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Pulseaudio Failed to load module "module-alsa-card" for USB microphone

I am attempting to set up a USB microphone (HyperX Solocast). It works perfectly fine under ALSA, but pulseaudio fails to detect it at all.

arecord -l:

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC897 Analog [ALC897 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 2: ALC897 Alt Analog [ALC897 Alt Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: SoloCast [HyperX SoloCast], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Running arecord --duration=5 --device=hw:2,0 test-mic.wav -f S16_LE -c 2 also successfully creates a working recording with audio.

journalctl -b --user-unit pulseaudio:

Sep 19 11:32:12  emem  systemd[677]: Starting Sound Service...
Sep 19 11:32:12  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to load module "module-alsa-source" (argument: "device=hw:2,0"): initialization failed.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to find a working profile.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to load module "module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="2" name="usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00" card_name="alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-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""): initialization failed.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: stat('/etc/pulse/default.pa.d'): No such file or directory
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  systemd[677]: Started Sound Service.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to find a working profile.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to load module "module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="2" name="usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00" card_name="alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-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""): initialization failed.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchUnit: Unit dbus-org.bluez.service not found.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to find a working profile.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to load module "module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="2" name="usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00" card_name="alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-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""): initialization failed.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to find a working profile.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to load module "module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="2" name="usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00" card_name="alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-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""): initialization failed.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to find a working profile.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to load module "module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="2" name="usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00" card_name="alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-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""): initialization failed.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to find a working profile.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Failed to load module "module-alsa-card" (argument: "device_id="2" name="usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00" card_name="alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-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""): initialization failed.
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s
Sep 19 11:32:13  emem  pulseaudio[1045]: Tried to configure /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-7/1-7.2/1-7.2:1.0/sound/card2 (alsa_card.usb-Kingston_HyperX_SoloCast-00) more often than 5 times in 10s

pacmd list-cards yields 2 cards, but neither of them are the right one:

2 card(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 7
	properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xa3080000 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 = "228b"
		device.product.name = "GA104 High Definition Audio Controller"
		device.string = "1"
		device.description = "GA104 High Definition Audio Controller"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 38668, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 38468, available: unknown)
		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)
		off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <output:hdmi-stereo>
	sinks:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_01_00.1.hdmi-stereo/#0: GA104 High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI)
	sources:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_01_00.1.hdmi-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of GA104 High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI)
	ports:
		hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
				device.product.name = "24G2W1G4
    "
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
				device.product.name = "24G2W1G4
    "
		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"
    index: 1
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 9
	properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xa3430000 irq 155"
		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 = "43c8"
		device.product.name = "Tiger Lake-H 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 (priority 65, available: no)
		output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 39268, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6565, 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/#2: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	sources:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor/#2: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
		alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#3: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	ports:
		analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (priority 8500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				
		analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"

I have attempted to reinstall alsa-card-profiles, pulseaudio, and pulseaudio-alsa, as well as reset my /etc/pulse/default.pa config, and none of them have fixed the issue.