diff --git a/examples/beep.rs b/examples/beep.rs
index 35718d2..b101b51 100644
--- a/examples/beep.rs
+++ b/examples/beep.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         cpal::SampleFormat::U16 => write_data::<u16>(data, channels, &mut next_value),
     };
 
-    let stream = device.build_output_stream(&format, data_fn, err_fn)?;
+    let stream = device.build_output_stream_raw(&format, data_fn, err_fn)?;
 
     stream.play()?;
 
diff --git a/examples/feedback.rs b/examples/feedback.rs
index e935c5d..e1be83d 100644
--- a/examples/feedback.rs
+++ b/examples/feedback.rs
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
 
     // Build streams.
     println!("Attempting to build both streams with `{:?}`.", format);
-    let input_stream = input_device.build_input_stream(&format, input_data_fn, err_fn)?;
-    let output_stream = output_device.build_output_stream(&format, output_data_fn, err_fn)?;
+    let input_stream = input_device.build_input_stream_raw(&format, input_data_fn, err_fn)?;
+    let output_stream = output_device.build_output_stream_raw(&format, output_data_fn, err_fn)?;
     println!("Successfully built streams.");
 
     // Play the streams.
diff --git a/examples/record_wav.rs b/examples/record_wav.rs
index 44207b6..1026342 100644
--- a/examples/record_wav.rs
+++ b/examples/record_wav.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         cpal::SampleFormat::U16 => write_input_data::<u16, i16>(data, &writer_2),
     };
 
-    let stream = device.build_input_stream(&format, data_fn, err_fn)?;
+    let stream = device.build_input_stream_raw(&format, data_fn, err_fn)?;
 
     stream.play()?;
 
diff --git a/src/host/alsa/mod.rs b/src/host/alsa/mod.rs
index a241b7e..d556359 100644
--- a/src/host/alsa/mod.rs
+++ b/src/host/alsa/mod.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         Device::default_output_format(self)
     }
 
-    fn build_input_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_input_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         data_callback: D,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         Ok(stream)
     }
 
-    fn build_output_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_output_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         data_callback: D,
diff --git a/src/host/asio/mod.rs b/src/host/asio/mod.rs
index b875469..24713a0 100644
--- a/src/host/asio/mod.rs
+++ b/src/host/asio/mod.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         Device::default_output_format(self)
     }
 
-    fn build_input_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_input_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         data_callback: D,
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         D: FnMut(&Data) + Send + 'static,
         E: FnMut(StreamError) + Send + 'static,
     {
-        Device::build_input_stream(self, format, data_callback, error_callback)
+        Device::build_input_stream_raw(self, format, data_callback, error_callback)
     }
 
-    fn build_output_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_output_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         data_callback: D,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         D: FnMut(&mut Data) + Send + 'static,
         E: FnMut(StreamError) + Send + 'static,
     {
-        Device::build_output_stream(self, format, data_callback, error_callback)
+        Device::build_output_stream_raw(self, format, data_callback, error_callback)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/host/asio/stream.rs b/src/host/asio/stream.rs
index 24fd59f..e938b5f 100644
--- a/src/host/asio/stream.rs
+++ b/src/host/asio/stream.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl Stream {
 }
 
 impl Device {
-    pub fn build_input_stream<D, E>(
+    pub fn build_input_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         mut data_callback: D,
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ impl Device {
                 }
 
                 unsupported_format_pair => unreachable!(
-                    "`build_input_stream` should have returned with unsupported \
+                    "`build_input_stream_raw` should have returned with unsupported \
                      format {:?}",
                     unsupported_format_pair
                 ),
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ impl Device {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn build_output_stream<D, E>(
+    pub fn build_output_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         mut data_callback: D,
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ impl Device {
                 }
 
                 unsupported_format_pair => unreachable!(
-                    "`build_output_stream` should have returned with unsupported \
+                    "`build_output_stream_raw` should have returned with unsupported \
                      format {:?}",
                     unsupported_format_pair
                 ),
diff --git a/src/host/coreaudio/mod.rs b/src/host/coreaudio/mod.rs
index b145359..cefcf88 100644
--- a/src/host/coreaudio/mod.rs
+++ b/src/host/coreaudio/mod.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         Device::default_output_format(self)
     }
 
-    fn build_input_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_input_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         data_callback: D,
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         D: FnMut(&Data) + Send + 'static,
         E: FnMut(StreamError) + Send + 'static,
     {
-        Device::build_input_stream(self, format, data_callback, error_callback)
+        Device::build_input_stream_raw(self, format, data_callback, error_callback)
     }
 
-    fn build_output_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_output_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         data_callback: D,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         D: FnMut(&mut Data) + Send + 'static,
         E: FnMut(StreamError) + Send + 'static,
     {
-        Device::build_output_stream(self, format, data_callback, error_callback)
+        Device::build_output_stream_raw(self, format, data_callback, error_callback)
     }
 }
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ fn audio_unit_from_device(device: &Device, input: bool) -> Result<AudioUnit, cor
 }
 
 impl Device {
-    fn build_input_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_input_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         mut data_callback: D,
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ impl Device {
         }))
     }
 
-    fn build_output_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_output_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         mut data_callback: D,
diff --git a/src/host/emscripten/mod.rs b/src/host/emscripten/mod.rs
index a561be7..1b2d797 100644
--- a/src/host/emscripten/mod.rs
+++ b/src/host/emscripten/mod.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         Device::default_output_format(self)
     }
 
-    fn build_input_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_input_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         _format: &Format,
         _data_callback: D,
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 
-    fn build_output_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_output_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         data_callback: D,
diff --git a/src/host/null/mod.rs b/src/host/null/mod.rs
index 1f62b6e..2cdbff2 100644
--- a/src/host/null/mod.rs
+++ b/src/host/null/mod.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 
-    fn build_input_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_input_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         _format: &Format,
         _data_callback: D,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
     }
 
     /// Create an output stream.
-    fn build_output_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_output_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         _format: &Format,
         _data_callback: D,
diff --git a/src/host/wasapi/device.rs b/src/host/wasapi/device.rs
index 1a98541..69c82f2 100644
--- a/src/host/wasapi/device.rs
+++ b/src/host/wasapi/device.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         Device::default_output_format(self)
     }
 
-    fn build_input_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_input_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         data_callback: D,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         D: FnMut(&Data) + Send + 'static,
         E: FnMut(StreamError) + Send + 'static,
     {
-        let stream_inner = self.build_input_stream_inner(format)?;
+        let stream_inner = self.build_input_stream_raw_inner(format)?;
         Ok(Stream::new_input(
             stream_inner,
             data_callback,
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         ))
     }
 
-    fn build_output_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_output_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         data_callback: D,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl DeviceTrait for Device {
         D: FnMut(&mut Data) + Send + 'static,
         E: FnMut(StreamError) + Send + 'static,
     {
-        let stream_inner = self.build_output_stream_inner(format)?;
+        let stream_inner = self.build_output_stream_raw_inner(format)?;
         Ok(Stream::new_output(
             stream_inner,
             data_callback,
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ impl Device {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn build_input_stream_inner(
+    pub(crate) fn build_input_stream_raw_inner(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
     ) -> Result<StreamInner, BuildStreamError> {
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ impl Device {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn build_output_stream_inner(
+    pub(crate) fn build_output_stream_raw_inner(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
     ) -> Result<StreamInner, BuildStreamError> {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0884312..9966e28 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 //! # let host = cpal::default_host();
 //! # let device = host.default_output_device().unwrap();
 //! # let format = device.default_output_format().unwrap();
-//! let stream = device.build_output_stream(
+//! let stream = device.build_output_stream_raw(
 //!     &format,
 //!     move |data: &mut Data| {
 //!         // react to stream events and read or write stream data here.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 //!     SampleFormat::I16 => write_silence::<i16>(data),
 //!     SampleFormat::U16 => write_silence::<u16>(data),
 //! };
-//! let stream = device.build_output_stream(&format, data_fn, err_fn).unwrap();
+//! let stream = device.build_output_stream_raw(&format, data_fn, err_fn).unwrap();
 //!
 //! fn write_silence<T: Sample>(data: &mut Data) {
 //!     let data = data.as_slice_mut::<T>().unwrap();
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 //! # let format = device.default_output_format().unwrap();
 //! # let data_fn = move |_data: &mut cpal::Data| {};
 //! # let err_fn = move |_err| {};
-//! # let stream = device.build_output_stream(&format, data_fn, err_fn).unwrap();
+//! # let stream = device.build_output_stream_raw(&format, data_fn, err_fn).unwrap();
 //! stream.play().unwrap();
 //! ```
 //!
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 //! # let format = device.default_output_format().unwrap();
 //! # let data_fn = move |_data: &mut cpal::Data| {};
 //! # let err_fn = move |_err| {};
-//! # let stream = device.build_output_stream(&format, data_fn, err_fn).unwrap();
+//! # let stream = device.build_output_stream_raw(&format, data_fn, err_fn).unwrap();
 //! stream.pause().unwrap();
 //! ```
 
diff --git a/src/platform/mod.rs b/src/platform/mod.rs
index 87062e8..6296ce5 100644
--- a/src/platform/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform/mod.rs
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_platform_host {
                 }
             }
 
-            fn build_input_stream<D, E>(
+            fn build_input_stream_raw<D, E>(
                 &self,
                 format: &crate::Format,
                 data_callback: D,
@@ -267,14 +267,14 @@ macro_rules! impl_platform_host {
             {
                 match self.0 {
                     $(
-                        DeviceInner::$HostVariant(ref d) => d.build_input_stream(format, data_callback, error_callback)
+                        DeviceInner::$HostVariant(ref d) => d.build_input_stream_raw(format, data_callback, error_callback)
                             .map(StreamInner::$HostVariant)
                             .map(Stream::from),
                     )*
                 }
             }
 
-            fn build_output_stream<D, E>(
+            fn build_output_stream_raw<D, E>(
                 &self,
                 format: &crate::Format,
                 data_callback: D,
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_platform_host {
             {
                 match self.0 {
                     $(
-                        DeviceInner::$HostVariant(ref d) => d.build_output_stream(format, data_callback, error_callback)
+                        DeviceInner::$HostVariant(ref d) => d.build_output_stream_raw(format, data_callback, error_callback)
                             .map(StreamInner::$HostVariant)
                             .map(Stream::from),
                     )*
diff --git a/src/traits.rs b/src/traits.rs
index d12e98a..413de8b 100644
--- a/src/traits.rs
+++ b/src/traits.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub trait DeviceTrait {
     type SupportedInputFormats: Iterator<Item = SupportedFormat>;
     /// The iterator type yielding supported output stream formats.
     type SupportedOutputFormats: Iterator<Item = SupportedFormat>;
-    /// The stream type created by `build_input_stream` and `build_output_stream`.
+    /// The stream type created by `build_input_stream_raw` and `build_output_stream_raw`.
     type Stream: StreamTrait;
 
     /// The human-readable name of the device.
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub trait DeviceTrait {
     fn default_output_format(&self) -> Result<Format, DefaultFormatError>;
 
     /// Create an input stream.
-    fn build_input_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_input_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         data_callback: D,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub trait DeviceTrait {
         E: FnMut(StreamError) + Send + 'static;
 
     /// Create an output stream.
-    fn build_output_stream<D, E>(
+    fn build_output_stream_raw<D, E>(
         &self,
         format: &Format,
         data_callback: D,