Coming back to djing after a long break of several years and the one thing I can't seem to get working properly is my ability to broadcast/stream live mixes. I see tons of people broadcasting to Facebook live and while I can get it to work I can't seem to get the broadcasting software to accept audio straight from my mixer. Instead, it wants to use the webcam mic which is driving me crazy. I have run a a line from my mixer record out to the input on my laptop, but it doesn't work, it still wants to use the webcam mic. I have heard that newer laptops generally do not have a proper line in, instead having an all in one headphone/mic jack which is what my laptop seems to have. The broadcast software I'm using is Xsplit Broadcaster.

I'm thinking about just buying an inexpensive audio interface like the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 ($150), but not sure if that will do the trick. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this issue and found a workaround.