diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
index fcf37d65b5..57cd5fb89b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@ private:
     template <typename FloatType>
     void processAudio (Vst::ProcessData& data, Array<FloatType*>& channelList)
     {
-        int totalInputChans = 0;
+        int totalInputChans = 0, totalOutputChans = 0;
         bool tmpBufferNeedsClearing = false;
 
         const int plugInInputChannels  = pluginInstance->getTotalNumInputChannels();
@@ -2029,31 +2029,40 @@ private:
                 break;
 
         {
-            const int n = jmax (vstInputs, getNumAudioBuses (true));
+            const int n = jmax (vstOutputs, getNumAudioBuses (false));
 
-            for (int bus = 0; bus < n && totalInputChans < plugInInputChannels; ++bus)
+            for (int bus = 0; bus < n && totalOutputChans < plugInOutputChannels; ++bus)
             {
-                if (bus < vstInputs)
+                if (bus < vstOutputs)
                 {
-                    if (FloatType** const busChannels = getPointerForAudioBus<FloatType> (data.inputs[bus]))
+                    if (FloatType** const busChannels = getPointerForAudioBus<FloatType> (data.outputs[bus]))
                     {
-                        const int numChans = jmin ((int) data.inputs[bus].numChannels, plugInInputChannels - totalInputChans);
+                        const int numChans = jmin ((int) data.outputs[bus].numChannels, plugInOutputChannels - totalOutputChans);
 
                         for (int i = 0; i < numChans; ++i)
-                            if (busChannels[i] != nullptr)
-                                channelList.set (totalInputChans++, busChannels[i]);
+                        {
+                            auto dst = busChannels[i];
+
+                            if (dst != nullptr)
+                            {
+                                if (totalOutputChans >= plugInInputChannels)
+                                    FloatVectorOperations::clear (dst, (int) data.numSamples);
+
+                                channelList.set (totalOutputChans++, busChannels[i]);
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    const int numChans = jmin (pluginInstance->getChannelCountOfBus (true, bus), plugInInputChannels - totalInputChans);
+                    const int numChans = jmin (pluginInstance->getChannelCountOfBus (false, bus), plugInOutputChannels - totalOutputChans);
 
                     for (int i = 0; i < numChans; ++i)
                     {
-                        if (FloatType* tmpBuffer = getTmpBufferForChannel<FloatType> (totalInputChans, data.numSamples))
+                        if (FloatType* tmpBuffer = getTmpBufferForChannel<FloatType> (totalOutputChans, data.numSamples))\
                         {
                             tmpBufferNeedsClearing = true;
-                            channelList.set (totalInputChans++, tmpBuffer);
+                            channelList.set (totalOutputChans++, tmpBuffer);
                         }
                         else
                             return;
@@ -2062,49 +2071,47 @@ private:
             }
         }
 
-        int totalOutputChans = 0;
-
         {
-            const int n = jmax (vstOutputs, getNumAudioBuses (false));
+            const int n = jmax (vstInputs, getNumAudioBuses (true));
 
-            for (int bus = 0; bus < n && totalOutputChans < plugInOutputChannels; ++bus)
+            for (int bus = 0; bus < n && totalInputChans < plugInInputChannels; ++bus)
             {
-                if (bus < vstOutputs)
+                if (bus < vstInputs)
                 {
-                    if (FloatType** const busChannels = getPointerForAudioBus<FloatType> (data.outputs[bus]))
+                    if (FloatType** const busChannels = getPointerForAudioBus<FloatType> (data.inputs[bus]))
                     {
-                        const int numChans = jmin ((int) data.outputs[bus].numChannels, plugInOutputChannels - totalOutputChans);
+                        const int numChans = jmin ((int) data.inputs[bus].numChannels, plugInInputChannels - totalInputChans);
 
                         for (int i = 0; i < numChans; ++i)
                         {
                             if (busChannels[i] != nullptr)
                             {
-                                if (totalOutputChans >= totalInputChans)
+                                if (totalInputChans >= totalOutputChans)
+                                    channelList.set (totalInputChans, busChannels[i]);
+                                else
                                 {
-                                    FloatVectorOperations::clear (busChannels[i], data.numSamples);
-                                    channelList.set (totalOutputChans, busChannels[i]);
-                                }
+                                    auto* dst = channelList.getReference (totalInputChans);
+                                    auto* src = busChannels[i];
 
-                                ++totalOutputChans;
+                                    if (dst != src)
+                                        FloatVectorOperations::copy (dst, src, (int) data.numSamples);
+                                }
                             }
+
+                            ++totalInputChans;
                         }
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    const int numChans = jmin (pluginInstance->getChannelCountOfBus (false, bus), plugInOutputChannels - totalOutputChans);
+                    const int numChans = jmin (pluginInstance->getChannelCountOfBus (true, bus), plugInInputChannels - totalInputChans);
 
                     for (int i = 0; i < numChans; ++i)
                     {
-                        if (FloatType* tmpBuffer = getTmpBufferForChannel<FloatType> (totalOutputChans, data.numSamples))
+                        if (FloatType* tmpBuffer = getTmpBufferForChannel<FloatType> (totalInputChans, data.numSamples))
                         {
-                            if (totalOutputChans >= totalInputChans)
-                            {
-                                tmpBufferNeedsClearing = true;
-                                channelList.set (totalOutputChans, tmpBuffer);
-                            }
-
-                            ++totalOutputChans;
+                            tmpBufferNeedsClearing = true;
+                            channelList.set (totalInputChans++, tmpBuffer);
                         }
                         else
                             return;
@@ -2167,29 +2174,6 @@ private:
             jassert (midiBuffer.getNumEvents() <= numMidiEventsComingIn);
            #endif
         }
-
-        if (data.outputs != nullptr)
-        {
-            int outChanIndex = 0;
-
-            for (int bus = 0; bus < data.numOutputs; ++bus)
-            {
-                if (FloatType** const busChannels = getPointerForAudioBus<FloatType> (data.outputs[bus]))
-                {
-                    const int numChans = (int) data.outputs[bus].numChannels;
-
-                    for (int i = 0; i < numChans; ++i)
-                    {
-                        if (outChanIndex < totalInputChans && busChannels[i] != nullptr)
-                            FloatVectorOperations::copy (busChannels[i], buffer.getReadPointer (outChanIndex), (int) data.numSamples);
-                        else if (outChanIndex >= totalOutputChans && busChannels[i] != nullptr)
-                            FloatVectorOperations::clear (busChannels[i], (int) data.numSamples);
-
-                        ++outChanIndex;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     //==============================================================================