diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 33d1fda80..822ca6ea4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ core_midi = ["coreaudio-sys/core_midi"]
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "1.0"
 coreaudio-sys = { version = "0.2", default-features = false }
-core-foundation-sys = "0.6.2"
+core-foundation-sys = "0.8.3"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
diff --git a/examples/sine_advanced.rs b/examples/sine_advanced.rs
index 62f1abe56..8e2685538 100644
--- a/examples/sine_advanced.rs
+++ b/examples/sine_advanced.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ extern crate coreaudio;
 
 use coreaudio::audio_unit::audio_format::LinearPcmFlags;
 use coreaudio::audio_unit::macos_helpers::{
-    audio_unit_from_device_id, find_matching_physical_format, get_default_device_id, get_hogging_pid,
-    get_supported_physical_stream_formats, set_device_physical_stream_format,
+    audio_unit_from_device_id, find_matching_physical_format, get_default_device_id,
+    get_hogging_pid, get_supported_physical_stream_formats, set_device_physical_stream_format,
     set_device_sample_rate, toggle_hog_mode, AliveListener, RateListener,
 };
 use coreaudio::audio_unit::render_callback::{self, data};
diff --git a/src/audio_unit/macos_helpers.rs b/src/audio_unit/macos_helpers.rs
index c723f2419..bd7c9815a 100644
--- a/src/audio_unit/macos_helpers.rs
+++ b/src/audio_unit/macos_helpers.rs
@@ -17,16 +17,19 @@ use sys::pid_t;
 use sys::{
     kAudioDevicePropertyAvailableNominalSampleRates, kAudioDevicePropertyDeviceIsAlive,
     kAudioDevicePropertyDeviceNameCFString, kAudioDevicePropertyHogMode,
-    kAudioDevicePropertyNominalSampleRate, kAudioDevicePropertyScopeOutput, kAudioHardwareNoError,
+    kAudioDevicePropertyNominalSampleRate, kAudioDevicePropertyScopeOutput,
+    kAudioDevicePropertyStreamConfiguration, kAudioHardwareNoError,
     kAudioHardwarePropertyDefaultInputDevice, kAudioHardwarePropertyDefaultOutputDevice,
     kAudioHardwarePropertyDevices, kAudioObjectPropertyElementMaster,
-    kAudioObjectPropertyScopeGlobal, kAudioObjectSystemObject,
+    kAudioObjectPropertyElementWildcard, kAudioObjectPropertyScopeGlobal,
+    kAudioObjectPropertyScopeInput, kAudioObjectPropertyScopeOutput, kAudioObjectSystemObject,
     kAudioOutputUnitProperty_CurrentDevice, kAudioOutputUnitProperty_EnableIO,
     kAudioStreamPropertyAvailablePhysicalFormats, kAudioStreamPropertyPhysicalFormat,
     kCFStringEncodingUTF8, AudioDeviceID, AudioObjectAddPropertyListener,
     AudioObjectGetPropertyData, AudioObjectGetPropertyDataSize, AudioObjectID,
-    AudioObjectPropertyAddress, AudioObjectRemovePropertyListener, AudioObjectSetPropertyData,
-    AudioStreamBasicDescription, AudioStreamRangedDescription, AudioValueRange, OSStatus,
+    AudioObjectPropertyAddress, AudioObjectPropertyScope, AudioObjectRemovePropertyListener,
+    AudioObjectSetPropertyData, AudioStreamBasicDescription, AudioStreamRangedDescription,
+    AudioValueRange, OSStatus,
 };
 
 use crate::audio_unit::audio_format::{AudioFormat, LinearPcmFlags};
@@ -115,10 +118,15 @@ pub fn audio_unit_from_device_id(
 }
 
 /// List all audio device ids on the system.
-pub fn get_audio_device_ids() -> Result<Vec<AudioDeviceID>, Error> {
+pub fn get_audio_device_ids_for_scope(scope: Scope) -> Result<Vec<AudioDeviceID>, Error> {
+    let dev_scope = match scope {
+        Scope::Input => kAudioObjectPropertyScopeInput,
+        Scope::Output => kAudioObjectPropertyScopeOutput,
+        _ => kAudioObjectPropertyScopeGlobal,
+    };
     let property_address = AudioObjectPropertyAddress {
         mSelector: kAudioHardwarePropertyDevices,
-        mScope: kAudioObjectPropertyScopeGlobal,
+        mScope: dev_scope,
         mElement: kAudioObjectPropertyElementMaster,
     };
 
@@ -161,6 +169,68 @@ pub fn get_audio_device_ids() -> Result<Vec<AudioDeviceID>, Error> {
     Ok(audio_devices)
 }
 
+pub fn get_audio_device_ids() -> Result<Vec<AudioDeviceID>, Error> {
+    get_audio_device_ids_for_scope(Scope::Global)
+}
+
+/// does this device support input / ouptut?
+pub fn get_audio_device_supports_scope(devid: AudioDeviceID, scope: Scope) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+    let dev_scope: AudioObjectPropertyScope = match scope {
+        Scope::Input => kAudioObjectPropertyScopeInput,
+        Scope::Output => kAudioObjectPropertyScopeOutput,
+        _ => kAudioObjectPropertyScopeGlobal,
+    };
+    let property_address = AudioObjectPropertyAddress {
+        mSelector: kAudioDevicePropertyStreamConfiguration,
+        mScope: dev_scope,
+        mElement: kAudioObjectPropertyElementWildcard,
+    };
+
+    macro_rules! try_status_or_return {
+        ($status:expr) => {
+            if $status != kAudioHardwareNoError as i32 {
+                return Err(Error::Unknown($status));
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    let data_size = 0u32;
+    let status = unsafe {
+        AudioObjectGetPropertyDataSize(
+            devid,
+            &property_address as *const _,
+            0,
+            null(),
+            &data_size as *const _ as *mut _,
+        )
+    };
+    try_status_or_return!(status);
+
+    let mut bfrs: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity(data_size as usize);
+    let buffers = bfrs.as_mut_ptr() as *mut sys::AudioBufferList;
+    unsafe {
+        let status = AudioObjectGetPropertyData(
+            devid,
+            &property_address as *const _,
+            0,
+            null(),
+            &data_size as *const _ as *mut _,
+            buffers as *mut _,
+        );
+        if status != kAudioHardwareNoError as i32 {
+            return Err(Error::Unknown(status));
+        }
+
+        for i in 0..(*buffers).mNumberBuffers {
+            let buf = (*buffers).mBuffers[i as usize];
+            if buf.mNumberChannels > 0 {
+                return Ok(true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(false)
+}
+
 /// Get the device name for a device id.
 pub fn get_device_name(device_id: AudioDeviceID) -> Result<String, Error> {
     let property_address = AudioObjectPropertyAddress {
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 9b6b005b2..c39f80d6f 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ pub mod audio {
         }
     }
 
+    impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+
     impl ::std::fmt::Display for Error {
         fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), ::std::fmt::Error> {
             let description = match *self {
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ pub mod audio_codec {
         }
     }
 
+    impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+
     impl ::std::fmt::Display for Error {
         fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), ::std::fmt::Error> {
             let description = match *self {
@@ -139,6 +143,8 @@ pub mod audio_format {
         }
     }
 
+    impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+
     impl ::std::fmt::Display for Error {
         fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), ::std::fmt::Error> {
             let description = match *self {
@@ -209,6 +215,8 @@ pub mod audio_unit {
         }
     }
 
+    impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+
     impl ::std::fmt::Display for Error {
         fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), ::std::fmt::Error> {
             let description = match *self {
@@ -302,6 +310,8 @@ impl Error {
     }
 }
 
+impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+
 impl ::std::fmt::Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), ::std::fmt::Error> {
         match *self {