diff --git a/docs/JUCE changelist.txt b/docs/JUCE changelist.txt
index 94073e3f40..5fde664eaf 100644
--- a/docs/JUCE changelist.txt	
+++ b/docs/JUCE changelist.txt	
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Changelist for version 1.46
 
 - new class: AudioProcessorGraph: This allows AudioProcessors to be efficiently wired together and run as a graph. I've converted the plugin host demo to now use this instead of its own graph rendering code.
 - new class: AudioProcessorPlayer: This allows an audio i/o device to stream through an AudioProcessor (or an AudioProcessorGraph).
+- new class QuickTimeAudioFormat, which uses QuickTime to implement an AudioFormat that can read .mov files and other formats that QT supports (e.g. mp3, aac, etc)
 - AudioProcessor now has a few more pure virtual methods that you'll need to implement: acceptsMidi(), producesMidi() and getName()
 - moved all the audio plugin hosting classes into the main juce tree
 - Mac: the project now requires at least XCode V2.5
diff --git a/src/juce_appframework/audio/synthesisers/juce_Synthesiser.cpp b/src/juce_appframework/audio/synthesisers/juce_Synthesiser.cpp
index 07908f197a..aa813b9af1 100644
--- a/src/juce_appframework/audio/synthesisers/juce_Synthesiser.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_appframework/audio/synthesisers/juce_Synthesiser.cpp
@@ -237,25 +237,33 @@ void Synthesiser::noteOn (const int midiChannel,
         SynthesiserSound* const sound = sounds.getUnchecked(i);
 
         if (sound->appliesToNote (midiNoteNumber)
-            && sound->appliesToChannel (midiChannel))
+             && sound->appliesToChannel (midiChannel))
         {
-            SynthesiserVoice* const voice = findFreeVoice (sound, shouldStealNotes);
-
-            if (voice != 0)
-            {
-                voice->startNote (midiNoteNumber,
-                                  velocity,
-                                  sound,
-                                  lastPitchWheelValues [midiChannel - 1]);
-
-                voice->currentlyPlayingNote = midiNoteNumber;
-                voice->noteOnTime = ++lastNoteOnCounter;
-                voice->currentlyPlayingSound = sound;
-            }
+            startVoice (findFreeVoice (sound, shouldStealNotes),
+                        sound, midiChannel, midiNoteNumber, velocity);
         }
     }
 }
 
+void Synthesiser::startVoice (SynthesiserVoice* const voice,
+                              SynthesiserSound* const sound,
+                              const int midiChannel,
+                              const int midiNoteNumber,
+                              const float velocity)
+{
+    if (voice != 0 && sound != 0)
+    {
+        voice->startNote (midiNoteNumber,
+                          velocity,
+                          sound,
+                          lastPitchWheelValues [midiChannel - 1]);
+
+        voice->currentlyPlayingNote = midiNoteNumber;
+        voice->noteOnTime = ++lastNoteOnCounter;
+        voice->currentlyPlayingSound = sound;
+    }
+}
+
 void Synthesiser::noteOff (const int midiChannel,
                            const int midiNoteNumber,
                            const bool allowTailOff)
diff --git a/src/juce_appframework/audio/synthesisers/juce_Synthesiser.h b/src/juce_appframework/audio/synthesisers/juce_Synthesiser.h
index 191b6b4d09..406841b8ea 100644
--- a/src/juce_appframework/audio/synthesisers/juce_Synthesiser.h
+++ b/src/juce_appframework/audio/synthesisers/juce_Synthesiser.h
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ protected:
     */
     void clearCurrentNote();
 
+
 private:
     //==============================================================================
     friend class Synthesiser;
@@ -330,6 +331,11 @@ public:
     */
     void setNoteStealingEnabled (const bool shouldStealNotes);
 
+    /** Returns true if note-stealing is enabled.
+        @see setNoteStealingEnabled 
+    */
+    bool isNoteStealingEnabled() const throw()                      { return shouldStealNotes; }
+
     //==============================================================================
     /** Triggers a note-on event.
 
@@ -457,6 +463,16 @@ protected:
     virtual SynthesiserVoice* findFreeVoice (SynthesiserSound* soundToPlay,
                                              const bool stealIfNoneAvailable) const;
 
+    /** Starts a specified voice playing a particular sound.
+
+        You'll probably never need to call this, it's used internally by noteOn(), but 
+        may be needed by subclasses for custom behaviours.
+    */
+    void startVoice (SynthesiserVoice* const voice,
+                     SynthesiserSound* const sound,
+                     const int midiChannel,
+                     const int midiNoteNumber,
+                     const float velocity);
 
     /** xxx Temporary method here to cause a compiler error - note the new parameters for this method. */
     int findFreeVoice (const bool) const { return 0; }