diff --git a/SpiralSound/ChannelHandler.C b/SpiralSound/ChannelHandler.C
index 298dc06..a79cc45 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/ChannelHandler.C
+++ b/SpiralSound/ChannelHandler.C
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void ChannelHandler::GetData(const string &ID, void *data)
     pthread_mutex_unlock(m_Mutex);
 }
 
-void ChannelHandler::UpdateDataSize(const std::string &ID, int size)
+void ChannelHandler::ReplaceData(const std::string &ID, void *pData, int size)
 {
     map<string,Channel*>::iterator i=m_ChannelMap.find(ID);
     if (i==m_ChannelMap.end())
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ void ChannelHandler::UpdateDataSize(const std::string &ID, int size)
     }
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(m_Mutex);
+    i->second->data = pData;
     i->second->size = size;
     free(i->second->data_buf);
     i->second->data_buf = malloc(size);
diff --git a/SpiralSound/ChannelHandler.h b/SpiralSound/ChannelHandler.h
index 6160719..dbbf6e3 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/ChannelHandler.h
+++ b/SpiralSound/ChannelHandler.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public:
     void          Set(const std::string &ID, const float& s)    { SetData(ID,(void*)&s); }
     void          Set(const std::string &ID, const double& s)   { SetData(ID,(void*)&s); }
 
-    void          UpdateDataSize(const std::string &ID, int size);
+    void          ReplaceData(const std::string &ID, void *pData, int size);
 
 	void          SetCommand(char command);
 
diff --git a/SpiralSound/Plugins/MeterPlugin/MeterPlugin.C b/SpiralSound/Plugins/MeterPlugin/MeterPlugin.C
index 9c99011..d3b8bf3 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/Plugins/MeterPlugin/MeterPlugin.C
+++ b/SpiralSound/Plugins/MeterPlugin/MeterPlugin.C
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ string SpiralPlugin_GetGroupName() { return "InputOutput"; }
 
 MeterPlugin::MeterPlugin():
 m_Data (NULL),
+m_DataSize (0),
 m_DataReady (false),
 m_VUMode (true)
 {
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ m_VUMode (true)
   m_PluginInfo.PortTips.push_back ("Output");
   m_AudioCH->Register ("DataReady", &m_DataReady, ChannelHandler::OUTPUT);
   m_AudioCH->Register ("DataSizeChanged", &m_DataSizeChanged, ChannelHandler::OUTPUT);  
+  m_AudioCH->Register ("DataSize", &m_DataSize, ChannelHandler::OUTPUT);  
 
   m_Version = 1;
 }
@@ -58,8 +60,9 @@ MeterPlugin::~MeterPlugin() {
 
 PluginInfo &MeterPlugin::Initialise (const HostInfo *Host) {
   PluginInfo& Info = SpiralPlugin::Initialise (Host);
-  m_Data = new float[Host->BUFSIZE];
-  m_AudioCH->RegisterData ("AudioData", ChannelHandler::OUTPUT, m_Data, Host->BUFSIZE * sizeof (float));
+  m_DataSize = Host->BUFSIZE;
+  m_Data = new float[m_DataSize];
+  m_AudioCH->RegisterData ("AudioData", ChannelHandler::OUTPUT, m_Data, m_DataSize * sizeof (float));
   return Info;
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +75,8 @@ void MeterPlugin::Reset()
 	ResetPorts();
 	m_DataReady = false;
 	delete m_Data;
-	m_Data = new float[m_HostInfo->BUFSIZE];
+	m_DataSize = m_HostInfo->BUFSIZE;
+	m_Data = new float[m_DataSize];
 	m_DataSizeChanged = true;
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ void MeterPlugin::Execute() {
      if (GetOutputBuf (0)) GetOutputBuf (0)->Zero();
      if (m_DataReady) {
         GetOutputBuf (0)->Mix (*GetInput(0), 0);
-        memcpy (m_Data, GetInput (0)->GetBuffer (), m_HostInfo->BUFSIZE * sizeof (float));
+        memcpy (m_Data, GetInput (0)->GetBuffer (), m_DataSize * sizeof (float));
      }
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ void MeterPlugin::ExecuteCommands () {
     switch (m_AudioCH->GetCommand()) {
       case UPDATEDATASIZE :
       {
-        m_AudioCH->UpdateDataSize("AudioData",m_HostInfo->BUFSIZE*sizeof(float));
+        m_AudioCH->ReplaceData("AudioData", m_Data, m_DataSize*sizeof(float));
         m_DataSizeChanged = false;			
       }	
       break;
diff --git a/SpiralSound/Plugins/MeterPlugin/MeterPlugin.h b/SpiralSound/Plugins/MeterPlugin/MeterPlugin.h
index 2dc0538..3ae973c 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/Plugins/MeterPlugin/MeterPlugin.h
+++ b/SpiralSound/Plugins/MeterPlugin/MeterPlugin.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class MeterPlugin : public SpiralPlugin {
     enum GUICommands {NONE, SETVU, SETMM, UPDATEDATASIZE};
   private:
     float *m_Data;
+    int m_DataSize;
     // m_VUMode isn't USED for anything, it's here so we can save/load it
     bool m_DataReady, m_VUMode, m_DataSizeChanged;
 };
diff --git a/SpiralSound/Plugins/MeterPlugin/MeterPluginGUI.C b/SpiralSound/Plugins/MeterPlugin/MeterPluginGUI.C
index 0232c06..3d3a06d 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/Plugins/MeterPlugin/MeterPluginGUI.C
+++ b/SpiralSound/Plugins/MeterPlugin/MeterPluginGUI.C
@@ -98,7 +98,12 @@ void MeterPluginGUI::draw() {
     {
 	m_GUICH->SetCommand (MeterPlugin::UPDATEDATASIZE);
 	m_GUICH->Wait();
+
+	m_BufSize = m_GUICH->GetInt("DataSize");
+	delete[] m_Data;
+	m_Data = new float[m_BufSize];
     }	
+
     if (m_GUICH->GetBool ("DataReady")) m_GUICH->GetData ("AudioData", m_Data);
     else memset (m_Data, 0, m_BufSize * sizeof (float));
     // The min and max values are based on the whole buffer
diff --git a/SpiralSound/Plugins/ScopePlugin/ScopePlugin.C b/SpiralSound/Plugins/ScopePlugin/ScopePlugin.C
index 56dd8e7..1488b3a 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/Plugins/ScopePlugin/ScopePlugin.C
+++ b/SpiralSound/Plugins/ScopePlugin/ScopePlugin.C
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ string SpiralPlugin_GetGroupName() { return "InputOutput"; }
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 ScopePlugin::ScopePlugin():
-m_DataReady(false)
+m_DataReady(false),
+m_DataSize(0)
 {
      m_PluginInfo.Name = "Scope";
      m_PluginInfo.Width = 260;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ m_DataReady(false)
      m_PluginInfo.PortTips.push_back("Output");
      m_AudioCH->Register ("DataReady", &m_DataReady, ChannelHandler::OUTPUT);
      m_AudioCH->Register ("DataSizeChanged", &m_DataSizeChanged, ChannelHandler::OUTPUT);
+     m_AudioCH->Register ("DataSize", &m_DataSize, ChannelHandler::OUTPUT);
 }
 
 ScopePlugin::~ScopePlugin()
@@ -56,8 +58,9 @@ ScopePlugin::~ScopePlugin()
 PluginInfo &ScopePlugin::Initialise(const HostInfo *Host)
 {
 	PluginInfo& Info = SpiralPlugin::Initialise(Host);
-	m_Data = new float[Host->BUFSIZE];
-	m_AudioCH->RegisterData("AudioData",ChannelHandler::OUTPUT,m_Data,Host->BUFSIZE*sizeof(float));
+	m_DataSize = m_HostInfo->BUFSIZE;
+	m_Data = new float[m_DataSize];
+	m_AudioCH->RegisterData("AudioData",ChannelHandler::OUTPUT,m_Data,m_DataSize*sizeof(float));
 	return Info;
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +74,8 @@ void ScopePlugin::Reset()
 	ResetPorts();
 	m_DataReady = false;
 	delete m_Data;
-	m_Data = new float[m_HostInfo->BUFSIZE];
+	m_DataSize = m_HostInfo->BUFSIZE;
+	m_Data = new float[m_DataSize];
 	m_DataSizeChanged = true;
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ void ScopePlugin::Execute() {
      if (GetOutputBuf (0)) GetOutputBuf (0)->Zero();
      if (m_DataReady) {
         GetOutputBuf (0)->Mix (*GetInput(0), 0);
-        memcpy (m_Data, GetInput (0)->GetBuffer (), m_HostInfo->BUFSIZE * sizeof (float));
+        memcpy (m_Data, GetInput (0)->GetBuffer (), m_DataSize * sizeof (float));
      }
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ void ScopePlugin::ExecuteCommands()
 		switch (m_AudioCH->GetCommand()) {
 			case UPDATEDATASIZE :
 			{
-				m_AudioCH->UpdateDataSize("AudioData",m_HostInfo->BUFSIZE*sizeof(float));
+				m_AudioCH->ReplaceData("AudioData", m_Data, m_DataSize*sizeof(float));
 				m_DataSizeChanged = false;			
 			}	
 			break;
diff --git a/SpiralSound/Plugins/ScopePlugin/ScopePlugin.h b/SpiralSound/Plugins/ScopePlugin/ScopePlugin.h
index eff691d..b7915aa 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/Plugins/ScopePlugin/ScopePlugin.h
+++ b/SpiralSound/Plugins/ScopePlugin/ScopePlugin.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class ScopePlugin : public SpiralPlugin {
    private:
       float *m_Data;
       bool m_DataReady;
+      int m_DataSize;
       bool m_DataSizeChanged;
 };
 
diff --git a/SpiralSound/Plugins/ScopePlugin/ScopePluginGUI.C b/SpiralSound/Plugins/ScopePlugin/ScopePluginGUI.C
index 9c84388..6a717c4 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/Plugins/ScopePlugin/ScopePluginGUI.C
+++ b/SpiralSound/Plugins/ScopePlugin/ScopePluginGUI.C
@@ -106,9 +106,14 @@ void ScopePluginGUI::draw()
     //cerr<<"getting and drawing..."<<endl;
     if (m_GUICH->GetBool ("DataSizeChanged")) 
     {
-	m_GUICH->SetCommand (ScopePlugin::UPDATEDATASIZE);
+	m_GUICH->SetCommand(ScopePlugin::UPDATEDATASIZE);
 	m_GUICH->Wait();
+
+	m_BufSize = m_GUICH->GetInt("DataSize");
+	delete[] m_Scope->m_Data;
+	m_Scope->m_Data = new float[m_BufSize];
     }	
+    
     if (m_GUICH->GetBool ("DataReady")) m_GUICH->GetData ("AudioData", (void*)m_Scope->m_Data);
     else memset ((void*)m_Scope->m_Data, 0, m_BufSize * sizeof (float));
     if (!m_Bypass) m_Scope->redraw();