legacy driver, but one of the microphones can be added as an analog device

Adding a static source for the USB microphone would seem like a logical thing to try if it worked for the internal audio

Please post more information to show how both devices are detected and configured in PulseAudio

pacmd dump && pacmd list-cards

Without USB headset:

pacmd dump && pacmd list-cards                                                                                                ✔ 
### Configuration dump generated at Fri Dec 24 15:36:28 2021

load-module module-device-restore
load-module module-stream-restore
load-module module-card-restore
load-module module-augment-properties
load-module module-switch-on-port-available
load-module module-udev-detect
load-module module-alsa-card device_id="0" name="pci-0000_00_1f.3" card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"
load-module module-jackdbus-detect channels=2
load-module module-bluetooth-policy
load-module module-bluetooth-discover
load-module module-bluez5-discover
load-module module-dbus-protocol
load-module module-native-protocol-unix
load-module module-gsettings
load-module module-default-device-restore
load-module module-always-sink
load-module module-intended-roles
load-module module-suspend-on-idle
load-module module-console-kit
load-module module-systemd-login
load-module module-position-event-sounds
load-module module-role-cork
load-module module-filter-heuristics
load-module module-filter-apply
load-module module-x11-publish display=:0 xauthority=/home/mario/.Xauthority
load-module module-x11-xsmp display=:0 xauthority=/home/mario/.Xauthority session_manager=local/Laheza:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/1148,unix/Laheza:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1148
load-module module-cli-protocol-unix

set-sink-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo 0x9999
set-sink-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo no
suspend-sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo yes

set-source-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor 0x10000
set-source-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor no
suspend-source alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor yes

set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 output:analog-stereo

set-default-sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
set-default-source alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor

### EOF
1 card(s) available.
    index: 0
        name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        owner module: 6
        properties:
                alsa.card = "0"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xe1348000 irq 143"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.vendor.id = "8086"
                device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
                device.product.id = "9d71"
                device.product.name = "Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio"
                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 (priority 32833, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 39268, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 39333, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 38668, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 38733, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
        active profile: <output:analog-stereo>
        sinks:
                alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#0: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
        sources:
                alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
        ports:
                analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (priority 8900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
                analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
                hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                                device.product.name = "PL3271Q"
                hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority 5500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"

With USB headset:

pacmd dump && pacmd list-cards                                                                                                ✔ 
### Configuration dump generated at Fri Dec 24 15:39:50 2021

load-module module-device-restore
load-module module-stream-restore
load-module module-card-restore
load-module module-augment-properties
load-module module-switch-on-port-available
load-module module-udev-detect
load-module module-alsa-card device_id="0" name="pci-0000_00_1f.3" card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"
load-module module-jackdbus-detect channels=2
load-module module-bluetooth-policy
load-module module-bluetooth-discover
load-module module-bluez5-discover
load-module module-dbus-protocol
load-module module-native-protocol-unix
load-module module-gsettings
load-module module-default-device-restore
load-module module-always-sink
load-module module-intended-roles
load-module module-suspend-on-idle
load-module module-console-kit
load-module module-systemd-login
load-module module-position-event-sounds
load-module module-role-cork
load-module module-filter-heuristics
load-module module-filter-apply
load-module module-x11-publish display=:0 xauthority=/home/mario/.Xauthority
load-module module-x11-xsmp display=:0 xauthority=/home/mario/.Xauthority session_manager=local/Laheza:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/1148,unix/Laheza:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1148
load-module module-cli-protocol-unix
load-module module-alsa-card device_id="1" name="usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00" card_name="alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"

set-sink-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo 0x9999
set-sink-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo no
suspend-sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo yes
set-sink-volume alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo 0xa7d8
set-sink-mute alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo no
suspend-sink alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo yes

set-source-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor 0x10000
set-source-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor no
suspend-source alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor yes
set-source-volume alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor 0x10000
set-source-mute alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor no
suspend-source alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor yes

set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 output:analog-stereo
set-card-profile alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00 output:analog-stereo

set-default-sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
set-default-source alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor

### EOF
2 card(s) available.
    index: 0
        name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        owner module: 6
        properties:
                alsa.card = "0"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xe1348000 irq 143"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.vendor.id = "8086"
                device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
                device.product.id = "9d71"
                device.product.name = "Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio"
                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 (priority 32833, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 39268, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 39333, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 38668, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 38733, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
        active profile: <output:analog-stereo>
        sinks:
                alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#0: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
        sources:
                alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
        ports:
                analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (priority 8900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
                analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
                hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                                device.product.name = "PL3271Q"
                hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority 5500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
    index: 2
        name: <alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        owner module: 28
        properties:
                alsa.card = "1"
                alsa.card_name = "USB Audio Device"
                alsa.long_card_name = "C-Media Electronics Inc. USB Audio Device at usb-0000:00:14.0-2, full speed"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.0-usb-0:2:1.0"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/sound/card1"
                udev.id = "usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00"
                device.bus = "usb"
                device.vendor.id = "0d8c"
                device.vendor.name = "C-Media Electronics, Inc."
                device.product.id = "0012"
                device.product.name = "USB Audio Device"
                device.serial = "C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device"
                device.string = "1"
                device.description = "USB Audio Device"
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
        profiles:
                input:mono-fallback: Mono Input (priority 1, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6500, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo+input:mono-fallback: Analog Stereo Output + Mono Input (priority 6501, available: unknown)
                output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 5500, available: unknown)
                output:iec958-stereo+input:mono-fallback: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Mono Input (priority 5501, available: unknown)
                off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
        active profile: <output:analog-stereo>
        sinks:
                alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo/#2: USB Audio Device Analog Stereo
        sources:
                alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor/#2: Monitor of USB Audio Device Analog Stereo
        ports:
                analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
                iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:

Should I be messing with pipewire on my installation since both live ISOs work and show the same configuration as my install?

I did this and restarted.
No change. Still no microphones and usb headphones appear and work although the radiobutton is not selected.

The card-profile for the USB device is configured for output only

set-card-profile alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00 output:analog-stereo

Try this command to change the Profile to include microphone input

pacmd set-card-profile alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00output:analog-stereo+input:mono-fallback

The USB microphone source should be visible in KDE PulseAudio settings

You should also change the default-source for audio capture. The current default-source: alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor
will capture desktop audio playing to headphones

Use this command to set the USB microphone as default-source

pacmd set-default-source alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.mono-fallback
1 Like

Ok, so Instead of blind copy-paste I tried to understand it.
So I first entered the command for internal mic:

pacmd set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo                                                                                                                                   ✔ 

Internal microphone immediately appeared.

Then I did it for the USB headset

pacmd set-card-profile alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00 output:analog-stereo+input:mono-fallback                                                                                                   ✔ 

The USB Microphone immediately appeared.
Tried unplugging and plugging usb and that worked.

I’ll see what happens after restart and does everything actually work little later.
I just wanted to post to be clear what I did while I still remember right.

After restart internal microphone works and when plugged usb headset, switches both speakers and microphone to usb devices.

Also did this command:

pacmd set-default-source alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.mono-fallback

Still not getting anything from usb headset microphone, though:

pacmd dump && pacmd list-cards                                                                                                                                  ✔ 
### Configuration dump generated at Sat Dec 25 12:50:08 2021

load-module module-device-restore
load-module module-stream-restore
load-module module-card-restore
load-module module-augment-properties
load-module module-switch-on-port-available
load-module module-udev-detect
load-module module-alsa-card device_id="0" name="pci-0000_00_1f.3" card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"
load-module module-jackdbus-detect channels=2
load-module module-bluetooth-policy
load-module module-bluetooth-discover
load-module module-bluez5-discover
load-module module-dbus-protocol
load-module module-native-protocol-unix
load-module module-gsettings
load-module module-default-device-restore
load-module module-always-sink
load-module module-intended-roles
load-module module-suspend-on-idle
load-module module-console-kit
load-module module-systemd-login
load-module module-position-event-sounds
load-module module-role-cork
load-module module-filter-heuristics
load-module module-filter-apply
load-module module-x11-publish display=:0 xauthority=/home/mario/.Xauthority
load-module module-x11-xsmp display=:0 xauthority=/home/mario/.Xauthority session_manager=local/Laheza:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/1122,unix/Laheza:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1122
load-module module-cli-protocol-unix
load-module module-alsa-card device_id="1" name="usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00" card_name="alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"

set-sink-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo 0x9999
set-sink-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo no
suspend-sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo yes
set-sink-volume alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.iec958-stereo 0x10000
set-sink-mute alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.iec958-stereo no
suspend-sink alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.iec958-stereo yes

set-source-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor 0x10000
set-source-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor no
suspend-source alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor yes
set-source-volume alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo 0x10000
set-source-mute alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo no
suspend-source alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo yes
set-source-volume alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.iec958-stereo.monitor 0x10000
set-source-mute alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.iec958-stereo.monitor no
suspend-source alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.iec958-stereo.monitor yes
set-source-volume alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.mono-fallback 0x2bdd
set-source-mute alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.mono-fallback no
suspend-source alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.mono-fallback yes

set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
set-card-profile alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00 output:iec958-stereo+input:mono-fallback

set-default-sink alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.iec958-stereo
set-default-source alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.mono-fallback

### EOF
2 card(s) available.
    index: 0
        name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        owner module: 6
        properties:
                alsa.card = "0"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xe1348000 irq 142"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.vendor.id = "8086"
                device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
                device.product.id = "9d71"
                device.product.name = "Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio"
                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 (priority 32833, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 39268, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 39333, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 38668, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 38733, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
                off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
        active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
        sinks:
                alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#0: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
        sources:
                alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
                alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#1: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
        ports:
                analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (priority 8900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
                analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
                hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                                device.product.name = "PL3271Q"
                hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority 5500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
    index: 3
        name: <alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        owner module: 29
        properties:
                alsa.card = "1"
                alsa.card_name = "USB Audio Device"
                alsa.long_card_name = "C-Media Electronics Inc. USB Audio Device at usb-0000:00:14.0-2, full speed"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.0-usb-0:2:1.0"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/sound/card1"
                udev.id = "usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00"
                device.bus = "usb"
                device.vendor.id = "0d8c"
                device.vendor.name = "C-Media Electronics, Inc."
                device.product.id = "0012"
                device.product.name = "USB Audio Device"
                device.serial = "C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device"
                device.string = "1"
                device.description = "USB Audio Device"
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
        profiles:
                input:mono-fallback: Mono Input (priority 1, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6500, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo+input:mono-fallback: Analog Stereo Output + Mono Input (priority 6501, available: unknown)
                output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 5500, available: unknown)
                output:iec958-stereo+input:mono-fallback: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Mono Input (priority 5501, available: unknown)
                off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
        active profile: <output:iec958-stereo+input:mono-fallback>
        sinks:
                alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.iec958-stereo/#6: USB Audio Device Digital Stereo (IEC958)
        sources:
                alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.iec958-stereo.monitor/#9: Monitor of USB Audio Device Digital Stereo (IEC958)
                alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.mono-fallback/#10: USB Audio Device Mono
        ports:
                analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
                iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:

I ran Manjaro KDE which was already installed on another laptop and headset mic works.

pacmd dump && pacmd list-cards                                                                                                ✔ 
### Configuration dump generated at Sat Dec 25 15:27:08 2021

load-module module-device-restore
load-module module-stream-restore
load-module module-card-restore
load-module module-augment-properties
load-module module-switch-on-port-available
load-module module-udev-detect
load-module module-alsa-card device_id="0" name="pci-0000_00_03.0" card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_03.0" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"
load-module module-alsa-card device_id="1" name="pci-0000_00_1b.0" card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"
load-module module-jackdbus-detect channels=2
load-module module-bluetooth-policy
load-module module-bluetooth-discover
load-module module-bluez5-discover
load-module module-dbus-protocol
load-module module-native-protocol-unix
load-module module-gsettings
load-module module-default-device-restore
load-module module-always-sink
load-module module-intended-roles
load-module module-suspend-on-idle
load-module module-console-kit
load-module module-systemd-login
load-module module-position-event-sounds
load-module module-role-cork
load-module module-filter-heuristics
load-module module-filter-apply
load-module module-x11-publish display=:0 xauthority=/home/mmlecka/.Xauthority
load-module module-x11-xsmp display=:0 xauthority=/home/mmlecka/.Xauthority session_manager=local/mario-aspirev3772g:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/1164,unix/mario-aspirev3772g:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1164
load-module module-alsa-card device_id="2" name="usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00" card_name="alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"
load-module module-cli-protocol-unix

set-sink-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo 0xb333
set-sink-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo no
suspend-sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo yes
set-sink-volume alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo 0x76d3
set-sink-mute alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo no
suspend-sink alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo yes

set-source-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor 0x10000
set-source-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor no
suspend-source alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor yes
set-source-volume alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo 0x3d3d
set-source-mute alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo no
suspend-source alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo yes
set-source-volume alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor 0x10000
set-source-mute alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor no
suspend-source alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor yes
set-source-volume alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.mono-fallback 0x8ff6
set-source-mute alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.mono-fallback no
suspend-source alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.mono-fallback yes

set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_00_03.0 off
set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0 output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
set-card-profile alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00 output:analog-stereo+input:mono-fallback

set-default-sink alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo
set-default-source alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.mono-fallback

### EOF
3 card(s) available.
    index: 0
        name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_03.0>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        owner module: 6
        properties:
                alsa.card = "0"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel HDMI"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel HDMI at 0xd3610000 irq 35"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:03.0"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.vendor.id = "8086"
                device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
                device.product.id = "0c0c"
                device.product.name = "Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor 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:
                output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5900, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
                off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
        active profile: <off>
        ports:
                hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority 5500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
    index: 1
        name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        owner module: 7
        properties:
                alsa.card = "1"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xd3614000 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/card1"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.vendor.id = "8086"
                device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
                device.product.id = "8c20"
                device.product.name = "8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller"
                device.form_factor = "internal"
                device.string = "1"
                device.description = "Built-in Audio"
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
        profiles:
                input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 32833, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 39268, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 39333, available: unknown)
                off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
        active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
        sinks:
                alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo/#0: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
        sources:
                alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
                alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo/#1: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
        ports:
                analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (priority 8900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
                analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
    index: 2
        name: <alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        owner module: 27
        properties:
                alsa.card = "2"
                alsa.card_name = "USB Audio Device"
                alsa.long_card_name = "C-Media Electronics Inc. USB Audio Device at usb-0000:00:14.0-6, full speed"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.0-usb-0:6:1.0"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-6/3-6:1.0/sound/card2"
                udev.id = "usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00"
                device.bus = "usb"
                device.vendor.id = "0d8c"
                device.vendor.name = "C-Media Electronics, Inc."
                device.product.id = "0012"
                device.product.name = "USB Audio Device"
                device.serial = "C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device"
                device.string = "2"
                device.description = "USB Audio Device"
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
        profiles:
                input:mono-fallback: Mono Input (priority 1, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6500, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo+input:mono-fallback: Analog Stereo Output + Mono Input (priority 6501, available: unknown)
                output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 5500, available: unknown)
                output:iec958-stereo+input:mono-fallback: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Mono Input (priority 5501, available: unknown)
                off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
        active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:mono-fallback>
        sinks:
                alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo/#1: USB Audio Device Analog Stereo
        sources:
                alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor/#2: Monitor of USB Audio Device Analog Stereo
                alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.mono-fallback/#3: USB Audio Device Mono
        ports:
                analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
                iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:

Edit: WORKS!
I forgot to press the hardware button on the headset.
Everything is as it is suppoused to be now. Thank you very much for helping me! And on christmas no less! :christmas_tree::gift:

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