diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6f894bd..c8ff1914 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,14 +17,17 @@ Features
 
 
 
-Example
-=======
-mini_al will request and deliver audio data through callbacks.
+Simple Playback Example
+=======================
 
 ```c
 mal_uint32 on_send_frames_to_device(mal_device* pDevice, mal_uint32 frameCount, void* pSamples)
 {
-    drwav* pWav = (drwav*)pDevice->pUserData; 
+    drwav* pWav = (drwav*)pDevice->pUserData;
+    if (pWav == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
     return (mal_uint32)drwav_read_f32(pWav, frameCount * pDevice->channels, (float*)pSamples) / pDevice->channels;
 }
 
@@ -42,20 +45,23 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     
     // In this example we use the default playback device with a default buffer size and period count.
+	mal_device_config config;
+	config.format = mal_format_f32;
+	config.channels = wav.channels;
+	config.sampleRate = wav.sampleRate;
+	config.bufferSizeInFrames = 0;	// Use default.
+	config.periods = 0;				// Use default.
+	config.onRecvCallback = NULL;	// Not used for playback.
+	config.onSendCallback = on_send_frames_to_device;
+	config.onStopCallback = NULL;
+    config.onLogCallback  = NULL;
+	
     mal_device device;
-    if (mal_device_init(&device, mal_device_type_playback, NULL, mal_format_f32, wav.channels, wav.sampleRate, 0, 0, NULL) != MAL_SUCCESS) {
+    if (mal_device_init(&device, mal_device_type_playback, NULL, &config, &wav) != MAL_SUCCESS) {
         printf("Failed to open playback device.");
         drwav_uninit(&wav);
         return -3;
     }
-    
-    // The pUserData member of mal_device is reserved for you.
-    device.pUserData = &wav;
-    
-    // This is the callback for sending data to a playback device when it needs more. Make sure
-    // it's set before playing the device otherwise you'll end up with silence for the first
-    // bunch of frames.
-    mal_device_set_send_callback(&device, on_send_frames_to_device);
     mal_device_start(&device);
     
     printf("Press Enter to quit...");
diff --git a/examples/simple_capture.c b/examples/simple_capture.c
index 58f14f5c..a923e004 100644
--- a/examples/simple_capture.c
+++ b/examples/simple_capture.c
@@ -53,14 +53,17 @@ int main()
 	config.sampleRate = 48000;
 	config.bufferSizeInFrames = 0;	// Use default.
 	config.periods = 0;				// Use default.
+	config.onRecvCallback = on_recv_frames;
+	config.onSendCallback = on_send_frames;
+	config.onStopCallback = NULL;
+    config.onLogCallback  = NULL;
 
     printf("Recording...\n");
     mal_device captureDevice;
-    if (mal_device_init(&captureDevice, mal_device_type_capture, NULL, &config, NULL, NULL)) {
+    if (mal_device_init(&captureDevice, mal_device_type_capture, NULL, &config, NULL)) {
         printf("Failed to initialize capture device.\n");
         return -2;
     }
-    mal_device_set_recv_callback(&captureDevice, on_recv_frames);
     mal_device_start(&captureDevice);
 
     printf("Press Enter to stop recording...\n");
@@ -71,11 +74,10 @@ int main()
 
     printf("Playing...\n");
     mal_device playbackDevice;
-    if (mal_device_init(&playbackDevice, mal_device_type_playback, NULL, &config, NULL, NULL)) {
+    if (mal_device_init(&playbackDevice, mal_device_type_playback, NULL, &config, NULL)) {
         printf("Failed to initialize playback device.\n");
         return -3;
     }
-    mal_device_set_send_callback(&playbackDevice, on_send_frames);
     mal_device_start(&playbackDevice);
 
     printf("Press Enter to quit...\n");
diff --git a/examples/simple_playback.c b/examples/simple_playback.c
index 79e38ec3..9f50e5a3 100644
--- a/examples/simple_playback.c
+++ b/examples/simple_playback.c
@@ -37,21 +37,17 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	config.sampleRate = wav.sampleRate;
 	config.bufferSizeInFrames = 0;	// Use default.
 	config.periods = 0;				// Use default.
+	config.onRecvCallback = NULL;	// Not used for playback.
+	config.onSendCallback = on_send_frames_to_device;
+	config.onStopCallback = NULL;
+    config.onLogCallback  = NULL;
 	
     mal_device device;
-    if (mal_device_init(&device, mal_device_type_playback, NULL, &config, NULL, NULL) != MAL_SUCCESS) {
+    if (mal_device_init(&device, mal_device_type_playback, NULL, &config, &wav) != MAL_SUCCESS) {
         printf("Failed to open playback device.");
         drwav_uninit(&wav);
         return -3;
     }
-    
-    // The pUserData member of mal_device is reserved for you.
-    device.pUserData = &wav;
-    
-    // This is the callback for sending data to a playback device when it needs more. Make sure
-    // it's set before playing the device otherwise you'll end up with silence for the first
-    // bunch of frames.
-    mal_device_set_send_callback(&device, on_send_frames_to_device);
     mal_device_start(&device);
     
     printf("Press Enter to quit...");
diff --git a/mini_al.h b/mini_al.h
index 0bf2d2a8..ff267a1f 100644
--- a/mini_al.h
+++ b/mini_al.h
@@ -75,14 +75,17 @@
 //   config.sampleRate = wav.sampleRate;
 //   config.bufferSizeInFrames = 0; // Use default.
 //   config.periods = 0;            // Use default.
+//   config.onSendCallback = on_send_samples;
+//   config.onRecvCallback = NULL;  // Not used for playback devices.
+//   config.onStopCallback = NULL;  // We don't care about knowing when the device has stopped...
+//   config.onLogCallback = NULL;   // ... nor do we care about logging (but you really should in a real-world application).
 //
 //   mal_device device;
-//   mal_result result = mal_device_init(&device, mal_device_type_playback, NULL, &config, NULL, pMyData);
+//   mal_result result = mal_device_init(&device, mal_device_type_playback, NULL, &config, pMyData);
 //   if (result != MAL_SUCCESS) {
 //       return -1;
 //   }
 //
-//   mal_device_set_send_callback(&device, on_send_samples);
 //   mal_device_start(&device);     // The device is sleeping by default so you'll need to start it manually.
 //
 //   ...
@@ -293,11 +296,11 @@ typedef enum
 {
     // I like to keep these explicitly defined because they're used as a key into a lookup table. When items are
     // added to this, make sure there are no gaps and that they're added to the lookup table in mal_get_sample_size_in_bytes().
-    mal_format_u8    = 0,
-    mal_format_s16   = 1,   // Seems to be the most widely supported format.
-    mal_format_s24   = 2,   // Tightly packed. 3 bytes per sample.
-    mal_format_s32   = 3,
-    mal_format_f32   = 4,
+    mal_format_u8  = 0,
+    mal_format_s16 = 1,   // Seems to be the most widely supported format.
+    mal_format_s24 = 2,   // Tightly packed. 3 bytes per sample.
+    mal_format_s32 = 3,
+    mal_format_f32 = 4,
 } mal_format;
 
 typedef union
@@ -325,6 +328,10 @@ typedef struct
     mal_uint32 sampleRate;
     mal_uint32 bufferSizeInFrames;
     mal_uint32 periods;
+    mal_recv_proc onRecvCallback;
+    mal_send_proc onSendCallback;
+    mal_stop_proc onStopCallback;
+    mal_log_proc  onLogCallback;
 } mal_device_config;
 
 struct mal_device
@@ -337,7 +344,6 @@ struct mal_device
     mal_uint32 bufferSizeInFrames;
     mal_uint32 periods;
     mal_uint32 state;
-    mal_uint32 flags;       // MAL_DEVICE_FLAG_*
     mal_recv_proc onRecv;
     mal_send_proc onSend;
     mal_stop_proc onStop;
@@ -349,6 +355,7 @@ struct mal_device
     mal_event stopEvent;
     mal_thread thread;
     mal_result workResult;  // This is set by the worker thread after it's finished doing a job.
+    mal_uint32 flags;       // MAL_DEVICE_FLAG_*
 
     union
     {
@@ -467,7 +474,7 @@ mal_result mal_enumerate_devices(mal_device_type type, mal_uint32* pCount, mal_d
 // Efficiency: LOW
 //   This API will dynamically link to backend DLLs/SOs like dsound.dll, and is otherwise just slow
 //   due to the nature of it being an initialization API.
-mal_result mal_device_init(mal_device* pDevice, mal_device_type type, mal_device_id* pDeviceID, mal_device_config* pConfig, mal_log_proc onLog, void* pUserData);
+mal_result mal_device_init(mal_device* pDevice, mal_device_type type, mal_device_id* pDeviceID, mal_device_config* pConfig, void* pUserData);
 
 // Uninitializes a device.
 //
@@ -3468,14 +3475,17 @@ mal_result mal_enumerate_devices(mal_device_type type, mal_uint32* pCount, mal_d
     return result;
 }
 
-mal_result mal_device_init(mal_device* pDevice, mal_device_type type, mal_device_id* pDeviceID, mal_device_config* pConfig, mal_log_proc onLog, void* pUserData)
+mal_result mal_device_init(mal_device* pDevice, mal_device_type type, mal_device_id* pDeviceID, mal_device_config* pConfig, void* pUserData)
 {
     if (pDevice == NULL) return mal_post_error(pDevice, "mal_device_init() called with invalid arguments.", MAL_INVALID_ARGS);
     mal_zero_object(pDevice);
 
     // Set the user data and log callback ASAP to ensure it is available for the entire initialization process.
     pDevice->pUserData = pUserData;
-    pDevice->onLog = onLog;
+    pDevice->onLog  = pConfig->onLogCallback;
+    pDevice->onStop = pConfig->onStopCallback;
+    pDevice->onSend = pConfig->onSendCallback;
+    pDevice->onRecv = pConfig->onRecvCallback;
 
     if (((mal_uint64)pDevice % sizeof(pDevice)) != 0) {
         if (pDevice->onLog) {