diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_basics/effects/juce_LinearSmoothedValue.h b/modules/juce_audio_basics/effects/juce_LinearSmoothedValue.h
index 80dd6fc09e..e586f92e77 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_basics/effects/juce_LinearSmoothedValue.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_basics/effects/juce_LinearSmoothedValue.h
@@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ public:
         {
             if (buffer.getNumChannels() == 1)
             {
-                FloatType* samples = buffer.getWritePointer(0);
+                auto samples = buffer.getWritePointer(0);
 
-                for (int i = 0; i < numSamples; i++)
+                for (int i = 0; i < numSamples; ++i)
                     samples[i] *= getNextValue();
             }
             else
             {
-                for (int i = 0; i < numSamples; i++)
+                for (int i = 0; i < numSamples; ++i)
                 {
-                    const FloatType gain = getNextValue();
+                    auto gain = getNextValue();
 
                     for (int channel = 0; channel < buffer.getNumChannels(); channel++)
                         buffer.setSample (channel, i, buffer.getSample (channel, i) * gain);
@@ -188,22 +188,22 @@ public:
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Skip the next numSamples samples.
-
-        This is identical to calling getNextValue numSamples times.
+        This is identical to calling getNextValue numSamples times. It returns
+        the new current value.
         @see getNextValue
     */
-    void skip (int numSamples) noexcept
+    FloatType skip (int numSamples) noexcept
     {
         if (numSamples >= countdown)
         {
             currentValue = target;
             countdown = 0;
+            return target;
         }
-        else
-        {
-            currentValue += (step * static_cast<FloatType> (numSamples));
-            countdown -= numSamples;
-        }
+
+        currentValue += (step * static_cast<FloatType> (numSamples));
+        countdown -= numSamples;
+        return currentValue;
     }
 
 private: