Audio Interface Suggestions Pls

[xLmarley]

Hey, Im looking for an audio interface. The thing im having trouble with is finding one with an optical input. I want to be able to use it as a mixer when im playing PS4 games and talking to my friends on PC. I think there are other options but Im also looking at getting a decent mic so i will need an xlr input for that and id rather have it all built into one box on my desk.   I have found a few but they are rather expensive, i was wondering if anyone knows of a budget option/solution? If not i will spend the money but I dont want to pay that kind of cash for something i don't really know anything about.

[Mira Yurizaki]

I'm having trouble trying to imagine what the topology of the setup is.

 

You want the PS4 and mic going into one thing so they spit out where? Speaking to a PC means getting a USB or 3.5mm input, but then you mentioned XLR which ... how is this all plugging in where?

 

Please draw a diagram of this setup.

[xLmarley]

Sorry maybe xlr isnt the thing im thinking of.   Its the one that most higher end mics use.   I want headphones and mic plugged into the interface with individual controls for volume etc, but i also want to be able to plug my PS4 into it and use it as a mixer between the PC and Playstation.   

[xLmarley]

Its very crude and might not make any sense to someone who knows about this stuff lol.

[KaminKevCrew]

You'll probably want a mixer and an audio interface for that.

[xLmarley]

Im assuming that the audio interfaces i found that have an optical input also contain a DAC so they can output the digital signal to the headphones. would i be right, or is the optical in going to be for passing through the usb to the computer?   They dont mention anything about being a DAC, i just assumed.      Im such a newb to this and i kind of insist on jumping in at the deep end lol.

[xLmarley]

scratch that,  if it has usb input then it must have a DAC to convert the USB data.

[xLmarley]

Ah ok so what youre saying is that the interface will not work as a mixer and i guess has separate outlets for the PC audio and the optical audio.   i would then have to put those two into a mixer so i can play them both in a single pair of headphones.