diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_basics/buffers/juce_AudioSampleBuffer.h b/modules/juce_audio_basics/buffers/juce_AudioSampleBuffer.h
index 36aade0ffc..3175193e7e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_basics/buffers/juce_AudioSampleBuffer.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_basics/buffers/juce_AudioSampleBuffer.h
@@ -405,11 +405,13 @@ public:
                                 it when the buffer is deleted or resized.
         @param newNumChannels   the number of channels to use - this must correspond to the
                                 number of elements in the array passed in
+        @param newStartSample   the offset within the arrays at which the data begins
         @param newNumSamples    the number of samples to use - this must correspond to the
                                 size of the arrays passed in
     */
     void setDataToReferTo (Type** dataToReferTo,
                            const int newNumChannels,
+                           const int newStartSample,
                            const int newNumSamples) noexcept
     {
         jassert (dataToReferTo != nullptr);
@@ -424,10 +426,35 @@ public:
         numChannels = newNumChannels;
         size = newNumSamples;
 
-        allocateChannels (dataToReferTo, 0);
+        allocateChannels (dataToReferTo, newStartSample);
         jassert (! isClear);
     }
 
+    /** Makes this buffer point to a pre-allocated set of channel data arrays.
+
+        There's also a constructor that lets you specify arrays like this, but this
+        lets you change the channels dynamically.
+
+        Note that if the buffer is resized or its number of channels is changed, it
+        will re-allocate memory internally and copy the existing data to this new area,
+        so it will then stop directly addressing this memory.
+
+        @param dataToReferTo    a pre-allocated array containing pointers to the data
+                                for each channel that should be used by this buffer. The
+                                buffer will only refer to this memory, it won't try to delete
+                                it when the buffer is deleted or resized.
+        @param newNumChannels   the number of channels to use - this must correspond to the
+                                number of elements in the array passed in
+        @param newNumSamples    the number of samples to use - this must correspond to the
+                                size of the arrays passed in
+    */
+    void setDataToReferTo (Type** dataToReferTo,
+                           const int newNumChannels,
+                           const int newNumSamples) noexcept
+    {
+        setDataToReferTo (dataToReferTo, newNumChannels, 0, newNumSamples);
+    }
+
     /** Resizes this buffer to match the given one, and copies all of its content across.
         The source buffer can contain a different floating point type, so this can be used to
         convert between 32 and 64 bit float buffer types.